The Net Present Value of Life: A Novel ** SIGNED **
Language: English
Published by General Store Publishing House I, Renfrew, ON, 2009
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Lower Beverley Better Books, Lyndhurst, ON, CanadaLower Beverley Better Books
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Dissatified-with-his-life, Charles meets an inquisitive woman, who knows his name, in the park, at lunch time. Odd ! but it gets even stranger . . . . 258 pp. plus Background and references. INSCRIPTION: " 2/14/10 / Please accept this / book as my way of / saying " thanks for / your continued support / & wisdom. " / All the best / [signature]" . SIGNED by author. Bookseller's Inventory # 255115.
Seller Inventory # 005115
- Title
- The Net Present Value of Life: A Novel ** SIGNED **
- Author
- Di Lauro, Micheal
- Publisher
- General Store Publishing House I, Renfrew, ON
- Publication year
- 2009
- Condition
- As New
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket as Issued
- Signed
- Inscribed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Card Covers
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1897508492
- ISBN 13
- 9781897508497
- Illustrator
- Magdalene Carson (cover art design)
- Dimensions
- 9" X 6 "
- Seller catalogs
- Fiction, Humour, Signed
Tired of his career, fed up with his routine existence, and going through a supposed mid-life crisis, Charles has a need a longing for something more. His current job, while financially attractive, doesn't cut it anymore, and it leaves Charles moving through his long days overpowered by a double shot of anger and restlessness. What Charles needs is purpose, that elusive something that will give him a sense of accomplishment, excitement, reward.
Charles's only joy is his iPod and a park near his office. There, he meets an elderly Englishwoman with a peculiar view of the world. After a difficult first encounter, she becomes Charles's mentor, revealing to him her awe-inspiring secrets for living a rewarding and meaningful life.
Charles is well on his way to enlightenment until, one day, he discovers a secret of his own. His mysterious park friend is an impostor with an even more mysterious past. Charles now has a new and more troubling problem; who is this woman and what is she up to?
Often poignant, at times hilarious, yet always thought-provoking, The Net Present Value of Life is supported by a cast of offbeat characters that includes a brown-nosing co-worker with a heart of gold, an institutional investor jailed for raiding corporate coffers, and a private investigator who first raises doubts about Charles's enigmatic lady friend.
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Lower Beverley Better Books
Lyndhurst, ON, Canada
AbeBooks seller since January 11, 2007
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LOWER BEVERLEY BETTER BOOKS is a virtual bookstore operated from a retired teacher's home on the shores of Lower Beverley Lake. It just 'grew' from an interest in antiques,an inability to bypass yard sales and a drive to keep books alive and out of landfill.
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