Locusts and Wild Honey (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781482329032)

Ronald D. Giles holds an undergraduate degree in History from Ohio University and a Masters in Television and Film from The Ohio State University. After teaching American History in the Columbus Public School System, he changed careers to Television Production, working at WBNS-TV in Columbus, WCPO-TV in Cincinnati, QUBE Cable in Columbus and Pittsburgh, WBZ-TV in Boston, Mullin Productions in Los Angeles, and QVC in West Chester, PA, where, as a member of the original management team, he created the television format and held the title Executive Vice President from 1986 to 1996. For his work in television as a Producer-Director, he has been awarded seven regional EMMY's. In 1996, Mr. Giles began consulting in Electronic Retailing, working internationally in Mexico, the United Kingdom, Germany, Brazil, Australia, South Korea, and China as well as in the United States with Borders Book Stores, ShopNBC and Shop.com in Pacific Grove, CA. Mr. Giles moved from television consulting to writing in 2007, with his first book, "On Harrisonville Avenue," being published in 2008, "Cottonwood Pass," a contemporary suspense novel set in Colorado published in 2009, and "Great Heats," a novel of historic fiction about the Mound Builders, released in 2011. "Locusts and Wild Honey," a novel of the metaphysical is his fourth book. It is in an unusual form, the Novella, masquerading as a series of short stories. All are available at Amazon.com and on Kindle. Two of the chapters in Locusts and Wild Honey, are based on personal experience. A turkey hunting episode in Ohio provided the background for writing one chapter. Mr. Giles is silent about the second chapter. A sequel to "Locusts" is being contemplated. To inquire about a book signing, please contact Mr. Giles at rdgiles@verizon.net