Car Culture
The automobile has permeated every aspect of our lives. Need
proof? Check these out.
Something I wrote about a year ago--if you don't know what car tag
is, take a couple of moments and read this.
Ever seen a lowered, tinted-glassed, big-exhausted econobox and
wondered what was going on in its owner's head? Me too--check out my
article.
Take 3 parts smog and add 1 part of automotive wackiness; what you
have left is China's burgeoning and crazy automotive market.
Moving almost two billion dollars worth of cars a year all comes
down to psychology.
Book Reviews
What better way to pay for my book-ingestion habit than to write
reviews of books about cars? Here are some recent ones:
Four books show you how not to do it. They make great gifts, if
you can find them.
By interstate or back road, there's a book to help you
out&emdash;or scare you If you're into travelling, a couple of books
that I recently read and reviewed may be just up their alley.
Lehbrink and Schlegelmilch take you on a guided tour of Ferrari
history.
Pape and Wise know a lot about how to wheel and deal, being former
car salesmen, but it's clear that they neither love nor know a lot
about the vehicles themselves.
Academic essays
Since I'm a student, I still have to write the occasional dry
academic paper. But I try to inject some humor--and cars--into them
as often as I can. You'll need an
Adobe Acrobat reader to open
these files. A fast Internet connection wouldn't hurt, either.
Tracks the sometimes-convergent courses of popular music, suburban
youth, and car culture from the fifties to the seventies.
How impartial is the automotive media? How can I be impartial if I
get free trips and free cars? Find out in this essay.
Various and sundry
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