{"product_id":"book-jc0x","title":"She Rides","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAT FIFTY-FOUR, Alenka Vrecek’s life was spiraling out of control—and she was running out of time to follow through on a long-forgotten dream.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShe Rides is Alenka’s deeply personal memoir of her 2,500-mile solo bikepacking pilgrimage along the spine of the snow-covered Sierra Nevada and into \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ethe hostile desert mountains and plains of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula. Stripped of self-pity and infused with a good dose of humor, her account of her journey\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e—a voyage across emotional, physical, and cultural boundaries—is a galvanizingwake-up call for anyone who wants to follow their own deeply buried \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003edreams . . .and reclaim their life.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA gripping account of small-scale adventure and self-discovery.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e—Kirkus reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Alenka Vrecek invites us to sit side-saddle as she rides from Tahoe to the tip of Baja, battling headwinds and heartache, illness and injury, and others’ ideas of who and how a fifty-four-year-old woman should be. Gripping, wise, and snort-coffee-out-your-nose funny, \u003cem\u003eShe Rides\u003c\/em\u003e will make you want to drop everything, get good and lost, and find your way back home.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Brian Benson, author of \u003cem\u003eGoing Somewhere\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A universal story of healing, hope, grit, and determination. Alenka’s bike trip from Tahoe to Baja is a heroine’s journey that will hold you in its grip. But it’s also a love story—about knowing what matters most and finding your way back home.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Valerie Andrews, editor of \u003cem\u003eReinventing Home\u003c\/em\u003e and author of \u003cem\u003eA Passion for this Earth\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Findaway World, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49402296336688,"sku":"BDjc0x","price":16.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/618082-jc0x-Square.jpg?v=1735609446","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-jc0x","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}