The Night Line

"The Night Line is a superb examination of the New York City taxi driver--his routines, his worries, hates, loves, habits, and hopes. The photographs by Peter Donahoe capture it all in stark black and white and gray--the fatigue, the toughness, the wisdom, the prejudices of these men and women. The text by Ambrose Clancy is both lucid and powerful; at times it seems the reader is actually inside the head of a taxi driver, feeling the vibrations of an old beat-up cab, staring out at dark and sometimes menacing city streets. This is a terrific book."--Tim O'Brien, Winner of the National Book Award.