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Peter Zheutlin's thoroughly researched account will make you wish you'd been around to catch a glimpse of the extraordinary woman as she went wheeling by. --Bill Littlefield, National Public Radio's "Only A Game"
Until 1894 there were no female sport stars, no product endorsement deals, and no young mothers with the chutzpah to circle the globe on a bicycle. Annie Londonderry changed all of that.
When Annie left Boston in June of that year, she was a brash young lady with a 42-pound bicycle, a revolver, a change of underwear, and a dream of freedom. She was also a feisty mother of...

Kdo vlastně byla první žena, která objela svět na kole? Do současnosti se o ní u nás nikdo nezmínil ani slovem. A to přesto, že byla v Americe jednou z nejslavnějších žen 19. století. Byla volnomyšlenkářkou spojující v sobě sportovkyni, odvážnou obchodnici a světoběžnici. Onou první ženou, která na bicyklu obkroužila zeměkouli, byla Annie „Londonderry“ Cohen Kopchovsky. Narodila se jako Annie Cohen v židovské rodině v Rize v dnešním Lotyšsku v roce 1870 a emigrovala do Spojených států s rodiči ještě jako dítě. V osmnácti letech se provdala za...

Discover the astonishing lessons rescue dogs can teach us about life, love, and ourselves

In the follow-up to his New York Times bestseller Rescue Road, acclaimed journalist Peter Zheutlin offers a heartwarming and often humorous new look into the world of rescue dogs. Sharing lessons from his own experiences adopting Labs with large personalities as well as stories and advice from dozens of families and rescue advocates, Zheutlin reveals the surprising and inspiring life lessons rescue dogs can teach us, such as:

- How to "walk a mile in a dog's paws" to get a...