<p>Harry Kirkland was a star shortstop in a small Western Pennsylvania steel town where baseball was everything. Everyone in his home town eagerly followed this Little League hero's career. Their adulation and loyalty convinced him that his life would continue on a golden road of success and good fortune. But Harry never fulfilled his dreams. Stricken with a bout of viral encephalitis and sent to live in a mental institution, he slowly faded away--brain-damaged, toothless, and void of hope. Until the day that Ted Tresh, Harry's childhood friend, arrived at the hospital for a long-overdue visit. Armed with recollections of a simpler life, championship games, and lazy summer days, Ted takes Harry back to revisit their past, and reconnect with the boys they once were. "The Last Perfect Summer" is a nostalgic trip back to the 1960s--back to the days when a soda cost a dime and Mickey Mantle was every schoolboy's idol. Back to a time when the innocence of youth allowed for any dream to come true.</p>

The Last Perfect Summer

Literature & Fiction

Prence, Ed

Contemporary

Windy City Publishers

<p>On the occasion of his 50th birthday party, Ted Tresh, a veteran advertising executive, is called upon to save his college-aged son from a toxic relationship that threatens his education, his well-being, and his future happiness. Sensing that his direct advice may be met with skepticism by his love-sick son, Ted delves deep into his teenage memories of misguided loyalty, jealousy, and longing to lead his son to draw his own conclusions as to what constitutes a loving relationship versus a destructive one. Set in the rebellious late 1960s and early 1970s, Ted’s stories are shaped by the military draft, the war in Vietnam, segregation, bussing, and the once-rapidly-changing social values of the Baby Boomer generation.</p>

The Last of the Rockland Boys: Or The Cripple Creek Index

Genre Fiction

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The Last Perfect Summer

The Last of the Rockland Boys: Or The Cripple Creek Index