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King, Frank

 
9780595181537: The Sweet Cherry Ranch: A Memoir
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0595181538 ISBN 13 : 9780595181537
Editeur : iUniverse, 2001

Synopsis

The Sweet Cherry Ranch is an earthy, tough, and moving account of Frank King's continuing recovery from alcholism. The family addiction skipped one generation, then hit Frank, and his youngest brother Tony, with a sucker punch. Both have been sober for many years, Frank for more than 30. In his drinking years Frank King was a World War II Marine, a radioman-gunner in dive bombers; a radio operator, a civilian air traffic controller, a writer, a public relations manager, and Super Dad. A successful, funcitoning alcoholic, he was married three times. When his beloved second wife, June, died in childbirth, his drinking accelerated. He sobered up only when he couldnt stand looking at himself in the mirror. His story is about a wonderful childhood, finding booze, drinking, loss, hitting bottom, giving up, discovcery, finding faith, and sobriety.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The Sweet Cherry Ranch is an earthy, tough, and moving account of Frank King's continuing recovery from alcholism. The family addiction skipped one generation, then hit Frank, and his youngest brother Tony, with a sucker punch. Both have been sober for many years, Frank for more than 30. In his drinking years Frank King was a World War II Marine, a radioman-gunner in dive bombers; a radio operator, a civilian air traffic controller, a writer, a public relations manager, and Super Dad. A successful, funcitoning alcoholic, he was married three times. When his beloved second wife, June, died in childbirth, his drinking accelerated. He sobered up only when he couldnt stand looking at himself in the mirror. His story is about a wonderful childhood, finding booze, drinking, loss, hitting bottom, giving up, discovcery, finding faith, and sobriety.

Biographie de l'auteur

Frank King has been a free-lance writer for more than 40 years. He has written thousands of newspaper, magazine and journal articles. This is his first book. He is currently a columnist for the Oregon Coast Guid, and a newsletter editor.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2001
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595181538
ISBN 13 
9780595181537
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
300
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Personne responsable
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