{"product_id":"driven-marcello-di-cintio-9781771963848","title":"Driven: The Secret Lives of Taxi Drivers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Bressani Literary Prize - A \u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e Book of the Year - A \u003cem\u003eCBC Books\u003c\/em\u003e Best Canadian Nonfiction of 2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn conversations with drivers ranging from veterans of foreign wars to Indigenous women protecting one another, Di Cintio explores the borderland of the North American taxi.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The taxi,\" writes Marcello Di Cintio, \"is a border.\" Occupying the space between public and private, a cab brings together people who might otherwise never have met--yet most of us sit in the back and stare at our phones. Nowhere else do people occupy such intimate quarters and share so little. In a series of interviews with drivers, their backgrounds ranging from the Iraqi National Guard, to the Westboro Baptist Church, to an arranged marriage that left one woman stranded in a foreign country with nothing but a suitcase, \u003cem\u003eDriven \u003c\/em\u003eseeks out those missed conversations, revealing the unknown stories that surround us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTravelling across borders of all kinds, from battlefields and occupied lands to midnight fares and Tim Hortons parking lots, Di Cintio chronicles the many journeys each driver made merely for the privilege to turn on their rooflight. Yet these lives aren't defined by tragedy or frustration but by ingenuity and generosity, hope and indomitable hard work. From night school and sixteen-hour shifts to schemes for athletic careers and the secret Shakespeare of Dylan's lyrics, Di Cintio's subjects share the passions and triumphs that drive them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike the people encountered in its pages, \u003cem\u003eDriven \u003c\/em\u003eis an unexpected delight, and that most wondrous of all things: a book that will change the way you see the world around you. A paean to the power of personality and perseverance, it's a compassionate and joyful tribute to the men and women who take us where we want to go.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marcello Di Cintio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1771963840\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771963848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Biblioasis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.43h x 5.43w x 0.87d","brand":"Marcello Di Cintio","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046107017471,"sku":"9781771963848","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_56af4547-1a28-4521-9196-928a8e00f4fb.jpg?v=1684982668","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/driven-marcello-di-cintio-9781771963848","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}