{"product_id":"a-collection-of-columns-paperback","title":"A Collection of Columns - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRick T. Rae\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook contains columns and observations published in various newspapers managed by Rick Rae during the course of his half-century career in the business.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Review by Alice Queen of rockdalenewtoncitizen.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRick Rae loves his family and loves his cars.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThat much is clear from a reading of his second book, \"A Collection of Columns,\" a series of personal and observational essays the native of Canada - whose newspaper management career spanned some 45 years - has curated from a life well lived.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"I've been writing columns here and there, mostly internet stuff, and a couple of folks noted that I've been writing them a long time and they're right; I think I started back in 1974,\" said Rae, 84, from his home in Loganville where he lives with Penny, his wife of 62 years. \"Several people suggested I package the best of them and put them in book form. So I went ahead and did it.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMany of the pieces in Rae's new book detail his automotive obsession (he bought the first of his 75 cars when he was 14 years old) and a number of vacations taken by his family. But the former publisher of the Rockdale Citizen, Newton Citizen and Gwinnett Daily Post also delves into a host of other subjects, including some \"inside baseball\" insights on the newspaper industry, his thoughts on music, and other significant (and not-so-significant) life moments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by Indiana-based AuthorHouse, \"A Collection of Columns\" is Rae's follow-up to his 2011 memoir \"Not Extinct Yet,\" in which he details his many decades in newspapers. Rae said he worried that the subject matter of some of the columns might seem a bit antiquated, but he moved ahead with the project.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Unfortunately, I've been at this so long that some of the columns are rather dated,\" he said. \"I love writing about personal experiences, and the more I can get down on paper, the better I'll like it, although I'm getting kind of old, I guess, for personal experiences.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo chapters particularly amusing to Rae were written in recent years for a Canadian publication for which he once worked. One concerns teaming up with a co-worker who was a successful pool shark and the other involved meeting a young singer who became one of country music's most beloved stars.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"I wrote two recollection columns for a former employer in Canada; they were about getting in a pool tournament and making more money than I had selling newspaper ads and also my meeting with Harold Jenkins, who would later change his name to Conway Twitty,\" he said. \"I love to do that kind of stuff - I've got a few of those in my background.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book's final chapter was a column published in the Rockdale Citizen (which by then had a companion paper in Newton County) and the Gwinnett Daily Post on June 28, 2006, the day he retired.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen asked if he had plans for any more books, Rae said he's got something on the back burner that he might want to release.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"One of my buddies in Canada who I grew up with is an author and makes a lot of money ghostwriting for Canadian politicians - it seems like everybody in Canada wants to have a book out,\" he said. \"He suggested that I combine my love of cars and my love of music and do some kind of book about cars and songs. I've been thinking that might be a way to go. It's been in the back of my mind.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne story that may well wind up in another book takes place during the time Rae managed a newspaper in the suburbs of Detroit and saw an up-and-coming performer that left an impression that remains today.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"I've never written about my times with Bob Seger when I worked in Pontiac, Mich.,\" he said. \"When I worked there, every Friday we'd go across the road to a bowling alley that had a lounge and the guy playing there was Bob Seger... We'd listen to him until they shut the bar down at 2 in the morning - the whole newspaper used to come over and hear him perform.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 198\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 02, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52701051978035,"sku":"9781665573115","price":28.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/dVFhYzduYUpRaDlxM2w0dXd6VEpGQT09.webp?v=1763258496","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/a-collection-of-columns-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}