tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post1513467411840119812..comments2024-01-18T09:29:42.707-05:00Comments on Biking in Heels: Book ReportCyclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12072776738519243521noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-84002289454224296822012-06-27T13:55:29.245-04:002012-06-27T13:55:29.245-04:00Just mailed you a piece from yesterday's WSJ a...Just mailed you a piece from yesterday's WSJ about Moses the pedal pusher. Apparently he was, among other things, a bike path pioneer. I'm piqued to read the book now.Quincyclistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-18059404310698276292012-06-18T12:28:54.226-04:002012-06-18T12:28:54.226-04:00You point out the double-edged sword of empowermen...You point out the double-edged sword of empowerment - if the advocates take a narrow view, they only benefit themselves and their ilk when they succeed. <br /><br />Caro is good reading but very long. Still, his 90 page aside in the first LBJ volume on what it was like to be without electricity long after the city dwellers had it in the Texas hill country was deeply illuminating. It was an explanation why Congressman Johnson was such a fierce advocate for rural electrification.Quincyclistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-60512625351390703752012-06-16T21:32:58.490-04:002012-06-16T21:32:58.490-04:00My friend at Get the Flick points out that Caro...My friend at <a href="http://gettheflick.blogspot.com/2012/06/its-about-power.html" rel="nofollow">Get the Flick</a> points out that Caro's books are all about power - titles include The Power Broker, The Path to Power, The Passage of Power<br />cheers, V.Vannevarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08513110035186346571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-75247219012158839392012-06-16T19:25:52.298-04:002012-06-16T19:25:52.298-04:00Thanks for the review. I've read the classic J...Thanks for the review. I've read the classic Jacobs book and may put this one on the list to get to at some point.Barb Chamberlain, Bike Style Spokanehttp://www.bikestylespokane.comnoreply@blogger.com