{"product_id":"9781452026060","title":"Derelict Days . . .: Sixty-Six Years on the Roadside Path to Enlightenment","description":"\u003cp\u003eGathered here under one cover are the previously scattered tales of my hitch-hiking life. As the sub-title implies, however, they are more than mere travel tales; for the common, unremarkable act of hitch-hiking cloaks a quite remarkable instrument of personal growth and guidance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is so because it is uniquely capable of removing the hitch-hiker from the realm of the planned and predictable. Life \u003ci\u003ehappens,\u003c\/i\u003e then, on a course of events over which we have only the barest remnant of control (accepting or rejecting an offered ride).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this rarefied state of being, amazing things become visible for the perceptive observer. Without the protective shield of control, one begins to see elements of \u003ci\u003ereal life\u003c\/i\u003e most often otherwise hidden by the myopia of pursuing a goal under one’s own drive and handling – the normal circumstance of daily life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe ‘real life’ I invariably discover, when hitch-hiking, has been filled with instances of providence and synchronicity. So much so, that it has implanted in me a deeper, richer understanding of how life really works – if we let it. These tales are packed with such instances, making this book both a pleasure and an enlightenment to read.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AuthorHouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47155794772208,"sku":"9781452026060","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781452026060_p0.jpg?v=1763839650","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781452026060","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}