Hollywood Rides a Bike shows classic stars-from Shirley Temple, Betty Grable, and Brigitte Bardot to Bogie, Gable, and Bing-on wheels, then proves there’s way less than six degrees of separation between Kevin Bacon and all the best bikes Hollywood prop shops have to offer. One hundred twenty-five rare vintage photographs will make bicycle lovers drool over classic models and one-of-a-kinds. Then, especially for cycling aficionados, there’s a special index just about the bicycles! Not to disappoint movie fans, another index is devoted to the book’s Who’s Who of Hollywood stars.

For everyone who ever pedaled to the movies, ate popcorn in a cinema, or watched a classic movie channel, Hollywood Rides a Bike by Steven Rea is a coffee table must-have. In fact, it’s a double-copy must-have . . . keep an extra in your pannier for easy reference.