Bøger af Jeff Quinn

Acclaimed author of the Man on the Scene series, Jeff Quinn, gives an outsider's take of the 70th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. In addition to hogs, he also investigates the history of the fabled Black Hills.

A collection of off-beat short stories ranging from the tragi-comical title story, José Luis Álvaro Obregón, to the farcically-challenged Juniper Ridge. Readers can expect a heavy dose of sardonic humor interlaced with history and culture.

Incessantly in pursuit of thought-provoking topics and interesting characters, world-traveling author Jeff Quinn decided a pawn shop might offer an ideal backdrop for his quest. He wasn't disappointed. The airing of hit reality television shows such as Pawn Stars and Hardcore Pawn have led to a national fascination with the pawn industry. Once considered sordid and seedy (okay, some still are), pawn shops have enjoyed a certain swagger of late. Join Quinn as he describes his personal experiences while employed at a pawn shop in the mountains of eastern Arizona.

Observations from the Bridge captures a small sampling of Indie author Jeff Quinn's daily thought process. Seeking refuge upon his metaphorical "Bridge", Quinn analyzes and dissects a few of life's oddities, or shall we say, topics Quinn deems as such. Armed with humorous circumspection and a cold beer, Quinn attempts, badly at times, to make sense of the world around him.

The6 features six short stories from author, Jeff Quinn. Offbeat and original, the stories include a

Going Green embodies the trials and tribulations involved with opening a medical marijuana dispensary in Arizona. The book commences with a history of cannabis and the reasons behind its illegal status in the United States before delving into Overgaard Compassion Care's drawn-out, and at times, ludicrous, struggle to open up a dispensary in an ultra-conservative mountain town.

The life and times of King S. Woolsey, an authentic Arizona pioneer. Woolsey, famous for campaigns against the Apaches, was also responsible for paving Arizona's early road to statehood and modernity.

Embarking on any river trip, whether lengthy or concise, is only part of the adventure. After all, getting to and from a river is often an adventure in and of itself. Traveling from Arizona to Oregon and back again with a small group made up of family and friends, author Jeff Quinn serves up a collection of offbeat insights along with his usual historical allegory.

Intent on taking a break from Basin life, Hemingway heads out on the road at the helm of a bright yellow van. What he finds just might be more than he bargained for however, as he meets up with numerous characters along the way.

Author Jeff Quinn's views on various social and political issues concerning the world.

Colorfully original, Golden Hour and Others is pockmarked with dark humor and unforgettable characters. The title story, a novella, involves the unexpected merging of a set of culturally divergent New Yorkers. Ol' Ron's Mattress, another novella, revolves around a pair of sanitation workers named Zeke and Tex. When Zeke accidentally discovers money hidden in the mattress of a dead man, the plot thickens considerably...

You never know who you might meet up with in Juniper Ridge...

Short stories highlighting village life and culture in rural Cambodia.

Ulysses S. Grant had relocated to The Basin from The Bowl not long after the first of the year. Trading in his prized Jaguar for a Chevrolet Silverado, Uly acquired a serviceable 36-foot travel trailer, a dented but certainly lake-worthy twelve-foot bass boat, and a brand new barbeque grill to cook up all the fish he imagined catching. A city dweller his entire life, Uly had solitude squarely on his mind when he decided to make The Basin his new home. Sort of anyway, as solitude wasn't the only thing on Uly's mind. To be quite honest, solitude wasn't even the half of it. More than anything Uly yearned for some measure of respite, though escape is perhaps a more apt word to describe what it was Uly pursued...An escape from the nagging accusations and allegations nipping constantly at his heels - accusations and allegations involving murder.

The fifth book in the Man On The Scene series, this one includes adventures within the United States.

This is the story of Arun. A man willing to sacrifice everything in order to improve his country's society. Follow Arun's plight as he struggles against numerous forces attempting to drag him down into the reddish-pink soil of Kampuchea.

The title of this ridiculous book seems to sum it all up quite aptly, as it truly is a compendium of non-fiction scraps. A little bit of this, a little bit of that...You get the picture. Those looking for order will no doubt be sorely disappointed, as they won't find anything approaching it within the pages of this particular book. In lieu of consistency and uniformity, the heroic reader is confronted instead by a potpourri of miscellaneous scribblings: Op-ed pieces, quirky essays, travelogues...Essentially a mishmash of mostly unrelated rants.

Friends in Jericho, down on supplies in the midst of a marijuana drought pile in an old 'Town Car' and head to a dispensary. Folly follows, as problems arise on the journey.

Author Jeff Quinn heads off to Mexico in search of life beyond border fences and burritos. To a country filled with rich history and diverse landscapes few neighboring Americans possess the gumption or desire of exploring. Join Quinn in his pursuit of history and culture as he searches the streets of Campeche for long lost pirates and the hillsides of Chiapas for Zapatista rebels.

Ol' Ron's Mattress is a short novel revolving around a pair of sanitation workers named Zeke and Tex. When Zeke accidentally discovers money hidden in the mattress of a dead man, the plot thickens considerably...

With food running low in his shack's cupboards, Quinn does the unthinkable...He takes a job teaching English on a tiny outlying island in Taiwan. Teaching as his cover, Quinn, insatiably curious, examines the historical, cultural, and natural nuances of his temporary home on the island of Nangan. The island, lying within sight of mainland China was once the setting of front line hostility between Taiwanese and Chinese forces during the Cold War. At the conclusion of his teaching stint, Quinn flies over to Cambodia to visit his in-laws in a new round of adventures not to be missed.

The isolated enclave known as Nome, Alaska is once more booming. Although there may no longer be a sea of white canvas stretching mile after mile down the coastline, there remain plenty of hardy souls on hand attempting to strike it rich. Spurred on by reality television programs such as Bering Sea Gold, dredgers and beach boxers alike descend on tiny Nome each year. Armed with an invitation to stay at the camp of Bering Sea Gold cast member, Steve Riedel, world-traveling Indie author Jeff Quinn explores Nome in search of history, culture, humor, and of course, as always, colorful characters.

An anthology of the Man On The Scene series.