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Collection: Adult Nonfiction
Call Number: 917.304
Author: Bauerschmidt, Tim
Title: Driving Miss Norma
Remainder of title: one family's journey saying "yes" to living /
Summary, etc. note: "When Miss Norma was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she was advised to undergo surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. But instead of confining herself to a hospital bed for what could be her last stay, Norma--newly widowed after nearly seven decades of marriage--rose to her full height of five feet and told her doctor, 'I'm ninety years old. I'm hitting the road.' Packing what she needed, Norma took off on an unforgettable cross-country journey with three professional nomads--her retired son Tim, his wife Ramie, and their standard poodle Ringo--in a thirty-six-foot RV. Driving Miss Norma is the charming, infectiously joyous chronicle of their experiences on the road--a transformative journey of living life on your own terms that shows us that it is never too late to begin an adventure, inspire hope, or become a trailblazer. As this once timid woman says 'yes' to living in the face of death, she tries regional foods for the first time, zip-lines through a former stranger's yard, and reaches for the clouds in a hot air balloon. With each passing mile (and one educational visit to a cannabis dispensary), Miss Norma's health improves and conversations that had once been taboo begin to unfold. Norma, Tim, and Ramie bond in ways they had never done before, and their definitions of home, family, and friendship expand. Stop by stop, state by state, they meet countless people from all walks of life--strangers who become fast friends and welcome them with kindness and open hearts. Infused with this irrepressible nonagenarian's wisdom, courage, and generous spirit, and filled with sixteen pages of color photographs, Driving Miss Norma reminds us that life is beautiful and precious, and that family, fun, and self-discovery can happen at any age"--

International Standard Book Number: 9780062664327 (hardback)
Canceled/invalid ISBN: 9780062664402 (e-book)
Canceled/invalid ISBN: 9780062790835 (audio)
Description conventions: rda
Authentication code: pcc
Geographic area code: n-us---
Classification number: E169.Z83
Item number: B38 2017
Edition number: 23
Classification number: 917.304/932
Source of number: bisacsh
Classification number: BIO026000
Classification number: FAM017000
Classification number: SEL021000
Relator term: author.
Statement of responsibility, etc.: Tim Bauerschmidt, Ramie Liddle.
Edition statement: First edition.
Place of publication: New York
Name of publisher: Harper
Date of publication: 2017
: New York, NY :
: HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,
: [2017]
Extent: 239 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :
Other physical details: color illustrations, maps ;
Dimensions: 24 cm
: rdacontent
: text
: txt
: rdamedia
: unmediated
: n
: rdacarrier
: volume
: nc
Formatted contents note: Prologue: Home : Baja California, Mexico -- Priorities : Presque Isle, Michigan -- Exploration : Northern Michigan -- Discovery : The Heartland -- Trust : Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming -- Perspective : Boulder, Colorado -- Dreams : Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico -- Healing : Fort Myers Beach, Florida -- Flight : Orlando, Florida -- Impact : Saint Augustine Beach, Florida -- Kindness : Hilton Head Island and Charleston, South Carolina -- Celebration : Marietta and Atlanta, Georgia -- Integrity : Newport News, Virginia -- Flavor : Winthrop, Massachusetts to Bar Harbor, Maine -- Balance : Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming -- Change : Friday Harbor, Washington -- Rest : Baja California, Mexico.
: Provided by publisher.
Source of acquisition: B & T 1/5/2018
Purchase price: 26.99
Personal name: Bauerschmidt, Norma,
Personal name: Bauerschmidt, Tim
Personal name: Liddle, Ramie
Dates associated with a name: 1925-2016
General subdivision: Travel
General subdivision: Travel
General subdivision: Travel
Geographic subdivision: United States.
Geographic subdivision: United States.
Geographic subdivision: United States.
Source of heading or term: bisacsh
Source of heading or term: bisacsh
Source of heading or term: bisacsh
Subject: Families
Subject: Recreational vehicles
Subject: Older women
Subject: Cancer
Subject: Quality of life
Subject: Travel
Subject: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs.
Subject: FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Eldercare.
Subject: SELF-HELP / Motivational & Inspirational.
Form subdivision: Biography.
Form subdivision: Biography.
General subdivision: Travel
General subdivision: Patients
General subdivision: Philosophy.
General subdivision: Psychological aspects.
Geographic subdivision: United States.
Geographic subdivision: United States.
Geographic subdivision: United States
Geographic subdivision: United States
Geographic name: United States
General subdivision: Description and travel.
Personal name: Liddle, Ramie,
Relator term: co-author.
: acquire
: 2 shelf copies
: policy default (ex.)
: xn12 2017-06-27 1 copy rec'd., to CIP ver.
: rf14 2017-04-21
: rf10 2017-04-21 to Dewey
: rf10 2017-07-03 (telework) CIP ver. to CALM
: rf14 2017-04-21 telework ONIX; 3 new NARs done; see related ECIP for large print (2017013036); to SL
: rf18 2017-10-26 copy 2 added
: xm07 2017-04-24

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