????接下來再給大家推薦一本以自行車為主題的假期讀物：《紐約騎行指南》（Where To Bike New York City），作者是J.P·波特蘭。這本書是一套旅游指南書系列叢書中的一本。叢書的編纂目的是為了幫助車手尋找風(fēng)光最秀美的騎行路線環(huán)游世界各國的城市。本書的作者生長于紐約，是一個用生命騎車的人，他知道在紐約怎么騎車最方便。

????“寫這本書之前，”波特蘭在序言中寫道，“我曾一邊騎車橫穿布魯克林橋，一邊欣賞日出和日落。筆者曾在曼哈頓、布隆克斯區(qū)（美國紐約市北部的一個行政區(qū)——譯注）、皇后區(qū)（紐約市東部的行政區(qū)——譯注）和長島（美國紐約州東南端島嶼——譯注）騎行周游，找到了無數(shù)條環(huán)游北新澤西的路徑?！?/p>

????本書有一部分章節(jié)專門介紹安全騎游的基本知識，上面講解了騎游設(shè)備、自行車知識及出行前的重要準備。最重要的是，書中附有地圖和58條旅游線路的詳細的指南，幫助騎游者全方位感受“城市中的建筑、美食、人文、古董及各種新奇、神秘的事物。”這本書是騎游者的寶貴資源，對于不愛騎車的步行背包客來說也是不可多得的寶貝。

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????Here's another bike-themed stocking stuffer:?Where To Bike New York City, by J.P. Partland. It's part of a series of guidebooks designed to help bike riders find the most picturesque ways around various cities throughout the world. The author is a native New Yorker, lives to bike, and knows the best ways to get from here to there on two wheels.

????"By the time I got around to writing this book," Partland says in the introduction, "I had seen both the sunrise and sunset from the saddle while cruising over the Brooklyn Bridge. I had circumnavigated Manhattan, toured the Bronx, made my way through Queens and Long Island, and discovered countless routes around northern New Jersey."

????The book contains a section of basics that spell out the ground rules of safe biking. It goes into equipment, the key things you need to know about bikes and the important things to do before you take off. Most important, it contains maps and detailed instructions for 58 specific trips that uncover "the incredible diversity in architecture, food, people, old stuff, new stuff and arcane stuff that can be found in the city." The book is a great resource for bikers. It's an equally valuable tool for the less adventuresome among us who like to do our exploring by foot.