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Anthony Buccino
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A FATHER'S PLACE RAMBLING ROUND CANNED booted, bumped... sacked, unemployed Belleville and Nutley in the Civil War - a brief history Just $9.99 each (use these links) Martha Stewart Doesn't Live Here, Anymore and other essays Kindle only on Kindle Belleville and Nutley in the Civil War - a Brief History - by Anthony Buccino A compilation of information documenting the participation of the New Jersey towns of Belleville and Nutley in the American Civil War. Includes information on six local soldiers killed in action in the War Between the States, plus information on the battle campaigns in which they gave up their lives. Also lists information on local participation in various New Jersey and other state militias. CANNED Booted, bumped, down-sized, fired, forced out, hated, hired, jobless, laid off, let go, out of work, out-sourced, pink-slipped, terminated, sacked, unemployed The hard-hitting truth about being out of work, the strains that tag along and the sinking boat you feel you're riding in. This collection deals with a difficult subject in a very real way. It's strength is its realness and that is also its greatest weakness. It's not for the faint of heart. A must-have for anyone who deals in human resources, personnel, recruitment, job placement, or has been fired, laid-off and is out of work. more Canned in print - $15.00 On Kindle On Nook
YOUNTAKAH COUNTRY Local writer takes some history, some folk lore and some current news and mixes them together in this humorous and thoughtful collection of verse about the little town in north eastern Essex County. On these pages, Anthony Buccino brings together the Lenni Lenape, Annie Oakley and pizza wars. Father viewed through a grown son's eyes. Seeing a father through a grown son's eyes. The son of a World War II veteran looks at the 20-plus years they had together, the missteps the missed opportunities, and the things that remain. About life and growing up in New Jersey in the 1950s,1960s, and 1970s, and growing older in the 1980s, 1990s and the oughts. From the center of the Baby Boom, this working class verse begins under a wooden class room desk as an air raid siren sounds, and captures the summer spell and its simplicity in drinking water from a garden hose. "I read your book through and through twice. Absolutely enjoyed it. Your words flow so freely."
RETRIEVING LABRADOR DAYS Stories about each of his three Labrador retrievers and some of the other dogs and people whose lives they touched. Shaggy dogs, mutts, mongrels, three Labrador retrievers and a pet rabbit inspire the stories and poems in this collection. Pets of one kind or another have shared the past six decades of the author's life, and here are some stories that will make you laugh out loud and others that remind you of the escapades and exasperations you've been through with your pets. Local Author Writes About Menagerie of Pets
VOICES ON THE BUS Verse about commuting in Northern New Jersey. Feel the rhythm of the rails as you travel the last days of the Newark City Subway, or the PATH, and be relieved you are not present to hear the Preacher Man or Mr. Tourette's but do listen for the noise above the hum of the wheels and turn your ear to the voices on the bus, train or standing nearby on the platform. Verse written along the Hudson River in Jersey City, N.J. You can hear a lot by looking around. Sometimes, standing along the Hudson River shoreline, you can dream of the freedom in the sailing beauty slipping through the waves, or question the signals proffered by a hungry seagull, or ponder why the pigeons follow you. Or you could sit ever so still and listen to the clatter of heels on the tile as the cigarette mafia heads outside for fresh air. Town that gives poetic license Nutley Sons Honor Roll - Remembering the Men Who Paid for Our Freedom Information about the more than 130 Nutley sons who died while in service to our country. Fourth edition. In the past century, 138 Nutley sons died while in service to our country. World War I took 17. World War II took 92 sons. The Korean War era took twelve sons. The Vietnam War took 9 sons, and preserving the peace during the Cold War set its toll at 8 Nutley sons. Here, in one source, beyond the names of the fallen, are their stories. Belleville Sons Honor Roll - Remembering the Men Who Paid for Our Freedom The second edition includes additional information on Belleville in the American Revolution, War of 1812, Civil War, WWI, WWW II, Korea, Vietnam and peacetime casualties. In the last century, Belleville lost 156 sons while in service to our country. This collection, gathered from newspaper clippings and other sources collects what we know about these young men in an effort that their sacrifice not be forgotten. RAMBLING ROUND Inside and Outside at the Same Time Anchored in New Jersey, Buccino pays tribute to the unique Garden State Parkway toll road, but you don't have to be from NJ to enjoy this collection. The best of Buccino's humor and homage to living life every day, with tongue firmly in cheek, in the Garden State. Buccino's been called "New Jersey's Garrison Keillor, or something like that." Note: Book covers, content and price vary by edition Tales about, of all things, a naked statue and the catholic school tie, Italian American family roots and that dress his sister made him wear. Buccino's essays cut close to the edge of humor, humiliation and heartbreak chronicling education by the strictest nuns in the world at a school where the statues of saints were said to dance the Twist if you prayed real hard. A wistful reminiscence of life on the farm with chicken coops and too many cats in what is now at the very least suburbia; and, of course, that dress his sister made him wear. Note: Book covers, content and price vary by edition See also Thomas Francisco A FATHER'S PLACE - An Eclectic Collection Stories about family life, the father-son-dilemma, father-daughter dilemma, day trip vacations in New Jersey, Brookdale soda pop, too much coffee, pets, friends and more! A collection of essays and fiction about family life, family day trips, suggesting elopement to a newborn daughter, that classic about Brookdale Soda, too much coffee, friendships and more! Includes restored Uncle Floyd reviews deleted from first edition. Note: Book covers, content and price vary by edition See also Thomas Francisco Related Blogs
''New Jersey's 'Garrison Keillor' '' **
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Where My Work Has Appeared The Wall St JournalDow Jones Newswires NJ.Com - NJ Voices Patch.com Baristanet.com The Nutley Sun The Belleville Times The Independent Press of Bloomfield The Glen Ridge Paper The Nutley Journal The Belleville Post New Jersey Monthly Essex Journal Modern Food Service Magazine Paterson Literary Review, U.S. 1 Worksheets, Rattlesnake Review, Medusa's Kitchen, Voices In Italian Americana, Edison Literary Review, Journal of New Jersey Poets, CHEST, The Idiom, Fox Chase Review, Up & Under, Caduceus, South Mountain Poets Anthology, MEWS, LIPS, More Sweet Lemons, The Poem Factory, On The Quiet Side, PowWow Review and other places, too! ''New Jersey's 'Garrison Keillor' '' **
** "... or something to that effect" ********* PLAIN BROWN Paperbacks Just $9.99 each A FATHER'S PLACE - An Eclectic Collection
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About Me I've been a professional writer and editor since 1984, having worked at a national and a state trade association, a regional trade newspaper, community newspapers and a national business newswire. I've published three books of essays and several poetry collections based on life in New Jersey. You can find me on Facebook and Linkedin Copyright © 1995-2011 By Anthony Buccino. All
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