I Wrote And Published A Book About My C5 ...
04-09-2007, 07:45 PM
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I Wrote And Published A Book About My C5 ...
... no, really!
Some of you folks may remember various questions from me from stops along the road as we travelled back and forth across the continental United States in our 2003 Anniversary Edition 'vert in 2005:
What Do I Need For A 7800 Mile Trip?
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1037324
Asking for Suggestions for Reducing Window Whistle,
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1056349
and
Whether the Maximum Octane in New Mexico is 90?
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1057870
Anyhow it took me almost two years to write and publish a book about the trip, but it's finally done. Here's the blurb:
In this book, John Mulhern III writes about traveling a total of 7,694 miles in 18 days-a route through eighteen widely (and wildly) different states including not only stops in the the cities of Chicago, Santa Fe, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle, but also nights in the small towns of Claremore, Point Arena, and Murdo. Adventures on the road (multiple encounters with both high winds and snow) yield to visits with friends old and new, encounters with various other Corvettes and other vehicles of interest, and more than a few great restaurants, sometimes in the most unexpected places. This is a book for travel lovers and most certainly for Corvette lovers, but most of all for devotees of the stunning beauty and endless variety of America. It includes several detailed maps of the route, an annotated bibliography, and over 150 color photos.
The Amazon link is here:
http://www.amazon.com/21st-Century-R...6161323&sr=8-1
- it's not a very long book, but it was definitely a labor of love. Thanks to forum members (and C5 owners) 6 Shooter and BosqueVette98 for their help - your books are on the way!
(BTW, I checked with Grumpy and he said it would be okay to post this thread)
Some of you folks may remember various questions from me from stops along the road as we travelled back and forth across the continental United States in our 2003 Anniversary Edition 'vert in 2005:
What Do I Need For A 7800 Mile Trip?
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1037324
Asking for Suggestions for Reducing Window Whistle,
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1056349
and
Whether the Maximum Octane in New Mexico is 90?
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1057870
Anyhow it took me almost two years to write and publish a book about the trip, but it's finally done. Here's the blurb:
In this book, John Mulhern III writes about traveling a total of 7,694 miles in 18 days-a route through eighteen widely (and wildly) different states including not only stops in the the cities of Chicago, Santa Fe, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle, but also nights in the small towns of Claremore, Point Arena, and Murdo. Adventures on the road (multiple encounters with both high winds and snow) yield to visits with friends old and new, encounters with various other Corvettes and other vehicles of interest, and more than a few great restaurants, sometimes in the most unexpected places. This is a book for travel lovers and most certainly for Corvette lovers, but most of all for devotees of the stunning beauty and endless variety of America. It includes several detailed maps of the route, an annotated bibliography, and over 150 color photos.
The Amazon link is here:
http://www.amazon.com/21st-Century-R...6161323&sr=8-1
- it's not a very long book, but it was definitely a labor of love. Thanks to forum members (and C5 owners) 6 Shooter and BosqueVette98 for their help - your books are on the way!
(BTW, I checked with Grumpy and he said it would be okay to post this thread)
04-09-2007, 07:47 PM
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04-09-2007, 09:14 PM
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04-09-2007, 09:27 PM
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I do remember a number of your posts - glad to see that communication is being sondensed into a book form
I do remember a number of your posts - glad to see that communication is being sondensed into a book form
04-10-2007, 01:13 AM
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I just bought a copy -- Amazon now only has 1 left. Congrats!
04-10-2007, 07:49 AM
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Good luck with the book.
04-10-2007, 02:52 PM
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That is awesome John. I will have to purchase a copy..
It's really a cool thing to cross this country that way and get to see how magnificent it really is.
So many people never get to see it and have no idea what they are missing....
Congratulations......
It's really a cool thing to cross this country that way and get to see how magnificent it really is.
So many people never get to see it and have no idea what they are missing....
Congratulations......