Distant Connections: A Collection Of Short Fiction - Couverture souple

Hall, Dave

 
9780595182282: Distant Connections: A Collection Of Short Fiction
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0595182283 ISBN 13 : 9780595182282
Editeur : iUniverse, 2001

Synopsis

A sculptor who gives himself amnesia so he can critique his work objectively. A World War II private, training for D-day, who writes the president with a scheme to bring down the German economy. A foreman who must transport a two-ton block of stone using only brute strength and brains. A woman, disguised as a man, who fights in the American Civil War. A surveillance expert who owes his success to a flying saucer. From ancient times through the present and into the future, these fifteen stories of adventure, passion and discovery explore the distant connections between those who serve their countries and those who serve themselves.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

A sculptor who gives himself amnesia so he can critique his work objectively. A World War II private, training for D-day, who writes the president with a scheme to bring down the German economy. A foreman who must transport a two-ton block of stone using only brute strength and brains. A woman, disguised as a man, who fights in the American Civil War. A surveillance expert who owes his success to a flying saucer. From ancient times through the present and into the future, these fifteen stories of adventure, passion and discovery explore the distant connections between those who serve their countries and those who serve themselves.

Biographie de l'auteur

David Alan Hall was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, and received his Bachelor's Degree from Texas Christian University. Since childhood he has wanted to write a book of short stories and in 1995 decided to spend the year doing exactly that. Those stories make up this volume.His other books include The Three-Pound Universe, The Paradise Vendor, and Toward Higher Ground.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2001
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595182283
ISBN 13 
9780595182282
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
244
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Personne responsable
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