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Handsomest Man in Cuba Event poster/flyer ready to print for your event, from this page (see below).
Emailable link to this page: http://www.bikefriday.com/handsomestmanincuba-presskit
QUE BUENO! This is where you can print PDF files of PRESS KIT material. All files are generally under 1 Mb, except for the 11x17 posters which are around 1.5 Mb. Most useful ones are marked (*)
PROMO MATERIAL:
News Release (*): A 1-page treatise of the newsworthiness of this book
Announcement for email/newsletter (*) - ready to cut-paste into your email or newsletter
Book Description (*): A potted 1-page summary of the book, reviews, and publishing details.
SLIDESHOW Poster/Flyer 8.5x11", has a space to put the time and location details of the talk in your area, those below are location-specific. Nice in color - can also be blown up to 11x17 size.
IMAGES:
2.5 Mb PDF image of book cover (*)
2.5 Mb JPG image of Lynette with Bike Friday and family in Trinidad
1.5 Mb JPG image of Lynette in Oregon
232 Kb pdf, illustrated MAP of Lynette's route and mishaps
REVIEWS:
Review Sheet (*): A 1-page set of reviews by the press
(HTML link) Review by Australian Cyclist Sep 2003 : A very nice review by Peter Sutherland on the original Random House Australia edition
LYNETTE BIO:
Lynette Bio (*): A 1-page PDF on Lynette Chiang, In Short | Web page Bio
(HTML link) Lynette the Customer Evangelist as featured on www.customerevangelists.com
INTERVIEW AND EVENT PROPOSALS
Presenation/Talk Proposal : A 1-page letter offering Lynette's Handsomest Man in Cuba Slide Show and talk
Interview Proposal : A 1-page letter offering Lynette for interview
SAMPLE INTERVIEW Q&A:
Sample Interview : A 2-page set of interview questions - with answers!
SAMPLE CHAPTERS:
Sample Chapter (General): La Casa de Lolita (*): Excerpt from Chapter 8 of the book (1 page)
Sample Chapter (General): The 55-cent Hotel : Excerpt from Chapter 13 of the book (2 pages).
Sample Chapter (Cycling oriented): A Loiter Too Far Proposal : Excerpt from Chapter 19 of the book (2 pages) | HTML version
OTHER ARTICLES:
(HTML link) Cuba Controversy:: Article about US citizens facing fines for visiting Cuba. Buy the book, save the airfare and a fine.
GENERAL EVENT POSTERS 11 x 17 (about 1.5 Mbyte in size)
Event Poster I featuring smaller shot of cover, bigger shot of Lynette with Cubans, and three review quotes from the Australian media.
Event Poster II featuring bigger shot of cover, smaller shot of Lynette with Cubans, and three review quotes from the Australian media.
TEXT FOR EMAIL/NEWSLETTER insert ready to cut-paste - doctor this how you will, add location dates where you see *********:
SEE THE REAL CUBA AND AVOID A $55,000 FINE.
Globe-Pequot Press, Feb 2007. ISBN-13: 978-0-7627-4390-2, ISBN-10: 0-7627-4390-5
With recent fines imposed on American citizens for visiting Cuba, many travelers have given up the idea of ever experiencing the 'buena vista' of this controversial Caribbean isle. The Handsomest Man in Cuba is an apolitical, no-bucket-baths spared tale of what it is like to eat, drink and be cautiously merry among ordinary and not-so ordinary Cubans, as told by Chinese-Australian bicycle traveler Lynette Chiang, also known as the Galfromdownunder. She can take almost anything that is flung at her - and almost everything is. The book features 8 pages of color photos, a foreword by fellow seasoned traveler The Metal Cowboy, and as one reviewer said, 'The only time you'll put it down is when you finish it'. This is not a book about the Cuba you already know, but a tale about what people were like before the world started spinning too fast to jump off.
Lynette left her 'nice house, bloke, job and fastish car', in 1997 to travel the world on a folding bike. Seven years later after living and traveling in England, Ireland, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, and Cuba, she found herself in Eugene, Oregon, USA.
A wealth of bedtime reading can be enjoyed on her site at http://www.galfromdownunder.com. The Galfromdownunder will be presenting a Cuba slide show, book reading and demonstration of the Bike Friday folding bicycle on the following dates: xx/xx/xx. The book is available from major book stores, Amazon.com, and from Bike Friday, 1-800-777-0257, service@bikefriday.com.
Reviews:
"The only time you will put it down is when you finish it." - Peter Sutherland, Australian Cyclist
"One of the best on-the-road travel books of this generation." - Martin Stevenson, the Launceston Examiner
"In the glut of Cuban travel books, this one really stands out." - Caroline Baum, the Sydney Morning Herald.
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ARCHIVE: 2004 USA BOOK TOUR FOR THE BIKE FRIDAY COMMUNITY
2004 Tour Chronicles - full report of this 2 month coast-to-coast tour for the Bike Friday community and the Small wheel Press edition
2004 Tour Posters
Sep 02 ... Burlington VT
Sep 07 ... Everyone's Books, Brattleboro VT
Sep 08 ... AMC Westport CT
Sep 13 ... Metuchen Library NJ
Sep 14 ... Abboraccio, Philadelphia
Sep 15 ... AS220 Cafe, Rhode Island lo-res JPG
Sep 16 ... Books on the Square, Rhode Island
Sep 19 ... Wild Womens Outfitters, Arlington (Boston area)
Sep 20 ... Bikes@Vienna , Vienna VA
Sep 21 ... Washington DC
Sep 23 ... El Cerrito Library, CA
Sep 27 ... Davis Bike Club, CA
Sep 30 ... Alameda, CA
Oct 02 ... Two Wheels One Planet/Team Velocity Bike Club, Fullerton CA
Oct 05 ... The Library Coffee House, Long Beach
Oct 07 ... Cycling Connection Bicycle Club, Inland Empire CA
Nov 08 ... Get Lost Travel Bookstore, SF
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