Bill Geist

Bill Geist doesn’t RV fulltime but he does write funny fulltime.  I bought his book, Way Off  the Road, because I love watching his segments on CBS News Sunday Morning.  He’s a bright light in a sometimes dismal world.  When I got through with the book, I had earmarked several spots that he wrote about so that we could go see them too.

Publisher’s Comment:  Throughout his career, Bill Geist’s most popular stories have been about slightly odd but lovable individuals who populate fly-over America.  Way Off the Road is a hilarious and compelling mix of stories about the folks featured in Geist’s segments along with observations on his twenty years of life on the road.  Written in the deadpan style that has endeared him to millions, Geist shares tales of eccentrics ranging from the ninety-three-year-old-pilot-paperboy who delivers to his far-flung subscribers by plane, to the struggling Colorado entrepreneur who finds success employing a sewer vacuum to rid Western ranchers of problematic prairie dogs.  The result is a book that will amaze and amuse–and likely inspire some extra stops on your next road trip.

“In rural Kansas, I asked our motel desk clerk for the name of the best restaurant in the area.  After mulling it over, he answered: “I’d have to say the Texaco, ‘cuz the Shell don’t have no microwave.“    Except from Way Off the Road

After reading this book you will be planning your next road trip…courtesy of Bill Geist.