The Tom Bodett Value Collection: The End of the Road, the Last Decent Parking Place in North America, Those Grand Occasions at the End of the Road (Value Collections)

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Six cassettes, approx. 7 hours

THE END OF THE ROAD

This delightful collection of stories from Tom Bodett's acclaimed book The End of the Road is a fictional chronicle of a small Alaska town. Follow the romantic misadventures of sixties throwback Tamara Dupree, vegetarian activist and New Age missionary; join Stormy Storbock and Ed Flannigan on their sightseeing tour across America by fire truck; meet local ne'er-do-well Doug McDoogan, who has a bright new future in the arts.

THE LAST DECENT PARKING PLACE IN NORTH AMERICA

Listen as patrons of Clara's Coffee Cup, home of the worst--and only--coffee in town, celebrate the diner's twentieth anniversary with the gift she's most likely to reject; marvel as the new urban planner discovers the End of the Road in all its unplanned splendor and complications; and rejoice as Doug McDoogan, America's least successful entrepreneur, whittles his way to fame and fortune in the rarified World of Art. Park your car at the End of the Road and meet the crowd of dreamers, cynics, fisherman, and loveable individualists.

THOSE GRAND OCCASIONS AT THE END OF THE ROAD

There's just no telling what will happen when the people from the End of the Road get together to make an occasion of it. From the Rod and Gun League's East Egg Stalk, where a confirmed pacifist wins a lifetime membership in the Predator's Club, to the annual New Year's Eve fistfight between junkyard tycoon Argus Winslow and Bud Koenig, they just never know what to expect.

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Six cassettes, approx. 7 hours

THE END OF THE ROAD

This delightful collection of stories from Tom Bodett's acclaimed book The End of the Road is a fictional chronicle of a small Alaska town. Follow the romantic misadventures of sixties throwback Tamara Dupree, vegetarian activist and New Age missionary; join Stormy Storbock and Ed Flannigan on their sightseeing tour across America by fire truck; meet local ne'er-do-well Doug McDoogan, who has a bright new future in the arts.

THE LAST DECENT PARKING PLACE IN NORTH AMERICA

Listen as patrons of Clara's Coffee Cup, home of the worst--and only--coffee in town, celebrate the diner's twentieth anniversary with the gift she's most likely to reject; marvel as the new urban planner discovers the End of the Road in all its unplanned splendor and complications; and rejoice as Doug McDoogan, America's least successful entrepreneur, whittles his way to fame and fortune in the ra

About the Author

TOM BODETT moved to Homer, Alaska in the summer of 1976. There, he wrote the newspaper piece for the

Anchorage Daily News that launched his career as a writer, radio commentator, and spokesman for Motel 6. BODETT is currently the host of the television series Travels on America's Historic Trails with Tom Bodett which airs on the Travel Channel and received three 1998 Northwest Emmy Nominations. He is the author of six books and fifteen audiobooks. His latest title,

Williwaw!, is an adventure for young readers is available from Alfred A. Knopf and will soon be a Listening Library audiobook read by the author.

TOM BODETT currently divides his time between Homer, Alaska and Seattle, Washington.