Posts Tagged ‘culture’

First Chapters: Inside the Spaghetti Bowl by Frank Zaccari

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Inside the Spaghetti Bowl By Frank Zaccari CreateSpace (September 27, 2011) Family/Relationships Chapter 1 The squeaky clean smell of antiseptic starched the air. The sounds of people speaking in urgent but hushed tones could be heard in the overcrowded room where my mother Carmela (Carm Zaccari) laid in her hospital bed surrounded by my father, three brothers, two sisters, all of my nieces and nephews and my Aunt Mary (Mom’s sister).  My brother Frank nudges his teenage daughter Sara and quietly says, “Look around
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Frank Zaccari

A native of western New York, Frank Zaccari earned a degree in finance from California State University at Sacramento after serving as a military medic in the U.S. Air Force. He spent over 25 years in the high-tech industry holding positions from account representative to CEO, and for nearly 20 years specialized in turn-around management of companies under 100 million dollars. Upon becoming a single, custodial parent after nearly 25 years of marriage, he left an industry that he loved to buy a small business in order to be home to raise his children. He is currently the owner of an insurance agency and resides in Sacramento, California. Inside
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Inside the Spaghetti Bowl Virtual Book Publicity Tour November/December 2011

Join Frank Zaccari, author of the family/relationships book, Inside the Spaghetti Bowl (Createspace), as he virtually tours the blogosphere November 14 – December 16 2011 on his second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Frank Zaccari A native of western New York, Frank Zaccari earned a degree in finance from California State University at Sacramento after serving as a military medic in the U.S. Air Force. He spent over 25 years in the high-tech industry holding positions from account representative to CEO, and for nearly 20 years specialized in turn-around management of companies under 100 million dollars. Upon becoming a single, custodial parent after nearly 25
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Surviving Sexual Brokenness Virtual Book Tour May 2011

Join Thom Hunter, author of the sexuality/relationships/inspirational book,  Surviving Sexual Brokenness: What Grace Can Do (Westbow Press), as he virtually tours the blogosphere in May 2011 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Thom Hunter Thom Hunter is a Christian married father of five who fought, fell and rose again to fight against unwanted same-sex attraction. He encourages others to press on, moving beyond excuses, to claim responsibility and power through the Grace of God. Thom believes the church has failed in its responsibility to provide hope and healing for those who struggle with sexual brokenness. Thom is a former newspaper and magazine editor,
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