INSIDE THE WHEEL is about monocycles, which are one-wheeled pedal-driven or motored-powered cycles with the rider "inside" the wheel. These cycles are a curiosity. While most people have seen old drawings of monocycles, most have never seen an actual monocycle. This book traces the history and development of monocycles and covers both self-propelled and motor-driven monocycles that are being built and ridden today. Monocycles are a fun novelty device and have potential for parade riding and racing. Pedal-powered monocycles may be suitable for breaking pedal-powered speed records.

NOVELTY UNICYCLING covers eleven different novelty unicycles: Animal-Saddle, Feet-Wheel, Off-Centered Wheel, Saddle and Handlebars, Dicycle, Midget, Handlebar Unit, Pole, Unibike, Handlebar, and Kangaroo. Instructions are given for construction of novelty cycles and learning to ride them. Novelty unicycles are fun to ride and they are ideal for demonstrations, parade riding, and performing.

An "ultimate wheel" is a wheel with cranks and pedals that is ridden standing on the pedals. THE ULTIMATE WHEEL BOOK covers the history and development of ultimate wheels and the mechanics of riding them and gives step-by-step instructions for learning to ride them. Advanced skills such as jump mounting, idling, and riding backwards are covered. Partner and group skills and competition and performing are detailed. The ultimate wheel is fun and challenging.

HOW TO LIVE ABOARD YOUR OWN BOAT is a complete how-to guide for living aboard your own boat. You can turn a dream into a reality. Thousands of people are now living aboard boats, including individuals, couples, and families. Subjects include: From Dream to Reality; What to Look for in a Boat; Interior Layouts, Furnishings, and Decor; Legal Requirements and Insurance; Buying a Boat; Where to Live; Life in a Boat; Maintaining Your Boat; Making a Living; A Boating Education."

UNICYCLES AND ARTISTIC BICYCLES ILLUSTRATED describes and illustrates 220 designs of monocycles, standard unicycles, giraffe unicycles, artistic bicycles, and other novelty cycles. There is no other book like it. Over the years since the discovery or invention of unicycles and artistic bicycles, literally hundreds of types and designs have been constructed and ridden, others have been thought of but never constructed or constructed but never ridden, and new ones are sure to be invented in the future. This book is the first attempt to classify the complete range of types and designs of...

BICYCLING WHILE RVING is about two interests of the author, bicycling and RVing, and how he combined them together and now does bicycling while he is RVing. Bicycling can add fun, fitness, and environmentally friendly transportation to your RVing. This book covers how to take bicycles along with you when you are RVing. A variety of bicycle carrier racks are available for doing this. With your RV parked, your bicycle can be used for pleasure riding, sightseeing, and for doing shopping and other chores. Whenever you use your bicycle to accomplish something you would normally do by driving, you...

ON THE ROAD IN ROADHOUSE is about Free Being RVing in a small motorhome. The author Jack Wiley buys a small 21-foot long used motorhome, names it Roadhouse, and travels to the desert Southwest in it. He makes the Slab City, Yuma, and Quartzsite circuit. The RVing is done by boondocking, or what he calls "No Hookup RVing," which can cut the cost of RVing in half or even more. He details how to do this. THIS BOOK also covers travel to Lassen National Park and to the Avenue of the Giants. THE AUTHOR Jack Wiley has been RVing in small motorhomes for 16 years and is the author of 50 published...

LITTLE HOUSE ON THE ROAD is about Free Being traveling in a mini-motorhome. Little House is the name the author gave to a 1977 Pont-X fiberglass mini-motorhome mounted on a Toyota chassis that he purchased used in 2001 for $1,500. Since then, Little House has given first the author and his wife and later the author alone thousands of miles of Free Being traveling at surprisingly little cost. This book describes this economical way of traveling. Mini-motorhomes are not only easy to drive and park; they also allow you to take your own "little house" along with you wherever you go.

THE COMPLETE BOOK OF UNICYCLING covers equipment, mechanics of unicycling, and how to learn to ride a unicycle. The book goes on from basic riding to learning solo artistic riding with and without props and partner and group skills. Beginning, intermediate and advanced skills are included. All types of unicycles, including midget, giraffe, and big-wheel designs, are detailed. There are chapters on riding giraffe unicycles, using novelty unicycles, games and races for fun and competition, performing and artistic competition, and clubs and organizations. A chapter is devoted to the history and...

THE WHIRLIGIG MAKER'S BOOK covers everything you need to know to get started in the craft and hobby of making animated whirligigs. Materials, tools, and techniques are detailed and full-size patterns and step-by-step instructions and illustrations are given for making fifteen unique animated whirligigs: Dove; Folk Rooster; Flying Unicorn; Girl Gymnast; Penguins on Teeter-Totter; Dancing Man; Unicycling Roadrunner; Carousel; Kids on Teeter-Totter; Trampoline; Ferris Wheel; Unicyclist; Flying Duck; Acrobats; and Clown. The projects were selected to introduce you to whirligig making and then...