{"id":39,"date":"2022-12-08T22:57:54","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T22:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alexmstein.com\/?page_id=39"},"modified":"2022-12-09T20:03:27","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T20:03:27","slug":"books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alexmstein.com\/index.php\/books\/","title":{"rendered":"Books"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Tales From the Trail: Short Fiction About Dogs, Mushing, and Sled-Dog Races<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f8f4e4\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:67%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alexmstein.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Front-Cover-6-18.jpg?resize=343%2C540\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98\" width=\"343\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alexmstein.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Front-Cover-6-18-scaled.jpg?resize=650%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alexmstein.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Front-Cover-6-18-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C946&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alexmstein.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Front-Cover-6-18-scaled.jpg?resize=190%2C300&amp;ssl=1 190w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alexmstein.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Front-Cover-6-18-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1211&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alexmstein.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Front-Cover-6-18-scaled.jpg?resize=974%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 974w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alexmstein.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Front-Cover-6-18-scaled.jpg?resize=1299%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1299w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alexmstein.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Front-Cover-6-18-scaled.jpg?resize=381%2C600&amp;ssl=1 381w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alexmstein.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Front-Cover-6-18-scaled.jpg?w=1624&amp;ssl=1 1624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alexmstein.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Front-Cover-6-18-scaled.jpg?w=1500 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 343px) 100vw, 343px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-extra-small-font-size\" style=\"color:#000000\"><br>21 and a half pieces of short fiction that explore the broad terrain of sled-dog racing, taking you inside the minds of dogs and mushers.  These unusual and unexpected perspectives on the mushing world include the wide-eyed thrill of puppies, the bittersweet memories of a dog running his last race, the meandering thoughts of an ancient river, the hopes of a Widow\u2019s Lamp, a Robert Service-like ode to spirits haunting a frozen stretch of sea ice, the joys of different kinds of victories, and even a rebuttal from a jealous cat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Tales-Trail-Fiction-Mushing-Sled-Dog\/dp\/B08C47KH27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Order now from Amazon in paperback, ebook, or audiobook.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><em>No, Mr. Bond, I Expect Your Dreams To Die<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alexmstein.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Cover-kindle-640x1024.jpg?resize=640%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alexmstein.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Cover-kindle.jpg?resize=640%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alexmstein.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Cover-kindle.jpg?resize=600%2C960&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alexmstein.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Cover-kindle.jpg?resize=188%2C300&amp;ssl=1 188w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alexmstein.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Cover-kindle.jpg?resize=768%2C1229&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alexmstein.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Cover-kindle.jpg?resize=375%2C600&amp;ssl=1 375w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alexmstein.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Cover-kindle.jpg?w=880&amp;ssl=1 880w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>36 Analog Stories for a Digital World.  Sharp personal essays, short stories, tone tone poems, and epistles from the land of myths and legends that will conjure hopes and dreams long forgotten while touching on music, yearning, lost love, philosophy, the golden promise of youth, and false memories that grow more vivid as time passes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please Note: If you are automatically upset by the use of profanity, this book will upset you approximately 37 times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mr-Bond-Expect-Your-Dreams\/dp\/0615839487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Order as a paperback or ebook from Amazon.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tales From the Trail: Short Fiction About Dogs, Mushing, and Sled-Dog Races 21 and a half pieces of short fiction that explore the broad terrain of sled-dog racing, taking you inside the minds of dogs and mushers. 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