Road Trips, Head Trips, and Other Car-Crazed Writings (Hardcover)

by Jean Lindamood (Editor), P. J. O'Rourke (Introduction) "My first car was a 1935 Mercedes-Benz roadster, purchased for one thousand dollars in 1951..." (more)
Key Phrases: amateur driver, trip computer, car magazine, New York, Grand Prix, Mille Miglia (more...)

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Amazon.com Review
An anthology of road trip writing, Lindamood's collection includes well-known writers like Dave Barry, Calvin Trillen, S. J. Perelman, and Ernest Hemingway, plus 30 more, all rambling, philosophizing, riffing and narrating on the American pasttime of driving. From Hunter Thompson's desert drag race ravings to Allen Ginsberg's non-driver's plaint about pollution and the end of the world, you get to see the ongoing automotive love affair through the eyes of writers who know the road.

Product Description
Rolling sculpture, symbol of freedom and power, a defining rite of passage, the autombile has forever changed the shape of our world. In celebration of the 100th year of the American car industry, the automotive editor of Good Morning American has compiled a collection of writings by such literate and humorous car enthusiasts as Jack Kerouac, Peter Egan, Jim Harrison, Calvin Trillin, Joyce Carol Oates, Dave Barry, and P.J. O'Rourke.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 258 pages
• Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Pr; 1 edition (September 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0871136546
• ISBN-13: 978-0871136541
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,056,007 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Enlightening, Entertaining and Candid, June 25, 2001

By	M. D. MCGINLEY "Chief Highliner" (United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you are of an autombile mind, then "Road Trips..." is a great book to read while in the coffee shop, waiting for the drawbridge to come down, or just to fill time. It is a collection of short stories from various authors, making it a collage of driving cultural tidbits that inform and entertain. The hardcover edition is nostalgical, appealing--a beautiful, classical cover with natural, thick pages--that made me want to head down to Route 66 from beginning to end, and hit every diner in between. I'm glad to be a part of the American Culture, and especially the driving culuture, as peoples past could not have imagined--nor enjoyed--the thrill at travelling at a mile a minute as easily as putting on your clothes. "Road Trips..." is a journey in itself, and I dare not spoil the trip for you. Lindamood did a fantastic editing job by keeping her hands out of the mix unless necessary; she let the writer do the talking. Great reading for all minds over 15 (language). Makes a great gift for the driver in your life.

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Road Trips Rocks, February 9, 1999

By	[e-mail] (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Road Trips, Head Trips, and Other Car-Crazed Writings (Paperback)

This book is a well compiled anthology of porbably the best Automotive writings anywhere. Try it! Also...if you like this you should read her monthly column in Automobile Magazine.