Bøger af Alaric Von Boerner

My girlfriend went out of town, and left her son with me. Then the boy had a brain hemorrhage, and I couldn't get a hold of his mother because it turned out she was with another guy in Costa Rica . The boy was like my son, and when I was signing the papers for emergency surgery at the hospital my dog got run over by a taxi. I was having a bad day, and hadn't checked my mailbox at work -- while my dog was in surgery I went to find that I had a termination notice, so in 7 days I would be out of a job. In the next week I got 4 tickets -- I hadn't got a ticket in 6 years, but suddenly my license was in jeopardy. Out of work, broke and alone -- I drove all over looking for a job, and got cited in various jurisdictions for expired tags, but I didn't know it was serious -- I was just broke, looking for a job. Before reality kicked in I got a job driving taxi in Hayward... I got a call to a bar, and a Hells Angel that had chased everyone out of the bar needed a ride... I had enough stress. My next fare didn't have the money, and I had to go into his apartment to collect -- it took a long time, but I got paid... all in nickels. By the time I got outside the taxi had been towed away. Fired for that, I fled the scene, and drove East as if escaping -- to a strange place called Stockton. Somehow, with 27 entries on my driving record I got a job... Was it luck or had I died and went to Hell. This is the incredible TRUE story of a STOCKTON CITY CAB driver.The book describes dysfunctional systems; how we can get caught up in situations we didn't plan on, and how to overcome compelling addictions.

Taxi Driver takes on crime in a neighborhood. Social Psychology, a Theory of Functional Organization, and street smarts gets results. An example of what one person can do, and how a small group can change the world. Previously published in part as "The Fences of Freedom" 4th book in the series "Confessions from a Hell Bound Taxi" ...all of the things people can't tell anyone but a cab driver. Recent issues like the Ferguson Riots lend to discussion about the police & invite critical thinking, because: Being black is not a problem. Global Corporations disrupting communities is a problem -- A problem that doesn't get attention on account of a corporate controlled media that manipulates society without accountability.

From the 1970s to the 90s a taxi driver investigates how society is changing. There are questions about a lot of what people believe, and how reasoning gets lost in a continuum of manipulative devices. How relationships work is explored in depth... starting with the many secrets held by prostitutes. Controversial viewpoints make the book a critical thinking exercise. It is a book to make you think, and also may be considered a vocabulary builder for some readers... an educational opportunity in more ways than just exposing the real world. First of a 4 book series... taken together they may present in combination, a detonation key, unlocking a door to change the world.