- Paperback: 194 pages
- Publisher: Monday Group Ltd (Mar 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 096821004X
- ISBN-13: 978-0968210048
- Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 13.2 x 1.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,820,816 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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An exhilarating and moving view of the world and the soul., 5 Aug 1999
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Cycling into Your Soul (Paperback)
If Cycling Into Your Soul was simply a travelogue, it would be highly entertaining and of interest to anyone with a sense of adventure. If it was a self-help book, it could easily open one's eyes to the sense of wonder and strength within each of us. However, it is both of these and much more as well.The book details the journies, both external and internal, of a woman who celebrated her 50th birthday on a bike, travelling around the world, alone. The author, Marg Archibald, weaves a rich tapestry of sights and sounds seen through the eyes of a strong, independant person facing the unknown with only her inner conviction that people are inherently good. The travels are unique and definitely out of the way. The people met are the good, the bad, the beautiful and the ugly, in reality, human beings.
It is Marg's journey into the depths of her soul that set this book far apart from any others. Throughout the journey she learned to trust her "spirit guide", what many of us would call intuition. This inner guide grew in stature as well as strength until it allowed her to face any adversity. This discovery is important to all of us in that it shows that we really know what to do in life, if we only let our basic strengths take over.
Cycling Into Your Soul left me jealous of Marg Archibald's accomplishments and, at the same time, exhilarated by the potential which can be found within. I would recommend this book highly to anyone facing a fork in life's road, or simply as great entertainment and insight.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Solo cyclists have soul., 1 Sep 2001
By graham simpson - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Cycling into Your Soul (Paperback)
I read Marg Archibald's book, 'Cycling Into Your Soul' immediately following a solo trip across Canada of 7900 kms. Her book touches deeply on the feelings that emerge when you face a challenge alone and have many hours to contemplate about the meaning of your own life in relation to the environment and people you encounter on the journey. I am seventy years old and was touched, as a man, by the ease with which Marg could convey her feelings (as I think only women can do easily) as they encounter new experiences that allow them to grow in spiritual maturity.There are far too many cycling books that talk only of "gear ratios" and "good food" and what "you" should take along or leave behind. It was a pleasure to read a book that gives a lot of attention to personal feelings and what cycling can do for the mental side of our lives quite aside from the obvious physical benefits. The vignettes that make each chapter cover a number of different countries and as an ex-New Zealander I felt at home with her description from her experience of that country. What stands out strongly in her book is the sincerity and willingness to share her deepest feelings which touched a chord in my own feelings because my experience showed that 98% of a long cycle trip is spent 'thinking' and the serendipitous events encountered get more attention and have to be placed into a special context, compared to the daily events of a normal life. Congratulations Marg and I hope you continue writing about your experiences and feelings gained from cycling.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Needed a good editor, 12 Jun 2000
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Cycling into Your Soul (Paperback)
There are already a number of positive reviews of this book, but this is not one of them.I found this book to be sorely in need of a good editor. As it is, this book is a stream of consciousness that meanders along, dragging the reader through too many unfinished currents.
It doesn't work well as travel writing because she lacks critical detail in many places.
It doesn't work well as a spiritual discussion because she is too shy as a writer and maybe too didactic as a moralist.
It doesn't work well as biycle literature because she doesn't talk much about bikes.
This novel is arranged as a series of vignettes. What it really needed was a strong editor who could see its disparate units and force the writer to come back with a cohesive narrative.
There are portions of the book that are interesting, but a reader might do well to hold back on the credit card information on this one because there are so many other excellent bicycle-travel-spiritual journey books out there.
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