{"product_id":"dreams-of-the-philippines-paperback","title":"Dreams of the Philippines - 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\u003eDave Ives\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eIf you ever visited Clark Air Base in the Philippines while it was an active US military base you will find plenty to relate to in this book.\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSecond Lieutenant Sean Mitchell catches a military cargo aircraft to Clark Air Base for a bit of adventure, something to break up the daily routine back at his duty station in Denver Colorado. His \"adventure\" turns into a life-and-death escape mission as he unwittingly finds himself an accessory to a large-scale criminal racket.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen he befriends a street kid named Billy Bong, Mitchell's world changes forever. He admires the young enterprising lad and wants to promote his street-side business. But, his association with Billy Bong leads Mitchell right into the crushing jaws of some powerful Angeles City criminal strongmen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMitchell's actions are noble, but na ve. He's out of his league on the rough and tumble streets of Angles City. Mitchell finds himself outnumbered and on the run. Will he be able to make it out of the Philippines, or is his nightmare just beginning?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDreams of the Philippines\u003c\/i\u003e is based on the true adventures of author Dave Ives. Through his writing, the memory of Clark Air Base and Angeles City in 1989 comes alive.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo find out how Sean's adventure plays out, click the \u003cb\u003eBUY NOW button\u003c\/b\u003e up top.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDave Ives based his latest novel, \u003ci\u003eDreams of the Philippines\u003c\/i\u003e, on his own adventures. He joined the US Air Force in 1981 and served as a medical service specialist at Mather Air Force Base near Sacramento, California. Dave studied engineering at Ohio State University under an active-duty commissioning program. In 1987, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant and assigned to the Buckley Air National Guard Base near Denver, Colorado.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDave is now a full-time property investor and author. He has written \u003ci\u003ePerception Is Reality: And Other Things I Learned at Officer Training School\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Yanks in the Outback: A Story of Woomera, South Australia, the Joint Defense Facility Nurrungar (JDFN), and the First Gulf War\u003c\/i\u003e;and \u003ci\u003eWorking My BUT Off! Reflections of a Property Investor\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDave lives in Alice Springs, Australia. For more information, visit his website, ivesguy.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 162\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 13, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52543703417139,"sku":"9781540785299","price":23.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/aXB3S1NISkkvSlMxRnRSU1dCb09yQT09.webp?v=1760939894","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/dreams-of-the-philippines-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}