About the Authorthe author, Bob Frick, spent nearly four decades writing . . . not writing books, but many "how to" programs plans and courses for the evelopment of professionals, managers and executives. He recently published a number of newspaper articles as a "guest columnist".Bob's work took a serious turn when he presented his thesis for his graduate degree. The intensity of his writing increased 'big time' when he developed a post-graduate level program for non-traditional education. Ask him and he'll say: "No. I'm not a teacher". He refuses to respond to the title 'Doctor' . . . Bob has seen the inside of many venues as a consultant, national manager, forensic investigator, safety coordinator and and professional development coach. All this work (and time) has prepared him for writing "16 SLICES". Bob's wealth of experience and education back that up.He draws from a wide diversity of occurrences and "conversational" writing skills. He says that he writes the way he talks. It is due to this cmbination of attributes that he captures the realism and the drama needed to tell a good story. Bob admits to having been a good story-teller for a long,long time and he does tell sixteen of them in "16 SLICES". "I have waited too long to put my collection of anecdotes on paper", he says. "There are a lot of experiences (and fictioal tales) that I'm sure would make great reading for many people."His family is large, covering four generations. The combination of ages, diverse occupations and varied personalities provide Bob Frick with excellent opportunities. Some of his family involvement has helped to add flavor and "youch" to his writing. Bob admits to being an education advocate but promises he won't teach or preach. He does promise to entertain and enrich the readers of "16 SLICES". is downloading pdf books illegal 16 Slices: Life in a Collection of Short Stories