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100 1  Bauerschmidt, Tim,|eauthor. 
245 10 Driving Miss Norma :|bone family's journey saying "yes" to
       living /|cTim Bauerschmidt and Ramie Liddle. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York, NY :|bHarperOne,|c2017. 
300    239 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :|bcolor 
       illustrations, map ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
520 2  "When Miss Norma was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she 
       was advised to undergo surgery, radiation, and 
       chemotherapy. But instead of confining herself to a 
       hospital bed for what could be her last stay, Norma--newly
       widowed after nearly seven decades of marriage--rose to 
       her full height of five feet and told her doctor, 'I'm 
       ninety years old. I'm hitting the road.' Packing what she 
       needed, Norma took off on an unforgettable cross-country 
       journey with three professional nomads--her retired son 
       Tim, his wife Ramie, and their standard poodle Ringo--in a
       thirty-six-foot RV. Driving Miss Norma is the charming, 
       infectiously joyous chronicle of their experiences on the 
       road--a transformative journey of living life on your own 
       terms that shows us that it is never too late to begin an 
       adventure, inspire hope, or become a trailblazer. As this 
       once timid woman says 'yes' to living in the face of death,
       she tries regional foods for the first time, zip-lines 
       through a former stranger's yard, and reaches for the 
       clouds in a hot air balloon. With each passing mile (and 
       one educational visit to a cannabis dispensary), Miss 
       Norma's health improves and conversations that had once 
       been taboo begin to unfold. Norma, Tim, and Ramie bond in 
       ways they had never done before, and their definitions of 
       home, family, and friendship expand. Stop by stop, state 
       by state, they meet countless people from all walks of 
       life--strangers who become fast friends and welcome them 
       with kindness and open hearts. Infused with this 
       irrepressible nonagenarian's wisdom, courage, and generous
       spirit, and filled with sixteen pages of color photographs,
       Driving Miss Norma reminds us that life is beautiful and 
       precious, and that family, fun, and self-discovery can 
       happen at any age"--|cProvided by publisher. 
600 10 Bauerschmidt, Norma,|d1925-2016|xTravel|zUnited States. 
600 10 Bauerschmidt, Tim|xTravel|zUnited States. 
600 10 Liddle, Ramie|xTravel|zUnited States. 
650  0 Families|xTravel|zUnited States. 
650  0 Recreational vehicles|zUnited States. 
650  0 Older women|zUnited States|vBiography. 
650  0 Cancer|xPatients|zUnited States|vBiography. 
650  0 Quality of life|xPhilosophy. 
650  0 Travel|xPsychological aspects. 
651  0 United States|xDescription and travel. 
655  7 Autobiography. 
700 1  Liddle, Ramie,|eco-author.