Kirjahaku

Second Chances is introduced by a timeline of events following the life of protagonist Jeff Savage, who graduates from Stanford, enters the Air Force, plays for the New York Yankees, builds a family, and finds happiness in life's changes.This timeline documents the events that changed his life, but Jeff's story is more than a collection of pivot points. It's the emotional journey between them that forms the crux of a strong read that's highly recommended for fans of psychological fiction, romance, family life and sports.The Author's ability to juxtapose the logic of decision-making with the consequences of choices good and bad, their lasting impact, and the potential for redemption down the line creates an atmosphere of emotional growth and change. Second Chances does an excellent job of documenting an aspiring young man's sometimes-reckless decisions and the opportunities and obstacles life brings to him, crafting a story filled not only with evolutionary events, but changing emotional currents.

"On the Eighth Day, God Created a Marine" is one man's struggle to keep his family together despite numerous tragic events. It also highlights the conflict career military members have when they must choose between family and service.

A working-class teen age boy falls in love with the granddaughter of the richest family in west Texas. They never meet nor speak to each other during high school due to their different economic and social status.She goes to college; he joins the Marine Corps and serves in Vietnam. His acts of heroism in combat are reported in the local newspaper owned by the Marine's stepfather. She is intrigued by the young man she never met and becomes determined to meet him some day. Five years after graduating from high school, the two finally meet in Hawaii where she falls in love with him.Their brief courtship and marriage lead the family to welcoming the young man from the wrong side of the tracks to the family and he eventually becomes the heir to the family business empire.