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3 Aces
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Item Description...
Product Description
Poker-playing Dawn Carlisle is running from a domineering mother, a penchant for alcohol, and an ex-husband suing her for custody of their daughter. Abner Weaver, nursing a Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) hangover acquired in Vietnam, has drifted back into long haul trucking, his truck cab a "foxhole against the world." An injured dog draws Dawn and Abner together. A vicious gang of cardsharps, a globalist trucking company owner, and a shower of Las Vegas Texas Hold `em winnings sever their relationship-ultimately driving them to a moment of perception and healing.
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Item Specifications...
Pages 364
Dimensions: Length: 8.9" Width: 6" Height: 1"
Weight: 1.15 lbs.
Binding Softcover
Release Date May 26, 2008
ISBN 0615158218
EAN 9780615158211
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Availability 100 units.
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 | Who knew this is a trucker's life? Jan 27, 2009 |
Content (or not) in our little four-wheelers, most of us may not ever have wondered about the trials, tribulations, and joys - if any- of the 18-wheeler drivers that we maneuver around every day. Richard Ide mixes this self-discovery odyssey of his hero with the real details, wherein the devil lies, some terrific poker scenes, a good woman, an ultimately clever and satisfying plot, and an insider's view of the trucking industry, where everyone lies, all together to make a fully-realized first novel. We persevere with Abner as he jousts with his semi tractor against storms, deadlines, competing drivers, dispatchers, owners, and above all his past. Rounding out the cast is the third ace, an unlikely mutt, the conscience of driver and his lady.
That Ide draws on his own remarkable history, just as we understand that this is not a schooled writer, makes the action and atmoshere the more credible. Abner is rough and tough, but not profane, as he too pushes against his limitations.
Much more than an adventure yarn, yet not aspiring to literary Pulitzerdom, "Three Aces" is a very worthwhile read. | | | | Well Done Jan 17, 2009 |
| A well written story that combines personal struggles, history, and the manipulations of big business. Worthwhile, interesting, and enjoyable reading, and a tough book to close. D. Wootten - Florida | | | | A Five-Star Sleeper! Sep 20, 2008 |
It is somewhat of an unspoken rule that the title and the cover can be instrumental in the success of a book, especially a new novel by an unknown author. Those two elements are crucial in drawing the reader to pick up the book. Next, might be the story synopsis on the back cover, the `hook' that grabs the potential reader as a `must read'.
As a reviewer, I chose "3 Aces" from the list offered me based on the `hook', so the third element of this equation was, indeed, instrumental. I was fortunate as the title and the cover simply do not do this book justice. "3 Aces" is a five-star `sleeper' which shuns even a designated genre. It's too all-encompassing for that restricted labeling.
Richard Ide's writing talent is immediately apparent in the page and a half prologue. Four pages later at the end of Chapter One, there was no putting this book aside. I was hooked. I was also in for one hell of a road trip; not just in the cab of a flaming red Peterbilt eighteen-wheeler, but through a man's tortured mind and compassionate heart. What Mr. Ide was able to do in "3 Aces" is a rare accomplishment in creative writing. Three in-depth stories, each one almost capable of standing alone, have been skillfully woven into one epic chronicle.
Enticed to choosing this book for review by having spent two years on the `road' in a `big truck' myself, I anticipated a trip down memory lane; of revisiting the majesty of the land, the routes, small towns, truck stops and the politics of the loading docks. I got all that and so much more.
Abner Weaver and Dawn Carlisle, the two protagonists, take the reader on a journey not only across country and the perils of life on the open road, but into the frightful world of the Viet Nam jungles, the seedy practices of power brokers, and the pitfalls of gambling and alcohol. Thrown together on a chance happenstance, bonded by a terrified, injured dog on an interstate highway, Abner and Dawn's individual stories begin to entwine. Their trials and challenges, their strengths and weaknesses, their `ghosts' hiding in shadows, evolve into a page turner for almost any kind of reading preferences.
"3 Aces" reads like a memoir, a mystery, a thriller, a romance. It's historical, it's an adventure, and it's informative and thought-provoking. It belies any one category. It's life and it's genuine. As an author myself, Richard Ide has been yet another teacher in the craft of writing. And, in the joys possible in reading. My kudos, sir.
Susan Haley, Author
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| | | | 3 Aces Aug 17, 2008 |
| Three Aces is a wonderful book that held me spellbound from beginning to end. An offbeat romance that ends just the way I like. Full of expectancy, action, romance and of all things-lots of long haul trucking facts and fancy. Highly recommend this book. | | | | A Ripping Read Jul 7, 2008 |
| This one rips and rattles like a Jake break through a mountain cut - and covers a lot of ground in a hurry. PTSD, road cowboys and worse, high-stakes gambling, SOG in Vietnam and world monetary policy! There's a lot here and skillfully connected into a compelling first novel by Richard Ide. Fun imagining who you would cast in the leads as Abner and Dawn - be a heck of a movie. If Ide has another book in him, you can sign me up now.3 Aces | | | Write your own review about 3 Aces
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