{"product_id":"not-all-sunshine-sand-book-paul-rowlands-9781908397690","title":"Not All Sunshine \u0026 Sand","description":"Recounting his many hair-raising experiences as a truck driver on the Middle East run, some of them humorous, some alarming, Paul Rowlands  recalls the camaraderie of the trucking fraternity.  This book takes the reader on a ride through foreign lands in the cab of a long-haul lorry, providing an insider's perspective on overland travel.  A tremendous tale, in which run-ins with the locals, dramatic encounters with foreign drivers and mechanical problems seem the norm for a long-haul lorry driver.  Paul Rowlands takes us into his world as a truck driver, initially  around rural Suffolk and the rest of the UK, before embarking on  the Middle East run. The long-distance lorry driver deals with life in the raw, with  many hardships and occasional comforts: difficulties are tempered by the sheer beauty of mountain passes, lakeside stops and the generous hospitality of the people he meets.  Trucking camaraderie has seen Paul through many a crisis, and he shares the belief that help is always at hand when a fellow driver is facing a problem. First published in hardback in 2010, this is the first paperback edition.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49511821672721,"sku":"GOR005786283","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50951965278481,"sku":"GOR005495559","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1908397691.jpg?v=1751413678","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/not-all-sunshine-sand-book-paul-rowlands-9781908397690","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}