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Driven : the secret lives of taxi drivers / by Di Cintio, Marcello,1973-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."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, Driven seeks out those missed conversations, revealing the unknown stories that surround us. Travelling 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. Like the people encountered in its pages, Driven is 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.
Subjects: Taxicab drivers;
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The cab / by Makar, Barbara W.;
Subjects: Reading (Elementary); Taxicab drivers;
© c2008., Educators Publishing Service,
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A sprinkle in time / by Mentink, Dana.;
"The second book in the Shake Shop Mysteries-a new murder in town has Trinidad Jones thrown for a scoop! It's Alpenfest in Upper Sprocket! Yodelers are congregating in the square, tourists flocking to the town, and Trinidad Jones is scooping up some fall flavors at her Shimmy and Shake Shop. The cherry on the sundae is her upcoming feature in The Scoop magazine. She's determined to serve up the perfect interview, but it won't be easy, thanks in part to her meddling Cuban grandfather Papa Luis who has decided to make Sprocket his home for the foreseeable future. Papa Luis has set himself up as a taxi driver in his classic 1951 Buick. But things take a turn when Papa Luis tells her he's found a corpse in his trunk. Upon closer investigation, they realize the body has disappeared. With the assistance of Juliette and Bonnie (her sisterhood of exes) and the way too handsome nut farmer Quinn Logan, Trinidad must solve the mystery of the disappearing corpse, before her father is up to his neck in a murderous mess"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Ice cream parlors; Taxicab drivers; Murder;
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Death of an Irish mummy / by Murphy, C. E.(Catie E.);
Squiring a self-proclaimed heiress around Dublin has got limo driver Megan Malone's Irish up--until she finds the woman dead ... American-born Cherise Williams believes herself to be heir to an old Irish earldom, and she's come to Dublin to claim her heritage. Under the circumstances, Megan's boss Orla at Leprechaun Limos has no qualms about overcharging the brash Texas transplant for their services. Megan chauffeurs Cherise to the ancient St. Michan's Church, where the woman intends to get a wee little DNA sample from the mummified earls--much to the horror of the priest. But before she can desecrate the dead, Cherise Williams is murdered--just as her three daughters arrive to also claim their birthright. With rumors of famine-era treasure on the lands owned by the old Williams family and the promise of riches for the heirs, greed seems a likely motive. But when Orla surprisingly becomes the Garda's prime suspect, Megan attempts to steer the investigation away from her boss and solve the murder with the help of the dashing Detective Bourke. With a killer who's not wrapped too tight, she'll need to proceed with caution--or she could go from driving a limo to riding in a hearse...
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Women taxicab drivers; Mummies; Murder;
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Last cab to Darwin [videorecording] / by Caton, Michael,actor.; Hamilton, Emma,actor.; Lawford-wolf, Ningali,actor.; Sims, Jeremy,film director.; Weaver, Jacki,1947-actor.; First-Run Features (Firm),publisher.;
Michael Caton, Jacki Weaver, Ningali Lawford-wolf, Emma Hamilton, Mark Coles Smith.Rex is a cab driver who has never left the mining town of Broken Hill in his life. When he discovers he doesn't have long to live, he decides to drive through the heart of the country to Darwin, where he's heard he will be able to die on his own terms; but along the way he discovers that before you can end your life you've got to live it, and to live it you've got to learn to share it.PG.DVD; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Road films.; Romantic comedy films.; Taxicab drivers; Terminally ill;
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Catching Christmas / by Blackstock, Terri,1957-author.;
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Christmas; Lawyers; Taxicab drivers; Grandmothers; Dementia;
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Daddio [videorecording] / by Hall, Christy,film director,film producer,screenwriter.; Johnson, Dakota,1989-actor,film producer.; Penn, Sean,1960-actor.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Dakota Johnson, Sean Penn.A young woman jumps into the backseat of a yellow taxi. The cabbie throws the vehicle into drive as they leave JFK airport and head into the night toward Manhattan, engaging in a conversation that takes them both on a single remarkable journey. As the two navigate the very human connection between passenger and driver in the world's biggest city, they locate a common ground that helps each of them see the other's point of view bringing them both closer to figuring out themselves.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fiction films.; Feature films.; Interpersonal relations; Taxicab drivers; Taxicabs; Automobile occupants; Man-woman relationships;
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Collateral [videorecording (DVD)] / by Beebe, Dion; Berg, Peter,1964; Cameron, Paul,1958; Cruise, Tom,1962; Foxx, Jami; Howard, James Newto; Mann, Michael(Michael Kenneth; Pinkett, Jad; Ruffalo, Mar; DreamWorks Home Entertainment (Firm; Universal Studios Home Video (Firm;
Directors of photography, Dion Beebe, Paul Cameron ; editors, Jim Miller, Paul Rubell ; music, James Newton Howard ; costume designer, Jeffrey Kurland ; production designer, David Wasco.Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo, Peter Berg, Bruce McGill, Irma P. Hall, Barry Shabaka Henley.Vincent is a cool, calculating contract killer at the top of his game. Max is a cabbie with big dreams looking for his next fare. This fateful night, Max becomes Vincent's collateral, and will transport him on his next mission - one night, five stops, five hits and then a perfect getaway. Together, Vincent and Max find themselves in a non-stop race against time. With the LAPD and the FBI after them, they each become dependent on the other to survive.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo, DTS 5.1 surround, dual-layer, single-sidedVenice Film Festival, 2004: Future Film Festival Digital Award (Michael Mann)
Subjects: Feature film; Murder for hire; Survival skills; Taxicab drivers; Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.;
© c2004., DreamWorks Home Entertainment ; Distributed by Universal Studios Home Video,
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