Books on Bicycling
Pedaling on the North Coast:
Biking the Streets of Greater Cleveland Available Online A guide to 18 great rides in Cleveland, Ohio, and the surrounding area, complete with history and stories of the sites along the way. Routes offer lakeside rides and trips taking in many Cleveland landmarks, including the historic West Side Market, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland Browns stadium, the famed Emerald Necklace, the Cleveland Botanical Gardens and Art Museum, neighborhoods like Little Italy, Shaker, Tremont, Ohio City and many more. Includes detailed directions for every ride, including maps and mileage notations, and favorite spots to eat. 
Roll Around Heaven All Day:
A Piecemeal Journey Across America by Bicycle Available from Road Bike Rider & Amazon Read a Sample Stan’s book about his bicycle journey from Astoria, Oregon, to Yorktown, Virginia, ridden during his 50th year. It’s not only the narration of the journey, but also a record of a love affair with footloose travel and a reflection on what the mundane realities of journeying can mean in the life of one for whom the voyage, and not the destination, is what it is all about.
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Pedaling to Lunch:
Bike Rides and Bites in Northeast Ohio Available Online Twenty bicycle tours that take you down back roads, through rural villages, and over covered bridges in 16 of northeast Ohio’s counties. Includes local history, humorous anecdotes, philosophical musings, and personal narrative of the rides. Includes detailed maps, mileage notations, precise directions, and Stan’s recommendations for lunch halfway through the rides. 
Playing in Traffic:
America from the River Niagara to the Rio Grande by Bicycle Available from Road Bike Rider & Amazon An account of Stan’s ride on the length of U.S. Route 62, from Niagara Falls, New York, to El Paso, Texas. Stan narrates not only his journey, but also some of America’s, including the story if its highway system and of some very old pathways into history that 62 intersects. The current, Expanded Edition is identifiable from its blue cover. You may happen across the original edition, identifiable from its white cover. Both editions tell essentially the same story, but the Expanded Edition includes some route directions for people who might wish to follow Stan’s route, and the volume itself is of superior manufacture to the original. We recommend the Expanded Edition. |
Travel the Highways of Advent
An Advent Study for Adults Available Online Highways get us from here to there. In Travel the Highways of Advent, Stan Purdum invites us on a journey from the here of our everyday lives to the there of Christmas hope and life. Along the way, he calls us to appreciate the many corridors through which God comes to us — and we come to God — during this season. By doing so, we may just arrive at Christmas and find that we have encountered God at every turn. Travel the Highways of Advent is a five-week study designed for use by groups and individuals during the season of Advent. |
New Mercies I See
Short Stories Set in Rural Ohio Churches Available Online / Read a Sample In New Mercies I See, Stan Purdum does for the ministry what James Herriot did for veterinary medicine in All Creatures Great and Small. Set in rural Ohio churches, Stan’s stories are humorous, poignant, thought-provoking, pathos-filled, and heartwarming. But above all, they are hopeful. |
He Walked in Galilee
A Book about the Days of Jesus' Ministry Available Online In this study, Stan focuses on the ministry period of Jesus’ life from the time of Jesus’ baptism, through his journey to the Cross. He explores the things Jesus taught and did during that active ministry, providing insights for us as followers of Jesus in the twenty-first century. Complete with Study Guides for each of the seven chapters. |
Immersion Bible Studies
Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther Available Online This volume in the Immersion Bible Studies series enables you to see the biblical books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther not as ancient history but as living documents that help you navigate life's twists and turns. Easy-to-follow, step-by-step suggestions for leading a group are provided, as well as questions to facilitate group discussion. |
