Location: Ecuador
Member Since: Jan. 04, 2012

Jack Nelson


Books

Mermaids and the Mercenary    by Jack Nelson
Price: $0.99 USD. 21550 words. Published on May 19, 2012. Fiction.
In 2199, banking is the de facto world government, environmental imperatives limit freedoms, and bio-industry creates half-humans. They have little more rights than cattle. A mercenary commando’s luck and decency shape his relations with transgenic mermaids, triggering larger events. Yet, it is a love story with a happy ending. Includes links to color illustrations by the author.
Tauromaquia y La Evolucion    by Jack Nelson
Price: Free! 1080 words. Published on March 10, 2012. Essay.
Se exploran aspectos antiguos y futuros de la tauromaquia, sus significados e importancia aparte del espectáculo sangriento mismo.
It Can't Happen Here    by Jack Nelson
Price: Free! 3270 words. Published on February 21, 2012. Essay.
Current events, politics and economics point toward dangerous instability for our Republic. We need to look forward in the world's new conditions, rather than hold on to failed ideas and policies.
Bullfighting and Evolution    by Jack Nelson
Price: $0.99 USD. 1090 words. Published on February 18, 2012. Nonfiction.
The author explores ancient and future aspects of bullfighting, its meanings and importance aside from the bloody show itself.
Galapagos Pioneers: A Tough Paradise    by Jack Nelson
Price: $0.99 USD. 2110 words. Published on February 5, 2012. Nonfiction.
Galapagos Islands forty years ago was still known as World's End. Isolation and limited resources made it a tough place to live and yet a paradise of natural beauty and simple living.
As If Aliens In The Oceans    by Jack Nelson
Price: Free! 2460 words. Published on February 1, 2012. Nonfiction.
Real blue-water experience with the cetaceans leads us to know they are more than clever animals, and to question our relations with them.
Highway Dinosaur: A Changed World    by Jack Nelson
Price: $0.99 USD. 3270 words. Published on January 28, 2012. Nonfiction.
The author makes a classic road trip in his 1962 hot rod Chevy, avoiding big highways in favor of the winding narrow roads. But like everything in our changing world, this simple adventure highlights bigger issues,suggesting personal quests should be grasped heedlessly lest they slip away.
Hot Rod Nova Track Day    by Jack Nelson
Price: $0.99 USD. 2500 words. Published on January 24, 2012. Nonfiction.
Driving a hot rod involves every aspect of your life. More than a hobby or transportation, it gets into your lifestyle. And so much fun.
Hitch Hiking from Panama    by Jack Nelson
Price: $0.99 USD. 12920 words. Published on January 23, 2012. Nonfiction.
A true story of a precarious trip from the Galapagos Islands to California in 1967. The author was 19 years old. It was a different world then.

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