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Summary: A great gift book for your taxi driver friend.
Review: A quick read. Somethings worth remembering and living by. Lots of "bumper sticker" type wisdom.
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Summary: not for the educated perceived elite
Review: Beautifully bound gift of street wisdom (ive given 5 so far) its like comparing homemade chili to Quiche Lorraine-VERY funny and not for ann landers readers and not for the Harvard crowd. Honest,straight to the point-either read this in 20 minutes and have to give it to friends or spend 5 years studying philosophy-still scratching your head. Street Wisdom cant be taught you eiter understand its simplicity or you dont. Its like this: if you are sophisticated,educated at the finest schools and wear armani clothes, make 100K-but you are in L.A. lost your wallet and the plane left without you and you have to be in San Francisco in 5 hours-what do you do? answer: swallow your pride and get on the friggin greyhound bus,ya dope. Favourite quote from book: your not any safer in first class.....
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Summary: Epigrams and Witticisms
Review: I picked this book up on an uncharacteristic whim in a coffee shop, and I feel in love. I am a lover of witty observations as well as all things New York City-related. The observations collected within the covers of Taxi Driver Wisdom just make me happy. How can you beat "YOU ONLY HAVE YOURSELF TO BLAME, AND EVERYONE ELSE HAS YOU TO BLAME, TOO." In addition, the photographs capture the personality of New York City in a way that makes it feel accessible to me. I'm purchasing copies for my family members as holiday gifts, and I bought a small white board for my office where I post a new quote from the book every few days to lighten the atmosphere at work. The best thing about this book is the fact that the quotes are both funny and true. This book is a joy.
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Summary: Behind the Plexiglass, not much.
Review: If you stand at a bookshop cash register you will most likely see 'Taxi Driver Wisdom' along with 'The Tao of Elvis' or 'The Little Book of Belches' or 'You and the True Meaning of Crop Circles'. Publishers love these little volumes placed as they are near the register for casual purchase. Why anyone should think that taxi drivers have any great insight on life is beyond me, mostly average guys doing an average job. Like barbers they deal with a captive public so this book could just as easily be called 'Barber Shop Wisdom'. I was expecting something much funnier and wry instead of the shallow observations that fill these pages. Another reviewer has referred to "lots of bumper sticker wisdom", quite right, once through the carwash and it's gone. All these taxi driver 'thoughts' are dressed up in a pretty sumptuous package though, thick black hardback covers and each spread has a black-and-white street scene photo on the left with a bright yellow page on the right for the type, all on glossy paper. The book comes with the ultimate pretension, a faux yellow silk bookmark, just in case the readers lose their place in the unnumbered pages. I'll end this review with a thought from Jean De La Bruyere (1645-1696) 'The exact contrary of what is generally believed is often the truth'. Now that's what I call wisdom!
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Summary: the best coffee table book!
Review: If you stand at a bookshop cash register you will most likely see `Taxi Driver Wisdom' along with `The Tao of Elvis' or `The Little Book of Belches' or `You and the True Meaning of Crop Circles'. Publishers love these little volumes placed as they are near the register for casual purchase. Why anyone should think that taxi drivers have any great insight on life is beyond me, mostly average guys doing an average job. Like barbers they deal with a captive public so this book could just as easily be called `Barber Shop Wisdom'. I was expecting something much funnier and wry instead of the shallow observations that fill these pages. Another reviewer has referred to "lots of bumper sticker wisdom", quite right, once through the carwash and it's gone. All these taxi driver `thoughts' are dressed up in a pretty sumptuous package though, thick black hardback covers and each spread has a black-and-white street scene photo on the left with a bright yellow page on the right for the type, all on glossy paper. The book comes with the ultimate pretension, a faux yellow silk bookmark, just in case the readers lose their place in the unnumbered pages. I'll end this review with a thought from Jean De La Bruyere (1645-1696) `The exact contrary of what is generally believed is often the truth'. Now that's what I call wisdom!
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Summary: Discover the meaning of life on the way to the airport.
Review: If you've been looking for the real truth, stop and hail a cab instead. "Taxi Driver Wisdom" offers a humorous, poignant, and often highly insightful collection of the truths about life as understood by the taxi drivers of New York City.They will offer you wisdom on relationships, time, health, money, and life all for the price of a crosstown fare. Who needs a therapist? This high quality small hardback is sized just right to fit in your carry-on, so that the next time you're in a cab, you can test its wisdom on your cabbie. It also would make a great little gift for your favorite traveler.
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Summary: Discover the meaning of life on the way to the airport.
Review: If you've been looking for the real truth, stop and hail a cab instead. "Taxi Driver Wisdom" offers a humorous, poignant, and often highly insightful collection of the truths about life as understood by the taxi drivers of New York City.
They will offer you wisdom on relationships, time, health, money, and life all for the price of a crosstown fare. Who needs a therapist?
This high quality small hardback is sized just right to fit in your carry-on, so that the next time you're in a cab, you can test its wisdom on your cabbie. It also would make a great little gift for your favorite traveler.
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Summary: Check your mind
Review: Taxi Driver Wisdom (TDW) is one of the most impressive books I've met through my nearly 40s. I've been traveling a lot, being European and having seen a piece of USA, my experience is - TDW through the eyes of mostly non-US reflects the present reality as if you'd examine it under a microscope. The great thing is - results of this examination in our times of globalization is applicable for US the same way as for the rest of the world. Take this: "TO PREPARE YOURSELF FOR MARRIAGE YOU MUST THINK - I AM GOING TO BURY THIS PERSON."
If you like this - you would like also "New York Vertical" by Horst Hamman - e.g.: "WE WILL PROBABLY BE JUDGED NOT BY THE MONUMENTS WE BUILD BUT BY THOSE WE HAVE DESTROYED." Have a nice day!-) Or at least - try2 ... :-)
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Summary: Caveat Emptor
Review: Taxi Driver Wisdom in itself may be an oxymoron, however as a taxi driver myself, I found it to be funny and thought provoking, and lacking in some of the more baser universal truths.
I drive a taxi in Toledo Ohio. The Glass City is not New York, but we do have our share of people who do give you a unique outlook on life. Recently, I began asking myself exactly WHY I do this instead of going to Law School. The plain and simple answer is..."No two days are exactly alike". That is the lure of cab driving; Every day presents a new set of challenges and problems that must be dealt with.
Taxi Driver Wisdom is a cute book. I highly recommend it to anyone who has ever rode in, or driven a cab. But, dont expect EVERY cab driver to impart wisdom on demand. There are some out there who would have trouble finding thier [behind] with both hands.
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Summary: Caveat Emptor
Review: Taxi Driver Wisdom in itself may be an oxymoron, however as a taxi driver myself, I found it to be funny and thought provoking, and lacking in some of the more baser universal truths.
I drive a taxi in Toledo Ohio. The Glass City is not New York, but we do have our share of people who do give you a unique outlook on life. Recently, I began asking myself exactly WHY I do this instead of going to Law School. The plain and simple answer is..."No two days are exactly alike". That is the lure of cab driving; Every day presents a new set of challenges and problems that must be dealt with.
Taxi Driver Wisdom is a cute book. I highly recommend it to anyone who has ever rode in, or driven a cab. But, dont expect EVERY cab driver to impart wisdom on demand. There are some out there who would have trouble finding thier [behind] with both hands.
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