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PRAISE FOR WHERE TO?

“Funny, touching, observant, philosophical, sad, world-weary, artful and wonderful are the stories that pepper this book. There has never been a cab driver like Dmitry Samarov and, since he’s given up for keeps late-night for-hire driving, there never will be.”

—Rick Kogan, hall-of-fame reporter for the Chicago Tribune

“With his gorgeous pen and ink drawings and funny, tragic, and all too true stories, Samarov’s chronicle of his adventures as a Chicago taxi driver is by far the best ride you’ll ever take in a cab.”

—Wendy MacNaughton, author and illustrator of Meanwhile in San Francisco

PRAISE FOR HACK

“Samarov captures the most shocking and, sometimes, quietly poignant tales. . . . When chatty barflies, clandestine drug buyers, inebriated sports fans, and prostitutes mentally preparing for johns pour out to their cab driver on a nightly basis, the truth is stranger than fiction­.”

—TimeOut Chicago

“[Samarov’s] book, organized by the days of the week, is thin and enveloping, full of the kind of insights only a veteran cab driver would have . . . The book is also so attuned to the nuances of cab life, a thought repeatedly springs to mind as you read it: Your cab driver is aware of you. More than you realize.”

—Chicago Tribune

“Samarov drives late afternoon and into the night, the best time to cull material to create his vibrant, detailed stories that would make Nelson Algren proud. He has that very Chicago knack for succinctly capturing the city’s neighborhoods and the characters that inhabit them.”

—Chicago Sun-Times