| Zero to Sixty: The Motorcycle Journey of a Lifetime Contributor(s): Paulsen, Gary (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156007045 ISBN-13: 9780156007047 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin OUR PRICE: $18.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1999 Annotation: Nearing 60, diagnosed with heart disease, and feeling his mortality, Paulsen bought his first Harley and rode from the present into his past, through the landmarks of his singular life. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Transportation | Motorcycles - General |
| Dewey: B |
| Lexile Measure: 1200 |
| Series: Harvest Book |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 5.28" W x 7.97" (0.53 lbs) 224 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 80963 Reading Level: 6.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Nearing sixty, diagnosed with heart disease and feeling his mortality, Gary Paulsen buys his first Harley-Davidson and rides from his home in New Mexico to Alaska-and from the present into his past, through the landmarks of a singular life. Paulsen's journey is peopled with familiar faces, from the tough cop who saved him from juvenile delinquency to the prostitute whose career advice stopped him from quitting the army. And the work he does while on his bike-the work of mapping his life to find meaning-is of a piece with the pure sweat and muscle of youthful days spent on farms in Minnesota, or at the bottom of septic tank pits in Colorado, or wrangling dogsleds through the Alaskan wilderness. Amid the silence and beauty of running the road on his Harley, Paulsen celebrates the comforts of hard work, the thrill of challenge met bravely, and the peculiar joys of life lived to its fullest. |
Contributor Bio(s): Paulsen, Gary: - GARY PAULSEN has written nearly two hundred books for young people, including the Newbery Honor Books Hatchet, Dogsong, and The Winter Room. He divides his time between a home in New Mexico and a boat on the Pacific Ocean. |