The Bike Path- by Wayne Lankford. (here is the review I wrote for Amazon): As the author says, "you don't need a mountain or a bike". Reading this book may get you out on the trails, it may not. What it will do is give you time to reflect and that is no bad thing in the busy lives everyone has today. Wayne Lankford, makes a good case for us keeping in touch with ourselves, mother nature and those around us, the combination of which pays dividends. There is plenty of humour in this book, situations (that if you do ride a mountain bike on the trails) you'll say "yep - been there" and if you don't will certainly have you thinking. Makes a good gift for someone you know who rides (but make sure you read it yourself first!).

Mountain Bike Guide - West Midlands by Dave Taylor Covers all the local(ish)routes. Why not car share to some fantastic riding terrain just outside Worcester.

Bicycling Science (Third Edition) by David Gordon Wilson This edition includes information on recent experiments and achievements in human-powered transportation, including the "ultimate human-powered vehicle," in which a supine rider in a streamlined enclosure steers by looking at a television screen connected to a small camera in the nose, reaching speeds of around 80 miles per hour. It contains completely new chapters on aerodynamics, unusual human-powered machines for use on land and in water and air, human physiology and the future of bicycling. This edition also provides updated information on rolling drag, transmission of power from rider to wheels, braking, heat management, steering and stability, power and speed and materials. It contains many new illustrations.

The Bicycle colouring book by Taliah Lempert. Available from Bicycle paintings. A great colouring book by an artist best known for her bicycling portraits - colourful and evocative pictures of still-life bicycles. The 24 bicycles from cruisers to time trial bikes to MTB's, plus a unicycle and penny farthing - are presented as ready to fill in outlines. An ideal gift for cycling children of all ages.

Cutting Your Car Use by Anna Semlyen. Available from Anna's website. A great book by an expert in the field. This book gives anyone eveything they need to know about cutting car use without a total lifestyle change. A must read for those that don't want to be held back by the car.

Car Sick by Lyn Sloman. Available from Green books and various other places A new book for 2006. Lynn knows her stuff and car sick is a passionate well argued case for moving away from a car-centered to a people centered society.

Divorce Your Car! by Katie Albord. Available from CAT (and various other places). What a read! Katie charters the history of the car and it's take over of the world. A funny but disturbing book loaded with FACTS to help you towards a car-free or car-light lifestyle.

How to Save the Planet by Mayer Hillman. Available from Sustrans shop(and various other places). Deals with the big picture of climate change and what we can do about it. A compact book that gets to the nub of what to do without the jargon. Given that transport plays a huge part in causing the problems - you'll be happier knowing how much positive change you can make by bike.

CARtoons by Andy Singer. Available from Green Books(and various other places). This book is a personal and provocative look at our relationship with the automobile, from Ford’s first assembly lines to today’s ‘drive-through’ society. No one will be ambivalent about CARtoons: within its 100 pages your reaction will swing back and forth between laughter, astonishment and outright anger. The perfect book on transportation for comic book fanatics or people with short attention spans! CARtoons doesn’t just take a bite out of car culture—it chews it up and spits it out.

From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank by Joshua Tickell. Available from CAT (and various other places). This book is the complete guide to using vegetable oil as an alternative fuel! At last there is a good reason to go to McDonalds! Seriously - when the oil runs out or is reserved for military use only, this will be the way to get your deisel motor going.

The Party's Over by Richard Heinberg. Available from CAT (and various other places). A book of FACTS about when fossil fuel resources will cease to become available for normal folk. Good news - well that'll take some digging out - alternatively get another bike!

Powerdown by Richard Heinberg. Available from CAT (and various other places). Options and actions for a post-carbon world. Another book of FACTS - this one gives you some thoughts on how important your bike will become.