Blimp Pilot Terrorizes Akron (And Other Hot Air)
Author | : Bob Dyer |
Publisher | : Gray & Company, Publishers |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2013-11-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781938441486 |
ISBN-13 | : 1938441486 |
Rating | : 4/5 (86 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Here’s Akron, with attitude. A giant cockroach, ticket-happy traffic cops, sexting teens, bumbling politicians, prima donna sports stars . . . There are few topics that Akron Beacon Journal columnist Bob Dyer hasn’t tackled head-on. His biting commentary has earned him followers and foes alike—along with a boatload of awards. In this collection of his best writing, Dyer nearly crashes the Goodyear blimp, drag races in a ’64 Plymouth Barracuda, drives a 126-ton locomotive, panhandles on a downtown street corner, surveys the “Great Wall of Fairlawn,” dispenses unsolicited advice to LeBron James, and generally waves a red flag at political correctness. Great fun to read—as long as you’re not overly sensitive!