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My Mercedes is Not for Sale: From Amsterdam to Ouagadougou...An Auto-Misadventure Across the Sahara
My Mercedes is Not for Sale From Amsterdam to OuagadougouAn AutoMisadventure Across the Sahara
Author: Jeroen Van Bergeijk
"Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz? -- " Janis Joplin — A journalist's intrepid endeavor to sell his used car abroad results in a high-spirited and revealing look at West Africa. — "Look, there's my car,"? I say, pointing at my Mercedes in the parking lot. — "Where?"? a fellow desert traveler asks. — "There, that Mercedes," I say. — He looks ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780767928694
ISBN-10: 0767928695
Publication Date: 7/15/2008
Pages: 210
Rating:
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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3.3 stars, based on 8 ratings
Publisher: Broadway
Book Type: Paperback
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Although I wasn't all that interested in the author's secondary quest to track down the vehicle's previous owners, the main story of driving through Africa made for a good travel narrative.


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