Confessions of a New York Taxi Driver by Salomon, Eugene -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Dedication Contents Introduction A conversation with the human race

The taxis The passengers The rides

1 The Wildest Ride

Sex and the taxi Lust, cured Awkward, defined Multi-tasking For old times’ sake

2 Big City Crime

Swallowed Hounded The wrong guy They were hit men The cab driver who does not speak English

3 Changes

Jackie oh my God How I brought about the demise of the Checker Motor Company

4 Celebrities

Starlight Leonardo Di who? Abbie Hoffman Paul Simon’s warmth A Woody Allen story

5 Extreme behavior

Screamer ‘Just drive’ The hooker reconnaissance unit Dying to get there While she sleeps ‘I’ll get out here’

6 Fare Beaters

The coat The slip ‘Don’t mess with the Bronx’ Arrested development From Zurich, with love

7 Means of Exchange

Here’s looking at you For a laugh Having a cow

8 Hustlers, Hustlers, Hustlers

The numbers man The human garbage bag On the Bowery A question of responsibility Zak Without a leg to stand on

9 Pedestrians

Child sacrifice Touchy bastard Knowing his limits

10 Road Rage

Slow motion bird Zorba The cure

11 Karma versus Coincidence

Special delivery Not a laughing matter The actress Mean old hags

12 The Animals of Manhattan

Stranger in a strange land Rambo Unconditional love Whatever you say, buddy

13 In a Rush

Dinner with Doctor K The race for the nipple God spits on me The wisdom of the carrot

14 The Traffic Jam Hall of Fame

A pawn in their game Bad hair day After a good meal

15 Solids, Liquids and Gases

What you resist Bloodhound The drunk drop

16 ‘Taxi!’

Whistled down Long distance calling The sunroof hail Wisdom After the opera

17 At Journey’s End

Nonchalance Chalance Riding with the American aristocracy 55th between 8th and 9th 57th and 9th 23rd between 6th and 7th 29th between 7th and 8th 91st and Madison 44th and 2nd 104th and Broadway To JFK From JFK 89th and WEA 72nd between CPW and Columbus 43rd and Lex

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