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June 20, 1952

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http://www.ericstone.com

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Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers, Biographies & Memoirs

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Eric Stone's most recent book is SHANGHAIED , the fourth book in his Ray Sharp series of detective thrillers set in Asia and based on true stories. The previous books in the series are FLIGHT OF THE HORNBILL, GRAVE IMPORTS and THE LIVING ROOM OF THE DEAD. He is also the author of Wrong Side of the Wall - a true crime / sports biography.
Eric worked for many years as a journalist in the U.S. and Asia, covering everything from economics to crime; politics to sex. He once wrote an advice to the lovelorn column in a bilingual Chinese-English fashion magazine. He currently lives in Los Angeles.

Eric's Website: http://www.ericstone.com
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Sorry Barack, Not Too Bad So Far But Still Not Far Enough On Gay Rights

Before I start in on criticizing him, I want to assure you, my readers, that I do intend to vote for the re-election of Barack Obama. While in some ways he has been something of a disappointment as president, I do think he has largely done a pretty good job against nearly overwhelming odds. He has managed to accomplish, or at least begin to accomplish, some good things that have already begun t... read more »

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Books by Eric Stone

Average rating: 3.71 · 91 ratings · 23 reviews · 10 distinct works

	Flight of the Hornbill 4.00 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Grave Imports 3.64 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Living Room of the Dead 3.62 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Shanghaied 3.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Wrong Side of the Wall: The Life of Blackie Schwamb, the Greatest Prison Baseball Player of All Time by Eric Stone (Goodreads Author), Blackie Schwamb 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2005	My rating:
	How to Use Word 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:
	Scoundrels: Tales of Greed, Murder and Financial Crimes 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	My rating:
	WRONG SIDE OF THE WALL 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Bangkok Noir by Christopher G. Moore (Goodreads Author), Stephen Leather (Goodreads Author), Pico Iyer 3.77 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Murder in La-La Land by Sisters in Crime Los Angeles Chapter, Naomi Hirahara (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Eric Stone (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2010	My rating:

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May 28, 2012 08:16am
Eric Stone gave to: Sex and Punishment: Four Thousand Years of Judging Desire by Eric Berkowitz read in May, 2012	My rating:
A lot of great research went into this. It's always remarkable to me how much we know about ancient societies and their daily lives, sexual habits, etc. People have been reporting on themselves since just about the beginning. I was a bit disappointed...more
May 21, 2012 10:32am · see review
Eric Stone gave to: Half Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan read in May, 2012	My rating:
Beautifully written in a rhythm that perfectly suits the type of music that the musician characters in the book play. I felt like I could tap my feet to it all the way through and the voice of the narrator was pitch perfect, pulled me in and kept my...more
May 11, 2012 06:39pm · see review
Eric Stone gave to: The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach read in April, 2012	My rating:
I really wanted to like this book. Friends have liked it. I'm a baseball fan. (My first book was a biography of a baseball player.) I like literature about baseball. But - meh. I didn't care for the characters, they didn't resonate for me at all. The...more
Apr 30, 2012 09:47am · see review
Eric Stone gave to: The Noodle Maker: A Novel by Ma Jian read in April, 2012	My rating:
Another truly fantastic book my Ma Jian. It's short stories, but somewhat related to each other in a way that gives the whole collection a bigger impact than any one of the stories has by itself. Full of the contradictions and cultural confusions tha...more
Apr 30, 2012 09:35am · see review
Eric Stone gave to: Island Of Vice: Theodore Roosevelt's Doomed Quest To Clean Up Sin Loving New York by Richard Zacks read in April, 2012	My rating:
Fascinating slice of NYC life in the late 1800s. A little less satisfying than I'd hoped about what made Teddy tick, but still pretty interesting and a lot of history I wasn't aware of. Some very amusing passages.
Apr 30, 2012 09:33am · see review
Eric Stone gave to: The Gypsy's Curse by Harry Crews read in January, 1979	My rating:
One of the greatest of the Crews novels. Some utterly brilliant passages. A fantastic read.
Mar 31, 2012 10:41am · see review
Eric Stone gave to: Knockout Artist by Harry Crews read in January, 1988	My rating:
A good book, though not one of my favorite Crews books. Still, worth a read if you're working your way through his bibliography.
Mar 30, 2012 09:43am · see review
Eric Stone gave to: Blood and Grits by Harry Crews read in January, 1979	My rating:
The first collection of Crews non-fiction I read. Fascinating, beautifully reported and written, the kind of magazine writing that is all too difficult to find anymore. An excellent complement to his fiction, though I do prefer his fiction.
Mar 30, 2012 09:13am · see review
Eric Stone gave to: A Childhood: The Biography of a Place by Harry Crews read in January, 1978	My rating:
A friend who grew up in an orphanage in the rural south recommended this book to me - my first ever Harry Crews. I was instantly hooked on Crews. Some of the most muscular, honest, deep writing I know.
Mar 30, 2012 09:11am · see review