A Laugh Out Loud Drama of a Modern Screwball Comedy-like an It Happened One Night with a racier plot line and a razor sharp assessment of love, lust, and marriage, plus funny money making in the iPhone era.The crazy world that is South Florida provides the setting for one of the best bookclub books, with characters you'll love and despise, bringing to life a story for grownups that will raise the question-could this happen? (Hint-yup.)Shirley and Stanley Nowack retired to West Sago Beach, Florida, expecting to live out their lives playing mah-jongg and golf in the warm sunshine.Cue the worst recession since the 1930s. Their already meager investments haven't rebounded. Determined not to spend their remaining years dumpster diving and sleeping in parks, they find jobs. Menial ones. They're over 70 and fortunate to get those.But bad luck and trouble soon pummel them into desperation. Add in their control-freak daughter's and Don Juan son's problems, and they're on a hilarious collision course with disaster.This rule-following, white bread, and average couple hatch a scheme to save their home and return them to days of leisure. There's just one eensy problem. If they're caught, they'll go to jail.What could possibly go wrong?
The story of two young men meeting on the dusty streets of a town in Missouri. This novel takes us from the younger years, through the Civil War and back home. This book is the prequel to the terrific Dalston series that includes: There's Plenty of Room in the Mississippi, Fair Warning, and Blood Red River. If you have ever wanted to know the history behind the legend of William Mack and the story of his little brother, this book is a must read.
A memoir of fishing and life shared through letters to a childhood friend. A three book series spanning 50 years - fishing with a fly rod in streams and in the salt. The characters fished with, the places traveled to and how life sometimes gets in the way. Tom McCoy is a lifelong fisherman who loves to fly fish for trout but also enjoys all that the saltwater has to offer. He has fished mountain streams north, east, south and west, 21 states and 5 countries. In this collection he shares these adventures through letters to his lifelong friend named Mack. 20 stories to entertain as well as tip you off to some of my favorite fishing spots, hikes and people. I hope you enjoy it.
A memoir of fishing and life shared through letters to a childhood friend. A three book series spanning 50 years - fishing with a fly rod in streams and in the salt. The characters fished with, the places traveled to and how life sometimes gets in the way. Tom's home waters, when it comes to trout, are the Catskills of New York State so it is appropriate that the first stories in this collection take place there. Living on the Long Island Sound and being a short distance from the saltwater mecca of Montauk, he has been fortunate to fish there as well, one time witnessing the amazing triple play of bass, blues and false albacore, all exploding at once within the shadow of the famous lighthouse. Fly Fishermen have a need to look west, beyond the prairies. Montana and its sister states with their mountains, wild streams and monster trout have been the magnet which has drawn Tom for many years. He offers a journal of three of those trips for your vicarious fishing pleasure. All of these stories were written as letters to his lifelong friend Mack. "Sometimes you have the good fortune to meet a buddy early on and get to share your life with him." said Tom. "At first it's in school or on the ball field and later through correspondence. Letters at first, then email." Letters to Mack 2: Correspondence from Montana to Montauk is a collection of 19 of those letters. Tom authored his first book How to Fly Fish for Trout: the First Book to Read when a friend wanted to learn how to fly fish and was overwhelmed by the available instruction manuals. Too much information for a beginner was the problem. The book is written in the familiar style of these stories and truly can get a person started fly fishing for trout (and catching) quicker than most. The Fish Tales chapter has 8 stories to help the new fly fisher digest the lessons. Letters to Mack, Book One: Correspondence on a Fishing Life is a collection of letters on fishing, hiking and life and Letters to Mack 3: Correspondence from Islamorada to Pulaski includes tarpon and steelhead adventures.All are available on Amazon and Kindle.
Missy Mack is off to visit Grandpa on a long trip through the mountains. Adventures with Grandpa are alwaysfull of fun and surprises. This trip is no exception.
A memoir of fishing and life shared through letters to a childhood friend. A three book series spanning 50 years - fishing with a fly rod in streams and in the salt. The characters fished with, the places traveled to and how life sometimes gets in the way. Letters to Mack 1 and 2 have brought us from the 1950's though 2010. The correspondence in book 3 covers the expanding reach of Tom's fly rod, moving from trout and stripers to smallmouth bass, tarpon, and salmon then on to steelhead. They include taking a buddy fishing and some kids as well. They disclose the closing of some chapters in his life, as well as the opening of new ones. Some history, some philosophy and a lot of fishing.This trilogy, in combination with How to Fly Fish For Trout, offers the fisherperson, or anyone who aspires to be one, a glimpse into the life of a man who has nothing but gratitude for a life well lived, on, in and near the water, surrounded by family and good friends.
Mack the highland cow is in a mess. He has sticks in his fur and is covered in mud! Can his friend Duff help him to clean himself up? Mack in a Mess is part of the Galaxy range of books from Rising Stars Reading Planet. Galaxy provides captivating fiction and non-fiction for Pink A to White band. The rich collection of highly decodable books immerses children in a range of cross-curricular topics and genres. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and activities to support reading at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 4-5 years
