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According to the book description of FROM
HERO TO INMATE: The Destructive Path Some Veterans Choose, "How is it possible
for a hero to end up in jail or prison? Simply put, that hero makes some bad
choices. For almost nine years, I went into the King County Jail system to try
to help veterans who were in jail. I worked for the State of Washington
Department of Veterans Affairs, assigned to the King County Veterans Program's
VIP - Veterans Incarcerated Project. FROM HERO TO INMATE, The Destructive Path
Some Veterans Choose presents actual, but anonymous, case histories to
demonstrate the bad choices some veterans make, and what I did to try to help
them get on to a better life outcome. FROM HERO TO INMATE, The Destructive Path
Some Veterans Choose also uses case histories of what some veterans did to reach
a good outcome. Many veterans unknowingly have mental health issues, including
Depression and PTSD, that effect their behavior. Often, those issues lead to
alcohol and drug problems, as the veteran tries to self medicate in an attempt
to feel good or feel better. FROM HERO TO INMATE, The Destructive Path Some
Veterans Choose lists many resources for veterans to get some help, if they want
to get help. My goal is to try to reach out and help veterans and service
providers who work with veterans. By using actual case histories, and resources
for help, many veterans and service providers might benefit."
According to the book description of The
Sculptor and Other Thrilling Tales, THE SCULPTOR and 44 more thrilling tales,
including: The Guy With The White Hair, The Last Night Of The Hyena, The Last
Surprise, No Fortune In The Fortune Cookie, A Scratch In The Night, The Shooter,
Gabe's Great Grub, A Sad Ending, The Murder, Big Trees, Squinty Eyed Joe And The
Flaming Hemmorhoids, Pappy's Last Day, Somewhere In Florida, The Nuns And Bad
Language At The Fire, Mrs. Palla's Wild Ride, The Ant Lady, The D.B. Cooper
Episode, The Chocolate Cream Pie Incident, High Pressure 90, Strangers In The
Night, The Potato Man, The Tears Of A Clown, My Seven Days In October, The
Elevator Maggot. The Second Chair, Din of Iniquity, The Fracas At 6AM, Six
Seconds, John's Last Call, Lenny The Bank Walker, Dream Sruck, The Fire And The
Raccoons, The Pierce Road Fire, The Alice Episode, A Guardian Angel Encounter?,
Sleeping Through The Fire Call, The EMpty Chair, Al's Extrerminating Service,
The Pee-Ping Tom, Post Mortem, Tag Man, The Stranger On The Train, The Mystery
Shitter, and The Sculptor.
According
to the book description of Golfing In America: Golfing Observations & Train Travel Amid Short Stories,
“While ‘Amtraking’ to a golf course; the sights, sounds, and happenings on the train; plus happenings and
views through the window, during two very strange Amtrak train rides, help set the stage for a collection of short stories.
Please note: The author plans to donate a portion of the proceeds from this book's sales to programs helping homeless and
at-risk veterans, and, community helping organizations. Blended with the various AMTRAK train happenings, sights and sounds,
and the author's past fire department anecdotes, the reader will encounter: John’s Last Call, $29.95 Slacks, Six Seconds,
Post Mortem, Nicky’s Exterminating Service, Tag Man, Somewhere in Florida, Lenny The Bank Walker, The Alice Episode,
Call in The Night, The Sculptor, Fracas at 6:42 AM, A Scratch in The Night, Potato Man, Stranger on The Train, The Elevator
Maggot, Last Night of The Hyena, No Fortune in The Fortune Cookie, The Guy With The White Hair, The Tears of a Clown, Ben’s
Wild Ride, Big Trees, and Old Pappy. All combine to make a very interesting read. For golfers, the main nugget is learning
the secret of what is quite possibly the most challenging, "golfer wallet friendly,” golf course to play in America.”
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