{"product_id":"in-the-drivers-seat-marc-mayfield-9781461147091","title":"In The Driver's Seat: Interstate Trucking -- a Journey","description":"People asked me, \"What's interstate trucking like? What's it really like out there on the road?\" My short answer was always the same: \"You have to like being alone.\" \u003ci\u003eIn The Driver's Seat\u003c\/i\u003e - memoir, travelogue, portrait of an industry - is the long answer.\u003cbr\u003eOne month after his 45th birthday, Marc Mayfield became a long-haul truck driver, something he'd always wanted to do. Away from home for weeks at a time, he crisscrossed America in 18-wheelers. Drove into sunsets and, often, through the night. Learned firsthand that truckers compensated by the mile are shortchanged with each paycheck, that the federal Hours of Service of Drivers are as unrealistic as they are dangerous, that every day out there brought threats to his truck, his cargo, and his life. But he loved the solitude of a truck cab and traveled more than one million accident-free miles. Along the way, he all but destroyed his marriage. Then he met someone he didn't know he'd been looking for: Himself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marc Mayfield\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1461147093\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781461147091\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/08\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001","brand":"Marc Mayfield","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43936020726015,"sku":"9781461147091","price":13.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_4b70de80-c3d6-4c76-b6a5-ca40914f8767.jpg?v=1681423149","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-the-drivers-seat-marc-mayfield-9781461147091","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}