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020			_a1250046645 (hardback)
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100	1		_aGalpin, Shannon. _9261616
245	1	0	_aMountain to mountain : _ba journey of adventure and activism for the women of Afghanistan / _cShannon Galpin.
246	3	0	_aJourney of adventure and activism for the women of Afghanistan
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bSt. Martin's Press, _c2014.
264		4	_c©2014
300			_aviii, 304 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : _billustrations (chiefly color), map ; _c22 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aSingle-speeds in a war zone -- Genesis -- Inshallah -- Turning point -- Speakeasies and motorcycles -- Motherhood -- Road trips and prisons -- Financial fear -- The barrette -- Whore -- Panjshir Valley -- Strength in numbers -- Epilogue: A two-wheeled revolution.
520			_aBeing inspired to act can take many forms. For some, it's taking a weekend to volunteer. For Shannon Galpin, it meant leaving her career, selling her house, launching a nonprofit and committing her life to advancing education and opportunity for women and girls. Focusing on the war-torn country of Afghanistan, Galpin and her organization, Mountain2Mountain, have touched the lives of hundreds of men, women and children. In addition to launching the non-profit, in 2009 Galpin became the first woman to ride a mountain bike in Afghanistan. Now she's using that initial bike ride to gain awareness around the country, encouraging people to use their bikes "as a vehicle for social change and justice to support a country where women don't have the right to ride a bike." Galpin describes her first forays into fundraising, her deep desire to help women and girls halfway across the world, her love for adventure and sports, and her own inspiration to be so much more than just another rape victim. During her numerous trips to Afghanistan, Shannon reaches out to politicians and journalists as well as everyday Afghanis -- teachers, prison inmates, mothers, daughters -- to cross a cultural divide and find common ground. She narrates harrowing encounters, exhilarating bike rides, humorous episodes, and the heartbreak inherent in a country that is still recovering from decades of war and occupation.
600	1	0	_aGalpin, Shannon _xPolitical activity. _9261617
600	1	0	_aGalpin, Shannon _xTravel. _9261618
650		0	_aCycling _zAfghanistan. _9261619
650		0	_aWomen political activists _zUnited States. _9240476
650		0	_aWomen social reformers _zUnited States. _9261620
650		0	_aWomen _xServices for _zAfghanistan. _9261621
650		0	_aWomen _xViolence against _zAfghanistan. _9261622
650		0	_aWomen _zAfghanistan _xSocial conditions. _962953
650		0	_aWomen's rights _zAfghanistan. _9144828
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