Banker's Holiday.Banker's Holiday Gary Clemenceau Cold Steel Press 1288 Columbus Ave., Suite 282, San Francisco, CA 94133 0978718895 $28.00 Screenwriter, artist, and corporate America survivor Gary Clemenceau presents Banker's Holiday: A Novel of Fiscal Irregularity A defect, failure, or mistake in a legal proceeding or lawsuit; a departure from a prescribed rule or regulation. An irregularity is not an unlawful act, however, in certain instances, it is sufficiently serious to render a lawsuit invalid. , an novel of intrigue that peers deep into the dry, ofttimes bleak world of workaholic work·a·hol·ic n. One who has a compulsive and unrelenting need to work. financier C. Stillman Fuller. Startled star·tle v. star·tled, star·tling, star·tles v.tr. 1. To cause to make a quick involuntary movement or start. 2. To alarm, frighten, or surprise suddenly. See Synonyms at frighten. by the sudden realization that his parasitic, brooding zombies Zombies Companies that continue to operate even though they are insolvent. Also known as living dead. Notes: It's advisable to avoid investing in zombies at all costs their life expectancies are highly unpredictable. of senior management have become--well, parasitic, brooding zombies, and he is on the verge On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning) is a play written by Eric Overmyer. It makes extensive use of esoteric language and pop culture references from the late nineteenth century to 1955. of becoming one of them. Fleeing the soul-stealing corporation, and oddly harassed by a thousand-foot Nixon, he crosses the country in an old pick-up and disguises himself as a janitor. Part satire, part borderline fantasy, part vivid metaphor for mid-life crisis in individual humans and capitalism as a whole, Banker's Holiday is a zesty, cutting-edge sardonic treat from beginning to end. |
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