"Thinking Small" Author Calls Smyrna Home

Andrea Hiott's book "Thinking Small: The Long, Strange Trip of the Volkswagen Beetle" has garnered critical acclaim in the short time since its debut.

Andrea Hiott, author of “Thinking Small: The Long, Strange Trip of the Volkswagen Beetle,” may split her time between New York City and Berlin, but she doesn’t hesitate to call Smyrna her home. Her critically acclaimed book examines the transformation of the Volkswagen Beetle from Adolf Hitler’s answer to the Ford Model T to a symbol of peace and love in the 1960s. "Thinking Small" was published in 2012 and in a few short months has already garnered positive reviews from critics, even Jerry Seinfeld. His praise for the work is printed on the book jacket. “Candidly, at first I had very little interest in this book because I am so familiar with the VW/Porsche story,” Seinfeld said. “But to my delight, as I looked through it I found a …

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