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God, Forgive These Bastards Kindle Edition

by Rob Morton (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Not only is this a companion book to the jazz punk album of the same name by The Taxpayers, this is a remembrance of a life filled with contradictions—cowardice and bravery, falsehoods and candidness, glory and failure—told from the perspective of Henry Turner, a baseball hero turned psyche ward street minstrel. In the late 1970s, Henry Turner went from being a local hero and star pitcher of the Georgia Tech Wildcats to an abusive, alcoholic drifter. After spending his later years in homeless encampments and psych wards, Turner turned his demons to his advantage and became a kind, beloved street story-teller, a friend of the down-and-out, and a public transit angel. God, Forgive These Bastards explores the brief moments that can shape or lives and the power of forgiving even the most wretched actions with compassion and understanding.

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2012
July 12
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"To be honest, stories and legends of people like Henry Turner scare the shit out of me. I'm 44 years old and finding that I have to start my life all over again. My wife has left me, I'm mired in student loan debt, and I don't have much of a future ahead. Also, like Henry Turner, I'm a baseball player. And I've been homeless for years at a time, from when I was fifteen years old. I'm scared shitless I'm going to end up like Henry Turner. This is a collection of stories by Henry Turner retransmitted by the author. The stories are well-told with bright, colorful language describing things that are dark, scary, sad, and like the author states, the more unbelievable they are, the more they are grounded in truth. This is a powerful book and I highly recommend it." -Razorcake
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Rob Morton is a preschool teacher and a member of the punk band the Taxpayers. He lives in Portland, Oregon.
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07TY7QYW9
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Microcosm Publishing (July 12, 2012)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 12, 2012
Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Best Sellers Rank: #1,590,523 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #290 in Baseball Essays & Writings
- #2,227 in Baseball Biographies (Books)
- #2,576 in Biographies & Memoirs of Criminals

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jack legge

Very good companion piece to the album

Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2022

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While the album stands up on it's own the book adds a lot more context which made me appreciate it more

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Crystal Singer

Groundbreaking and Grotesque

Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2013

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God forgive these bastards is, in one word, unique. It only took a day to read, and still affected me probably more than any other novel I might pick up.
But it's strange because while I love it, I hate it too? See, the grotesque nature of this book is so groundbreaking, it gives you a sense of respect and relatibility towards it For instance, in one chapter, you could most nearly SMELL this city of garbage (or aka Lindale) because youve smelt that somewhere in your hometown.
Overall, Rob Morton is a great author, but I do not recommend it for the feint of heart.

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matt s

wonderful read

Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2013

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I purchased this book because I was a big fan of the taxpayers' music and I wanted to read the novel that partners the album. Before I was able to finish it my friend asked to borrow a book because he needed something to do while being stuck in a room. I handed it off at 7:30 and by 10:00 am I get a text telling me how great it was. This book was short but every page was densly packed. Carry it around with you to reread when you're stuck someplace

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Great

Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2016

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If you like the album you will love the book.

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