... that the first woman to cycle around the world was a Jewish mother from Boston?

Also by Peter Zheutlin and Thomas Graboys, M.D.

Watch Tom Graboys discuss Life in the Balance with Dr. Tim Johnson on Good Morning America, June 25, 2008!

Praise for Around the World on Two Wheels

“[T]hanks to Peter Zheutlin, Annie Londonderry Kopchovsky will be remembered as a woman who transcended the limitations of her time and displayed independence and bravery, making an important contribution to Jewish women’s history in particular, and feminist history in general.”

-- The Jerusalem Report

“Well researched and written…this reclaimed true story illuminates family life, journalism, advertising, and recreation of that transitional era [the 1890s]. As for Annie, she was a remarkable woman and well worth getting to know.”

-- Booklist

"A pleasant, affectionate portrait of a free spirit who pedaled her way out of Victorian constraints."

-- Kirkus Reviews

“[A] charming and informative book.”

— Cape Cod Times

"[An] incredible story...[a] fascinating book."

-- NextReads

"[A] stirring tale...not only a must read, but a must have."

-- Western Writers of America Roundup Magazine

“A wonderful telling of one of the most intriguing, offbeat, and until now, lost chapters in the history of cycling.”

-- David Herlihy, author, Bicycle: The History

“Cyclists, women, and anyone who loves adventure should give hearty thanks to Peter Zheutlin for shining light on the astounding – and sometimes outright astonishing – story of Annie Londonderry.”
-- Stephen Madden, editor-in-chief, Bicycling magazine

“Vivid and compelling…a terrific read.”
-- Lisa Mullins, anchor, Public Radio International’s The World

“Peter Zheutlin’s thoroughly researched account will make you wish you’d been around to catch a glimpse of the extraordinary woman as she went wheeling by.”
-- Bill Littlefield, host, National Public Radio’s Only a Game

“[A] remarkable saga.”

-- The Winston-Salem (NC) Journal

“A page-turner by an accomplished writer.”
-- Martin J. Sherwin, co-author of American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for biography

“Fast moving and evocative…Zheutlin’s interests in cycling, popular history and real-time journalism are used to great advantage…in this delightful, informative, humorous and inspiring book.”
-- The (St. Louis) Jewish Light

"[R]ead[s]...like a novel."

 -- The Columbia (SC) State

"[M]eticulously researched...illuminat[es] the feeling of a bygone era."

-- The Portsmouth (NH) Wire

"What an incredible adventure...fascinating."

--Dynamo (the newsletter of the Vancouver Bicycle Club)

"[A] must read."

  -- Massachusetts Genealogical Council Newsletter

Annie and Around the World on Two Wheels have also been featured in

Ancestry Magazine, The Washington Post, Nextbook.org, The Boston Globe, The Christian Science Monitor, Washingtonian Magazine, The (NH) Union Leader, Women's eNews, Metrowest Magazine (MA), The Jewish Advocate, London Cyclist Magazine (U.K.), BikingBis.com, South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), The Providence Journal, Barnes & Noble Review, Bicycling Magazine, The New England Quarterly, The Worcester (MA) Telegram & Gazette, The Arizona Daily Star, The Arizona Jewish Post, Jewish Woman Magazine, City Cycling (U.K.), The New London (CT) Day, The Needham (MA) Times, The Larchmont (NY) Gazette, St. Louis Today.com, The Walpole (MA) Daily News Transcript, The Asbury Park (NJ) Press, 43Things.com, Women'sCycling.ca, YourCycling.com, The Waltham (MA) Daily News Tribune, The Metrowest (MA) Daily News, Maine Cyclist, The Portsmouth (NH) Wire, OyVelo.com and Public Radio International.

Praise for Life in the Balance

"Beautifully written, searingly honest...lets us see the impact of serious illness on a man who is both doctor and patient."

-- Rabbi Harold Kushner, author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People

"A powerful and poignant portrayal of a physician who refuses to have illness rob him of his dignity and joy. A unique and inspiring memoir that captures the resiliency of the human spirit."

-- Jerome Groopman, M.D., Harvard Medical School, author of How Doctors Think and The Measure our Days

"Reading this extraordinary memoir of hope beyond illness and courage beyond despair, one word kept coming to mind: honesty."

-- Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States

"This book is brimming with unflinchingly honest insights on how to confront a devastating illness."

-- Bernard Lown, M.D., professor emeritus, Harvard School of Public Health, author of The Lost Art of Healing

"This well-written memoir will give readers, patients and their caretakers an honest account of life with...disease."

-- Library Journal

"[A] stirring and chilling memoir...unforgettable..."

-- Booklist