Download or read book A Plausible Reason for Your Lousy Behavior written by Jeff Smith and published by Fulton Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-12-05 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1962. Spring, summer, and fall. The bay area and the Sacramento Valley beyond. The Giants and the Dodgers go to the wire for the National League pennant and a chance to play the New York Yankees. Five years previous, their hated American League next-door neighbor. Salvage work and farming are dirty and "get poor quick" occupations. Jim, John, and Frenchy weather accidents, prop up their aspirations, and wreak revenge, heading into an uncertain winter.
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