Corvette Odyssey: The True Story of One Man's Path to Roadster Redemption | 
 enlarge | Author: Terry Berkson
Publisher: The Lyons Press
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
Buy New: $1.95
You Save: $13.00 (87%)
New (9) from $1.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 1169186
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 4.9 x 0.8
ISBN: 1592287905
Dewey Decimal Number: 920
EAN: 9781592287901
ASIN: 1592287905
Publication Date: October 1, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Ships Within 24 Hours - Satisfaction Guaranteed!
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
"In Berkson's hands, the hunt becomes an attempt to realign his life and even reconnect with his dead father, making this an improbably meaningful account."--Publishers Weekly
It was a car fanatic's nightmare. While Terry Berkson was visiting his newborn at the hospital, his '63 Corvette was stolen. He posted reward notices and cruised neighborhoods where he thought a stolen Corvette might pop up.
Berkson was aided in his search by understanding officials and sympathetic car thieves, as well as repo men. He lurked in the corners of New York's most secluded hiding places, like "King Kong's Cave" in the Bronx, where stolen cars are set on fire. He learned how professional thieves plan and pull off grand theft auto, and he finally located his car. What happens when he does is both terrifying and exhilarating.
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
Never Give Up! February 9, 2008
Anyone who has ever owned a classic car knows there is a bond between man and machine that comes with it, whether it is Corvette or a classic of lesser prestige. That bond can drive one to extremes when thieves try to separate the two. The extremes Berkson went to would be perfectly understandable--anywhere but New York, where the fate of a stolen car is usually sealed within hours of its disappearance. Yet he refused to accept the idea that his car was never going to be found in one piece, and his determination to find it by appointing himself chief investigator in the face of police indifferance put him on a path that your average New Yorker would never have the guts to follow, especially with the odds of success being somewhere around zero.
Berkson writes in a straightforward, fast paced style that makes this book both a quick and compelling read. And -- oh yeah -- he got the car back, but you'll have to buy the book to find out how. Highly recommended.
A fantastic read!! February 20, 2007
While visiting our local bookstore, I had the good fortune to come across Terry Berkson's book: "Corvette Odyssey" on the shelf of the transportation section. Being an old car enthusiast, the title caught my eye. After I read the first few pages, I was hooked. I sat right there in the store and read it from cover to cover, then I bought the book so I could read it again at home. I found it easy to relate to the emotions and attachment evoked in Mr.Berkson by his beloved roadster. A fantastic read!
Art of Cherishing April 10, 2006
As a woman who has never learned how to drive it feels odd to be touting a book titled Corvette Odyssey. Yet it's so much more than a story of a lost and found car. Yes, we're astonished by Berkson's miraculous recovery of his Corvette after his frantically obsessive search for it. But foremost, for me, the book is about values which, to our great detriment, no longer seem as important as they once were: a sense of connection to one's roots (for Berkson it's Brooklyn and Upstate New York)and to family (notwithstanding his delinquency during the search), and a relationship to possessions which is now foreign to us. In our mad rush for the newest, the most state of the art, the trendiest, we no longer know how to cherish what we have. We learn from Berkson's book the art of cherishing--not only a vintage Corvette, but the connection to his personal history which it represents. An inspiring read for anyone!
real life February 21, 2006
There's a great story at the heart of this book, but what really makes it compelling is the way the author places the story in the context of a whole life... all the various connections with family and friends, and even with people who begin as total strangers but get pulled in some way into Berkson's quest. I could have read this in one sitting but preferred to dole it out over the course of three nights just to savor the experience.
A really great book January 11, 2006
This is a straight from the heart book about a man's quest to find his stolen car and almost loses his family. A really great book about how possessions can be symbolic of what's missing in one's life, and how we should instead be grateful for the people who are present in our lives.
|
|
|
