Böcker av Ed Miller

This is a collection of stories and art work from the career of a middle school art teacher in New York City. These stories by the author and creations by his students create a picture of what he experienced teaching kids in an inner-City school about art and life, which allowed them to bring their impressive talents to the foreground and help them develop greater self-esteem and appreciation of creativity.

Wit, wisdom, adventure, and revelations from sixty years on the road.They say that only truck drivers experience the true grandeur and landscape of America: the winding mountainsides at sunrise, the first frosts of winter descending on apple orchards, the call of the rising roosters. In A Trucker's Tale, Ed Miller gives an inside look at the allure of the work and the colorful characters who haul our goods on the open road. He shares what it was like to grow up in a boisterous trucking family, his experience as an equipment officer in Vietnam, the wide range of vehicles he's mounted, and the daily trials, tribulations, risks, and exploits that define life as a trucker.Ed's vibrant, no-holds-barred tales are hilarious and heartwarming, sometimes cringeworthy or unbelievable—recollections of heroic feats as well as the “fishing stories” that have stretched and shifted from CB radio to CB radio. Many are the results of what he calls “just plain stupidity.” Others bring to light the small acts of kindness and grand gestures that these Knights of the Highway perform each day, as well as the safety risks and continual danger that these essential workers endure. Together they paint a compelling portrait of one of the most important but least-known industries and reveal why Ed, and so many like him, just kept on truckin’.

Rare exposure: Truckers are privy to a world that few people get the chance to witness. In A Trucker’s Tale readers are taken on the road with the author and get an up-close understanding of the allure of the industry and why the author made a lifelong commitment to it.Engaging read: Content is highly readable and author’s voice is friendly, likable, and accessible. Readers will want to stay with him during the duration of the book, enjoying his stories and begging for more. Readers will come to think of Ed as their friend.Expert author: Ed has spent 60 years in the automotive/trucking industry, having grown up in a family of truckers and continuing to work as a driver today. Few others have a lifetime’s worth of expertise on their subject, and very people know the ins and outs of trucking and have a wealth of stories to go along with it.National appeal: Ed's experience is America. Whether it's growing up in the family business, serving in the military, or experiencing the physical beauty of every corner of the country, from sea to shining sea, Ed's story is the American dream. Presented with warmth and humor, his story is approachable to all at a time the country most needs it.