To Shake the Sleeping Self

A thrilling, tender, utterly absorbing book. With winning candor, Jedidiah Jenkins takes us with him as he bicycles across two continents and delves deeply into his own beautiful heart. We laugh. We cry. We feel the glory and the agony of his adventure; the monotony and the magic; the grace and the grit. Every page of this book made me ache to know what happened next. Every chapter shimmered with truth. It's an unforgettable debut. -Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild and Tiny Beautiful Things Thought-provoking and inspirational . . . This uplifting memoir and travelogue will remind readers of the power of movement for the body and the soul. -Publishers Weekly [Jenkins is] a guy deeply connected to his personal truth and just so refreshingly present. -Rich Roll, author of Finding Ultra This is much more than a book about a bike ride. This is a deep soul deepening us. Jedidiah Jenkins is a mystic disguised as a millennial. -Tom Shadyac, author of Life's Operating Manual Praise for Jedidiah Jenkins Jedidiah Jenkins is a storyteller. He's also an adventurer, a connoisseur of good pourovers, an avid Instagram user, a startup co-founder, and one of those humans that makes everything about them seem inviting. -USA Today Jenkins' words are brutally honest and leave me thinking a little deeper about my own observations when I pass a stranger on a street or see a flower blooming on a rocky trail. -Outside Magazine