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Truck: On Rebuilding a Worn-out Pickup and Other Post-technological Adventures
 
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Truck: On Rebuilding a Worn-out Pickup and Other Post-technological Adventures (Paperback)

by John Jerome (Author)
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  • Paperback: 155 pages
  • Publisher: University Press of New England; New edition edition (31 May 1996)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0874517559
  • ISBN-13: 978-0874517552
  • Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 13.7 x 1.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,528,899 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"I loved John Jerome's Truck . . . The book is not so much about automotive mechanics as it is about mind and matter . . . About obsession and compulsion, joy and doubt, rage and forgiveness." --Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, New York Times

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4.0 out of 5 stars It's "The Outermost House" of trucks, 11 May 1999
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Read "The Outermost House" by Henry Beston, then go read this book; you will see what I mean. While it is true that Beston is a much better writer, the reader gets the same philosophical analysis and feeling of journey. You don't have to like trucks to enjoy this book; however if you've ever cursed at a rusted bolt, skinned your knuckles, or wrecked a hard to get part, this book is for you. It is funny, sometimes poignant view of technology.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A funny and engaging book about trucks and more., 4 Mar 1999
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Jerome's "Truck" is a funny and entertaining book about rebuilding an old truck and the soul searching that ensues in the process. It is similar to Pirsig's "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance," but not quite as serious or self-conscious. But, it does have the same form of being about adventures in the mechanical world while really being about something else. Jerome's book is actually about trucks, but at the same time it is about life in rural New England, our relationship to the modern world, and just about anything else that comes to his mind on a given day. His randomness is refreshing because it is more real. Jerome can be a little judgmental at times and is a little bit on the naïve-liberal side, but not in the "suburban soccer mom" way of more recent rural immigrants. But, he is rarely preachy and the book is one of the few honest accounts of life in rural New England.
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