Oh, hey, what’s this? It seems to be my award-winning [Editor’s Note: No awards won have been confirmed – JT] book, Robot, Take The Wheel, only now it’s dramatically safer, because it’s in soft-cover, paperback form, instead of the incredibily dangerous, sharp-cornered hardcover edition that you may have been afraid to have in your home. Well, that problem is solved now! If you’ve been avoiding buying the book that our own David Tracy called “a book” because you hated that you couldn’t roll it into a U-shape, then hot damn are you in for good news.
The paperback is available pretty much everywhere you buy books, you know, muffler shops, strip clubs, industrial gas refineries, all those sorts of places.
Okay, sorry for the shameless plug, but I got books to move, baby! The warehouse needs the room to store copies of Martha Stewart’s Guide to Rebuilding The Iron Duke (1977-1993) so help a buddy out!
Plus, if you’re an Autopian reader and send it to me with a way to send it back, I’ll sign it and draw a picture of a car in it for you! Why not, right?
Sell the book in the merch section?
No, this is NOT available in strip clubs. So I’ve been told.
3 1/2 working taillight bulbs out of 4!
[Editor’s Note: No awards won have been confirmed – JT]
I hereby award “Robot Take the Wheel” the prestigious Sixonthefloor award for excellence in printed materials and for excellence in achievement. The award will be sent when I get around to it, but feel free to note it on the cover of the second edition.
Why don’t you send me a copy and I’ll draw something in it for you instead!?
And finally, a book with crumple zones to pass those stringent home crash standards, I have a toddler to watch out for!
I… actually would like to get my hardcover copy signed by you. I made sure we got it in stock at the bookstore I used to work at.
What is the best way to send it to you? (Meetup would be awesome but I’m up in the New York State capital district, sooo that might be a while ’til you’re out this way.)
“Jay Leno – Host of Jay Leno’s Garage and former host of the Tonight Show with Jay Leno”.
Seriously, Torch? Is there a car person in the world who needs an introduction to Jay Leno?
Jay who-o? ;P
Yeah I think I’ve heard of him.
There are several hundred thousand people born every day so there are a lot of people just getting into cars who have no clue who he is.
You’re tempting me with that Corvair.
Speaking of Chevys that were finally the car they should’ve been all along by the last model year, the Citation. Did you know that it came as close as probably any car ever has to having amber rear turn signals as a separate option? Technically, they were bundled as part of an “Deluxe Exterior Option Group” along with chrome window frames and pinstripes, but that was well short of being a full-blown trim level that’s a model in its’ own right, and I wouldn’t be surprised if they were offered separately to fleet buyers.
You know that is good reason to order one. 🙂
Boy, Barnes & Nobel has made some changes…I should visit more.
Well, they had to figure some way to get people into a brick and mortar store in the 21st century.
Just ordered the dangerously cornered hard copy version. Hot tip – B&N have a 15% off code only available through today (6/22) so hurry!
Does anyone have the address of Autopian World Headquarters so I can ship it to Jason’s undoubtedly attractive Ambear receptionist for signature?
Bought the Kindle edition just now. Thanks for your shameless plug!
I own a copy of this book, and have read it cover to cover. It’s interesting in a good way, decently written, and entertaining from time to time. If you’re really interested in the subject matter, it’s absolutely first rate!
If you guys ever throw a shindig on this side of Lake Michigan I’ll bring my copy to be signed.
Autographed copies need to be shameless sold out of the back of a Jeep at the next Detroit Area Meet-up (along with Autopian stickers, souvenir bags of rust, and other small merch).
Can I bring my ebook copy over to get it signed?
I got the audiobook! Very interested on a reply to this question.
It is also available as an eaudiobook that you can enjoy while your autonomous car safely whisks you away to your destination.
I never knew I needed Martha Stewart’s soothing voice and stout sense of aesthetics while going through an Iron Duke rebuild. I guess they really do teach bankable skills in prison.
I heard Snoop Dogg wrote the prologue.
Jason – good work on slipping another cultural reference past the editor!
For others who have been living under
a cultural rock the hood of a Wagoner here’s the song from which Jason stole, er, got inspiration for his book title:“Jesus take the wheel”, by Carrie Underwood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_OpRlUZQoI
Sigh, no edit function….
@#$&*!!That’s fine.How did you get the strikethrough? BBCode? Something else?
Simple html
First:
Then: Whatever
Then
Easy*Now this probably won’t work, but hey… you can take it from here
Damn it hid all the html symbols! ????
Anyhow it’s just basic html.
https://www.w3schools.com/html/html_basic.asp
I appreciate you.
I am incredibly amused that the italic and strikethrough carries over into your thumbs-up tally before it’s dummied out. That, ah, should maybe be sanitized a bit earlier 😛
Appropriate username there!
Those who appreciate the sagas of Loki will be well served by reading the versions over at Bettermyths.com.
(In no way associated; I just enjoy his style. NSFW, btw-you damn sure want to turn the volume WAY down on the videos. I prefer his prose)
I’m pretty sure Jason was achtually referring to this totally original, not derivative song by Tim Hawkins: “Cletus Take the Reel” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRn4Iaee52A)
I’m enjoying the one-star comments. Haters gonna hate.
Please note NONE of those motherfuckers are confirmed purchases. Also, they can hop upon these (gestures vaguely to groin)
Hopping OFF those! I got a bookshop.org confirmation number, Bub!!
But I’m willing to bet every single one of them is a Tesla owner.
Except the ones that only aspire to one day own a Tesla but settle for coming to Musk’s defense on Twitter for now.
If you REALLY want to sell more of something: RAISE the price, and shoot out a bunch of self serving tweets. – Elon
Hey I have a copy of the book but missed where to send it.
This is the best 5 star review:
“It’s Safe
There are no pictures of his hair in this book.”
One of the one-star comments describes the book as akin to “a C- community college term paper.” As someone who has graded many such papers, I would never give this book a C-. My institution requires grades to be on a numerical scale.
I was shocked to find it was not in stock at my local taillight hangout.
Okay, because I like living dangerously, I just ordered the hardback. It will be coming to you soon for “personalizing”.
Hurry up, people. I want to see how Martha figured out how to secure a decorative doily to the valve cover despite the ruinous NVH.
I wonder if was co-written by Snoop with ideas on how to hide your Marijuana?
“Plus, if you’re an Autopian reader and send it to me with a way to send it back, I’ll sign it and draw a picture of a car in it for you! Why not, right?”
There’s an exciting prospect! When you get flooded with copies of your own book, you only have yourself to blame/thank.
“When you get flooded with copies of your own book, you only have yourself to blame/thank.”
There are dozens of us! Dozens!