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Book #4 Published

AS I RECALL, The Story of a Bike Ride.

The author draws from his own eight decades of life to create this collection of short stories that capture everyman’s early school year experiences, military service, family adventures, the growth of family and children and the bitter-sweet loss of dear friends as time passes and the
golden years draw toward a close.
All this and more is contained in the recalled memories of an old man as he ventures on his bicycle along the beautiful beach-side bike paths of Southern California.
From the heartbreak of his first puppy love to the dawning moments of awareness of his own mortality the Old Man in this story paints the vignettes of his life with gentle brush strokes.

Three New Books Published by 1950 Alumnus Joe Manfredo

JosephN. Manfredo, Class of '50, has published three books which you may find of interest. They are carried by Amazon, Barns & Noble, Google Books, Trafford Publishing and most on line book outlets. They are available in hard cover, soft cover and e books.

"ONLY THE LIVING" ISBN 978-1-4269-3196-3 (hc)
A memoir.
Born into abject poverty in southern Italy, Nicholas immigrated to Utica at the age of 12. He marries and strives to raise a family during the Great Depression of the 1930s. The years that follow are both heartwarming and bittersweet. Entertaining and emotional, Only The Living is a life story that could fit any one of the many thousands of immigrants who brought to America the muscle and integrity that made it a great nation.

"AFTER MIDNIGHT" USBN 978-1-4269-3621-0 (hc)
Poems & Pontifications.
Written over a 60 year span, ranging from early idealism and wonderment through sophisticated and passionate maturity and finally an acceptance of reality, resignation and whimsey.

"THE TRAINED KILLERS" ISBN 978-1-4269-7434-2 (hc)
The Korean War has ended. A humorous, true-to-life series of vignettes of what army life was like for the college graduate troops of the S&P Detachment during basic training and after assignment to the Army's Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland. The cold war increases dramatically with the launch of Sputnik by the USSR and the S&Ps struggle to serve the conflicting demands of their twin Gods -science and the military - with wit and humor.