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Tales of the Late Twentieth Century Kindle Edition

by James Snyder (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 56 ratings
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Short stories for those who don't read them...
  • An aging, ex-musician working inside the incinerator chamber of an old 19th century hotel discovers a locked room that contains a Book of Souls of tenants of the past century.
  • A soldier returning from the Iraq War meets a beautiful and enigmatic girl waging her own military campaign, as darkly terrifying as the one he left behind.
  • The son of a New Orleans mobster hit-man receives a beyond-the-grave message from his once-abusive, now-dead father that changes everything he thought he knew about their lives.
  • A homeless man, collecting cans to survive, finds himself being followed by a stranger he is sure is the reincarnation of Dick Tracy.
  • A woman who has lost her Texas ranchman husband and any further meaning to her life, is suddenly contacted by a young runaway cousin whose parents are also dead, and is now in hot pursuit of her own aimless existence.
  • A young American soldier newly stationed in Cold War Europe encounters a German girl as mysterious as she is beautiful, and, he soon learns, as deadly dangerous as the atomic missiles bunkered into the surrounding pastoral hills, facing east.
And other tales…
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  1. Print length
    267 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
  4. Publication date
    1 August 2014
  5. File size
    3618 KB
  6. Page Flip
    Enabled
  7. Word Wise
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  8. Enhanced typesetting
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Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00MCVKM0S
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bandera Publishing Company (1 August 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3618 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 267 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0991527054
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 56 ratings

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James Snyder

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James Snyder was born in Memphis, Tennessee and lived in many parts of the United States before settling with his family in Napa Valley. Among a variety of careers and occupations, he was a soldier with a tactical mobile operations unit in Germany, as well as an executive for a Fortune 500 company.

Among others, he has published short stories in the Houghton Mifflin Black Mask anthologies, the Ginosko Literary Journal, and was a finalist in the New Letters’ Alexander Patterson Cappon Prize for Fiction. His literary works include the novels AMERICAN WARRIOR, DESOLATION RUN, THE BEAUTIFUL-UGLY, FRENCH QUARTERS, SOLDIER IN GERMANY, and the short story collection TALES OF THE LATE TWENTIETH CENTURY.

His author’s website and contact are at jamessnyder.net. He currently lives and writes in the Texas Hill Country.

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Don Eilenberger
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully crafted series of short stories - READ THESE!
Reviewed in the United States on 24 September 2015
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A great series of short stories from a talented and skilled author. Each story is different, and each has it's own tone. Wonderful writing from Mr. Snyder. I was sorry to finish the series - they were totally entertaining. It's nice to see craftsmanship, skill and a great use of language to set a tone/mood work so well together.

A BIG thumbs up to James Snyder. I'll be looking for more of his work.
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Kerry Gubb
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Collection
Reviewed in the United States on 27 November 2019
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Unique sampling from a unique period. One sensed looking over the author's shoulder at events more significant than the matter-of-fact way the characters relayed them.
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Cathy G. Lattimer
3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in the United States on 31 October 2014
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ok book
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DHoff
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Variety
Reviewed in the United States on 20 March 2020
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Really liked these stories walking a tightrope between realism and speculation, with fascinating characters facing critical challenges.
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G. Break
5.0 out of 5 stars Well written, a good read
Reviewed in the United States on 15 September 2015
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This is a collection of stories, each one unique and fascinating. So developed was each, I found it delightful as if I had a number of short books. It was a very satisfying read. The language is clean and there is no untoward violence but all are adult themed.
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