Ideal books to surprise a trucker in Sant Jordi

It is a guide to the best roadside restaurants in Spain, based on the recommendations of half a thousand expert truckers. The book includes detailed information on the specialities, characteristics, capacity and price of each store, ordered by autonomous communities, provinces and towns. The book is a useful and interesting guide for lovers of fine dining and road trips. The author, José María Sallés Utiel, is a journalist and writer who has traveled more than 100,000 kilometers on Spanish roads to prepare this guide, interviewing truckers and trying the typical dishes of each area. The book is an unpublished, original and necessary compilation to get to know the gastronomy and culture of our country from the point of view of carriers.

It is an autobiography of Miguel Trujillo, in which he shares his experiences as a truck driver on the roads of Spain and Europe for forty years. The book is a candid and direct testimony of the harsh reality of this trade, as well as the people and places he has met on his travels. The author narrates with the language of the street the different themes that he has been observing and verifying on his routes, such as loneliness, stress, danger, exploitation, corruption, injustice, love, friendship, solidarity and the humor. The book is an invitation to reflect on the life and work of truckers.

It is considered one of the masterpieces of French literature of the 20th century. The book narrates the experiences and reflections of Ferdinand Bardamu, a character inspired by the author himself, who travels through various parts of the world such as World War I, colonial Africa, the United States and the suburbs of Paris. The book is a fierce criticism of modern society, violence, hypocrisy and human misery. The book also stands out for its innovative style, based on colloquial language, irony and black humor.

Although the trucks are not the main theme of the play, the book "The Journey at the End of the Night" is somewhat related to them. In some chapters, Bardamu travels by truck across Africa or the United States, describing the difficulties and dangers he encounters along the way. The truck is a symbol of adventure, but also of the precariousness and alienation of modern man.

This book is a short novel that was originally published in Playboy magazine in 1971. The plot centers on the terrifying persecution of a man named David Mann by a mysterious trucker who drives a huge tanker truck. Mann is traveling alone on an isolated desert road when he overtakes the truck, which seems to elicit the trucker's wrath. From that moment on, the trucker will try to kill Mann by all possible means, playing cat and mouse with him. Mann will have to use his wits and courage to survive this deadly duel. The book is inspired by a true experience of Matheson, who was hit by a truck on his way home from playing golf with his friend Jerry Sohl on November 22, 1963, the same day Kennedy was assassinated.

This novel by Richard Matheson was adapted to the cinema by Steven Spielberg in his first successful film “The Devil on Wheels”. It is a psychological thriller that maintains the tension and suspense from the beginning to the end. The truck becomes just another character, never showing its face or motives, and representing an implacable and inexplicable threat. The novel is a masterpiece of the genre and an influence on many subsequent authors.

This book is a novel in which the protagonist, Salvador, recounts the evolution of his life linked to transport since he was very young and contemplated his father's truck. Through his experiences, the author tries to express in words what is lived and felt behind the wheel of a truck, as well as the challenges, joys and sadness that this profession implies.  

I want to be a truck driver is a children's book that is part of the series “I want to be…”, which introduces boys and girls to the different professions that exist. The book shows with photographs and simple texts what the work of a trucker is like, what kind of trucks there are, what load they transport, how a truck is driven, what tools and accessories are used, how the truck is cared for and what benefits it brings to the community. society. The book aims to arouse interest and respect for this profession, as well as foster cultural and gender diversity among readers. The book is an entertaining and didactic introduction to the world of trucks and truckers.