{"product_id":"9780692683934","title":"Persistence, Then Peace","description":"In this memoir, author Tom Mach describes the events which later inspired him to write and later enjoy success as an award-winning novelist and poet, as well as a respected journalist, columnist, magazine editor and university instructor. Prior to those achievements,however, he experienced several hardships, such as being fired from several jobs(including that of editor of a new national publication), being conned by the owner of an oil-drilling scheme as well as by a business partner who stole money from an elderly woman, and being separated from his family for six months while he taught advertising at San Jose State.\u003cp\u003eMach adds a touch of humor,such as being outraged by the doctor slapping his butt when he was born, or when he was told he'd never be a published writer by a person who never had anything published! Mach uses a conversational tone as he relates the peaks and valleys of his life and shares with the reader ten valuable insights he learned, both as a writer and as a human being.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePersistence, Then Peace is the most entertaining, honest, provocative, and thoughtful memoir you will ever read.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hill Song Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47014462980336,"sku":"9780692683934","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780692683934_p0.jpg?v=1763614204","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780692683934","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}