Peking to Paris : life and love on a short drive around half the world
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New York, NY : Skyhorse Publishing, [2013].
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x, 262 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps (on endpapers), charts, photographs ; 24 cm
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Nederland Community Library - NONFICTION | 796.72 Bennett | On Shelf |
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New York, NY : Skyhorse Publishing, [2013].
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In May 2007, leaving China's Great Wall is Car 84, one of 128 antique autos racing in the Peking to Paris Motor Challenge. It's guided by one Dina Bennett, the world's least likely navigator: a daydreamer prone to carsickness, riddled with self-doubt, and married to a thrill-seeking perfectionist who is half-human, half-racecar. What could possibly go wrong? Funny, self-deprecating, and marred by only a few acts of great fortitude, Peking to Paris is first and foremost a voyage of transformation. The reader is swept on a wild, emotional ride, with romance and adversity, torment and triumph. Starting in Beijing, Dina and her husband, Bernard, limp across the Gobi, Siberia, Baltic States, and south to Paris in a 1940 Cadillac LaSalle, while Dina nurses the absurd hope that she can turn herself into a person of courage and patience.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Bennett, D. (2013). Peking to Paris: life and love on a short drive around half the world . Skyhorse Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bennett, Dina, 1955-. 2013. Peking to Paris: Life and Love On a Short Drive Around Half the World. Skyhorse Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bennett, Dina, 1955-. Peking to Paris: Life and Love On a Short Drive Around Half the World Skyhorse Publishing, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bennett, Dina. Peking to Paris: Life and Love On a Short Drive Around Half the World Skyhorse Publishing, 2013.
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