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The trip gave Belby a chance to see the world and, at the same time, get a respite from his previous struggle. To lessen his grief and ultimately master his emotional despair, Belby, with some encouragement from a friend, decided to take a solo motorcycle ride around the African continent. While travelling in Northern India, Belby was overwhelmed by the untimely death of his fiancée, Melanie. Running with the Moon is a tale of a man’s struggle after the loss of a loved one and his endeavor to overcome deep grief and find a purpose in life. Running with the Moon: A Boy’s Own Adventure: Riding a Motorbike through Africa by Jonny Bealby This book edition was published by Ocean Press and Che Guevara Studies Center in Havana, Cuba in 2003, and it included an introduction by a renowned Latin American poet, Cintio Vintier, and a preface by Guevara’s daughter, Aleida Guevara March.
The book was originally titled Diarios Motocicleta and was first published in Cuba and was later translated into English by Alexandra Keeble entitled The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey. It was during this journey and after witnessing all the social injustices (the exploitation of the poor peasants and laborers, the segregation of lepers as well as of the ethnic minorities, and the branding of social reformers as communists) that Guevara galvanized his belief in revolution and the unification of South America. In this book, Guevara and a friend, Alberto Granado, set out to explore the whole of South America on motorcycles. Written by none other than the illustrious revolutionary Che Guevara during his early adult life, this book is more of a memoir than a diary as the title suggests. Long Way Round: Chasing Shadows Across the World by Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman Jupiter’s Travels is offered in paperback and hardcover prints as well as in Kindle formats. Other celebrities were inspired to document their adventures on film. Since the first appearance of the book, many people have been inspired by it, including well-known celebrities such as Ewan McGregor (young Obi Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars franchise). Jupiter’s Travels was first published in 1979 and has ever since been considered as a very influential book. While it is true that the author had to cross large bodies of water during the trip, we can’t forget that most of his journey was made on motorcycle at a time when nobody had even dared to engage in this kind of adventure. This journey also spans 45 countries and six continents. He covered a distance of around 78,000 miles or about 125,530 kilometers. This motorcycle journey happened in the 1970’s, and lasted for four long years. This biographical book vividly narrates the author’s adventure when Ted Simon rode his motorcycle - a 500cc Triumph Tiger 100 - around the world. Jupiter’s Travels: Four Years Around the World on a Triumph by Ted Simon The book is available in hardbound, paperback, and Kindle formats. It is a book not just for motorcycle enthusiasts but also for people who want to know what living is all about. He also shows the readers some technical knowhow on motorcycles, while vividly presenting how a life should be lived pragmatically.įirst published by William Morrow and Company in 1974, the Zen and Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a very powerful and influential book that has sold at least five million copies to date and is still selling. As a first-person narrative, the author tells about a fictional motorcycle road trip, while explaining the varying viewpoints using the motorcycle as his focal point of argument.
Written in the first-person point of view, this fictional autobiography is about two friends with contrasting personalities and philosophies in life. It also contrasts quality life with how we really live and spend our lives. This book powerfully illustrates how we can live a quality life.