Overview

A father and son travel across North America in a pickup truck - talking, laughing, fighting, and bonding.

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Author:   Lee Gutkind ,  Sam Gutkind
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   Excelsior Editions
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.372kg
ISBN:  

9781438432595

ISBN 10:   1438432593
Pages:   204
Publication Date:   01 June 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Preface: ""What's All This Blood, Dad? I Don't Understand!"" Acknowledgments Prologue: Africa-July 2009 Part I. The Open Road Portal-2004 The Evolution of Truckin' Chasing Madness Trapped at the Border Listening to the Road Wet Run The Jack London of Rock and Roll Hello? Artful Charlie The Dyl Anticipation Tuna Fish Trouble Sam's Dangerous Disease Another Border Crossing Buttering Toast Father Knows Best? The Rope Test The ""Make My Day"" Syndrome The Red Bike Hakuna Matata Part II . Religious Experiences Laowai-March 2008 Creation Elation Moshe Dann Radio Shack Rose Aunt Hattie Getting Lost and Losing It The Big Picture Antelope Galloping Paul and Barbara Bears on the Brain Winning (and Losing) the Race The Summit Old Men The Godel Connection Afterword by Sam Gutkind Uhuru Truckin': A Final Word, by Lee Gutkind"

Reviews

...Gutkind launched a tradition of hopping in his truck with his son and taking off, destination unknown. He shares the powerful connection the two forged through these journeys ... although the book is more a memoir than parenting guide, Gutkind celebrates creativity as parents seek to connect with their children. - ForeWord Reviews

"""...Gutkind launched a tradition of hopping in his truck with his son and taking off, destination unknown. He shares the powerful connection the two forged through these journeys ... although the book is more a memoir than parenting guide, Gutkind celebrates creativity as parents seek to connect with their children."" - ForeWord Reviews"

Author Information

Lee Gutkind is Distinguished Writer in Residence at the Consortium for Science, Policy, and Outcomes and Professor in the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at Arizona State University; founding editor of the journal Creative Nonfiction; and the author or editor of over a dozen books, including Almost Human: Making Robots Think; Forever Fat: Essays by the Godfather; and The Art of Creative Nonfiction. His son, Sam Gutkind, is now a freshman at Carnegie Mellon University.

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