As a young grocery store manager back in the early nineties, Mark Scamman was involved with a variety of shoplifting incidents, approximately two hundred and fifty in his first five years in management. The idea of stealing from a grocery store struck a nerve with him. It soon became apparent that shoplifting was a common occurrence not limited to gender, age, race, or social standing.\nMark had witnessed shoplifting when he was working his way up through the ranks, but not to the degree he saw when he began looking for shoplifters in earnest. Over the years, Mark told his friends and family members shoplifting stories. Some made them laugh, some made them cry, and some just made them angry. He started to document the tales, thinking someday he would compile them in a book.\nFor Christmas 2020, Mark got a Chromebook laptop-much better than pencil and paper. Larceny in the Aisles shares his experiences and his hopes for change that will better protect retailers from theft.

Larceny in the Aisles

Business & Money

Scamman, Mark

Industries

Janice Beetle Books

Product Description The stories in award-winning author John Sheirer’s Stumbling Through Adulthood show the connections between intimate, personal experiences and the broader culture of America during recent years. These stand-alone stories feature a range of characters who reappear in multiple tales like surprise visits from long-lost friends. Some protagonists grow through different life stages, adding depth and texture as they age, change, and adapt. Sheirer’s beautiful writing combines realism, struggles, failures, triumphs, relationships, family, work, humor, ethical conundrums, politics, and even a few otherworldly visitors. Through it all, empathy and hope bind these characters together as they stumble through adulthood, strive to catch each other when they fall, and step toward a better future.“John Sheirer’s Stumbling Through Adulthood is a clever, witty, and intoxicating collection that will leave readers staggering with delight. As deft as he is original, Sheirer entertains with his distinctive oblique vision and a cast of characters both memorable and lovable. These are first-rate stories by a veteran master of the genre.” –Jacob M. Appel, author of Einstein’s Beach House. “John Sheirer is a master storyteller—and a generous one, too. His characters are decent, funny, and relevant to the way we live. You won't want to put this book down once you start reading.” –Susanne Davis, author of The Appointed Hour“In precise, spare, accessible prose, John Sheirer creates intense and masterful portraits of his widely varied characters’ deeply personal worlds by conveying subtle but rich internal conflict and point of view. The characters who populate Stumbling Through Adulthood stay with you, like the friend with whom you have had a particularly intimate conversation.” –Sherri VandenAkker, writer, director, producer of My Name Was Bette: The Life and Death of an Alcoholic Review Honored by the National Indie Excellence Awards, Firebird Book Awards, Outstanding Creator Awards, Literary Titan Awards, Pinnacle Book Achievement Awards, and New England Book Festival Awards.John Sheirer's Stumbling Through Adulthood is a clever, witty, and intoxicating collection that will leave readers staggering with delight. As deft as he is original, Sheirer entertains with his distinctive oblique vision and a cast of characters both memorable and lovable. These are first-rate stories by a veteran master of the genre. - Jacob M. Appel, author of Einstein's Beach House. John Sheirer is a master storyteller—and a generous one, too. His characters are decent, funny, and relevant to the way we live. You won't want to put this book down once you start reading. - Susanne Davis, author of The Appointed Hour In precise, spare, accessible prose, John Sheirer creates intense and masterful portraits of his widely varied characters' deeply personal worlds by conveying subtle but rich internal conflict and point of view. The characters who populate Stumbling Through Adulthood stay with you, like the friend with whom you have had a particularly intimate conversation. -Sherri VandenAkker, writer/director/producer of My Name Was Bette: The Life and Death of an Alcoholic A witty, generous, hopeful relief of a book. If you want to immerse yourself in a world of struggle that also involves triumph and empathy, read these linked short stories. - Sally Bellerose, author of Fishwives and The Girls Club In his most recent work, Stumbling Through Adulthood, John Sheirer offers a collection of linked short stories marked by a good sense of humor and warmth and empathy for his characters. Like many of us, Sheirer's characters struggle with relationships, self-doubt, jobs that don't really satisfy, the problems of physical decline as you age. But there's also a thread of optimism running through many of the tales—a sense that friendship and love can help see us through the worst of life's problems. - Steve Pfarrer, Book Review Editor, Daily Hampshire Ga

Stumbling Through Adulthood: Linked Stories

Literature & Fiction

Sheirer, John

Short Stories & Anthologies

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Virtual Presentation Mastery: Tips from the coach to some of the world's best speakers-and me

Milner, Jack

Skills

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