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A Doghouse Tale released!
(19 Sep 2010 21:30)
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Description :
Case Devries, a cadet midshipman at the US Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point NY, is earning some beer money in Eugene Stein's textile warehouse on Saturday afternoons. Rosanne, Eugene's sexy little Italian secretary, picks him up from the Academy gate and drops him off each Saturday, and this leads to the inevitable - a relationship doomed to fail. Or does it? It is in any case it is the upbeat to an adventure that eventually takes Case and his buddy Brian O'Malley years later from their home away from home – the Seamen's Church Institute, otherwise known as “the Doghouse”, to India by way of a speck in the Ocean called Eniwetok, and from there to the ship graveyards in Kaoshiung with a ramshackle rustbucket of a freighter called the S.S. Flower Power. Aptly named for the era in which this adventure takes place and even more so the termination of the era as the Flower Power meets its final destination at the close of the sixties. The motley crew manning the good ship Flower Power couldn't have been more colorful had they been hand-picked by a madman. They range from the utterly chaotic captain Peachfuzz, to the straight-laced day-man George the Marine or the forty-five year old three hundred pound John Aruda, an able bodied seaman and a flower child who rises to every occasion . Such as organizing the marriage of George the Marine and his Filipino bride on the high seas with Peachfuzz having been bribed to perform the ceremony in order to legalize the stowaway bride brought aboard in Manila with the help of just about the entire crew.
And then there is the mysterious container stowed aboard and buried underneath the load of chemical fertilizer they are carrying to India. What is in it, and is it true what Case learned in Eniwetok about its contents and origin? The contents of the container and the wheeling and dealing around its getting back to where it belongs eventually brings Case back into contact with Eugene and Rosanne; the two people he least expected to cross his path again. But after all was said and done it no longer surprised Case that things went the way they did – it was all meant to be this way and it all happened because it had to happen; it was in the cards and even if events are separated by years, it all makes sense in the end. He was the catalyst to start the series of events rectifying an anomaly in this particular space-time continuum; a messenger, a tool of convenience to make the pieces of the puzzle fall into their proper place.
But prior to this philosophical note, A Doghouse Tale is the hilarious story of a motley crew sailing a ship held together by baling wire, paint and a prayer. It touches on the deplorable condition of the U.S. Merchant Marine in the sixties of the twentieth century, when a nation at war which should be able to rely on the best material for the massive logistic operations that all wars require, but in fact presses old battle wagons such as the Flower Power into service, making it the laughing stock of the maritime world. It is also a moving story in that it shows that when the chips are down, no matter what background or grudges the individual crew members may have towards one another, they band together as one to come to the aid of a shipmate.
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Bordellos and Brothels: Thailand Vol 1 & 2!
(04 Apr 2011 10:17)
What is behind the glittering lights of Bordellos and Brothels?
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A Harley, a Stetson and a red Thai Chilli
(03 Apr 2011 21:35)
The humorous story of Jed’s life before Mr. Honda opened a car production plant in North America, and the affect that it had on him. Why he purchased a Harley Davidson in Bangkok and how he met Chilli
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'Thai Lite 2 - The Refill' now available as e-book!
(01 Apr 2011 08:15)
S. Tsow gives you the lowdown on living in Bangkok...
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From D for Dummy to M for Millionaire
(30 Mar 2011 10:47)
‘From D for Dummy to M for Millionaire’ is a how-to-succeed book with a difference. Self-made businessman and author Myles Glew knows that success at school is no guarantee of success in life, and eve
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'Differences' released as e-book
(30 Mar 2011 09:52)
War, economic injustice, political violence and social discrimination take a heavy toll on the majority of our world’s inhabitants. The short stories in this book are based on the lives of real people
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Forbidden Land - The Quest for Nagalim released!
(28 Mar 2011 01:58)
Forbidden Land tells the story of three attempts by Frans Welman and his companions to enter Nagaland, the land of more than forty Naga tribes.
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Thrillers now available!
(27 Mar 2011 05:53)
See our new category of Thrillers!
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New York Interviews: First Thoughts released!
(23 Mar 2011 06:54)
New York Interviews: First Thoughts is a wise and exciting collection of interviews from a variety of artists and writers, scholars and scientists.
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Treasure Hunting in Thailand?
(18 Mar 2011 05:24)
Join Peter Jaggs with his unusual book and completely original book which will take you on a layman’s treasure hunt under tropical moons and blazing sunrises; sharing a few of the secrets of how to re
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Out of Isolation - Exploring a Forgotten World
(16 Mar 2011 10:55)
Out of Isolation is a study of culture and conflict of the six decades old conflict between India and Nagaland.
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Bordellos and Brothels: The Philippines
(14 Mar 2011 01:55)
The first e-book of the series 'Bordellos and Brothels' covering the Philippines.
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'Pursuit to Paradise' released!
(11 Mar 2011 08:35)
In the worldwide recession of 2009, Ben Lofthouse plans to rebuild his life on Koh Pimaan, a paradise island in Thailand.
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'Arthur and the 3462006AdA' by Robert Hastings released!
(09 Mar 2011 08:12)
Hidden Thailand treasures: This is a ‘light-hearted’ look at a possible event in Thailand’s not-so-distant past...
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A guide to Buddhism in Thailand as e-book!
(06 Mar 2011 22:40)
Almost all visitors to Thailand will come into contact with Buddhism in some way. This book explains what you might encounter in everyday life in Thailand.
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Ken Winkler's 2nd book released!
(05 Mar 2011 02:50)
The Monk's Hour': Art Smuggling and Murder in Thailand. 'The Monk’s Hour' is the second book of a trilogy involving Tim Adams, ex intelligence operative and Vietnam Vet. Following his experiences in '
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