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Alan L. Hutcheson

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in Dearborn, MI, The United States

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https://boomerangbyalanhutcheson.blogspot.com/

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Literature & Fiction, Humor and Comedy, Thriller

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Whoa, a biography. Well, I'll have to work on that one. For now, I'll say that I was born in Michigan and through the good graces of my most wonderful parents, made Arizona my home at the tender age of five. With the exception of one year in California while attending college in Malibu! I've been here ever since.

Boomerang is my first novel, but it is the second version of the thing. The first one went by the title Close Enough for Government Work and I do believe it can still be had by folks who have the inclination to collect such novelties. But I do think Boomerang is the superior product, and I feel privileged that it has original cover art by Laura Lakey.

The Baer Boys is the story of Darin Baer, a forty-two year old who left home twenty ...more

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Average rating: 3.78 · 157 ratings · 29 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	Boomerang 3.62 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Baer Boys 4.35 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Close Enough For Government Work 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Went Down to Phoenix (Ted and Jerry #2) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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A favorite movie of mine is "White Christmas". Every year I subject my dear wife to a couple hours of Bing, Danny, Rosemary and Vera singing about "Sisters", "It Only Happens When You're Dancing" and "Counting Your Blessings". One of the songs that hasn't stuck so much in the collective cinema psyche is "What Can You You Do With a General?" Bing Crosby's character sings it to get his old Army comr Read more of this blog post »

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