Outskirts Press Announces One Young Soldier, the Latest Highly-Anticipated War Book from Basehor, KS Author Gary Derigne.
Kansas City, KS, November 01, 2007 --(PR.com)-- Outskirts Press, Inc. has published One Young Soldier: A Novel by Gary DeRigne, which is the author’s most recent book to date. The 6 x 9 Paperback in the War category is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble for a suggested retail price of $21.95. One Young Soldier is also available in its 6 x 9 Hardback w/ Jacket edition for $34.95. The webpage at www.outskirtspress.com/OneYoungSoldier was launched simultaneously with the book’s publication.
About the Book (Excerpts & Info)
Forty-six days without a bath. Jungle rot sores up and down both arms, oozing pus, stinkin’ like death. Livin’ on bomb crater water, C-ration white bread, peanut butter, and cigarettes. Sweat all the time, clothes get so crusted with sweat, they stiffen up at night when you sleep. Haven’t had clean jungle fatigues for almost a month now. Mosquitoes swarm you every night, and leeches climb on and suck your blood any time you get near water. No weekends, no holidays, never a day off. The nights are hardest. Can’t smoke, can’t talk. Just stare into the darkness, listen to the lizards and bugs, try to stay awake, and listen for gooks. An hour here at night is an eternity.
At some point, you stop believin’ you’re gonna’ make it.
Former infantry rifleman and platoon sergeant Gary DeRigne has created a novel set during the Viet Nam War that is brutal, honest, heartrending, tragic, and hopeful in turns. Told as only one who experienced the war firsthand can relay, One Young Soldier is a thoughtful and enduring work of literature that is as engaging to read as it is disturbing. DeRigne does not spare the reader the brutalities of war in all its nightmarish horror. This sensitive and unforgettable first novel is a triumph of literary war fiction.
Deftly constructed at 396 pages, One Young Soldier: A Novel is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the War category. With U.S. wholesale distribution through Ingram and Baker & Taylor, and pervasive online availability through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and elsewhere, One Young Soldier meets consumer demand through both retail and library markets with a suggested retail price of $21.95 and $34.95, respectively.
Additionally, One Young Soldier can be ordered by retailers or wholesalers for the maximum trade discount price set by the author in quantities of ten or more from the Outskirts Press wholesale online bookstore at www.outskirtspress.com/buybooks
ISBN: 9781432715090 Format: 6 x 9 Paperback SRP: $21.95
ISBN: 9781432709426 Format: 6 x 9 Hardback w/ Jacket SRP: $34.95
For more information or to contact the author, visit www.outskirtspress.com/OneYoungSoldier
About the Author
Gary DeRigne grew up in Moberly, Missouri and currently lives in Kansas City. He served as an infantry rifleman and platoon sergeant with the 1st Cavalry Division in Viet Nam, and was awarded the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star, the Air Medal, and the Combat Infantryman’s Badge. After the war, DeRigne enjoyed a 33-year career with Butler Manufacturing Company, ultimately holding a position as senior vice president. He returned to school in 1999 and earned an MBA from the Rockhurst University Executive Fellows program in 2001. He now teaches as an adjunct professor for Rockhurst’s MBA programs. DeRigne is currently COO and executive vice president of The Yarco Companies, a Kansas-City based apartment management company specializing in providing safe, affordable housing for Americans with limited income. An active board member and supporter of several non-profit human services organizations, he was named by Ingram’s magazine as “a philanthropic leader of Kansas City.” One Young Soldier is DeRigne’s first novel. Visit DeRigne on the Web at www.OneYoungSoldier.com
About Outskirts Press, Inc.
Outskirts Press offers turn-key, custom book publishing services for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available globally at www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press, Inc. represents the future of book publishing, today.
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About the Book (Excerpts & Info)
Forty-six days without a bath. Jungle rot sores up and down both arms, oozing pus, stinkin’ like death. Livin’ on bomb crater water, C-ration white bread, peanut butter, and cigarettes. Sweat all the time, clothes get so crusted with sweat, they stiffen up at night when you sleep. Haven’t had clean jungle fatigues for almost a month now. Mosquitoes swarm you every night, and leeches climb on and suck your blood any time you get near water. No weekends, no holidays, never a day off. The nights are hardest. Can’t smoke, can’t talk. Just stare into the darkness, listen to the lizards and bugs, try to stay awake, and listen for gooks. An hour here at night is an eternity.
At some point, you stop believin’ you’re gonna’ make it.
Former infantry rifleman and platoon sergeant Gary DeRigne has created a novel set during the Viet Nam War that is brutal, honest, heartrending, tragic, and hopeful in turns. Told as only one who experienced the war firsthand can relay, One Young Soldier is a thoughtful and enduring work of literature that is as engaging to read as it is disturbing. DeRigne does not spare the reader the brutalities of war in all its nightmarish horror. This sensitive and unforgettable first novel is a triumph of literary war fiction.
Deftly constructed at 396 pages, One Young Soldier: A Novel is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the War category. With U.S. wholesale distribution through Ingram and Baker & Taylor, and pervasive online availability through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and elsewhere, One Young Soldier meets consumer demand through both retail and library markets with a suggested retail price of $21.95 and $34.95, respectively.
Additionally, One Young Soldier can be ordered by retailers or wholesalers for the maximum trade discount price set by the author in quantities of ten or more from the Outskirts Press wholesale online bookstore at www.outskirtspress.com/buybooks
ISBN: 9781432715090 Format: 6 x 9 Paperback SRP: $21.95
ISBN: 9781432709426 Format: 6 x 9 Hardback w/ Jacket SRP: $34.95
For more information or to contact the author, visit www.outskirtspress.com/OneYoungSoldier
About the Author
Gary DeRigne grew up in Moberly, Missouri and currently lives in Kansas City. He served as an infantry rifleman and platoon sergeant with the 1st Cavalry Division in Viet Nam, and was awarded the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star, the Air Medal, and the Combat Infantryman’s Badge. After the war, DeRigne enjoyed a 33-year career with Butler Manufacturing Company, ultimately holding a position as senior vice president. He returned to school in 1999 and earned an MBA from the Rockhurst University Executive Fellows program in 2001. He now teaches as an adjunct professor for Rockhurst’s MBA programs. DeRigne is currently COO and executive vice president of The Yarco Companies, a Kansas-City based apartment management company specializing in providing safe, affordable housing for Americans with limited income. An active board member and supporter of several non-profit human services organizations, he was named by Ingram’s magazine as “a philanthropic leader of Kansas City.” One Young Soldier is DeRigne’s first novel. Visit DeRigne on the Web at www.OneYoungSoldier.com
About Outskirts Press, Inc.
Outskirts Press offers turn-key, custom book publishing services for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available globally at www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press, Inc. represents the future of book publishing, today.
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Outskirts Press, Inc., 10940 S. Parker Rd - 515, Parker, Colorado 80134
http://outskirtspress.com 1-888-OP-BOOKS
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