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Author's account of his 1980 solo odyssey across America, running from California to New York with only a change of clothes and a few maps tucked into a backpack. He writes with humor and charm of aspects of his "outer" journey such as roadside trash, friendly truck drivers and waitresses, and unfriendly dogs. Even more fascinating was his "inner" journey...questions and challenges he faced, problems of time and distance, effort and exhaustion, solitude and boredom.
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Meditations from the Breakdown Lane Running Across America
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Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Illustrated by Photo Dust Jacket by Joseph Greene (illustrator). First Edition; First Printing. Dark blue cloth spine over light blue paper covered boards. The covers are a bit worn with some soiling and discoloration. The page edges are also a bit soiled- the top edge has a red marker remainder slash. The contents are tight and clean. The dust jacket is also slightly worn, but thecolors are still bright. A nice copy. ; Stated first edition with number line starting with "2" which for Random House books, denotes a first printing. ; Wrap around color photo dust jacket, in text maps; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xi, 237 p. pages; In 1980, the author, Jim Shapiro did a solo cross country run from California to New York. The cross country run took eighty days and this book details his experiences, challenges and the people he encountered. Seller Inventory # 22972
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MEDITATIONS FROM THE BREAKDOWN LANE: RUNNING ACROSS AMERICA
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First printing. Trace foxing on top edge, else near fine in a near fine dust jacket.; 237 pages. Seller Inventory # 79378