
The God of Driving
How I Overcame Fear and Put Myself in the Driver's
Amy Fine Collins(Author)
Simon & Schuster (Publisher)
Published on 15. January 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-1-4516-3169-2 (ISBN)
Description
As a top correspondent for Vanity Fair magazine, Amy Fine Collins leads a glamorous life, a charmed whirlwind of gala parties, couture clothing, and five-star travel. In Manhattan, where she is whisked around in taxis and limousines, she has been able to disregard her long-standing fear of driving, a legacy handed down from her accident-plagued family. But when the brilliant and determined Amy finally decides to confront her driving phobia, she does not foresee how far from her elegant turf this resolution will take her.
A mysterious, good-looking Turk named Attila is dispatched to her doorstep in a dual-brake Acura, and in him Amy discovers not only a superhumanly skilled instructor but also a wise, patient, and capable man who, inexplicably and irresistibly, over the course of their yearlong lessons, begins to transform and transport her.
Both a compelling portrait of an elusive, charismatic hero and an inspiring adventure story, The God of Driving recounts the evolving relationship of Amy and Attila as they zoom in and out of urban interstates and country byways, as close to home as Park Avenue and as far away as Hamburg -- in muscle cars, turbocharged Bentleys, and hang-on-for-your-life motorcycles. And while Attila is completely changing her life, Amy is entirely remaking his, prompting him to uncover -- and redeem -- his shadowy past. Vibrant and funny, The God of Driving is an offbeat, romantic odyssey -- a true-life tale of unlikely soul mates who bump into each other at the crossroads of high gears and high style.
A mysterious, good-looking Turk named Attila is dispatched to her doorstep in a dual-brake Acura, and in him Amy discovers not only a superhumanly skilled instructor but also a wise, patient, and capable man who, inexplicably and irresistibly, over the course of their yearlong lessons, begins to transform and transport her.
Both a compelling portrait of an elusive, charismatic hero and an inspiring adventure story, The God of Driving recounts the evolving relationship of Amy and Attila as they zoom in and out of urban interstates and country byways, as close to home as Park Avenue and as far away as Hamburg -- in muscle cars, turbocharged Bentleys, and hang-on-for-your-life motorcycles. And while Attila is completely changing her life, Amy is entirely remaking his, prompting him to uncover -- and redeem -- his shadowy past. Vibrant and funny, The God of Driving is an offbeat, romantic odyssey -- a true-life tale of unlikely soul mates who bump into each other at the crossroads of high gears and high style.
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
494 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4516-3169-2 (9781451631692)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Amy Fine Collins
Content
Contents
It Shouldn't Happen to Us
The Driving Instructor
Moving Chicane
Breakthrough on Bear Mountain
Real Life
The Colossus of Roads
The Scissors Effect
Reform School for Drivers
The Big Picture
The Cadillac and the Car Show
Attila's Apostles
The Bentley Boys
Snakebite
Diva at the DMV
The Queen Seat
Two-Up
Mercedes Joe
Bell Jar on Wheels
Bird of Prey
Rednecks Steering Left
Past-Future
The Red Convertible
The Best Cabbie in New York
Off- and On-Track
The Mighty Maybach
Ducati Dudes, Maserati Men
"Happy New Year"
Independence Day
It Shouldn't Happen to Us
The Driving Instructor
Moving Chicane
Breakthrough on Bear Mountain
Real Life
The Colossus of Roads
The Scissors Effect
Reform School for Drivers
The Big Picture
The Cadillac and the Car Show
Attila's Apostles
The Bentley Boys
Snakebite
Diva at the DMV
The Queen Seat
Two-Up
Mercedes Joe
Bell Jar on Wheels
Bird of Prey
Rednecks Steering Left
Past-Future
The Red Convertible
The Best Cabbie in New York
Off- and On-Track
The Mighty Maybach
Ducati Dudes, Maserati Men
"Happy New Year"
Independence Day