Confessions of a Long Distance Lorry Driver
Author : Timothy Lea
Publisher : Sphere
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 42,37 MB
Release : 1975
Category : English fiction
ISBN : 9780860071808
Author : Timothy Lea
Publisher : Sphere
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 42,37 MB
Release : 1975
Category : English fiction
ISBN : 9780860071808
Author : Timothy Lea
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 37,77 MB
Release : 2013-08-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0007530218
Get comfy, you’re in for a nice long ride...
Author : Nick de Bois
Publisher : Biteback Publishing
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 22,5 MB
Release : 2018-01-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1785903411
Shortlisted for the Political Books Awards 'Best Parliamentary Memoir 2018' You are not an executive who can make and enforce decisions. You are a legislator who votes on making laws. You are not a counsellor, a housing officer, benefits clerk, bank or trading standards officer, but you are often expected to provide a new home, sort out benefits, provide a loan or settle a dispute about a computer game bought for little Jimmy that doesn't work. You are, in fact, a 21stcentury Member of Parliament representing about 125,000 good folk from your constituency by taking your seat in probably the finest parliament in the world (despite what you may read or hear in the media). You are elected by a simple majority from roughly 50,000 people who mark their 'X' by your name at a general election, hoping that you will be able to make a difference somehow. Then, when as a new MP, you walk through the Members Lobby filled with a vision of how you will leave your mark on this place and this nation, what you are almost certainly unaware of is that your constituents, your government, the press and the very institution of the Palace of Westminster have other plans for you.
Author : Simon Mayo
Publisher : Random House
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 25,27 MB
Release : 2011-10-13
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1446488748
Simon Mayo first opened his confessional in 1988 on BBC Radio 1's Breakfast Show. Every day, one shamefaced listener would share their deepest, darkest secret while millions tuned in to find out whether or not Simon would grant his forgiveness. Over twenty years later, Simon presents the daily Drivetime show on BBC Radio 2, and the confessions segment is back. Now those guilty listeners who missed their chance first time round have joined a whole new generation of sinners to beg for clemency from Father Mayo and his flock. From supermarket-wrecking games of 'aisle catch' to kidnapped pensioners and clandestine pet vasectomies, this is a brand-new collection of hilarious letters and emails from Simon's ever-popular show. Join the discussion on Twitter: #drivetimeconfessions
Author : Rebby Barnard
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 29,86 MB
Release : 2009-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781441511164
I aspired to write since early childhood. My mother loved my writing and saved things I wrote at an early age which she treasured. In the 1990s, while driving a semitruck I learned quite a bit about myself and the world. It was fun and memorable, and I will never forget it. Later I drove a taxicab. Passengers sometimes would ask me if we are on the show Taxicab Confessions. I revealed my trucking experiences and changed the title to Confessions of a Female Truck Driver. Just recently, I became a truck driver again! I am so excited to be back-and maybe I will write a sequel to this book one day. What is it really like driving a truck? It's a complete subculture with its own standards, ethics, and dialect. And it never hurts to have a sense of humor. This is the world of the truck driver through my eyes. "Breaker one-nine. Breaker one-nine. We got a great big convoy and I got your back door. Keep the greasy side down and the shiny side up." That's a big 10-4, good buddy
Author : Finn Murphy
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 39,58 MB
Release : 2017-06-06
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0393608727
“There’s nothing semi about Finn Murphy’s trucking tales of The Long Haul.”—Sloane Crosley, Vanity Fair More than thirty years ago, Finn Murphy dropped out of college to become a long-haul trucker. Since then he’s covered more than a million miles as a mover, packing, loading, hauling people’s belongings all over America. In The Long Haul, Murphy recounts with wit, candor, and charm the America he has seen change over the decades and the poignant, funny, and often haunting stories of the people he encounters on the job.
Author : Laurie Driver
Publisher :
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 27,41 MB
Release : 2010-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781449090449
The book is a set of reflections and recollections of a driver's 40 plus years in the hard and unforgiving world of the haulage and transport industry. It delves into the methods resorted to, in order to survive and make ends meet for him and his family, in a world where the driver is considered the lowest of the low. There is both humour and pathos and some love and some violence. There are tales of underhand dealings, fiddles and thievery. It tells of times when truck driving was a man's world. Hard relentless toil, long, unsocial hours when there was no power steering and all gearboxes were constant mesh. When roping and sheeting was the norm. When trucking wasn't just a job. It was a way of life
Author : Jacobsen's Publishers
Publisher :
Page : 808 pages
File Size : 22,66 MB
Release : 1968
Category : Censorship
ISBN :
Author : P. Lehmann
Publisher :
Page : 5 pages
File Size : 26,99 MB
Release : 1973
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Publisher :
Page : 1200 pages
File Size : 13,60 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Great Britain
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