Tom Hansen

Hele Oslo samlet i en bok! 2745 gater – som strekker seg på kryss og tvers gjennom Norges hovedstad, fra sjøen til skogen. For aller første gang har noen tatt på seg den ambisiøse oppgaven å dokumentere hver eneste vei i hovedstaden – i både tekst og bilder. Med en blanding av humor, kjærlighet og utholdenhet har forfatterne Knut og Stein Erik, sammen med sine gode fotografvenner Thomas og Tom, skapt en bok som vil vekke interessen til både Oslo-boere og de som drømmer om å utforske byen. Her finner du hverdagslige gatebilder gjennom hele året og fra alle årstider, som fanger Oslos unike karakter. Historiene bak gatenavnene gir innblikk i byens rike historie, fra velkjente landemerker til mindre kjente områder som venter på å bli oppdaget. Så hvis du trodde du kjente Oslo, gjør deg klar for å oppdage byen på nytt – én gate om gangen.

Wagering on pro football is a hobby for fans who enjoy the thrill of sports gaming. For serious gamblers, it can be a profitable venture. For those who can control the game's outcome, it is nothing less than a gold mine. Carl, son of legendary NFL quarterback Billy West, was following in his dad's footsteps when life as he knew it came crashing down. After his dream was shattered, Carl barely survived the rigor of college academics, graduating near the bottom of his class in Mass Media. Unable to find a job as a sportswriter, Carl settled for the only position he could find: a part-time obituary consultant for the Eau Claire Gazette. Carl quickly realized the death notices he published had bizarre similarities, and soon he suspected foul play. Propelled by curiosity, Carl discovered a conspiracy he unwittingly created. With his family and friends in grave danger, Carl must find a way out. But that foreboding path leads directly through the National Football League, and the honor and reputation of every player, past and present, is at stake-including his father's. Bend of Honor is a riveting sports mystery thriller filled with suspense, drama, twists and turns at every corner, and a stunning ending. You will never watch pro football the same way again

Can she survive without the magic that has burned within her? Ynya and Synol are on the run from the Frost Queen's soldiers, but rather than hide from the magic that hunts them, they track their younger sister to a remote concentration camp in the frozen north. With their opposite natures constantly at odds, they must learn to work together to save their younger sister from a fate worse than death. Their plans take a turn for the worse when they are captured and are subjected to the true horrors of the camp, a place that makes their worst nightmares come true. Can Ynya's fiery temperament work with Synol's stoic nature? Can she keep control of her temper when her sister's sanity is on the line? Flaming Vengeance is the nail-biting sequel in the Frost Fervor Concordance. This Fantasy Adventure will put you through your mental paces hoping that darkness does not prevail. Buy Flaming Vengeance today and save Ynya and her sisters from a fate worse than death Read FREE with KINDLE UNLIMITED Check the author's description for links to download free short stories, a prequel novella and other bonus content

A sister's love stretched to the breaking point. Deep in the heart of the Frost Queen's territory, Synol, Finny, and Ynya are on a mission to rescue their sister, who is held by the Frost Queen. With increasing uncertainty about Finny's allegiances and concern for each other's sanity, they have a difficult journey ahead. But when they find their long-lost sister, happily standing beside the tyrant of the north, the girls must find any friend they can to help sort out the mess Can they get the impressionable Meki away from the Frost Queen? Will Ynya discover her mother's magic in time to save them all? Blazing Vengeance is the gripping third book in the Frost Fervor Concordance. This Fantasy Thriller is chock full of painful realizations, bad memories, and revelations about the past Buy Blazing Vengeance today and discover what was inside her heart all along Read FREE with KINDLE UNLIMITED Check the author's description for links to download free short stories, a prequel novella and other bonus content

The Emergency Press edition of this title (2013) was a Seattle Mystery Bookshop bestseller and called "a compelling, existential thrill ride" by Booklist. This Is What We Do is an insightfully written crime thriller exploring nihilism, revolutionaries, self-examination, hope and hopelessness. Tom Hansen is a favorite author in the Pacific Northwest, and the reissue of both American Junkie and now This is What We Do will break him out to larger audiences. Both the book and author have strong punk rock roots which can be leveraged for promotion and book tour.

In American Junkie, Tom Hansen takes us non-stop into a land of desperate addicts, failed punk bands, and brushes with sad fame, selling drugs during the Seattle grunge years. It's a story that maps his heroin addiction, from the promise of a young life to the prison of a mattress, from budding musician to broken down junkie, drowning in syringes and cigarette butts, shooting heroin into wounds the size of softballs, and ultimately, a ride to a hospital for a six-month stay and a painful self-discovery that cuts down to the bone. Through it all he never really loses his step, never lets go of his smarts, and always projects quintessential American reason, humor, and hope to make a story not only about drugs, but a compelling study of vulnerability and toughness.

A bemused, stoop-shouldered figure who is more than a mere speaker-let's call him a protagonist-stalks the poems of Falling to Earth. With candor and an almost grandiose simplicity, Hansen describes the limitations of his middle-aged body and, in so doing, the limitations of his enterprise in mid-life: the gracelessness of survival. Falling to Earth is the journey of a vibrant soul refreshing itself poem by poem.-Molly Peacock, from her forewordTom Hansen taught writing and literature for 35 years before retiring to the Black Hills of South Dakota. His credits include Paris Review, The Iowa Review, and The American Scholar.