Maniel

A Very Short Collection of Very Short Stories (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

These seven short stories cover such topics as family, injuries and illness, journalism, war, and business. Based on real-life incidents, they are meant to provoke reflections on such character issues as integrity, friendship, prejudice, courage, and respect. Those who enjoy these stories might like the trilogy, The Manifest Destiny Network Chronicles, to appear in summer, 2012. The following stories are included:
The Baseball Practice gives us a glimpse of father-son expectations and relations through the prism of sports;
The Reporter and the Counselor is the story of a high-school journalist confronted with a serious issue of integrity;
Like a Finger Poking me in the Back is the story of life and death issues in the era of modern medicine;
Union Man portrays friendship, loyalty, and respect across a philosophical divide;
I know what to do is a look at life in a large company where things are never quite what they appear to be;
The Random Walk dissects a scary traffic accident which happens to more than just the apparent victim;
A Walk in the Past is a description of how, in the face of prejudice, honor and respect can sometimes be gained through creativity and courage.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Maniel
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Juli 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781476024462
• Artikelnr.: 72391143

Autorenporträt

By training and profession, I am an engineer; my years of engineering experience have taught me that "good intentions" do not determine results. Success in engineering is objective: your bridge will stand, your machine will function, and your computer program will run correctly, only if designed and built in strict adherence to physical laws and principles; emotions generally have little to do with engineering outcomes. Since the discipline of engineering, meeting goals through actions based on proven principles, is lacking in our daily lives, it is no surprise that it is missing from our public policy.
Having said all that, I am reminded of a personal ad posted in our school newspaper by a coed who described herself as "dynamic and attractive" and who wanted to meet a "passionate, active young man." The final words in the ad were, "no engineers." We are all well served by humility and a sense of humor.