A retired, small-time arsonist is haunted by the deadly consequences of his actions and tries to escape his former life, but the simple world he's found is disrupted by those who want to silence him, those who want to punish him, and others who want to hire him. Burnt is another thriller from the author of The Eno Club and the short-story collection Vanessa.
The struggle to develop a 2,000-acre pristine university research forest into an ultra-exclusive golf enclave becomes a conflict involving Native Americans who believe the land is theirs, unscrupulous and corrupt people who envision huge profits, and people who live near it and want to protect it. The centerpiece of the story is the desperate search for a forgotten and missing piece of parchment signed at the end of the Civil War that may clarify the history and future of the forest. Fundamentally, it's a story about how the world really works, how decisions get made and how people are influenced by politics, greed, lust and money to make those decisions. The story is about an isolated conflict to preserve a tiny piece of nature, but represents conflicts worldwide between conservation and development that influence climate change and the future of the planet.
Gene Upchurch is a native of Durham and a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He was a sportswriter and editor in Chapel Hill and Charlotte before embarking on a 28-year career in public affairs, community relations and legislative advocacy for BellSouth and Progress Energy. He lives in Raleigh with Lisa Piercy and their two dogs, Shelby and Hootie.
Iowa-born Jock Mahoney was an elite athlete and U.S. Marines fighter pilot prior to falling into a film career. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest stuntmen in movie history, having taken leaps and bounds for Errol Flynn, John Wayne, Randolph Scott, and Gregory Peck. One of the first stuntmen to successfully move into acting, he was the popular star of the 1950s television westerns Range Rider and Yancy Derringer and twice played Tarzan on the big screen, presenting a memorable portrayal of an educated, articulate and mature jungle lord true to author Edgar Rice Burroughs' original vision. Filming in real jungles around the world took a physical toll on Mahoney that transformed him from leading man to burly character actor. He had to overcome the effects of a stroke but true to his tough guy nature rose above it to resume his life's many adventures. Mahoney was beloved by fans at conventions and appearances until his untimely demise in 1989 from a stroke-caused motor vehicle accident.
Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Background information -- Chapter 3. Driver understanding -- Chapter 4. Findings and recommendations -- Appendix A. Evolution of U.S. pavement marking system -- Appendix B. Previous research on driver understanding -- Appendix C. Comprehension study -- References.
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