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Selling America
- Author:
- Tolnay, Tom
- Subjects:
- Short stories; Social life and customs; Marketing
- ISBN:
- 1-928767-38-9
- Order code:
- S389
- Price:
- $12.99
"Some of these stories are masterpieces of the storyteller's art, wonders." THE NEW FORMALIST, volume VII 2007
"At times darkly comic, at times tragic, always with biting insight into the relentless drive of materialism, SELLING AMERICA is highly recommended." MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW Jan 2006
"In this collection, there is both humor and pathos. ...Reading Tolnay is a special treat." Alan Coruba Bookviews.com Dec 2005
'Selling America' is a volume of eighteen individual stories, some light some dark, and each involving selling and buying in one form or another and their impact on the people and culture of the United States.
Brilliantly written by award-winning storyteller Tom Tolnay, these enthralling and challenging tales will resonate with anyone who has ever been in sales, has had to live with someone in sales or is a customer in one form or another--that is--all of us.
In his introduction, Tolnay states: “with every dollar bill that changes hands, it seems, we spend a few more cents of our limited reserves of humanity.” The author’s experience in the realm of marketing is apparent but some of these stories could be considered science fiction or fantasy. They are all thought-provoking.
Can you keep your integrity whilst driving a hard bargain on which your own livelihood depends? A door-to-door salesman selling products of dubious value is finally disturbed by a string of successes. If you take consumerism and competition to extremes, what could happen? Two neighbors from competing insurance companies allow their homes to be destroyed rather than cooperate with each other; a customer tries to destroy a store selling death, only to meet his fate; a greedy diner in a restaurant eats until he literally explodes.
Tolnay is the author of two mystery novels, Celluloid Gangs and its sequel The Big House, plus a collection of fiction. His stories have appeared in dozens of diverse periodicals. He is the owner of Birch Brook Press, which publishes handcrafted letterpress editions printed on vintage equipment.
The cover wood engraving is by Gregory Lago.
This is a Silk Label Book from Royal Fireworks.
"Some of these stories are masterpieces of the storyteller's art, wonders." THE NEW FORMALIST, volume VII 2007
"At times darkly comic, at times tragic, always with biting insight into the relentless drive of materialism, SELLING AMERICA is highly recommended." MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW Jan 2006
"In this collection, there is both humor and pathos. ...Reading Tolnay is a special treat." Alan Coruba Bookviews.com Dec 2005
'Selling America' is a volume of eighteen individual stories, some light some dark, and each involving selling and buying in one form or another and their impact on the people and culture of the United States.
Brilliantly written by award-winning storyteller Tom Tolnay, these enthralling and challenging tales will resonate with anyone who has ever been in sales, has had to live with someone in sales or is a customer in one form or another--that is--all of us.
In his introduction, Tolnay states: “with every dollar bill that changes hands, it seems, we spend a few more cents of our limited reserves of humanity.” The author’s experience in the realm of marketing is apparent but some of these stories could be considered science fiction or fantasy. They are all thought-provoking.
Can you keep your integrity whilst driving a hard bargain on which your own livelihood depends? A door-to-door salesman selling products of dubious value is finally disturbed by a string of successes. If you take consumerism and competition to extremes, what could happen? Two neighbors from competing insurance companies allow their homes to be destroyed rather than cooperate with each other; a customer tries to destroy a store selling death, only to meet his fate; a greedy diner in a restaurant eats until he literally explodes.
Tolnay is the author of two mystery novels, Celluloid Gangs and its sequel The Big House, plus a collection of fiction. His stories have appeared in dozens of diverse periodicals. He is the owner of Birch Brook Press, which publishes handcrafted letterpress editions printed on vintage equipment.
The cover wood engraving is by Gregory Lago.
This is a Silk Label Book from Royal Fireworks.
