Harley-Davidson 1930 - 1941

Revolutionary Motorcycles & Those Who Rode Them

This has been an awesome book to read alongside learning to ride my new motorcycle circa 1945. This is a very detailed and thorough account of the early Harley-Davidson years. It is well researched and gets behind the why and how of Harley history.

Apart from my own personal interest in learning about the history of my motorcycle, it was very interesting to learn about the history of motorcycle clubs. They started out as product enthusiasts and in this era that is all they were. They were a useful tool for a dealership to keep their customers informed and hopefully using their services.

Later, these clubs turned more hard core and are what we know as Hell's Angles (and many other bike clubs) today.

Another interesting point was that women have always been a fan of riding Harley-Davidson bikes! That is encouraging as I learn my own bike. This was a great read and very detailed. Much of this history would have been lost without this important book.

Book 9

New Vampire Series (aka guilty pleasure)

By JR Ward

This is the first of a series of seven, I have finished the first three. These vampires could cook the Sookie Stackhouse vampires for a snack, they make Edward look like a human. Very compelling alternative world they live in, interesting enemy and very well written.

This book is not for the weak of heart - if you can't handle Dracula this is not the book for you. If you thought Sookie was racy this will definitely not be your cup of tea. But if you don't mind a band of huge, bad ass vampires with enormous shitkickers protecting humanity from evil - well this might just be the story for you.

Books 6 -8

A Rip in Heaven: A Memoir of Murder and its Aftermath

By Jeanine Cummins

This is a well told story about a girl who loses some dear loved ones in a horrific murder. The tragedy is told out of love for the victims and a desire to advocate for victims rights.

Book 5

Stitches: A Memoir

By David Small

This is an illustrated memoir about the author's life growing up in a very distant, oblivious and abusive family. Without giving his story away, I really enjoyed the experience of reading it through illustration as well as words. There were so many ways that he positioned the drawings as a self-exploration at a given moment in one's childhood that really moved me. It is a pretty horrific story he lived through and it was an amazing way to share it with the world. I really enjoyed this book!

Just study this cover for a moment and you will get a feeling for the way you will experience this book.

Book 4