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|  | | A Grand Old Dame This is a sequel to 'At the Bamboo Bar' that begins in Calcutta and is primarily set at The Strand Hotel in Rangoon, Burma. It is meant to evoke a sense of elegance, eloquence and pathos. McFinn's scintillating wit sparkles throughout the narrative.
| |  | | All Over the Map McFinn travels to India, Greece, Morocco, Thailand and Phnom Penh, Cambodia where he engages in some philanthropic activities. As always with him, humor prevails...
| |  | | An Eclectic Journal...Cambodia This journal chronicles the year my wife and I lived in a wooden Khmer style bungalow in southern Cambodia beside the Kampot River. There are tributes to greatness...Fred Astaire & Jimmy Connors. An Anecdote concerning a pretender to greatness...Gore Vidal. Essays on writing and the turbulence of recent Cambodian history. Addressing the mysterious disappearance if Jim Thompson, the "Silk King of Thailand'. Also, the English painter, Francis Bacon. Humor predominates throughout.
| |  | | An Eclectic Journal...Thailand This a meandering journal of random musings and observations by Morgan McFinn while he lived in a wooden bungalow along the Gulf of Siam in Thailand. Colorful characters and witty dialogue abound.
| |  | | At the Bamboo Bar My 50th birthday party at the famed Bamboo Bar in Bangkok's Oriental Hotel.
| |  | | Christmas Eve in Bangkok This is a long short story set at the Peninsula Hotel in Bangkok. Volunteers have assembled to field phone calls from ex-pats away from home and feeling depressed during the Christmas season. Humor and pathos mingle together with a cast of interesting characters. McFinn's trademark dialogue percolates.
| |  | | Out of the Loop The books consists of humorous pieces and essays chronicling the author's life and times on a so-called 'tropical island paradise'.
| |  | | Parody of a Screenplay A humorous satire with regard to the far too many people who write books that are meant to be movies.
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DO YOU SEE...WHAT I SEE?
by Asa Seeley
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Asa D Seeley, a young Afro American man, shares his struggle to leave his past behind as he reaches for his future. In his one-of-a-kind style, he searches for answers...from the visible & invisible. A Memoir in Poetical/Prose form.
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Jupiter Remembered
by Myra Darwish
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A passionate and poignant memoir written by a woman whose life has been guided by the words: "I am here to learn how to love well." The book is a deep examination of relationships, family, motivation, and honoring of the Self. |
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