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Pete Fromm Biography & Facts

Pete Fromm (born September 29, 1958) is an American author of novels, short stories, and memoirs. Biography Fromm was born in Shorewood, Wisconsin, and holds a B.S. in wildlife biology from the University of Montana where he graduated with honors in 1981. A five-time winner of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Literary Award, he is the author of five short story collections, five novels, and two memoirs. In 2007 he wrote the screenplay for the short film Dry Rain, based on his story of the same name, and in 2013 the film of his novel, As Cool As I Am, was released, starring Claire Danes, James Marsden, and Sarah Bolger. His latest novel, A Job You Mostly Won't Know How To Do, was published in May 2019 in the US, and September 2019 in France. He has been on the faculty of Pacific University's MFA in Writing program since 2005, and lives in Montana. Works Novels A Job You Mostly Won't Know How To Do, 2019 If Not For This, 2014 As Cool as I Am, 2003 How All This Started, 2000 Monkey Tag, 1994 Memoir Indian Creek Chronicles: A Winter in the Wilderness, 1993 The Names of the Stars: A Life in the Wilds, 2017 Short Story collections The Tall Uncut, 1992 King of the Mountain: Sporting Stories,1994 Dry Rain, 1997 Blood Knot, 1998 Night Swimming,1999 Awards Fromm has been awarded the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award five times: in 1994 for the memoir Indian Creek Chronicles; in 1998 for the story collection Dry Rain; in 2001 for the novel, How All This Started: in 2004 for the novel As Cool As I Am, and in 2015 for the novel If Not For This. External links Interview with Pete Fromm on Pacific Northwest Booksellers Article about Pete Fromm in SpokesmanReview.com video: Fromm on reading . Discover the Pete Fromm popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Pete Fromm books.

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  • A Chance to Harmonize synopsis, comments

    A Chance to Harmonize

    Sheryl Kaskowitz

    The remarkable story of a hidden New Deal program that tried to change America and end the Great Depression using folk music, laying the groundwork for the folk revival and having ...

  • They Call Me Produce Pete synopsis, comments

    They Call Me Produce Pete

    "Produce Pete" Napolitano & Susan Bloom

    Pete Napolitano began his career in the produce industry in the early 1950s at the tender age of five, peddling fruit and vegetables doortodoor to help support his family's New Jer...

  • Unwoke synopsis, comments

    Unwoke

    Ted Cruz

    Our institutions have gone "woke." Everybody knows that. But nobody has come up with a way to stop it. Until now.In this hardhitting new book, Senator Ted Cruz delivers a realistic...

  • The Practical Guide for Healing Developmental Trauma synopsis, comments

    The Practical Guide for Healing Developmental Trauma

    Laurence Heller Ph.D. & Brad J. Kammer, LMFT

    A practical stepbystep guide and followup companion to Healing Developmental Traumapresenting one of the first comprehensive models for addressing complex posttraumatic stress...

  • Dreams from My Father synopsis, comments

    Dreams from My Father

    Barack Obama

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF ESSENCE’S 50 MOST IMPACTFUL BLACK BOOKS OF THE PAST 50 YEARSIn this iconic memoir of his early days, Barack Obama “guides u...

  • Tales from the Cincinnati Reds Dugout synopsis, comments

    Tales from the Cincinnati Reds Dugout

    Tom Browning, Dann Stupp & Joe Nuxhall

    Reds Hall of Famer Tom Browning and sportswriter Dann Stupp bring the Reds last championship era to life in Tales from the Cincinnati Reds Dugout. Fans of this historic and storied...

  • Breaking Biden synopsis, comments

    Breaking Biden

    ALEX MARLOW

    INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe New York Times bestselling author of the “mustread” (Sean Hannity) Breaking the News and editorinchief of Breitbart News Network returns with t...

  • Billie the Wild Child synopsis, comments

    Billie the Wild Child

    Hannah Shaw

    From New York Times bestselling author Hannah Shawalso known as Kitten Ladycomes the fifth book in an exciting and heartwarming chapter book series! Three little ducklings arrive i...

  • My Name is Bond - Pete Bond synopsis, comments

    My Name is Bond - Pete Bond

    Pete Bond

    A welltravelled Bond, but it's not James. Born in the UK on Thursday 30th August ,1945, part of the socalled "Silent Generation" but as you can see, Pete had some pretty good assoc...

  • Put Your Best Face Forward synopsis, comments

    Put Your Best Face Forward

    Sandra Lee, M.D.

    From the Internet’s favorite dermatologist, and the star of TLC's Dr. Pimple Popper, an entertaining, comprehensive, illustrated skin care guide from the social media phenomenon an...

  • What Pete Ate from A to Z synopsis, comments

    What Pete Ate from A to Z

    Maira Kalman

    Is there anything Pete won't eat? Poppy Wise's sweet but unruly dog starts with Nico's accordion and works his way through the alphabet, making a nuisance of himself by leaving not...

  • Kick Out the Jams synopsis, comments

    Kick Out the Jams

    Dave Marsh

    Selected writings on three decades of popular music from one of the most influential critics of his generation.Spanning three decades worth of astute, acerbic, and overall astoundi...

  • Pete and Alice in Maine synopsis, comments

    Pete and Alice in Maine

    Caitlin Shetterly

    “Gripping.”Richard Russo, author of Empire Falls“Shetterly’s debut achieves a subtle grace, a quality of light and shadow worthy of a Bergman film.”Allegra Goodman, New York Times ...

  • Walk On synopsis, comments

    Walk On

    Ben Malcolmson & Patti McCord

    In this true, compelling account of perseverance and hope from Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll's assistant, a young journalist walks on to a topranked USC football team and, guided by ...

  • Warm Wishes from Sunny St. Pete synopsis, comments

    Warm Wishes from Sunny St. Pete

    Nevin Sitler

    St. Petersburg was the first American city to hire a public relations director and the first to initiate a successful advertising program. More than almost any other Florida city, ...

  • Tales from the Cincinnati Reds Dugout synopsis, comments

    Tales from the Cincinnati Reds Dugout

    Tom Browning & Dann Stupp

    In Tales from the Cincinnati Reds Dugout, fans can join former pitcher Tom Browning for legendary tales of festivity (the 1990 World Series championship), immortality (a perfect ga...

  • Baby Badger synopsis, comments

    Baby Badger

    Hannah Shaw

    From New York Times bestselling author Hannah Shawalso known as Kitten Ladycomes the third book in an exciting and heartwarming chapter book series following a small cat who’s not ...

  • Pete the Bushman synopsis, comments

    Pete the Bushman

    Peter Salter

    The adventures of Pete the Bushman, a wild Westcoaster from Pukekura, New Zealand's answer to Crocodile Dundee and a man who owns his own town. This book about a true New Zealand ...

  • Live from New York synopsis, comments

    Live from New York

    Orange Hippo!

    Since Chevy Chase first uttered the phrase 'Live from New York, it's Saturday night,' Saturday Night Live has grown from the vision of Canadian comedian Lorne Michaels to be a cult...

  • Why Sinatra Matters synopsis, comments

    Why Sinatra Matters

    Pete Hamill

    In honor of Sinatra's 100th birthday, Pete Hamill's classic tribute returns with a new introduction by the author.In this unique homage to an American icon, journalist and awardwin...

  • Tales from the Dallas Cowboys Sideline synopsis, comments

    Tales from the Dallas Cowboys Sideline

    Cliff Harris, Charlie Waters & Roger Staubach

    Tales from the Dallas Cowboys Sideline, first published in 2003 and now newly updated, is a fascinating, fun look at the inner workings of one of the most beloved sports teams of a...

  • Emotionally Healthy Discipleship synopsis, comments

    Emotionally Healthy Discipleship

    Peter Scazzero

    The global church is facing a discipleship crisis. Here's how we move forward into transformative discipleship...Pastors and church leaders want to see lives changed by the gospel....

  • The Audacity of Hope synopsis, comments

    The Audacity of Hope

    Barack Obama

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER  Barack Obama’s lucid vision of America’s place in the world and call for a new kind of politics that builds upon our shared understandi...

  • Adventures in Fosterland 6 synopsis, comments

    Adventures in Fosterland 6

    Hannah Shaw

    From New York Times bestselling author Hannah Shawalso known as Kitten Ladycomes the sixth book in an exciting and heartwarming chapter book series!

  • Emmett and Jez synopsis, comments

    Emmett and Jez

    Hannah Shaw

    From New York Times bestselling author Hannah Shawalso known as Kitten Ladycomes the first book in an exciting and heartwarming new chapter book series following kittens and other ...

  • Snowpea the Puppy Queen synopsis, comments

    Snowpea the Puppy Queen

    Hannah Shaw

    From New York Times bestselling author Hannah Shawalso known as Kitten Ladycomes the fourth book in the heartwarming Adventures in Fosterland chapter book series following an imper...

  • Tales from the Minnesota Twins Dugout synopsis, comments

    Tales from the Minnesota Twins Dugout

    Kent Hrbek & Dennis Brackin

    Imagine a story in which a young man grows up so close to a majorleague ballpark that he can see the stadium lights from his front yard. He pretends to be the team’s star during ne...

  • Miracle Moments in USC Trojans Football History synopsis, comments

    Miracle Moments in USC Trojans Football History

    Dan Weber

    The USC Trojans football program has been one of the winningest and most recognizable college football teams to ever play the sport. There have been numerous moments in the history...

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    Hugs from Obama

    M. Sweeney

    A photographic celebration of Obama’s warmth and compassionAmerica needs a hug from Obama now more than ever, and this beautiful collection of photographs and quotations showcases ...

  • Love Matters More synopsis, comments

    Love Matters More

    Jared Byas

    For years, Christians have argued, debated, and fought one another while "speaking the truth in love," yet we are no closer to the gracefilled life Jesus modeled. Biblical scholar ...

  • Old One Eye Pete, Stories from Old New Mexico synopsis, comments

    Old One Eye Pete, Stories from Old New Mexico

    Loretta Miles Tollefson

    Short stories set in Old New Mexico, many based on actual people or events. Includes:That Damn Mule. A greenbroke mule balks at the rainslicked shale on a narrow mountain path.That...

  • Race from A to Z synopsis, comments

    Race from A to Z

    Jon Scieszka

    Like the New York Times bestselling Smash! Crash! and Truckery Rhymes, this trucktastic alphabet adventure is full of creativity, fun, and truckloving action!Honk if you love truck...

  • How to Become a Federal Criminal synopsis, comments

    How to Become a Federal Criminal

    Mike Chase

    In this “excellent book for people who like to start sentences with ‘Did you know that…’” (The New York Times), discover the most bizarre ways you might become a federal criminal i...

  • The Boy from Gorge River synopsis, comments

    The Boy from Gorge River

    Chris Long

    The numberone bestsellerThe story of how an extraordinary childhood shaped an extraordinary lifeOn the West Coast of the South Island, past deep fiords and snowcapped mountains, Ch...

  • Tales from the Minnesota Twins Dugout synopsis, comments

    Tales from the Minnesota Twins Dugout

    Kent Hrbek & Dennis Brackin

    In Tales from the Minnesota Twins Dugout, this fan favorite looks back at his playing career in Minnesota. Many stories revolve around the championship seasons of 1987 and 1991. Hr...

  • Never Far from Home synopsis, comments

    Never Far from Home

    Bruce Jackson

    Microsoft’s associate general counsel shares a story that is “as nuanced as it is hopeful” (Hakeem Jeffries, House Minority Leader) about his rise from childhood poverty in pregent...

  • Super Spinach synopsis, comments

    Super Spinach

    Hannah Shaw

    From New York Times bestselling author Hannah Shawalso known as Kitten Ladycomes the second book in an exciting and heartwarming new chapter book series following a sickly kitten w...