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The sport of boxing has long captured the hearts and souls of millions. Its raw fury has been romanticized, its contenders glorified. But always in the background, there remains the dark reality of life after boxing: bodies battered and minds damaged beyond repair. The greatest enemy of the boxer is not his opponent, but the sport itself. Death in the Ring celebrates the bravery inherent in the sport of boxing. It's a celebration of conquering fear and taking the greatest risk of all - self-sacrifice - for the glory of the sport.

In these thirty-eight luminous short stories George Thomas Clark presents a smorgasbord of mysteries, adventures, and issues. Edgar Allan Poe may have been murdered. Promising actor Martin Stevens drinks and drugs himself from Hollywood to the streets. Extraterrestrials benignly dominate the earth until they suddenly demand humans make Bakersfield the world's greatest city. A shy teacher becomes an obsessive art collector and then his favorite painters start to die. The author of a biographical novel with portions critical of French behavior before and during World War II goes to Paris to promote his book. A lonely Nebraska farmer learns Spanish so he can visit Mexico City and pursue the beautiful women he sees on television. A scholarly couple time travel back to the Battle of Stalingrad and find they can't return. General MacArthur speaks about matters personal and historical. A family is ravaged by colon cancer. A beautiful, bestselling female author enrages three male writers in New York City. Earnest Hemingway visits Frida Kahlo in her Blue House. Thomas Jefferson is prosecuted for mistreatment of slaves. A bold investor should have been more careful. So should many other characters in this stunning collection.

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In compressed language George Thomas Clark presents Tales of Romance, a compilation of short stories and creative columns about relationships between men and women. The book offers four chapters - Dating, Swingers, Issues, and Breakups. Among many highlights; a man struggles with online dating; a professional woman looks for men qualified to go out with her; a teacher of adults becomes involved with one of his students; a young lady is tormented by an impending abortion; husbands and wives stray from their marital beds in numerous stories. These difficulties lead to a variety of divorces and breakups, some humorous, others tragic.

With sharp satire and precise writing George Thomas Clark takes readers into the halls of power, and indeed into the minds of the powerful after the American attack on Iraq. Saddam Hussein and George W. Bush are at their deceptive best, and often unintentionally humorous as they attempt to justify their actions. Dick Cheney, Condoleezza Rice, Karl Rove, Mahmoud Ahmadenijad, Osama bin Laden, and many others also shine spotlight on themselves and the tragic period from 2003 to 2009, ensuring that Echoes from Saddam Hussen is a unique and stimulating read.