WHILE THIS IS CERTAINLY NOT A MOTORCYCLE BOOK PER SAY, IT DRAWS ON OUR SHARED HOBBY BOTH METAPHORICALLY AND WITH PRACTICAL REFERENCES TO ALL THINGS MOTOR. YOU COULD SAY THAT THE AUTHOR, MATTHEW B. CRAWFORD, IS MASQUERADING AS A MECHANIC AND MOTORCYCLE SHOP OWNER BUT HE IS ALSO A FELLOW OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA'S INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES IN CULTURE. THINK PH.D. IN POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY AND A GUY WHO LIKES THE SMELL OF CASTROL R AND KNOWS HOW TO TUNE A WEBER CARBURETOR. IF THIS AUTHOR ISN'T AN EXAMPLE OF THE TRUE RENAISSANCE MAN, NO ONE IS. THIS WON'T BE A BOOK YOU WILL GO THROUGH IN "SIXTH GEAR" BUT EVERY PAGE IS AN "ENTREE". HIS VIEWS ON TRADITIONAL WORK ETHICS AND OUR WESTERN SOCIETY'S EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM ARE HAUNTING AND INSIGHTFUL. HERE IS AN AUTHOR I'D LOVE TO RIDE WITH.
