{"product_id":"9781603585910","title":"Slowspoke: A Unicyclist's Guide to America","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy a unicycle? Why a cross-country trip? Why leave a prominent New York magazine and return to the simple life in Kentucky?\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eReminiscent of classic literary travelogues, Mark Schimmoeller’s \u003cem\u003eSlowspoke: A Unicyclist’s Guide to America\u003c\/em\u003e takes readers on an inward, emotional journey as he inches across landscapes and communities from North Carolina to Arizona.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSchimmoeller became inspired by his unicycle as an adolescent.  It taught him that rushing—whether down the driveway or toward adulthood—would cause a fall, and so, instead of accepting the speeding, straight line that de-fines modern American life, he adopted his single wheel’s wayward rhythms.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWritten with poise and humor, \u003cem\u003eSlowspoke\u003c\/em\u003e is more than a cross-country trip on a unicycle; it’s a meditation on a playful, recalcitrant slowness that is increasingly rare in a culture obsessed with acceleration. At times ach-ing and other times joyful, Schimmoeller intersperses recollections of his journey with vignettes of his present-day, off-the-grid homesteading with his wife in Kentucky and their efforts to save an old-growth forest.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSchimmoeller’s personal journey will resonate with anyone who has slowed down to experience life at a unicycle’s speed or who longs to do so, who has fallen in love or searched for it, or who has treasured tall trees or mourned their loss.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chelsea Green Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47147790991600,"sku":"9781603585910","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781603585910_p0.jpg?v=1769902214","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781603585910","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}