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    The Great American Short Story
    The Great American Short Story
    The Great American Short Story
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    The Great American Short Story

    By George Waas

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    Until now, no author has dared to use the title "The Great American Short Story" to tell his/her story. This work covers Hollywood fame and fortune. business success, love and lust, politics, intrigue, retribution, vengeance, and just about every theme that a story can cover.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateOct 23, 2012
    ISBN9781477281956
    The Great American Short Story
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    George Waas

    George Waas is a former newspaper reporter and a retired 50-year member of the Florida Bar. He spent 32 years as a lawyer with the State of Florida, the last 24 with the Florida Attorney General’s Office. An award-winning lawyer, he argued cases at every level of the federal and Florida judiciary, including the United States Supreme Court. This is his tenth book, all published by AuthorHouse and are available from the publisher, as well as from Barnes and Noble and Amazon. He is married to Harriet Issner Waas and has two daughters, Lani (Hudgins) and Amy (Kinsey), and four grandchildren, Hailey and Kelsie (Lani) and Avery and Connor (Amy).

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