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- My Writing Year: Making Sense of Being a Writer
- Write Now! On the Road to Getting Published or How I Learned to Sell My Book
- A Class of Leaders
- Morning Pages: The Almost True Story of My Life
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Highway Sailor: A Rollicking American Journey
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Published: April 20, 2011
Words: 53,155 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781458104052
Short description
When the woman Jake Massry lives with leaves him for another man because he can't succeed as a writer, Jake hits the highways of America in his worn-out VW bus in search of himself and his country. In his travels, Jake meets a colorful cast of characters: sexy women, philosophers, racists and Gary Morse, a 19-year-old hitchhiker who possesses a large "red ruby" given to him by a young heiress.Extended description
When the woman Jake Massry lives with leaves him for another man because he can't succeed as a writer, and his old world father, on his deathbed, orders him to get a "real" job, Jake, to get his head straight, hits the highways of America in his worn-out VW bus Old Bones in search of himself and his country. It's spring1974—prices of goods are spiraling upward and President Nixon is embroiled in the Watergate fiasco. As he travels from place to place in Old Bones (or rather pushes him), Jake meets a colorful cast of characters: sexy women, gays, born-again Christians, philosophers, racists, bullies and Gary Morse, a 19-year-old hitchhiker who possesses a large "red ruby" given to him by a young heiress.Adult-content rating: This book contains content considered unsuitable for young readers 17 and under, and which may be offensive to some readers of all ages. For more information, see the Support FAQ.
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coming of age, travel, american culture, watergate, richard nixon, odyssey, hitchhikers, adventure fiction, travel adventure, 1974, president nixon, travel story, travel usa, journey of life, travel by car, car journey, highways of america, nixon watergate, traveling in vw bus, american journey, writer travels, american cities, american writer, america travelsAvailable ebook reading formats
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