Why We Ride: A Psychologist Explains the Motorcyclist's Mind and the Relationship Between Rider, Bike, and Road - Softcover

Barnes, Mark

 
9781620082287: Why We Ride: A Psychologist Explains the Motorcyclist's Mind and the Relationship Between Rider, Bike, and Road
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1620082284 ISBN 13: 9781620082287
Verlag: Companion House, 2017

Inhaltsangabe

Why would anyone want to do something as dangerous as motorcycling? For those who love to ride, no explanation is necessary. For everyone else, there s Why We Ride. Designed as both an explanation for outsiders and an anthem for those within the fold, this new book presents the insights of Mark Barnes, PhD, a motorcycling clinical psychologist. As a popular columnist at Motorcycle Consumer News for more than 20 years, Dr. Barnes articulates the elusive physical, emotional, and interpersonal elements that make the world of the motorcyclist such a rich and exciting place. His wide-ranging text covers both sports psychology and the psychoanalysis of common riding experiences, including the results of Dr. Barnes own empirical research. Heartfelt and thought provoking, here is a straightforward account of what makes real motorcyclists tick.Inside Why We Ride:What makes all the hazards and hardships of riding a motorcycle worthwhile to perfectly sane, intelligent, and responsible individualsInsights from clinical psychologist and moto-journalist Dr. Mark BarnesExamination of the complex gratifications, relentlessly compelling passions, and deeply personal experiences that motivate motorcyclistsSports psychology, psychoanalysis of common riding experiences, and reflections on the author s personal journey as a riderResults of the author s own empirical research on the motives of motorcyclistsThought-provoking exploration of the human dimension of motorcyclingSpecial section on how riders achieve the quasi-mystical state of Flow, a concept currently at the center of modern sports psychology

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Soon after launching his career as a clinical psychologist in 1992, Mark (or Dr. Barnes, depending on how formal this should be) merged his interest in people with his life-long passion for motorcycling by writing about the human dimension of riding and working on bikes for enthusiast magazines. He settled in as a regular contributor to Motorcycle Consumer News in 1996; since then, 200 (and counting) of his monthly columns have explored wide-ranging psychological aspects of the motorcycling experience. Mark has also written almost as many gear and accessory reviews, technical/how-to articles, and feature stories about motorcycle-related events and destinations, and he presented his own research on the multifaceted appeal of motorcycling at a Popular Culture Association conference. Having ridden extensively both on- and off-road, sampling racetracks and virtually every type of bike in the process, Mark has amassed a wealth of observations and insights over four-plus decades of involvement. That personal history, coupled with his training as a scientist, clinician and communicator, has allowed Mark to capture in words the elusive physical, emotional and interpersonal elements that make the world of the motorcyclist such a rich and exciting place

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Verlag
Companion House
Erscheinungsdatum
2017
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1620082284
ISBN 13 
9781620082287
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
240
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