California dreaming
Subtitle: a smooth-running, low-mileage, best-priced American adventure
By: Lawrence Donegan.
Publisher: Atria Books
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 229
Subjects: Donegan, Lawrence; Used car trade -- California -- San Jose -- Humor; Sales personnel -- California -- San Jose -- Biography; Scots -- California -- San Jose -- Biography; San Jose (Calif.) -- Social life and customs -- Humor; San Jose (Calif.) -- Biography
Genres: Humor.; Biography.
Description: "Lawrence Donegan, erstwhile bassist, journalist, author, and adventure seeker, wanted to write about America, so he moved to California: the golden state where dreams are made, where money is made, and fame is just around the corner. Or so he thought when he departed his native Scotland to pursue his dreams, but landed smack in the middle of the largest used-car lot in America.".

"Donegan quickly picks up a nickname - "Hey Scotty" - and a reputation - "You're the worst salesman I've seen in twenty years." His struggles as a foreign musician and writer utterly displaced on this tough stretch of car-packed concrete are classic Donegan, humble and hilarious. But with mentors such as Mickey "The Legend" McDonald, Tony "The Tank" Tognazzini, and Frankie "The Rock" Reames, it isn't long before he acquires the brass balls and lowdown cunning he needs to sell his first car.

No matter how slim the odds, he puts his heart and soul into his attempt to win the Oscar of the car lot - the Salesman of the Month Award - and you find yourself rooting for him every step of the way."--BOOK JACKET.