Tommy Mack: A College Try by Thomas M. Dixon (English) Paperback Book

Description: Tommy Mack by Thomas M. Dixon A near-penniless country-boy/urbanite wades onto a college campus-awestruck. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Things only very rarely, if ever, run smoothly for the young Tommy in Volumes I and II of the Tommy Mack series. In this third volume, A College Try, the difficulties he faces are intensified. After all, at this stage of his life, Tommy is officially a young man, off on his own at college. But not only is he independent, trying to figure out where he fits in and how to comport himself in a rapidly changing world--the 1970s--but he experiences a series of betrayals during his two years at college. One by one, the people who are closest to him, in the most important areas of his life--family, romance, friendship, mentorship, and his college peer group--turn out to be not what he thought they were. But even though Dixon often has every reason to give up on people, he never loses hope or his faith in himself. Nor does he ever lose his sense of humor, even while recounting not a few cautionary tales about situations he learns to avoid along the way to adulthood. "I had an itch that needed scratching," he recalls about a night out with his friends from work, "and the dance floor looked like a #60-grit sheet of sandpaper. Author Biography Thomas Dixon was born at home (No. 8 in a litter of 12) in Boissevain, Virginia. After graduating junior college, he served honorably in the Delaware Air National Guard while also working 30 years in the chemical research field, retiring in 2008. He lives in Newark, Delaware with his wife Mildred. Long Description Things only very rarely, if ever, run smoothly for the young Tommy in Volumes I and II of the Tommy Mack series. In this third volume, A College Try, the difficulties he faces are intensified. After all, at this stage of his life, Tommy is officially a young man, off on his own at college. But not only is he independent, trying to figure out where he fits in and how to comport himself in a rapidly changing world--the 1970s--but he experiences a series of betrayals during his two years at college. One by one, the people who are closest to him, in the most important areas of his life--family, romance, friendship, mentorship, and his college peer group--turn out to be not what he thought they were. But even though Dixon often has every reason to give up on people, he never loses hope or his faith in himself. Nor does he ever lose his sense of humor, even while recounting not a few cautionary tales about situations he learns to avoid along the way to adulthood. "I had an itch that needed scratching," he recalls about a night out with his friends from work, "and the dance floor looked like a #60-grit sheet of sandpaper. Details ISBN1644383721 ISBN-10 1644383721 ISBN-13 9781644383728 Format Paperback Pages 256 Series Tommy Mack Language English Year 2018 Publication Date 2018-12-05 Publisher Booklocker.com Author Thomas M. Dixon Imprint Booklocker.com Subtitle A College Try Short Title Tommy Mack Series Number 3 UK Release Date 2018-12-05 Illustrations 23 Illustrations; Illustrations, black and white Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:136188969;

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