Carsick
Waters, John, 1946-2014
Book
John Waters is putting his life on the line. Armed with wit, a pencil-thin mustache, and a cardboard sign that reads 'I'm Not Psycho', he hitchhikes across America from Baltimore to San Francisco, braving lonely roads and treacherous drivers. But who should we be more worried about, the delicate film director with genteel manners or the unsuspecting travelers transporting the Pope of Trash? Along the way, Waters fantasises about the best and worst possible scenarios: a friendly drug dealer hands over piles of cash to finance films with no questions asked, a demolition-derby driver makes a filthy sexual request in the middle of a race, a gun-toting drunk terrorizes and holds him hostage, and a Kansas vice squad entraps and throws him in jail. So what really happens when this cult legend sticks out his thumb and faces the open road? Laced with subversive humour and warm intelligence, Carsick is an unforgettable vacation with a wickedly funny companion - and a celebration of America's weird, astonishing, and generous citizens.
Main title:
Carsick / John Waters.
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Work:
Imprint:
London : Corsair, 2014.
Collation:
322 pages : illustrations ; 22. cm.
Notes:
First published in the U.S. by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014.
Shelving notes:
32503 0000036461 1 05-06-2014 99 nyctro 06-06-2014 7
Contents:
Prologue -- The best that could happen -- The worst that could happen -- The real thing -- Soundtrack playlist.
ISBN:
9781472116130 (paperback)9781472118929 (hardback)
Dewey class:
791.430233092917
Language:
English
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BRN:
23640
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Library at the Dock | -Travel | TRAVEL 917 WATE | Available |