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Dana & Sylvia have been girlfriends for what seems like forever. They've never been afraid to share everything about their lives and definitely keep each other's secrets … including hiding Dana's On-The-DL affair from her husband, Jonathan.
Though Sylvia is uncomfortable with her participation in the cover-up and despises the man Dana's creepin' with, she remains a loyal friend. That is, until she finds herself attracted to the very man her friend is deceiving.
As the lines of friendship and matrimonial territory erodes, all hell is about to break loose! Choices have to be made with serious repercussions at stake.
If loving you is wrong, I don't wanna be right!
Customer Reviews:
great read.......2007-10-01
this was a great read . this was my first time reading her books, i will read all of her books
ooh she thought she was slick.......2007-01-20
this book was so damn good!!!!! i'm talkin bout goood. the love scenes were intense. its basicaly about two girl buddies, one steps out on her marriage but her girl covers for her. eventualy things heat up... im not gonna tell it all but get this book. also i'm mad how this book ended but as a woman it goes to show that we let our insecurities get the best of us.
what goes around comes around.......2006-08-20
this is a true testament to the sayin what goes around comes around.As Sylvia dosn't approve of her best friend cheating with her faithful husband she begin to have feeling for him herself. But as the story unfolds Slyvia dosn't know how to keep him happy either. WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND
MY PUBLISHIER .....GOTTA LOVE HER.......2006-07-08
THE DRAMA THAT TAKES PLACE IN THIS BOOK IS OFF THE CHAIN. IF YOU DON'T GET THE MESSAGE THAT THIS NOVEL CONTAINS, REMEMBER WHAT GOES ON IN YOUR BEDROOM NEEDS TO STAY THERE.
KEEP YOUR FRIEND CLOSE, BUT KEEP YOUR ENEMIES CLOSER...TRUST NO BI***........FRIENDS CAN LIVE WITH THEM, CANT LIVE WITHOUT.THERE ARE SO MANY SAYINGS THAT COME TO MIND WHILE READING BOOK. SLICK SUMS IT UP THOUGH. IT WILL KEEP YOU ON YOUR TOES. IF YOU DON'T KNOW BRENDA HAMPTON WILL INFORM YOU THE BEST WAY SHE CAN. IF YOU DON'T CATCH IT THE FIRST TIME, START OVER...IF YOU STILL DON`T CATCH........SORRY.......TO THE BACK STABBING WOMEN WHO CROSSES THAT LINE OF FRIENDSHIP YOUR SECRETS ARE BEING LET OUT THE BAG..............OH TO THE CHEATERS SOME OF YOU SECRETS ARE BEING TOLD, TOO.
I love Brenda Hampton.......2006-03-16
I loved this story. It is so down to earth of how things happen. Sylvia was not a bad person in my opinion and I'm married. I think Dana was at fought for this problem. Everyone did what was expected of them. Jonathan was the hard working faithful husband. Sylvia was the best friend who keep Dana secrets and guarded her man for her. But Dana was not a good wife or friend she was only out to see about herself. So she left the door wide open for whomever to walk in and take her husband. Just happen to be her best friend. But of course what goes around comes back around in poor Sylvia forgot what a good husband Jonathan was to Danna so that fear of him cheating on her could not escape her mind which caused her happiness. I look forward to a sequel because I don't believe Jonathan is quite ready to let Sylvia go.
Also I am a fan of Jaylin in for her to write his character in this book bought back all the great memories. I'm waiting now for "Naughty By Nature"
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Grace Slick looks back on a lifetime of sex, drugs and rock & roll in Somebody to Love?, a wisecracking memoir featuring cameos by some mighty famous faces. As the lead singer of Jefferson Airplane (later Jefferson Starship and, still later, Starship), Slick had a ringside seat for some of the decade's most notorious high jinks--Haight-Ashbury, Woodstock, the sexual revolution, and of course, '60s drug culture. Put it this way: if the dormouse said feed your head, Slick did--again and again and again. Which leads to this memoir's principal shortcoming: it's hard to document the most important decade of your life if you can't remember it. Still, even if she's a little fuzzy on some of the details, the anecdotes alone are worth the price of admission, from the time Slick and Abbie Hoffman plotted to dose Richard Nixon to her surreal sexual encounter with a nearly autistic-seeming Jim Morrison: "Although I knew there was some pattern of events going on in his head that connected what I'd just said to what he was thinking, it never made sense." Now sober and nearing her 60s, Slick frets over her aging body, campaigns against biomedical research, and feeds the raccoons in her back yard. But she hasn't lost any of her famous feistiness. This is the same woman who flashed her breasts at photographers, pulled her skirt over her head at concerts, and even once, "having ingested the entire contents of the minibar in my hotel room," stuck her fingers up an audience member's nose. Grace Slick may have mellowed, but bless her heart, she's still running off her mouth. --Mary Park
Book Description
Grace Slick looks back on a lifetime of sex, drugs and rock roll in Somebody to Love?, a wisecracking memoir featuring cameos by some mighty famous faces. As the lead singer of Jefferson Airplane (later Jefferson Starship and, still later, Starship), Slick had a ringside seat for some of the decade's most notorious high jinks--Haight-Ashbury, Woodstock, the sexual revolution, and of course, '60s drug culture. Put it this way: if the dormouse said feed your head, Slick did--again and again and again. Which leads to this memoir's principal shortcoming: it's hard to document the most important decade of your life if you can't remember it. Still, even if she's a little fuzzy on some of the details, the anecdotes alone are worth the price of admission, from the time Slick and Abbie Hoffman plotted to dose Richard Nixon to her surreal sexual encounter with a nearly autistic-seeming Jim Morrison: "Although I knew there was some pattern of events going on in his head that connected what I'd just said to what he was thinking, it never made sense." Now sober and nearing her 60s, Slick frets over her aging body, campaigns against biomedical research, and feeds the raccoons in her back yard. But she hasn't lost any of her famous feistiness. This is the same woman who flashed her breasts at photographers, pulled her skirt over her head at concerts, and even once, "having ingested the entire contents of the minibar in my hotel room," stuck her fingers up an audience member's nose. Grace Slick may have mellowed, but bless her heart, she's still running off her mouth. --Mary Park
Customer Reviews:
Grace Slick in '08!.......2007-10-01
Ah, those misanthropic hippies, The Jefferson Airplane, slapped together one discombobulated hotrod. Meandering riffs, Arabian exotica, distorto guitar, open-mike sci-fi and degenerated jazz - plus the mighty yowl of Woodstock's pissiest broad! Impossible, irascible and insincere, Grace Slick - like contemporary Frank Zappa - plonked the love song.
Asked about her singular role and attendant recognition as a chick in an otherwise guys' band, Slick quipped, "Well, if you had five cows and a pig, you'd look at the pig, right?" Dig that genderf00cking analogy! Even when Slick exploited the sexist trip (lifting her skirt in concert, waving an exposed boob for the cover of Creem), she always exuded a macabre disembodiment of oohlala. Such coarse pranks fell in line with her other alcoholic misbehaviors, such wearing blackface for a power salute on TV (in '68!) or going onstage in Berlin wearing a Nazi uniform. (Was she drawing upon childhood recollections of her crossdressing father?)
Unlike poor, weapy Janis Joplin, stentorian Slick never put out. Her most sensitive performance, David Crosby's slippery free-love meditation, "Triad," turns male hedonism on it's gooey head, while her most rocking self-penned number, "Lawman," posits a grassed-up Slick kapowing a (male) cop to smithereens. Top that, Tania! Last but not least, the pornographic "Across The Board" has Slick caterwauling about "seven inches of pleasure" with all the powdered muliebrity of Evel Knievel.
In grammatically correct prose, Slick has another twisted ditty to sing, and here's it is.
Scatterbrained and cliche.......2007-06-19
This book is like a series of tangents. It must have been nerve-wracking for Andrea Cagan to sit and listen to all this. The thing reads like Grace was hopped up on caffeine throughout. Her export of information to the pages is eratic; for example, no clear statement of her ancestry, but she makes a comment about her parent's "Edwardian Background" (does she mean they were from Britain? Two Brits who graduated from U of W in Seattle and had babies in Chicago and the Bay Area?) and suddenly, several lines down, mid-paragraph drops this: that her folks had neither the Italian or Jewish cultural/social stamp. So, what does this particular non-sequitur mean? Where her folks Italian and Jewish? In another part of the book she says part of her mother's clan came over on the Mayflower. Italian Jewish Separatists? In another bio source, her dad's side is described as Norwegian-Scandinavian- Grace makes no mention of that either. She does make is clear that she had nothing but disdain (and apparently still nothing but) for her folk's middle-class, quesi-elitist background (father worked hard, got ahead in a career as a white collar worker with a respected firm, was able to keep his family in nice homes and circumstances his whole life) well, at least Grace didn't have to grow up in a ghetto or impoverished farm like Ottis Redding or somebody like that. And in this vein, she can really sound like a 58-year old brat. She also still harbors the tired cliche political views of her time, like we live in an "F-'d up" country, she refers to Nixon as Tricky-Dick, etc. And reveals that back in high school and college, she slept through American history classes. Well, that figures! `Cause it show in her book! And oh, we are treated to the description of how she ended up in bed with Jim Morrison and Airplane bassist Jack Cassidy: like we really need that as revelatory material, anyone who knows anything about this broad already knows before picking up this book that Grace was the most promiscous Rock babe this side of Angie Bowie. She also seems to love to drop names- and in silly, pretentious ways; like she claims to have been listening to the Miles Davis album Sketches of Spain four dozen consecutive times before writing her song "White Rabbit" and this just smacks to me of status-glomming in this age of yuppies refering to their jazz album collection like they'd refer to the Mercedes and BMW sitting in their garage.
The illustration package does make the book worth the price of admission- some good vintage photos and a few samples of Grace's own gook often spooky art work.
Too much Slick, not enough Airplane.......2006-03-07
Grace Slick's memoir is an unvarnished look at the rock star life of one of the music's toughest babes. But it's a bit too '60s for its own good. Slick was either too lazy when she wrote this, or too out of it back in the '60s when it all happened to remember much, but she doesn't describe enough of what it was like to be a member of one of psychedelia's most important bands. Her flippant personality comes through, but one wants more about the relationships that permeated the Airplane and its watered-down successor bands, Jefferson Starship and Starship. Still, what's here is a quaint look back.
Goodness Grace-ious!.......2006-02-09
Bad review title aside, I really had a lot of misconceptions about the former female vocalist of Jefferson Airplane/Starship until deciding to read this book. I know that some autobiographies can be very disappointing, or you know far more than you ever wanted to know ad nauseum about some entertainers. Grace tells you exactly what you'd expect, and then some without overdoing it. It's a fun read all about her wild, free-spirited past, and her ability to move on with her life without having any regrets about it. She reveals a strong person who is funny, tells it like it is, and is bluntly honest if often self-deprecating. If she wasn't readers would probably come to dispise her attitude as so many who read Bebe Buell's book did.
Written in a conversational style as if she is sitting down in the same room talking to you, it is a comfy and candid read that never ceases to entertain and, quite honestly, is very surprising in that she can remember so much about her younger days! I guess she had her act more together than the press ever gave her credit for, plus she has gotten past all that to being a bright, funny, mature woman who has her act tightly together, so look who's having the last laugh. Right on, Grace!
Tough to be a Rebel in a Mundane World.......2006-01-03
I have loved Grace Slick for such a long time that when this memoir first came out, I immediately bought it and read it with much glee. It is just what I expected from her and I am not disappointed at all. In fact, I am a little surprised, but not really shocked, that many did not give it better ratings. I wanted to learn more about Grace and her viewpoints and she was more than generous with her humour, wit and outlook. Honest too. What I love about Grace is the way she followed her own outlook on things. She side-stepped being defined by others and really didn't care too much about what others thought of her. In this.... she will have my love and admiration forever. True...... she didn't go deep into the personalities of the 60's icons much. She didn't give much insight into her songs and what they meant. What true artist does? But, she IS a hoot - and I bought the book because she is such a character. In fact..... I was so enamoured with this book that I wrote her publisher to say how much I enjoyed it. A few months later, I received an 8X10 signed glossy in the mail from her - postage due of course. I laughed. "That's my Grace" I thought.
If you people out there can put your egos and expectations on the shelf and read this expose from a true 60's San Francisco survivor, I think you will find many things to like. Leave your morality, your preconceived notions and your judgemental placards at the door. After all, this is Grace's world - not yours. And, thank-you Grace for all those great tunes. I still listen. And thanks for just being yourself.
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THE 1920'S: OIL, SEX, MURDER , NATIONAL SCANDAL
A reporter for the DENVER POST, a lady-of-the- evening, a Wyoming trapper and an oil scandal that shook the world culminate in the death of the President of the United States.
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Fascinating, thrilling history lesson -- excellent.......2007-08-23
This is one of the best books I've ever read, certainly one of John Ravage's finest. It had been many years since I'd learned about the Teapot Dome Scandal -- now I could read about all the intrigue, the setting, the people involved -- and all written so that it took me there, hurled me back in time so I shared the scene, the people, the incidents all written in excellent literary style. I recommend this powerful book to every age group, whether one feels they've read about the incidents before. John Ravage's take on the time, the place, the people, plus his excellent writing ability is a major achievement.
Ravage does it again !.......2007-06-14
Jack Ravage's "Slick and the Duchess" is a great read. He knows how to take a tale, flesh it out and bring it to life. This is a story well told. The story of greed and mischief in high places certainly resonates with what is going on in Washington D.C. currently. Jack makes his characters live.
Get the book; you'll enjoy it.
A slick tale well told.......2007-06-02
Having lived in both Wyoming and Colorado I found this to be a well told tale of both places. The characters and settings are well developed to make it easy to put yourself in the story. I found that the book flowing well, and kept my interest in the storyline, making it easy to read quickly. The book is well researched and the the facts make the story more understandable with smooth transitions between the parts. I would recommend this book for readers looking for and exciting novel that is fun to get into.
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- Well written, indeed
- PR dirty but sexy
- "Slick" is best first novel since "Catch 22"-truly a "must read!"
- Eyeopening Fun
- Complicated and Intense
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Slick: A Novel
Daniel Price
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Release Date: 2004-08-24 |
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She teases and deceives. She writhes her way across the nation and beyond, seducing us all with her light and noise. Love her or hate her, you can’t escape her. She’s the American media–and nobody understands her better than Scott Singer.
A rising star in the world of public relations, Scott is a master at manipulating the news, especially when the news isn’t good for his clients. To journalists, he’s the dark prince of deception. To others, he’s merely the product of an amoral corporate culture. Not that their opinions matter to Scott, who shelved his ego years ago. It’s the only way to stay sane in a business that thrives on flying off the handle.
The trouble begins on the first day of Sweeps, when a fifteen-year-old girl goes on a fatal shooting spree in her high school cafeteria. For the news networks, it’s a ratings bonanza, especially when clues suggest that the tragedy was loosely inspired by a popular rap song. Suddenly America’s outrage is focused on Hunta, a young L.A. hip-hop artist who was on the verge of becoming a mainstream star. Now he’s Public Enemy Number One, and his life is about to get infinitely worse.
Saving Hunta could be the crowning achievement of Scott’s career, but he knows it won’t be easy. To take control of the story, he’ll have to upstage it. And to do that, he’ll have to engineer a hoax more ambitious and more elaborate than any publicist has ever attempted before.
Customer Reviews:
Well written, indeed.......2007-09-15
I found the book in a $1 pr. book pile outside a strand in Manhattan. The theme of the book caught my attention so I bought it. Very good story, very well written and quite a good insight in the business of fabricating publicity. I think that everyone studying communication of some sort will have interest in reading it.
PR dirty but sexy.......2006-08-04
I picked this book up at an airport with a few hours to kill, 2 days later I was ready to throw in my business degree and switch to PR.
Daniel Price writes a captivating piece of fiction about a master of 'perception management', a guy so damn good at what he does, you'll never watch the news or read the papers the same way again.
Scott, the main character is both a master manipulator, and a down right nice, normal guy, when he is recruited to run damage control for a rising hip hop star, he hatches a plan so damn neferious it wouldn't suprise me to see it on CNN. from here the story just gets more and more exciting and twisted.
Price also presents a really strong FAQs section on his website answering a number of small questions and possible inconsistencies that arise during the book, as well as an excellent reading list.
if you interested in PR, media manipulation, hip hop, or even just want a great exciting, and none too heavy read I strongly reccomend you pick this up.
"Slick" is best first novel since "Catch 22"-truly a "must read!" .......2005-07-15
Though a long time, avid reader, this is my first ever book review. I felt compelled to write it, as in my opinion none of the critiques I've read so far on Slick, while generally quite positive, seemed adequate in overall literary perspective.
In terms personal impact, I could only compare "Slick" with Joseph Heller's "Catch 22." I read this at 18, and it remains in my top ten. Not that the style or stories are similar; just that both authors grabbed me immediately, presenting hilariously perceptive parodies of life's irony. Probably the greatest commonality is the way both bring profound cultural hypocrisies into clear focus through humor. Vonnegut also comes to mind.
Price's chosen theme is the way our thinking is affected by master media manipulators, working mostly at the indirect behest of six or seven International uber-corporations. But instead of presenting a protagonist involved in the fight against such machinations-as Price is in real life-he gives us Scott Springer, one of the more talented and morally ambiguous mercenaries from the dark side. To Scott, his occupation is simply "perception management." "I've conspired with the gun people, schemed with the liquor people, toiled for tobacco, and moiled for Monsanto. I've pushed polluters and promoted porn. I've shilled for Shell and lied for Tide. I've helped a major pharmaceutical company sell a drug that does nothing by promoting a disease that does not exist. And that's just the old stuff on my resume. That was before I went freelance and really got creative."
Yet even with these insights into his profession, Scott felt that "..despite all my nefarious acknowledgements, I was actually a man who meant well." You won't believe how marvelously well this approach works in revealing the mindset of those who help shape ours, until you read "Slick."
Along the way on this great literary ride, you'll meet more memorable characters than can generally be fit into much longer works. He has a true gift for quickly fleshing out his cast. One great example is a black lawyer who looks dignified yet slightly comic. "Malcolm X by way of Urkel," is how Price relates his overall affect. Add to this ability the always engaging plot twists and recursive loops, funny yet insightful dialogue, and a strong message relayed through seeing events through the first-person vision of the villain/protagonist, and you have one of the best first novels in decades. The only two I can remember that came even close were "Big Trouble" by Dave Barry, and more on the mark message wise, "Radiance" by Carter Scholz. "Slick" is as funny as the former and as poignant as latter. I can't wait for Price's next book, or for the movie version of this one! The lead role is so dynamic, complex, and three-dimensional, I'm betting Hollywood's best will fight over it. If you happen to know Brad Pitt or John Malkovich, get them to read this book!
Eyeopening Fun.......2005-03-08
Daniel Price has written a very original, fun book about Public Relations work. The plot has many twists and characters strong enough to carry your interest. This book is a definite change from run-of-the-mill storylines. Readers will also learn quite a bit about how the public is misled by the media about almost every subject conceivable. This one is definitely worth your time!
Complicated and Intense.......2005-02-23
I have mixed emotions about this book. As the author notes at the end, it was not a thin piece of reading and to get to the end you had to stick to it. Perhaps the going was hard after an absolutely hilarious beginning because of the subject nature of the story. In any event, it is a book that will give you pause for thought the next time some "big story" is brewing on CNN, Fox or MSNBC. It will make you wonder about what is real and what is contrived. It will make you more sceptical about what passes for entertainment these days and less likely to accept anything you see at face value. The main character in the book spends most of his time manipulating people and events, yet in the end he becomes a better person, not because of any concious effort on his behalf to do that, but because he he is open and receptive to the events that swirl around him.
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- Not a bad look into the life of a hard rocker
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Grace Slick
Grace Slick , and
Andrea Cagan
Manufacturer: Virgin Books
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Not a bad look into the life of a hard rocker.......2006-04-22
I enjoyed the easy-to-read Grace Slick autobiography. If you want a clear look into the life of a rocker from the 60s-70s, then this is a great read. Grace's life was an interesting carpet ride from gig to gig and her exploits during her Jefferson Airplane/Starship years are explained well. Kudos for a book that lets one peak into the mind of a rock star-- warts and all.
Mary
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- Great biography of a true pioneer.
- Great work on Slick's life and insight into the state of modern research.
- An Enthralling Piece of Exploration History
- Fascinating read
- Lost classic
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Tom Slick and the Search for the Yeti
Loren Coleman
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Great biography of a true pioneer........2006-04-10
This book, by Loren Coleman, came out in 1989. However, it is an excellent read, and well-worth purchasing. It chronicles the life of one Thomas Baker Slick, Jr., a millionaire who made his money through oil and other interests. His life was dedicated to pursuit of strange creatures (The Abominable Snowman and Bigfoot only being the most famous). However, he also pursued things like giant salamanders in the Trinity Alps of California. He was going after the Yeti mainly because he believed that the creatures held the key to curing different diseases such as cancer and heart disease. Slick had other interests outside of cryptozoology, however; he set up several foundations in San Antonio, Texas, his homebase, which still operate today and go towards the betterment of man. Slick was tragically killed at age 46 in a plane crash, and is largely forgotten today in many circles, but his contributions to this world are not to be forgotten and he will always be remembered in cryptozoological circles. This book is highly-recommended.
Great work on Slick's life and insight into the state of modern research........2006-01-27
I chose to read the older version of the Tom Slick book written by Loren Coleman and it was a surprisingly good read. I was fortunate enough to find a used copy in great shape. This is a great dedication to a man unafraid to seek out those mysterious creatures which may or may not exist. This book should also serve as a bittersweet and stark reminder of how much progress crypto-researchers have made since Slick's time. In other words, Slick organized what he felt was the most efficient strategy to find such creatures given the current technology of that time. Now, step forward a few decades and reflect on where this research should be now given our advances in technology. Seems to me that this field of research should have made some headway on Sasquatch, Mothman, giant salamanders, thunderbirds, etc. But instead, researchers seem to be content with re-stating the same old stagnant stories. There will be those that disagree with me and they will, for certain, use the same old arguments. Someone as enterprising as Slick is desperately needed if these researchers want to maintain some sense of credibility.
An Enthralling Piece of Exploration History.......2005-12-10
This book is a little gem that seems to get better every time I read it. It is full of photos that enhance the story of real men that dedicated themselves, and their resources, to answering important questions. These were, and are, mysteries that influence who we are as a species in relation to legendary creatures that are spoken of but rarely encountered.
This is a wonderful illustration of what men will subject themselves to in the name of fame, fortune and the solving of mysteries.
The book is put together in an entertaining style, well written and is fun to read. The photos are rare and well reproduced. An interesting tome indeed. (And by the way, Noll GAVE me the book he didn't loan it to me!)
Fascinating read.......2002-01-22
The first copy I had I loaned to a fellow researcher and never got it back. I had to buy another, but I would not trade this copy for anything. I had it signed at last years Ohio Bigfoot conference where Loren Coleman gave a talk.
The book is excellent and is one of the top on my list. It gives me more information on what took place during the Slick era than what Peter Byrne told me, which wasn't too much.
I hear there may be an update issued soon. Buy it! You won't regret it if you are interested in some of the history surrounding the quest of the Yeti. Good job Loren!!!
Lost classic.......2001-06-24
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I read this book years ago, perhaps having obtained it from William Corliss' "Sourcebook" list of books. This is typical of Coleman's books -- well researched, well written, and free of the kind of personal anecdote litter and unsubstantiated claims that so characterizes David Hatcher Childress' many efforts.
Buy it, read it, enjoy it.
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- Warning: This Book is Addictive
- BIG SLICK IS A BIG HIT!!!
- Courtesy of Teens Read Too
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Big Slick
Eric Luper
Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
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ASIN: 0374307997
Release Date: 2007-09-18 |
Book Description
All in all, sixteen-year-old Andrew Lang has been dealt a pretty good hand in life. Sure, he has to spend his afternoons slaving away in the hellhole that is his dad’s dry-cleaning business, but even that’s not so bad with Jasmine, the seriously hot Goth-chick senior, working right beside him. So what if she’s got a boyfriend? Plus, Andrew’s got an ace up his sleeve – he’s good at poker. Very good. Unfortunately, all it takes is one bad beat at Shushie’s illegal poker club to turn Andrew’s bankroll from huge to nonexistent. And Andrew’s pretty sure that sooner or later his dad’s going to notice that $600 he “borrowed” from the register. Andrew thinks he may know how to get the money back, but it’s a little bit crazy, and a little bit dangerous . . .
In this breakneck-paced novel about gambling and growing up, the stakes are high, and Andrew must ask himself: What does going all in really mean?
Customer Reviews:
Warning: This Book is Addictive.......2007-09-25
This book had me laughing out loud, smacking my forehead in dismay, and shouting "Don't do it!" as I watched the protagonist, Andrew, dig himself deeper and deeper into a hole. It was a total blast of a read, one of those wonderful I-can't-put-this-down books that you hope will never end.
BIG SLICK IS A BIG HIT!!!.......2007-09-21
Awesome read -- Eric Luper has stacked the deck with all the cards you need for a thriller of a page-turner. I loved riding alongside sixteen-year-old Andrew as he dug his way out of a mess caused by his high stakes poker habit and "borrowing'" of cash from Dad's laundry business. Andrew is clever, honest, vulnerable and risky, all at the same time. Love interest Jasmine breaks the typical Goth Girl mold -- we get why Andrew is drawn to her sensitive soul. Andrew's buddy Scott is as quirky as they come (I dare you not to laugh about where he ends up!) And other poker playing characters are as salty as a can of mixed nuts. You gotta love these names: Shushie, Flying Squirrel, Bourbon, Lampost and Cleavage. But my favorite supporting character is Andrew's little brother. What's sweeter than a kid named Rooster?
If you love watching the fast paced action of poker on cable TV,
read this book.
If you're a sucker for sweet & salty tales that pull LOTS of punches,
read this book.
And finally,
if you're into poker, girls and vintage Chevy Chevelles, then go buy BIG SLICK faster than you can say No Limit Hold `Em!
Courtesy of Teens Read Too.......2007-09-18
Andrew Lang may only be sixteen, but he's pretty sure he'd like to try making a living playing poker. It started with free games online and quickly became playing for real in the private games held in the town pool hall. Andrew's quick thinking ability combined with the professional advice from pool hall owner Shushie Spiegel have him winning pots any respectable player would envy.
Unfortunately, Andrew has hit a losing streak. To keep money in his pocket, he begins skimming money from the cash register in the family-owned dry cleaning business. Before he knows it, he owes $600, and his father is noticing something strange. When his dad begins talking inventory, Andrew realizes his days are numbered to be able to pay the money back without being caught.
With the help of his friend Scott, goth girl and fellow employee Jasmine, and a mint-condition 1970 Chevy Chevelle SS 454, Andrew hatches a plan to get back the money he owes his father and the dry cleaning business.
Can they possibly pass themselves off as eighteen, get into the Native American casino, and then sit at a poker table and win?
BIG SLICK is filled with colorful characters, poker action, humor, romance, and illegal deals that will keep you turning the pages. Teen readers - both guys and girls, poker fans or not - will be fighting over who gets this one first.
Reviewed by: Sally Kruger, aka "Readingjunky"
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