| Title | : | West of the East Coast |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.69 (255 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1449082769 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 260 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2010-03-11 |
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Every summer the population of college-age kids explodes in Southern California. Some come for opportunities on movie lots and recording studios. Others migrate for summer jobs at Disneyland or Knott's Berry Farm. A few are simply on vacation. Most arrive in the chaotic land of tinsel, fruits, and nuts to hit the beaches and party. Fraternity brothers Robert, Kevin, and Benjamin return to Disneyland for a second summer. Working at Carnation Plaza Gardens, friendships are made with Tammy, a grunion hunter and powder skier from Utah, Dave, a volleyball player and mountain climber from Kansas, and Jed Bob, a rockabilly guitarist and "slap-back" bass player from Texas. Extracurricular activities include beer drinking at the French Quarter in Anaheim, bodysurfing at "The Wedge" in Newport Beach, and side trips to Tijuana, Catalina, and Hollywood. Most of the kids pack light, but a few make room for heavy baggage, including their own demons of obsession, deception, and manipulation. Aston, a
Editorial : About the Author
Thomas Carl Hotka was born in Pocatello, Idaho, and graduated with a degree in history from the University of Oregon. Employed by a large business consulting firm for thirty years in Los Angeles, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, Dallas, Texas, and Kansas City, Missouri, he retired from the company in 1997. He lives year-round on Kansas City's Country Club Plaza. West of the East Coast is his first novel.
The author seeks to simultaneously reach several goals, which are sometimes incompatible: reducing carbon emissions, improving human health by reducing toxic pollution, the use of only "corrective" carbon taxes that don't slow economic growth. To my poor pedestrian brain, it’s little short of genius.
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