Meditations From the Breakdown Lane: Running Across America

Shapiro, James E

ISBN 10: 0394514386 / ISBN 13: 9780394514383

Published by Random House, 1982

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Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Meditations From the Breakdown Lane: Running Across America
• Publisher: Random House
• Publication Date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0394514386
• ISBN 13: 9780394514383
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

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.