Driving like crazy - P. J. O'Rourke

From a thousand-mile expedition across Mexico, to a trek through Kyrgyzstan in the back of a Soviet army surplus truck; from an alcohol-fuelled weekend in North Carolina, to an eventful journey from Islamabad to Calcutta; and from Buicks to Land Rovers to Harley-Davidson's, P. J O'Rourke gets behind the wheel to take us on a hell-bending tour of some of the worlds most scenic - and most treacherous - roads... Along the way he muses on everything from the peculiar joys of NASCAR (its 'big full-bore iron-block stroked-out American symphony of God's own monster noise'), to the mind-boggling misdemeanors it is possible to perform in the front (and back) seat of a car. Fasten your seatbelts; it's going to be a bumpy ride...

P. J. O'Rourke is the bestselling author of thirteen books, including Eat the Rich, Give War a Chance, and The CEO of the Sofa. He is a regular correspondent for the Atlantic magazine. Peace Kills and Thomas Paine's On the Wealth of Nations: A Biography were published by Atlantic Books in 2004 and 2007.