Two hundred cabs in Cairo, Egypt have joined the “Taxi of Knowledge” initiative launched by Alef Bookstores, as reported by almasryalyoum.com. The bookstore lends taxi drivers five books to place in their cabs. “They can exchange them with others from Alef’s collection at any time. The books are donated by friends, authors and volunteers of Alef. So far over 10,000 books have been collected for the project. The idea is to encourage both the taxi drivers as well as passengers to read. “So far it’s been a fantastic idea,” says Mohamed Saber, a taxi driver in the Dokki neighborhood. “It has allowed me to engage in discussions with my passengers that aren’t necessarily personal but carry meaning. At night I am also able to read the books myself and share them with my family.””
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The second time I went to New York, I was naive and inexperienced (although not terribly young). The taxi I took to my hotel was one of the first I had ever taken. For some reason, I ended up getting in front with the driver. He asked me to run away with him that night and get married in Virginia.
It was long, strange trip.
I stole that experience from myself and put it in Circles of Confusion: A Claire Montrose Mystery
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