Roads from the Ashes: An Odyssey in Real Life on the Virtual Frontier (Paperback)

~ Megan Edwards (Author) "You don't keep extra clothes when you live in 200 square feet..." (more)
Key Phrases: New York, Los Angeles, Big Bend (more...)

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Most people are reluctant to make drastic changes in their lives, but sometimes events happen that cause us to re-evaluate ourselves and the direction in which we are going. In l993, after losing their California home to a raging fire, Edwards, her husband, and Marvin "the road dog" saw an opportunity to set forth on a new mobile lifestyle. Their ongoing journey resulted in an award-winning web site and a successful marketing company. Readers follow their adventures from the beginning of the trip to the present. The Phoenix One, the ultimate RV warrior, became a permanent residence and workplace. Readers will delight in the miracle of the albino buffalo and get caught up in the excitement of the 42-mile Kinetic Sculpture Race. By sharing unusual treasuresAa remote war memorial near Eagles Nest, the oversized Boeing Surplus StoreAEdwards demonstrates the joys of exploration. From the mountains to Manhattan, this tapestry of life on the road weaves the best of travel, technology, survival skills, and relationships into an engaging work of art.AJo-Anne Mary Benson, Osgoode, Ontario
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

"Home is where your dog is." It's just one of the lessons that author Megan Edwards has learned living life on a roll. Her adventure began when a firestorm roared out of the hills above Pasadena, California, in October 1993. Her home was among over 200 destroyed by the blaze.

Suddenly and utterly "stuffless," Megan, her husband Mark, and dog Marvin seized opportunity from catastrophe. They hit the road aboard the Phoenix One, the custom-built four-wheel drive motorhome that "rose from the ashes."

Product Details

• Paperback: 210 pages
• Publisher: Trilogy Books (May 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1891290010
• ISBN-13: 978-1891290015
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,535,200 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The BEST things in life aren't things!, July 25, 1999

By	S. Gail Skvarenina; [e-mail] (Scottsdale, AZ) - See all my reviews

Megan Edwards is the true Phoenix risen from the ashes - NOT just her unusual vehicle. I was at the meeting she attended just two days after the fire. She'd lost everything, yet even then she knew that it was a great, and rare, opportunity to do whatever she could dream with no restrictions - no excess baggage.

You will paint vivid color images in your mind from Megan's lyrical writing. The challenge lies to NOT laugh out loud or NOT find yourself wiping tears from your cheek as Megan describes the good times AND the not-so-good times. She philosophically understands that to reach the real truth and the absolute freedom of your dreams, you must synthesize all times - good, bad, happy, sad - all of them part of the enlightenment ahead.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Phoenix One Rises!, January 29, 2001

By	Susan E. Musgrove (Denver, CO United States) - See all my reviews

There's always a catalyst to embarking on a "road less traveled" and, for Megan and Mark, it was a terrible tragedy. Yet embark they did, with all the courage and hope in the world that everything would turn out all right, no matter what happened to them along the way or how bleak things seemed. Megan takes us along to experience not only the external journey of new places and new friends but also the internal journey of doubts and frustrations. This is a delightful read for anyone who's ever wondered what it would be like to throw off the traces and explore.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I agree with secondnature review... could use editing., November 17, 2004

By	T. Smith "tls48025" (Atlanta GA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have read many RV travel books. This book has good subject matter, however, I find it strays again and again to the "isn't the wonder of the computer world amazing" theme. When published, this may have had more impact, but now the "wonder" is old news. I enjoyed the first half of the book more than the last.