{"product_id":"2940045795791","title":"The Accidental Bus Driver","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Accidental Bus Driver is a view from the bus driver’s seat. It is an observation of all the extraordinary events which seem to happen on buses – well they seemed to happen whenever I got behind the wheel and drove one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI found my experiences on the buses to be a microcosm of life in general. Practically everything, good and bad seems to happen on a bus. I found many things funny, some sad and occasionally some defied belief and were downright dangerous. I feel that I am just the messenger and though sometimes my ineptitude and general uselessness contributed to the humour, mostly it was the wonderful array of characters around me who tell the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack cover blurb\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Cushti,” said the accompanying mechanic, on our return to the office. “He’ll do nicely!” From the first day I drove for them, it became apparent that the company was in financial trouble. This was made worse by what seemed to be a permanent shortage of drivers. I began to suspect that the peculiar rag-bag assortment of drivers who were with the company had been lured off the nearby dual carriageway into the depot and treated to as minimal a job interview as I had been. They were a good bunch though, with the usual Geordie bus depot humour combined with hot-headedness and grumpiness in equal measures, particularly when they were suffering from a hangover, which was not an unusual occurrence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReviews:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘...And now he has recorded his exploits in an hilarious autobiography TABD’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘There are unpleasant episodes, but these are still leavened with lots of Thomas’s humour, which makes the book a must-buy for anyone with a sense of humour.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Beaumont","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47108266328304,"sku":"2940045795791","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940045795791_p0.jpg?v=1763978781","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940045795791","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}