- Paperback: 176 pages
- Publisher: Livingston Press (AL) (December 1998)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0942979516
- ISBN-13: 978-0942979510
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.3 x 1.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 249 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,259,155 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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" ...The stories are mostly humorous, typically down and dirty, and the commentary can get pretty wicked at times. Florida, for example, is 'overpopulated by the inconsiderate senile elderly. But somehow he never comes across to me as mean-spirited, and I thought his stories were insightful and compassionate. -- Jim Buford, Montgomery Advertiser
Book Description
Take a BMW motorcycle, over a million miles, and Mark Edmonds. Distill for thirty-five years. Result? You get an insightful compassionate (and passionate) view of America and what it means to all of us who are just passin' "through." From a slum in Detroit to a backwoods church in Alabama, you'll breathe the air of what it means to be an American---The lovely and not so lovely. Edmonds' assessment of himself as he rides his own pilgrimage, just passing through.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
If you read at a third grade level, this is the book for you,
By A Customer
This review is from: Long Rider: A Tale of Just Passin' Through (Paperback)
I was unable to finish this book. It was unbearable. It was hard for me to believe the writer teaches anything at any college, except maybe how to mop. While I expected crazy stories, they were outlandish to the point of unbelievably. While I can enjoy some long tales, and yarns as well as anyone, these yarns are so over-embellished I found myself doubting the author actually lived any of the events he discribed. I suspect the author probably actually rides a BMW motorcycle, and maybe is educated, but attempted to write this "book" in a manner he or she thought would be appreciated by uneducated rough biker types. If I am correct, that might explain the feel of un-authenticity. I just could not believe a supposed college professor could write so poorly, nor could I believe a rough-and-tumble person that is capable of the situations the author claimed himself to get into, would buy and ride three or more brand newe BMW motorcycles in his life, or be able to keep a steedy job teaching in order to afford those brand new bikes. The type of person that would live the described experiences from this book would ride a rat bike held together with duct tape and wire, not ride a brand new German bike.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Live to Ride--Ride to Live kind of a book,
By Don Gregory Thompson (Huntsville, AL--USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Long Rider: A Tale of Just Passin' Through (Paperback)
If you love riding motorcycles and have spent much time on the road, you will find Mark Tiger Edmonds to be a kindred spirit, a Brother of the Road.My sister gave me this book for Christmas this year. I read it in two days and as a result have provided copies to all my riding buddies for their Christmas gifts. Tiger, hope to meet you along the road one day and buy you a cold one. Thanks for sharing your adventures with us.
5.0 out of 5 stars
WILD RIDE,
By A Customer
This review is from: Long Rider: A Tale of Just Passin' Through (Paperback)
MARK TAKES YOU ON AN AWESOME JOURNEY, FULL OF HUMOR, GREAT CHARACTERS, BOTH JOYFUL AND NOT., A REAL TASTE OF LIFE ON THE ROAD VIA A MOTORCYCLE. SEE AMERICA AND ITS CHARACTERS THROUGH MARK EDMONDS SPECIAL SIGHT.
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