Verna and Other Short Stories
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Verna and Other Short Stories by Gerry Pratt
Do you remember looking for work, when any job would do, and you traveled from city to city, staying at the YMCA for a dollar a night while searching. What are the chances you believe in angels? Or have you ever come to an understanding with animals? You may know the couple in Old Folks' Romance. Or perhaps you have lost a child and can relate to the fantasy of Verna. Was there an eventful Christmas you look back on with a laugh? How about the mistakes you made, and the regrets of a mid-life crisis? Should any of these concepts strike a chord, then these stories are written for you. All tales have a way of evoking memories, these will reawaken yours.
Gerry Pratt's career took him from newspaper reporter to chairman and chief executive of what was at the time one of Oregon's largest Savings & Loan Associations with more than fifty in-store branches in Oregon and Alaska. During his career with the late Fred G. Meyer, he celebrated almost every Christmas and Birthday with his mentor and friend from 1960 through Meyer's death September 2, 1978. During that period they traveled extensively together through Alaska following the discovery of the Prudhoe Bay Oil fields, to the Orient, Mexico as well trips to Europe and New York exploring possibilities of long-term financing and meetings with analysts. Pratt was apprenticed in real estate under Meyer and served on the board of directors of the Fred Meyer Corp. as well as a director of the Meyer-owned, seven privately held real estate corporations. These experiences, along with his work with Business Week Magazine and extensive coverage of major mergers of retail organizations have led to this fictionalized story of the Merchants. Gerry Pratt is also the author of God is Blue, Love Never Dies and In Search of a Hero.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780615871288 |
| ISBN 10 | 0615871283 |
| Title | Verna and Other Short Stories |
| Author | Gerry Pratt |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Verna & Other Short Stories |
| Year published | 2013-08-25 |
| Number of pages | 114 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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