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Between these pages: the scintillating, sometimes hysterical, life of Bob Jonas—traveler, trucker, librarian, and storyteller. From his earliest memories, all Bob ever wanted to do was put as much distance between himself and wherever he was. Inspired by Thor Heyerdahl, his early adulthood started him off in a semi-truck, where he logged over a million miles in eleven western states, then continuing his journey overseas in forty-seven countries. His lust for adventure was more than a call to travel, but a sacrosanct mission, finding his roll as a school librarian, and storyteller, the perfect platform from which to spread his beliefs in seven schools on four continents, where he was able to motivate, inspire, stimulate, stir, cajole, provoke, and do whatever was necessary to get kids to read. With his unbound passion for books, stories, and literacy, he's been able to guide his charges on the same path that led him to discover the world.