{"product_id":"the-man-who-would-stop-at-nothing-hardcover-by-melissa-holbrook-pierson","title":"The Man Who Would Stop at Nothing Hardcover by Melissa Holbrook Pierson","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eWW Norton\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2011-09-20)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e192\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780393079043\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e308.45\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHere are the pleasures and perils of compulsive long-distance motorcycling—and one man's mission to outride everyone else.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the 50,000 members of the Iron Butt Association—also known as the \"World's Toughest Motorcyclists\"—long-distance motorcycling is not a pastime but an obsession. These men and women push the limits of human endurance, often in rides of more than one thousand miles a day. Perhaps the most determined of them is John Ryan, a diabetic and a man who even in late middle age loves nothing better than riding impossible distances at no small risk to himself. But why? Melissa Holbrook Pierson, herself a longtime motorcyclist, chronicles the gratifications of long-distance riding as well as the challenges and solitude that accompany it. In seeking to understand why people strive so mightily to reach a goal with no reward other than having gotten there, Pierson gives us an intimate glimpse of a singularly independent yet supportive community and a revealing portrait of its most daring member.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelissa Holbrook Pierson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Vehicle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Place You Love Is Gone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDark Horses and Black Beauties\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Would Stop at Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Secret History of Kindness\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Shokan, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46553067782305,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780393079043","price":27.55,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780393079043.jpg?v=1781725296","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-man-who-would-stop-at-nothing-hardcover-by-melissa-holbrook-pierson","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}