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Dear CYCLING-AND-SOCIETY Subscribers, For list members based in the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Bikes Lanes are White Lanes is available from Combined Academic Publishers: http://www.combinedacademic.co.uk/bike-lanes-are-white-lanes 30% discount is available with the code: CSL716BLWL and UK postage is free (£4.50 Europe, £4.99 R.o.W) Best Wishes Charlotte Anderson Marketing Assistant ------------------------------------------------------- Combined Academic Publishers Ltd Windsor House Cornwall Road Harrogate North Yorkshire HG1 2PW UK On 12/07/2016 17:35, "Cycling and Society Research Group discussion list on behalf of Peter Wood" <[log in to unmask] on behalf of [log in to unmask]> wrote: >Melody Hoffman has just published a book, which many of you will be >interested to know about. Having ordered one from the publisher's link >last night (using the code below), it looks like $10 postage to the UK. > >Pete > >In a post to the Bike Equity Network list Melody says: > >"My book, an updated version of my dissertation, is out now! > >If you are not familiar with my dissertation, this project looks at the >racial issues embedded in bicycle advocacy work in >three US cites (Portland, Milwaukee, Minneapolis). I discuss N Williams >in Portland, Minneapolis bike share equity issues, and how white >organizers can inadvertently create white bike events in Milwaukee. > >I am really interested in getting this book into the hands of >practitioners more than academics so please share this book info widely >with your people. > >Bruce Epperson left a very thorough and thoughtful review of my book on >Amazon >(https://www.amazon.com/Bike-Lanes-Are-White-Advocacy/dp/0803276788). > >I encourage you to support my publisher directly and order from UNP. Use >the code 6as16 for 30% off (makes it the same price as Amazon offers). >(https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/product/Bike-Lanes-Are-White-Lanes,6771 >53.aspx) > >Sadly, the publisher couldn't include my pictures for the book but I have >an ever-growing website dedicated to visuals complimenting each chapter. >https://bikelaneswhitelanes.com/ > >Thanks for being such an inspiration to my work. I welcome your feedback. > >Oh and for those of you rightfully steeped in BLM work, Chapter 5 does >center the issue of Black bodies being in danger in public space as a >huge barrier to doing our work. How can we promote bike equity when >people are literally being killed for being in public spaces? > >All the best, >Melody"