Best Road Book

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None of your Kerouac crap...these are the road books that count. And if anyone's got any other suggestions feel free to share.

Poll Results

Option	Votes
A272: An Ode to a Road	1
Whats That Over There? M1 and A1	1
A1: Portrait of a Road	0
M4 Sights Guide	0
M5 Sights Guide	0
M6 Sights Guide	0
M25 Travelling Clockwise	0

― Ned Trifle II, Monday, 23 July 2007 20:40 (eighteen years ago)

The M5 is out of print unfortunately.

― Ned Trifle II, Monday, 23 July 2007 20:40 (eighteen years ago)

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/51xJCdk549L._AA240_.jpg

― admrl, Monday, 23 July 2007 20:42 (eighteen years ago)

Ha, I just went downstairs to look at that one. I couldn't remember what it was called. It's excellent and probably should have been on the list as it is primarily about the A40.

― Ned Trifle II, Monday, 23 July 2007 20:45 (eighteen years ago)

what the hell

― sunny successor, Monday, 23 July 2007 20:54 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.maps-of-britain.co.uk/images/provinces-of-britain.gif

― gabbneb, Monday, 23 July 2007 20:58 (eighteen years ago)

Leadville's a great little book

― Filey Camp, Monday, 23 July 2007 20:59 (eighteen years ago)

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/41BY2CGY1YL._AA240_.jpg

― admrl, Monday, 23 July 2007 21:02 (eighteen years ago)

http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/I/51X4F5GA7VL._SS500_.jpg

― Rock Hardy, Monday, 23 July 2007 21:31 (eighteen years ago)

damn that looks good

― admrl, Monday, 23 July 2007 21:31 (eighteen years ago)

LOOK AT THAT SANDWICH! THE CHEESE!

― admrl, Monday, 23 July 2007 21:31 (eighteen years ago)

This poll is shit.

The only road book you need:

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― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 24 July 2007 00:48 (eighteen years ago)

Tim Cahill?

― admrl, Tuesday, 24 July 2007 00:56 (eighteen years ago)

Yeah right. And not even about a single road. Come on!

I'm surprised there aren't more American books. I know there are a quite a few on Route 66. There most be others.

― Ned Trifle II, Tuesday, 24 July 2007 07:21 (eighteen years ago)

As for London Orbital, that's great but there's just not enough M25 in it for me. The Sights guides are completely geeky and great, all about how much grain various warehouses you can see can hold and who lives in that farmhouse. If you enjoyed Robinson in Space (the film rather than the book) you'll enjoy those. I think.

― Ned Trifle II, Tuesday, 24 July 2007 07:26 (eighteen years ago)

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/61MYTHMC73L._SS500_.jpg

― get bent, Tuesday, 24 July 2007 07:30 (eighteen years ago)

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/61THXBY1HRL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-dp-500-arrow,TopRight,45,-64_OU01_AA240_SH20_.jpg

― get bent, Tuesday, 24 July 2007 07:36 (eighteen years ago)

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/51JWH11B1GL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-dp-500-arrow,TopRight,45,-64_OU01_AA240_SH20_.jpg

― get bent, Tuesday, 24 July 2007 07:44 (eighteen years ago)

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/61WGBPF7JAL._SS500_.jpg

― get bent, Tuesday, 24 July 2007 07:50 (eighteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― ILX System, Saturday, 28 July 2007 23:01 (eighteen years ago)

Shit, that double or triple-decker grilled cheese upthread does look really appealing. I used to own a copy of the Sterns' book "The Encyclopedia of Bad Taste", which was great...so I'm thinking that if their roadfood expertise approaches their authoritativeness when it comes to kitsch, they can be more than trusted.

― dell, Saturday, 28 July 2007 23:08 (eighteen years ago)

Their Roadfood column every month is my favorite part of Gourmet.

― Rock Hardy, Sunday, 29 July 2007 00:20 (eighteen years ago)

no kerouac, no credibility

― hstencil, Sunday, 29 July 2007 00:35 (eighteen years ago)

no kerouac, good taste

― milo z, Sunday, 29 July 2007 01:00 (eighteen years ago)

how're your eyes doin', milo?

― hstencil, Sunday, 29 July 2007 01:04 (eighteen years ago)

better, thanks. Good enough for XBox football in short bursts, not good enough to read for long yet

― milo z, Sunday, 29 July 2007 01:06 (eighteen years ago)

good!

― hstencil, Sunday, 29 July 2007 01:07 (eighteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― ILX System, Sunday, 29 July 2007 23:01 (eighteen years ago)

Hey hey someone else voted!

― Ned Trifle II, Sunday, 29 July 2007 23:41 (eighteen years ago)

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