Robert Leonard (2) (1954–)

Fascinating collection of first-hand accounts of taxi driving in Albuquerque, in the early-to-mid 2000s decade but before the smartphone era and the coming of Uber, Lyft, etc.

I was looking for information about becoming a taxi driver, here in Albuquerque, and stumbled across this book. A hidden anthropological gem.

Robert Leonard was a UNM Anthropology professor who moonlit as a cab driver to augment his income when his wife became ill, and he shares a series of vignettes of various show more experiences, some firsthand and some gleaned, of the varied spectrum of life that taxi driving can expose you to, as well as his own perspectives on life and the area. show less