A View From The Floor
Riley Jackson
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Add to basketSold by Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller since October 24, 2002
Condition: Used - Very good
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketSigned and Inscribed By Author on title page: "Sue - Please keep the Dr. under control. Thank you for coming to my book launch - Riley jackson". Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".
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In 1997, Riley Jackson suffered a series of debilitating strokes. The third one got him. It left him unconscious, alone on the kitchen floor of his coffee farm in Costa Rica. Without the use of his body, and unable to call for help, Riley first comes to terms with the cockroaches he thinks are going to attack him and slowly comes to terms with what has happened to his body. With unflinching stupidity and humorous candor, Riley Jackson carries us with him as he navigates through the challenges of foreign hospitals, airline travel and bureaucratic red tape. Armed with an overly optimistic assessment of his chances for recovery and a quirky sense of humor, Riley emerges to find his devastating personal tragedy transformed into a spiritual awakening that completely renews his love of life. Join him in this retelling of his chaotic journey.
After the service, Riley made his living as a jack of all trades before heading to college for an actual degree. just a few of the jobs that he held include singing, baking donuts, working in a dairy and making pizzas.
Riley graduated from UCSB and accepted his first legitimate job as a systems engineer with RCA systems division. He spent thirty years in the computer industry and a marriage. To celebrate the end of those endeavors, he bought a small coffee farm in Costa Rica where this novel starts.
Riley currently lives with the only female in his life, Duchess, a white basset hound. She loves him very much but also drools continuously, sleeps twenty-three out of twenty-four hours a day, and knows more people than Riley does. She is the love of his life and a complete party animal.
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