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An almost daily report of interesting, unusual and noteworthy books that passed under my scanner.

An almost daily report of interesting, unusual and noteworthy books that passed under my scanner. An almost daily report of interesting, unusual and noteworthy books that passed under my scanner. An almost daily report of interesting, unusual and noteworthy books that passed under my scanner. An almost daily report of interesting, unusual and noteworthy books that passed under my scanner. An almost daily report of interesting, unusual and noteworthy books that passed under my scanner.

Aug 13 2008

Hack

Posted by: Alan in Book Reviews, Books, Memoir, Non-Fiction

Sub-titled "How I Stopped Worrying About What To Do With The Rest Of My Life & Started Driving a Yellow Cab", Melissa Plaut’s Hack is an easy and charming memoir on the life of a New York City cab driver. With wit and understatement, Plaut relates her tale of deciding "as an adventure" to try driving a cab for a living for while, filling out the forms, taking the test, obtaining her hack license and driving for a medium sized taxi firm in New York City. From dealing with agressive and obnoxious drivers to competing with other hacks for fares, Plaut does a good job of capturing the romance of life behind the wheel. She also manages quite matter-of-factly to out herself as a lesbian and reminds her friend, on a late night taxi ride home from The Hole, that taxi drivers always listen in on conversations, so the cab is Not a great place to dish an entire evening’s worth of people. All in all a pleasant and informative read. Recommended.

The Thin Red Line

An almost daily report of interesting, unusual and noteworthy books that passed under my scanner.

Hack

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