Beginners

Smart and comprehensive... Vanderbilt's book is likely to remain relevant well into the new century. * The New Republic on Traffic * Engagingly written, meticulously researched, endlessly interesting and informative * Washington Post on Traffic * A surprising, enlightening look at the psychology of human beings behind the steering wheel... Required reading for anyone applying for a driver's license. * New York Times on Traffic * It's impossible to pick up a book by Tom Vanderbilt without learning something. An engaging and fascinating mix of the personal and the general. I never thought I'd read a book that could tempt me to take up juggling, but this one did. * Robert Colvile, Sunday Times columnist * A wonderful and inspirational book. The only thing that will make you put it down is a burning desire to try something new. It's full of the sort of encouragement and wisdom that bridges the small, tricky gulf between enthusiasm and action. A book that will launch thousands of journeys that might not otherwise have happened and prove life-changing for many who take those first steps. * Tristan Gooley, bestselling author of The Walker's Guide to Outdoor Clues and Signs * Wonderful... [Vanderbilt] explores how to learn completely new skills, how to change our world -- even after we're supposed to be done with schooling. This is a book about how to become a beginner again, and it makes you want to plunge in with both feet. * Charles Duhigg, bestselling author of The Power of Habit * Tom Vanderbilt elegantly and persuasively tackles one of the most pernicious of the lies we tells ourselves -- that the pleasures of learning are reserved for the young. Beginners belongs on the list of books that have changed the way I understand my own limitations. * Malcolm Gladwell *