Uneasy Rider (Vintage Departures) [Idioma Inglés] - Tapa blanda

Bryan, Mike

 
9780679742654: Uneasy Rider (Vintage Departures) [Idioma Inglés]
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ISBN 10: 0679742654 ISBN 13: 9780679742654
Editorial: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1998

Sinopsis

"Engagingly curious open-mindedness . . . an amiable deadpan worthy of Richard Ford."  --Pico Iyer, Time

in this offbeat and original road book, cultural observer Mike Bryan takes issue with the traditional idea that the "real" America is to be found somewhere on our scenic backroads. He argues instead that it is right out in the open on the interstates, and he travels the big highways of the Southwest to prove the point.

Bryan engages motel operators, state troopers, and traveling salesmen. He discovers the world's only "No Smoking" ranch; hobnobs with elusive novelist Cormac McCarthy; spars with Bob Sundown, who prefers his covered wagon to any car. Between encounters he contemplates everything from America's pioneering spirit to its history of road building. In the end, he discovers that the interstates, far from producing the homogenous society he feared, nourish a rich community of eccentrics. And that ultimately, as this deeply romantic travelogue shows, there is no such thing as an "ordinary American."

"A wonderful writer, he manages to transmit his enjoyment of the places and people he encounters."  --Austin American-Statesman. NOTA: El libro no está en español, sino en inglés.

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Acerca del autor

Mike Bryan has written and collaborated on books about topics ranging from golf and baseball to travel and religion. His credits include Uneasy Rider, Baseball Lives, and Cal Ripken’s bestselling autobiography, The Only Way I Know. He lives in New York City.

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"Engagingly curious open-mindedness . . . an amiable deadpan worthy of Richard Ford." --Pico Iyer, Time
in this offbeat and original road book, cultural observer Mike Bryan takes issue with the traditional idea that the "real" America is to be found somewhere on our scenic backroads. He argues instead that it is right out in the open on the interstates, and he travels the big highways of the Southwest to prove the point.
Bryan engages motel operators, state troopers, and traveling salesmen. He discovers the world's only "No Smoking" ranch; hobnobs with elusive novelist Cormac McCarthy; spars with Bob Sundown, who prefers his covered wagon to any car. Between encounters he contemplates everything from America's pioneering spirit to its history of road building. In the end, he discovers that the interstates, far from producing the homogenous society he feared, nourish a rich community of eccentrics. And that ultimately, as this deeply romantic travelogue shows, there is no such thing as an "ordinary American."
"A wonderful writer, he manages to transmit his enjoyment of the places and people he encounters." --Austin American-Statesman

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Editorial
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Año de publicación
1998
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0679742654
ISBN 13 
9780679742654
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
364
Contacto del fabricante
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Persona responsable
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9780679416715: Uneasy Rider: The Interstate Way of Knowledge

Edición Destacada

ISBN 10:  0679416714 ISBN 13:  9780679416715
Editorial: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1997
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