The Amazing Bike Ride, by Lorin Nicholson
Illustrated by David Emerson
New children’s author sure to inspire
As if riding on a tandem pushbike 4000km across Australia wasn’t enough of a challenge for a blind person, Brisbane-based Lorin Nicholson has now tackled the world of publishing and has written his first children’s book.
What makes The Amazing Bike Ride such a great read is it’s the real life account of the seemingly impossible ride Lorin undertook as a 16-year-old school student from Tamworth to Port Macquarie.
In just three days, he rode his trusty old mountain bike solo 275km across some of the steepest mountains in Australia – the Great Dividing Range – and at the time, he had less than 10 per cent sight.
This courageous story has been told thousands of times by Lorin as part of the motivational presentations he makes to school students and to corporate gatherings across Australia – and around the world.
Authoring The Amazing Bike Ride was a natural progression, considering at the time, Lorin was planning another extraordinary bike adventure across Australia – and that has just been achieved.
You will be captivated and inspired by this incredible true story. Who knows? Reading it could even change your life.
Renowned Australian author, journalist and film maker Jeff McMullen says this about Lorin: “Lorin’s story shows what a person can do if you really put your mind to it and believe in yourself. It also shows that when your words and your actions are lined up you can do just about anything worthwhile .... All of his gifts he has shared with kids in classrooms around this country. I have watched people break into smiles as this gentle storyteller reminds us that it is the simple joys that make us truly happy. Only a kid with a very big heart could handle a ride like this one.”
Why don’t you enjoy the ride too?
For further information or to arrange an interview with the author, please phone Anna Rose Media Solutions on 0409 514 933 or email annarose4@bigpond.com
ABOUT LORIN NICHOLSON
Lorin Nicholson was declared legally blind at the age of four, however he was determined not to let his disability exclude him from living a full and meaningful life.
Born in 1969 in Wollongong, NSW, to parents John and Julie Nicholson, Lorin is the eldest of six children. The family moved to Tamworth, NSW, where Lorin began and completed his schooling in the mainstream system. He gained a college diploma with high distinctions and in his youth was an accomplished cyclist, swimmer and springboard diver.
One of Australia’s highest selling independent artists, and a much sought after motivational speaker, Lorin has presented more than 2500 inspiring concerts and keynote addresses across Australia, New Zealand and America in the past six years.
In January 2005 he was named one of Australia’s finest musicians at the CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia and is a regular performer on the prestigious Vision Australia Carols by Candlelight.
Lorin was honoured to be nominated as a 2009 Australian of the Year finalist, and later that year won a Queensland service award for his valuable contribution to the community.
This gifted guitarist has released three albums of instrumental music and is now about to become a published author, having just written his first children’s book.
Lorin and his wife Lisa live in Brisbane where they are raising four beautiful children.
Preorder... Available May 2010.
$12.95. ISBN: 978-1-921633-12-6