Billy Lawrence

"Set in the suburban shadows of New York City as the 1980s crash into the '90s, The punk and the professor brings us into the troubled world of a young introvert. Jack Tortis is an underdog branded as a punk in a place where sameness is celebrated. Destined to be a dropout laborer like his estranged father, he clings to hope and fights against a tide of dysfunction as obstacles spring up around him. In a battle for survival, Jack is faced with three options--fall into the street life, join the world of service labor, or fight his way through school"--Page 4 of cover.

A Novel

The Punk and the Professor

Like his character Jack Tortis in the novel The Punk and the Professor, author Billy Lawrence dropped out of high school for 89 days. This book provides reflection on both the novel and the author's real life experiences as a dropout, a returning student, and then later as a teacher. 89 Days continues the novel's examination of family, school, and community. This collection also serves as a great introduction to the novel for those who haven't read the book yet. Included are two nonfiction essays, three new chapter outtakes cut from the final novel, five story excerpts from the novel in revised formats, and a preview chapter from the sequel.

89 Days

A Testament To Richard Dawkins. This book is your ultimate resource for Richard Dawkins. Here you will find the most up-to-date 28 Success Facts, Information, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Richard Dawkins's Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Center for Inquiry - Wyndgate Country Club and Richard Dawkins, List of publications by Richard Dawkins, Richard Dawkins - Advocacy of atheism, Richard Dawkins - Personal life, Richard Dawkins - Notes, Richard Dawkins - Kenya, Richard Dawkins bibliography, Richard Dawkins: How a Scientist Changed the Way We Think - Reception, Richard Dawkins Award, Go God Go - Richard Dawkins' response, The Atheism Tapes - Richard Dawkins, Richard Dawkins - Other appearances, Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science, Richard Dawkins - Meme, Richard Dawkins - Evolutionary biology, Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science - History, Christ Myth Theory - Richard Dawkins, Richard Dawkins - Foundation, Richard Dawkins - Criticism of creationism, Richard Dawkins - Education, Richard Dawkins - Teaching, Richard Dawkins: How a Scientist Changed the Way We Think - Contributions, Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science - Activism, Richard Dawkins - Other fields, Watchmaker analogy - Richard Dawkins, Richard Dawkins - Documentary films, Richard Dawkins - Awards and recognition, and much more...

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