In this reflection of history and the Communist dream, bicyclist Tim Moore describes his perhaps overly ambitious plan to ride the 6,000 mile route of the old Iron Curtain on a tiny-wheeled, two-geared East German shopping bike. Sleeping in bank vaults, imperial palaces, and reconstructed Soviet youth hostels while battling hostility, landslides, and a diet of dumplings, Moore's journey is one that is sustained by kindness, luck, and a shameful addiction to the Magic Man energy drink. After three months, twenty countries, and a 58 degree jaunt up the thermostat, Moore now reflects on his insane journey and the memories of a Cold War generation reared on the fear of an apocalypse.(This title may contain a sharpie mark on the top or bottom edge and may show mild signs of shelfwear.)