“Based on their own coaching and playing experiences, these insiders' views will enlighten, entertain, and energize anyone involved with this great American youth sporting tradition."

The New York Times Book Review, Denise Gess

[Edgerton] brings ... an unerring ear for dialogue and a sure-handed sense of place (particularly New Orleans, where many of the stories are set). Edgeton has affection for even his most despicable characters--"boring" Robert, who pours scalding water over his sleeping wife in "The Last Fan"; Jake, the musician responsible for his own daughter's death in "The Jazz Player"; and Tommy in "I Shoulda Seen a Credit Arranger," whose plan to get hold of some money involves severing the arm of a rich socialite...."

“The writers who succeed are those who develop a unique and distinctive voice, one that sets them apart from the crowd. Inside, Les Edgerton shows writers how to find that elusive "voice" without years of struggle."

“This book is designed to provide you with a blueprint for opening and running a successful salon. Without such a blueprint, it becomes exceedingly difficult to compete with those salons that are on the right track. "Managing Your Business" will also provide you with proven ways to succeed using time-tested methods of business that work over and over. Just some of what you will learn includes: -How to formulate a successful business plan and financing tips that allow you to run your salon at a profit -Management and motivation techniques for hiring, training and maximizing your personnel -Information on essential salon operations including bookkeeping, inventory, budgeting, pricing strategy, purchasing equipment and more."

“Set on the Texas Gulf Coast, mostly during the summer of 1955, Edgerton's first novel shines with wisdom. Corey John, now in his mid-40s, revisits the scene of that momentous season when, as a frightened 14-year-old, he desperately tried to win the love and approval of his abusive father, Robert. A former WW II pilot, workaholic Robert is frustrated by his wife, Mary, who's pious and sexually unresponsive, and by his having been lured to Texas a few years back by his mother-in-law's vague and still unfulfilled promise of a partnership in her restaurant business. Robert vents his anger by beating Corey. He also schemes to have Mary committed to a mental hospital. The boy's only refuge is his kind Grandpa, who, though dying of lung cancer, takes him fishing for tarpon and helps him to see that Robert is incapable of giving love. It's inspirational to watch Corey summon the courage to stand up to his father, as a teen and also in the present as he relives traumatic episodes and meditates on how he will raise his own son."

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