Blimp Pilot Terrorizes Akron (And Other Hot Air)

by Bob Dyer

Overview

Here’s Akron, with attitude. A giant cockroach, ticket-happy traffic cops, sexting teens, bumbling politicians, prima donna sports stars . . . There are few topics that Akron Beacon Journal columnist Bob Dyer hasn’t tackled head-on. His biting commentary has earned him followers and foes alike—along with a boatload of awards. In this collection of his best writing, Dyer nearly crashes the Goodyear blimp, drag races in a ’64 Plymouth Barracuda, drives a 126-ton locomotive, panhandles on a downtown street corner, surveys the “Great Wall of Fairlawn,” dispenses unsolicited advice to LeBron James, and generally waves a red flag at political correctness. Great fun to read—as long as you’re not overly sensitive!

Product Details

BN ID:	2940148875413
Publisher:	Gray and Company, Publishers
Publication date:	11/04/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	246
File size:	447 KB

About the Author

Since joining the Akron Beacon Journal in 1984, Bob Dyer has earned 53 regional and national writing awards. He was voted Best Columnist in the Nation by the National Society of Professional Journalists (2008) and Best Humor Columnist by the National Society of Newspaper Columnists (2013). He was named Best Columnist in Ohio by at least one professional journalism organization for six consecutive years. Dyer was one of the lead writers for “A Question of Color,” a yearlong examination of racial attitudes in Akron that won a Pulitzer Prize in 1994. He has also written two books.

Editorial Reviews

Dyer focuses vigorously, but sensitively, on the problems facing ordinary people. His reporting, analysis and writing reveal the best and the worst in people.

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