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Uncommon Carriers
John McPhee · 初版 2006 年
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McPhee 的书描写的是真实地点里的真实人物。过去八年里，McPhee 花费了大量时间与从事货运工作的人相处。本书便是他为这些人以及与他们同行的旅程所画的速写集。他与 Don Ainsworth 并肩从亚特兰大一路行驶至塔科马，后者拥有一辆长达六十五英尺、运送危险品的十八轮化学品槽罐车。他还前往法国阿尔卑斯山山麓池塘边的一所船舶操纵学校，在那里，每周交纳一万五千美元学费的巨型远洋轮船长们正在二十英尺长的缩比模型上磨练操作技艺。他还去往
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……点对点运输。火车更适合运送大宗散装商品。John McPhee 写过一些关于各种交通运输方式以及从事这一行的从业者的精彩文章：http://www.amazon.com/Uncommon-Carriers-John-McPhee/dp/08654...
…point-to-point delivery. Trains are more useful for carrying bulk commodities. John McPhee has written some wonderful articles about modes of transport, and the people who work in them: http://www.amazon.com/Uncommon-Carriers-John-McPhee/dp/08654...
去读读 John McPhee 的《Uncommon Carriers》，里面收录了那篇名为《Out in the Sort》[0] 的特写。UPS 实际上确实做一些第三方履约和仓储业务。那篇文章写得不算太详细，但我能感觉到他们正在……
Read Uncommon Carriers, by John McPhee, which contains the essay "Out in the Sort" [0]. UPS actually does do some 3rd party fulfillment and warehousing. The essay doesn't go into too much detail, but I get the sense that they're…
John McPhee 就此写过一篇绝妙的文章：John McPhee 的《The Ships of Port Revel》。那曾是一篇发表在《大西洋月刊》上的文章，后来收录在他的书《Uncommon Carriers》中。https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0865477396
John McPhee write an excellent article about this: "The Ships of Port Revel" by John McPhee. It was an atlantic article and is included in his book "Uncommon Carriers". https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0865477396
John McPhee 基于一次对 Port Revel 的走访写了一篇超级棒的纪实特写（名为《The Ships of Port Revel》）。它收录在他的书《Uncommon Carriers》中（这本书专门刻画了交通运输行业不同领域的从业人员群像）。取决于你所在的国家，你也许可以通过 Danielle 提供的这个链接在 Google Books 上读到全文……
John McPhee wrote a super-awesome journalistic piece based on a visit to Port Revel (called "The Ships of Port Revel"). It's published in his book Uncommon Carriers (which is about profiles of people who work in different parts of the transportation industry). Depending on your country, you may be able to read the whole thing on Google Books via this link from Danielle…
相关推荐，我也必须安利一下 John McPhee 的《Uncommon Carriers》。里面有一章跟访了伊利诺伊河上一名驳船操作员，写得相当棒。
Related I also gotta recommend "Uncommon Carriers" by John McPhee. It's got a chapter that follows a barge operator on the Illinois river that's pretty great.
McPhee 绝对称得上是国宝级作家。如果你感兴趣，那篇文章只是收录在他《Uncommon Carriers》一书中的几篇特写之一，书中还记录了一趟火车和内河驳船的旅程。《Looking for a Ship》也很棒，跟拍了一位商船海员经历那份工作的各个阶段。《The Curve of Binding Energy》则是一部引人入胜的……
McPhee is truly a national treasure. If you're interested, that article was one of several published in his book Uncommon Carriers which includes a train and river barge voyage. Looking for a Ship is also great as it follows a merchant marine through various stages of that job. The Curve of Binding Energy is a fascinating study…