Grabbing the Brass Ring is an epic Homeric tale of a complex and enigmatic man, Richard Mansan - a front-line fighter, an adventurer, and a natural leader. In a time close to ours... on a world not unlike our own... Mansan is either blessed or cursed with the ability to clearly see the inevitable consequences of mankind's actions, choices, and hubris - a vision shared by no one else.
As a result of serendipity or design, he finds himself inextricably entwined with the major leaders of the day. Yet, despite the benefit of his friendship and counsel, as well as their own valiant efforts, they are unable to stem the tide of events as the world catapults madly to an unavoidable fate.
A story of power, war, greed, ignorance, pride, and redemption, Grabbing the Brass Ring will give the reader a glimpse at the worst... and the best within all of us.

An Extraordinary Life: The Biography of Michael Earl Nolan, the complete biography of the author, is included at the conclusion of his novel.

After a phenomenal career as a legendary football player, record-setting track and field star, powerhouse wrestler and weightlifter, and multi-titled heavyweight boxing champion - Michael Earl Nolan joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1941. He fought at Guadalcanal, Bougainville with the famed Raiders, and Iwo Jima, rising from private to captain during the war, and retiring a major.
With an amazing life that spanned hopping freight trains in the 1930s to becoming the highly respected civil engineer responsible for the massive Coronado National Forest, Nolan was a fascinating individual, a sensitive and prophetic novelist, a devoted family man and friend. To this day, he remains an inspiration, a real-life hero in every sense of the word.

• We started tracking this book on December 16, 2015.
• This book was £7.21 when we started tracking it.
• The price of this book has changed one time in the past 3,553 days.
• The current price of this book is £3.09 last checked 6 hours ago.
• This book is currently at its lowest price since we started tracking it.

• Science Fiction & FantasyScience Fiction

• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Disabled
• Print Length: 494 Pages
• File Size: 130,058 KB