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Title: Falling Uphill
Author: Scott Stoll
Narrator: Scott Stoll
Format: Unabridged
Length: 13 hrs and 12 mins
Language: English
Release date: 04-13-17
Publisher: The Argonauts
Genres: Travel & Adventure, Essays & Travelogues
Publisher's Summary:
Re-live Falling Uphill with a new afterword that paints the journey in a new light that only time can tell.
If you could do anything, what would you do? Falling Uphill is the story of one man's quest for happiness around the world on a bicycle.
In one week, Scott Stoll lost his job, his best friend, his girlfriend and his confidence. Disillusioned with society, full of angst, suffering from depression and with nothing left to lose Stoll asked himself a question: "If I only have one life, one chance, if I could do anything, what would I do?"
His answer resulted in a four-year and 25,752-mile odyssey around the world by bicycle using nothing more than a paper map as a guide. Stoll searched for answers to the great mysteries of life, vowing to find happiness or die trying. The quest wasn't easy. He was imprisoned, held hostage, mugged, run over, suspected of terrorism, accused of espionage, nearly trampled by elephants, wounded, diseased, heartbroken - he nearly died a dozen times. But more importantly, Stoll discovered the wonders of the world, kindness among strangers, the meaning of life, peace, love, faith and - Yes! - in the last place left to look, he found happiness.
Re-live and re-imagine an archetypal adventure as a man stumbles through moments of pure survival and moments of pure enlightenment.
Members Reviews:
Great book
I was actually able to speak with Scott about his travels while preparing for my own. I spoke with him as I was reading the book..a couple of years ago. At first, I wasn't sure what to think of his writing style, and I felt it was a little slow. It did pickup, however, and recharged my own dream of riding coast to coast. If you want a great story regarding enlightenment, this is it. On a bike. Depressed, alone, and unsure. I felt deeply connected to him, as I could relate (as a human and a cyclist), to much of what he describes in this book. It is well worth the read.
Scott did ask me to write a review of the book, and he said he didn't care if it was good or bad... He wanted an honest opinion. I apologize that it took this long. I was riding...
Best Cycle Touring Account On The Market!
I am just finishing up this amazing book! I am a touring cyclist myself who is obsessed with reading about the adventures of other touring cyclists and I've read them all... I thought I had anyway until I came across this little gem in my Kindle store a couple of weeks ago. I read the sample and bought it immediately. I couldn't believe that this book had escaped my searches until now.
Stoll masterfully relates his experiences as he cycles around the world. The reader is pulled immediately into the action, the tasteful dialogue, beautiful imagery and a healthy sense of humor. And if that's all Stoll did, it would be a fantastic book. But he takes it much deeper as he springboards from his experience into contemplations on the meaning of love, life, God, integrity, and his own existence. This book has all the adventure of Barbara Savage's "Miles From Nowhere", all the fun of Joe Kurmaskie's "Metal Cowboy", the touching lonely romance of Dave Stamboulis' "Odysseus' Last Stand" PLUS a universality of thought that all three of those cycle touring classics lack. I can't recommend this book highly enough!!!
NOTE! Stoll divides his chapters by theme rather than time (similar to the "Metal Cowboy" books).
