In the Course of Human Events (Signed First Edition)

Michael Harvkey

ISBN 10: 161902294X / ISBN 13: 9781619022942

Published by Soft Skull Press, Berkeley, 2014

About this Item

Berkeley: Soft Skull (2014). First edition. First printing. Hardbound. New/New. A pristine unread copy (without marks or bruises or smells or any other defect). Comes with archival-quality mylar dust jacket cover (not clipped, of course). Shipped in well-padded box. Purchased new and opened only for author to sign, no inscriptions, just the author's name directly on the title page. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. You cannot find a better copy.

Seller Inventory # 05-2014-13

Bibliographic Details

• Title: In the Course of Human Events (Signed First Edition)
• Publisher: Soft Skull Press, Berkeley
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 161902294X
• ISBN 13: 9781619022942
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

Battered, bruised, and bloodied by the economic collapse, Clyde Twitty has all but given up hope for the future. The factory has shut down, the pick-up needs repairs, and the place he calls home is the town the American Dream forgot. Right about now he could use some help. Enter Jay Smalls, a charismatic martial artist who exerts an intense magnetic pull. Under Jay's brutal instruction, Clyde begins a series of increasingly frightening tests that draw him into a seedy underworld of bare-knuckle fighting, brazen criminal acts, homemade drugs, and homegrown extremism. Jay reshapes Clyde into a fearless fighter--and directs his burning anger at a deserving target: the government. 

In this thrilling debut novel--equal parts satire and morality play--Harvkey shines a sharp light on the radical underbelly of the floundering American Midwest. As he traces the violent rebirth of a desperate man, he explores with unflinching acuity the ugly nature of hate, the mechanics of radicalization, and the atomic power of having someone believe in you.

About the Author

Mike Harvkey handled research and reporting for bestselling author James Pattersonand Alex Abramovich on the true-crime book All-AmericanMurder (Little Brown, January 2018), about convicted killer and football star Aaron Hernandez. Mike's debut novel, In the Course of Human Events, was published in 2014 byCounterpoint/Soft Skull Press. His writing has appeared in Esquire,Poets & Writers, Salon, Zoetrope All-Story Magazine, MississippiReview, The Believer, NYLON, and Publishers Weekly. He has receivedfellowships from the MacDowell Colony and Columbia University.