{"product_id":"girls-auto-clinic-glove-box-guide-9781501144110","title":"Girls Auto Clinic Glove Box Guide","description":"\u003cb\u003eAs featured on\u003ci\u003e Fresh Air \u003c\/i\u003ewith Terry Gross\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eA do-it-herself guide to auto maintenance, roadside emergencies, and the real scoop on how women can get honest car service at the garage, from engineer turned auto mechanic and award-winning entrepreneur Patrice Banks.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDo you feel lost when explaining your car problems to a mechanic? Do you panic when something goes wrong with your ride? Have you felt like you were being overcharged or pressured into unnecessary add-ons at the auto shop? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Fear no more: \u003ci\u003eThe Girls Auto Clinic Glove Box Guide\u003c\/i\u003e has got your back. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e So many women feel powerless, nervous, or embarrassed when taking our cars in for a repair, and yet we outnumber men both as drivers and as customers at auto repair shops The time has come for us to grab the wheel and finally take control of our cars. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Filled with easy-to-follow illustrations and instructions, great tips, and lifesaving rules of thumb, \u003ci\u003eThe Girls Auto Clinic Glove Box Guide\u003c\/i\u003e will help take away the confusion and mystery surrounding cars, teach women what they need to know about how their cars work, and what they need to do to keep them running smoothly. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Patrice Banks was once like most of us: a self-professed \"auto airhead\" who was clueless about car maintenance, yet convinced that mechanics were taking advantage of her. Now she's an auto pro devoted to empowering women to learn basic car repairs and knowing what to do in an emergency. So whether you get a flat tire when you're stranded in the middle of nowhere, your car overheats, or a mysterious dashboard light suddenly starts blinking, help is just a reach-in-the-glove-box away.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBanks, Patrice:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Patrice Banks, former engineer and auto airhead, is the founder of Girls Auto Clinic, a workshop that empowers women through their cars. After working for twelve years as an engineer, Banks began leading car care workshops for women. Her inspiring story has been told in publications like \u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eElite Daily\u003c\/i\u003e, among others, and she's appeared on CBS \u003ci\u003eThis Morning\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFox and Friends\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. Banks is opening a full service auto repair shop staffed by female mechanics in the summer of 2016.","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50416447947026,"sku":"9781501144110","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_222e7093-ed1b-4b03-a7ab-a95f7ddfccd5.jpg?v=1729421364","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/girls-auto-clinic-glove-box-guide-9781501144110","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}