Car Age

Take a look at the vehicle sitting in your driveway. It may be the last one you ever own. With an estimated 33 million fully autonomous cars and taxis projected to hit the road by 2040, an automotive renaissance is soon to be upon us. Personal car ownership currently costs the average sedan owner $9,000 annually. But car ownership may soon be a thing of the past.

In Car Crazy, G. Wayne Miller, author of Toy Wars: The Epic Struggle Between G.I. Joe, Barbie, and the Companies That Make Them and Men and Speed: A Wild Ride Through NASCAR's Breakout Season, takes listeners back to the wild and wooly years of the early automobile era - from 1893, when the first US-built auto was introduced, through 1908, when General Motors was founded and Ford's Model T went on the market.

Fourteen-year-old Terry has parents who never paid him much attention. So when they both disappear after one of their all-too-frequent arguments, Terry isn’t exactly eager for them to come home. On his own, he occupies himself by assembling a car kit that’s been collecting dust in the garage for years. When the car is finished, Terry is pleased to discover it actually runs. Though he doesn’t know much about driving, he gets behind the wheel and heads west, with the notion of visiting an uncle in Oregon. But Terry’s plan takes a detour when he meets Shakespeare-quoting wanderer Waylon Jackson....

At any age, in any age, we could all fall by the highway of life. Charlie and Angel are two such teenagers who break the monotony of their foster home life by breaking into houses. When a burglary goes wrong, they escape in a stolen van along the Great Central Road. What follows, just as they are beginning find somewhere to belong, is murder and a ruthless international crime syndicate.

From a bright new talent, a witty, moving, and inspirational coming-of-age debut novel set in 1970s Brooklyn about a teenager and his abusive father whose obsession with broken down vintage cars careens wildly out of control. “Such a pleasure to read.... This is a coming of age story, but it...

Pretty Pinchworth, a young fairy girl from a poor family, is determined to move up in the world by learning to drive a newly invented magical motor-car. But when one instructor after another refuses to teach a girl, Pretty decides to take matters into her own hands. With help from one of the boys in the driving class, Pretty sets out to earn her driver's certification without an instructor - and along the way, she finds a relationship she didn't expect.

I'm visiting relatives out of state and I've picked up a hitcher, but the traffic is making it impossible. We wind up having to sleep in the back of the van, but I really struggle to sleep with clothes on. After some frustrated minutes I finally relent and undress, much to hitch-hiker Daniel’s fear. With us both so close to each other I start to get ideas and soon Daniel’s stiffness is more than apparent. I can’t wait to tackle that big thing of his and take it inside me.