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How Red Is My Neck?
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ISBN10: 1477468846
ISBN13: 9781477468845
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: May 17 2012
Pages: 188
Weight: 0.52
Height: 0.47 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781477468845
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: May 17 2012
Pages: 188
Weight: 0.52
Height: 0.47 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Can a serious author venture into humorous writing without destroying the last few shreds of his credibility? Let's find out. Dog stories, cat stories, redneck stories, horse stories, Hong Kong stories, and of course the infamous hog stories. I'd like to meet Michael LaRocca - he seems like a great person. I admire those who turn adversity into something positive....I'm still amazed that someone who held a boar's penis in his hands on a daily basis ended up teaching conversational English in China.
Brett Scott, Timeless Tales Many times throughout the book I found myself laughing hysterically over his perspective on life, whether or not it was in America or Hong Kong. It's a personable book and I enjoyed it immensely. 'How Red Is My Neck?' gives us a view of China that we might not find in American media....We could learn a lot from each other and our contrasts. If you're looking for a book that touches your heart and keeps it light as well, this is the one for you. I really loved this book and give it a top rating of 10
Dallas Franklin, Sell Writing Online One man's Redneck is another man's Country Gentleman.
Stephen Shore I...laughed my ass off at the absurdity of it all. Your story gave me details I didn't wait for on television. Strong lead, good pace, good imagery. You had me hooked...
Bettina Tison Bennett, author This book will have the reader laughing out loud as they read the hilarious tales of Mr. LaRocca's life. He shares stories about his dogs, his cats, his horses, and some of his more adventurous jobs. There is not a dull moment when reading this book. This book is very fast-paced...a delightful look at a life where one could say, what was the big deal about this one man's life? Mr. LaRocca takes his life and writes about it with funny, laugh-out-loud detail.
Jen Oliver, MyShelf.Com Outrageous. Hilarious, great voice, fine structure. Well-written, well done and I hooeyed out loud a couple times good! Thanks for the read!
Jeff Rose, author Stars out of 5: 5
LaRocca has a wonderful way of putting words together to grab the attention of his readers, while making them laugh....I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and I highly recommend HOW RED IS MY NECK? and Michael LaRocca as an author.Jennifer LB Leese @ ASTORYWEAVERs Book ReviewsYou've never met a redneck like Michael LaRocca. And, unless your concept of a redneck is someone who loves animals, delights in encountering people from different cultures, and moves easily between environments as diverse as an electronics firm, a pig farm, and mainland China, expect Michael LaRocca to redefine that term for you. The author's energetic and staccato prose straddles the distance between North Carolina and Hong Kong as easily as it bestrides the disparate co-realities of hog farm and electronics firm. And we always have Michael for company, a dog-lover, a cat-sap, an appreciator of peculiar characters and someone who's always ready for something new. He's the sort of person who takes in strays and strives to get to know their individual natures. He's the sort of person who can give up everything he's ever known and fly to Hong Kong to follow up an internet romance, vaulting the corporate cubicle in a single bound and resigning by e-mail from half-a-world away. A funny and surprising man with the skill to put himself on the book page in living color, he possesses of the kind of unreserved honesty that most of us achieve only after a few drinks. Get to know Michael LaRocca. Spend some time with him. You won't regret it.
Bill Stephens, GWN Book Reviewer bill_stephensca@yahoo.ca
Dallas Franklin, Sell Writing Online One man's Redneck is another man's Country Gentleman.
Stephen Shore I...laughed my ass off at the absurdity of it all. Your story gave me details I didn't wait for on television. Strong lead, good pace, good imagery. You had me hooked...
Bettina Tison Bennett, author This book will have the reader laughing out loud as they read the hilarious tales of Mr. LaRocca's life. He shares stories about his dogs, his cats, his horses, and some of his more adventurous jobs. There is not a dull moment when reading this book. This book is very fast-paced...a delightful look at a life where one could say, what was the big deal about this one man's life? Mr. LaRocca takes his life and writes about it with funny, laugh-out-loud detail.
Jen Oliver, MyShelf.Com Outrageous. Hilarious, great voice, fine structure. Well-written, well done and I hooeyed out loud a couple times good! Thanks for the read!
Jeff Rose, author Stars out of 5: 5
LaRocca has a wonderful way of putting words together to grab the attention of his readers, while making them laugh....I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and I highly recommend HOW RED IS MY NECK? and Michael LaRocca as an author.Jennifer LB Leese @ ASTORYWEAVERs Book ReviewsYou've never met a redneck like Michael LaRocca. And, unless your concept of a redneck is someone who loves animals, delights in encountering people from different cultures, and moves easily between environments as diverse as an electronics firm, a pig farm, and mainland China, expect Michael LaRocca to redefine that term for you. The author's energetic and staccato prose straddles the distance between North Carolina and Hong Kong as easily as it bestrides the disparate co-realities of hog farm and electronics firm. And we always have Michael for company, a dog-lover, a cat-sap, an appreciator of peculiar characters and someone who's always ready for something new. He's the sort of person who takes in strays and strives to get to know their individual natures. He's the sort of person who can give up everything he's ever known and fly to Hong Kong to follow up an internet romance, vaulting the corporate cubicle in a single bound and resigning by e-mail from half-a-world away. A funny and surprising man with the skill to put himself on the book page in living color, he possesses of the kind of unreserved honesty that most of us achieve only after a few drinks. Get to know Michael LaRocca. Spend some time with him. You won't regret it.
Bill Stephens, GWN Book Reviewer bill_stephensca@yahoo.ca
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