Dog Eared Tales: A Compilation of Excerpts, Short and Very Short Stories (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781537305837)

About the Author Alan Guzzetti was born in upstate New York at the beginning of World War II. His family migrated to Northern California when he was five years old. Guzzetti has led an exciting and fascinating life as a world traveler and a businessman. He joined the U.S. Air Force at seventeen and spent four years touring the Far East and other parts of the world. Later, he was involved in America's early space program as an employee at Lockheed Missiles and Space Company. As the computer industry matured, Guzzetti became a successful sales and marketing executive in the field of high technology. At one point he was responsible for an extensive international marketing operation and visited many foreign countries. Guzzetti was selected for publication in Reed Magazine, the official voice of the John Steinbeck Study Center at San Jose State University. He has also published several short stories in Fresh Ink, a writer's magazine. His first book, NO MORE SMOKING IN BED was published as part memoirs, part travelogue, and a series of humorous adventures. His second book, RIVERVIEW is a suspenseful crime and punishment novel. His third book, also a novel, is entitled DANGEROUS PROFESSIONS. The sequel to DANGEROUS PROFESSIONS, titled NEVER FAR FROM DANGER, was published in late 2011. His recent, THE RELUCTANT NAZI, an unusual spy novel set in Europe during World War II, as well as his latest, DOG EARED TALES, a collection of short stories, are gaining popularity. Guzzetti is a past member of California Writer's Club. His work can be previewed on his website www.americanpacificbooks.com Some of his books are available on www.amazon.com, Create Space, and Kindle, and Smashword. Mr. Guzzetti lives in Chico, California.