The Old Man's Letters, Second Edition [Paperback]

Michael Reisig (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2000

Meet Jake Strider--a cantankerous old country sage with an acerbic wit and a ribald sense of humor. The Old Man's Letters chronicles Strider's more notable correspondence to his son over a two-decade period. It's a hilarious, remarkable perceptive panorama of rural life, and the world outside it--A combination of down-home country humor and slick, sophisticated wit that will tickle your funny bone and touch your heart. The Clear Creek Press Second Edition offers many new stories, an exciting new cover, ivory parchment paper, and deluxe fonts throughout.

Jake's letters run the gamut from bizarre tales of crazy friends to poignant social and political points of view. In between it all, he paints a portrait of country living so vivid that you'll taste the rain on the wind--and for an hour or two, you will become part of America's heartland.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...Jake Strider delivers a timeless narrative of acute observations leavened with anecdotal humor." -- --Sarah McNeil, The Jonesboro Sun

"...Old Jake Strider will make you laugh out loud one minute and rend your heart in the next. He's wonderful!" -- Best-selling author Richard Noone

"...a timeless narrative of acute observations leavened with anecdotal humor...dead-on." -- The Jonesboro Sun

"...gives us a spontaneous, full-throated belly laugh, but more often makes us stop...A gem of a collection." -- The Northwest Arkansas Times

"A book for rural America to brandish and cherish. Excellent!" -- --The Ouachita Writers Guild

"As earthy as the rocky hill soil and pure as a pristine Ozark Mountain stream..." -- -- Maylon Rice, The Northwest Arkansas Times

"Forget Chicken Soup. This is the meat and potatoes of Middle

America!" -- --Best-selling author, Richard Noone

"Reisig's 'old Jake Strider' is one of the great story-tellers of a passing generation..." -- Tom McDonald, editor, The Log Cabin Democrat

"We thought tall tales were from Texas, until we met this Arkansas wit who moved in and tickled our fancy.... -- -- Lyn Blackmon, The Texarkana Gazette

"You'll laugh so hard, you'll embarrass yourself--and you'll be

heart-touched to silence."

-- -- Scott Bourns, editor, The

Mena Star

From the Publisher

Michael Reisig is an award-winning journalist who writes for Lancaster Newspaper Group. His high-adventure fiction novels are being compared with the writings of Robert Heinlein, and Michael Crichton. His first novel, The New Madrid Run, has been optioned for a major motion picture and will soon be published in Japan. The audio cassette rights for his second novel, The Hawks of Kamalon, along with The New Madrid Run, are now available through Books In Motion. In The Old Man's Letters, Reisig displays his versatility as a writer. You will not read this book without laughing out loud. He can draw a belly laugh from you in one paragraph, and touch you to silence in the next.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Clear Creek Pr; 2nd edition (October 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965124061
• ISBN-13: 978-0965124065
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,671,824 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #39 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Literature & Fiction > Letters & Correspondence

More About the Author

Michael Reisig has been writing professionally for 15 years. He is an award-winning newspaper columnist and a best-selling novelist.

He is the author of seven books - an Arkansas travel guide, five novels, and an author/publisher self-help book. His works have been optioned for motion pictures, sold to overseas publishers, produced on audiocassette, and purchased for e-book production on the Internet. Reisig's books have been #1 bestsellers with Books In Motion Audiobooks, and are sold in bookstores across the nation. He has been featured in magazines such as Writer's Digest and Southern Living, and in numerous newspapers around the country.

Reisig was born in Enid, Oklahoma, in 1948. The first son of a military family, he was raised in Europe and California before moving to Florida. He attended high school and college in the Tampa Bay area. After college, he relocated to the Florida Keys, established a commercial diving business, became the company pilot as well, and traveled extensively throughout the southern hemisphere, diving, treasure hunting, adventuring, and writing about his travels. His other interests include flying, martial arts, and fishing. He presently resides in the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas, but still escapes to the Caribbean for adventures.

His latest novel, The Road To Key West, (released May 2010) is sure to please his readers, providing a mesmerizing combination of adventure and humor in a Caribbean setting.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good For The Spirit!, January 24, 2001

By 

Michael Johnson (Idabel, Oklahoma) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Old Man's Letters (Paperback)

This Reisig fellow somehow captures every memory I have of my grandparents. Found myself laughing one minute, then staring out the window for the longest time remembering that old farm, the horses, the cattle, the barns...and the love. "Old Man's Letters" affected me like my grandparents...in the best of ways.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to read and hard to put down!, January 17, 2001

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Midwest bookworm (Columbus, Missouri) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Old Man's Letters, Second Edition (Paperback)

This book is chocked full of knee-slapping anecdotes as well as important lessons on life. Some of the stories made me feel like my own grandfather was sitting there telling tales from his life. If you're looking for a book that's easy to read and hard to put down, this is it!

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book, December 27, 1999

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Ryan Kidd (Watkinsville,Georgia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Old Man's Letters (Paperback)

If you would like an overflowing bucket of honest yet hilarious humor, then "The Old Man's Letters" is the one to read! This side splitting book is full of true "good ole boy" antics, you can really relate to!