Bicycle Diaries" an engaging book: part diary, part manifesto." The Guardian A round the world bicycle tour with one of the most original artists of our day. Urban bicycling has become more popular than ever as recession strapped, climate conscious city dwellers reinvent basic transportation. In this wide ranging memoir, artist musician and co founder of Talking Heads David Byrne who has relied on a bike to get around New York City since the early 1980s relates his