{"product_id":"the-horsemans-tale-paperback","title":"The Horseman's Tale - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Equels\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA hypnotic narrative that twists through both light and dark as\u003cbr\u003ejournaling therapy unlocks the troubled memories of a lonely veteran.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaunted by the death of his son in\u003cbr\u003einfancy and the love of his life many years later, Jake Montgomery grudgingly\u003cbr\u003eagrees to a form of \"journal therapy\" that allows him to expose and confront\u003cbr\u003ethe sharp, insistent pain that he regularly buries with rage and scotch and\u003cbr\u003etelevision. As he writes, secrets tightly bound within him gradually\u003cbr\u003eunwind--first in racially segregated Ocala, Florida, in the 1950s, where his\u003cbr\u003ebest childhood friend was a Puerto Rican jockey, then in Ireland, when a summer\u003cbr\u003eas a stable apprentice ushers in a new and all-consuming passion. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJake relives his experiments with\u003cbr\u003efree love in the 1960s, and is embroiled once more in choices of life and death\u003cbr\u003eon the battlefields of Vietnam, and later, as undercover intelligence officer\u003cbr\u003ein the countries of Eastern Europe. What begins as a journey chronicling\u003cbr\u003eyouthful discovery spirals swiftly into spaces where loss overwhelms and the\u003cbr\u003epath chosen is one of ruthlessness and revenge. It is the birth, life, and\u003cbr\u003edeath of a special horse that gives Jake a sense of purpose in his desperate\u003cbr\u003esearch for a reason to carry on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Kenwood Equels, MS, JD, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003ewas\u003cbr\u003eknighted in the Equestrian Order of Saint Gregory the Great by Pope Benedict in\u003cbr\u003e2012. For decades he has bred and trained winning Thoroughbred racehorses and\u003cbr\u003echampion Paso Fino horses on his farm in Ocala, Florida. He has ridden Paso\u003cbr\u003eFinos born on his farm to numerous championships including an International\u003cbr\u003eGrand Championship at the prestigious USEF sanctioned Spectrum International. A\u003cbr\u003ecombat-wounded Vietnam veteran, combat pilot and instructor pilot, Equels was\u003cbr\u003etwice awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) for heroism while\u003cbr\u003eparticipating in aerial combat, as well as the Purple Heart. He is a black belt\u003cbr\u003ein karate and was named one of the Florida Black Belt Association's \"Four\u003cbr\u003eSeason Tour\" champions, as well as a National Sport Karate Association (NASKA)\u003cbr\u003eNational Champion. As a lawyer, Equels received numerous federal and state\u003cbr\u003eawards for his high-impact pro bono work in civil rights, poverty law, and\u003cbr\u003esocial justice cases. For over three decades he represented foreign states on\u003cbr\u003ean international basis, as well as the State of Florida. He also served private\u003cbr\u003ecompanies in the banking, insurance, aviation, pharmaceutical, and construction\u003cbr\u003eindustries. Since 2016, Equels has served as CEO of Aim Immunotech Inc, an\u003cbr\u003eimmunology research company focused on the development of therapeutics to treat\u003cbr\u003ecancers, immune disorders, and viral diseases. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47577574047965,"sku":"9781646012657","price":21.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/sq_M1NdVo69781646012657.webp?v=1773482970","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-horsemans-tale-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}