The Long Haul delivers because it is a survey of a culture fused to a working man’s memoir—and Murphy, smartly, avoids sentiment and lazy comparisons. Like priests, movers shepherd us through life’s transitions; like cowboys, truckers drive the roads we’ll never . · ABOUT THE BOOK: A long-haul mover’s rollicking account of life out on the Big Slab. More than thirty years ago, Finn Murphy dropped out of college to become a long-haul trucker. Since then he’s covered more than a million miles packing, loading, and hauling people’s belongings all Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins. · The Long Haul: A Trucker's Tales of Life on the Road by Finn Murphy My rating: 5 of 5 stars The Long Haul: A Trucker's Tales of Life on the Road by Finn Murphy is a W.W. Norton Company publication. I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect from this book when I started reading it, but it sounded like it might be pretty interesting.
Long Haul Having spent a number of years with Wheaton as an owner contract hauling agent, this book brought back many memories of my days on the road. Finn is the real deal, he has lived the life of a long haul mover and has the wit and humor you need to survive that life. Well done Finn!! Now get a good long deserved rest. RWClark Finn Murphy's "The Long Haul: A Trucker's Tales of Life on the Road" is an occupational memoir with a previously untold human story at its center. Photograph Courtesy W. W. Norton. "There's nothing semi about Finn Murphy's trucking tales of The Long Haul."—Sloane Crosley, Vanity Fair More than thirty years ago, Finn Murphy dropped out of college to become a long-haul trucker. Since then he's covered more than a million miles as a mover, packing, loading, hauling people's belongings all over America.
In The Long Haul, Murphy offers a trucker’s-eye view of America on the move. Murphy recounts with wit, candor, and charm the America he has seen change over the decades, from the hollowing-out of small towns to changing tastes in culture and home furnishings. Catch Finn's interview on Fresh Air with Terry Gross: www.doorway.ru Army Navy Life and the United Service The Omniscience Principle The Long Haul: A Trucker's Tales of Life on the Road “There’s nothing semi about Finn Murphy’s trucking tales of The Long Haul.”—Sloane Crosley, Vanity Fair More than thirty years ago, Finn Murphy dropped out of college to become a long-haul trucker. ABOUT THE BOOK: A long-haul mover’s rollicking account of life out on the Big Slab. More than thirty years ago, Finn Murphy dropped out of college to become a long-haul trucker. Since then he’s covered more than a million miles packing, loading, and hauling people’s belongings all over America.
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