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If You Don't Like The Weather
DESCRIPTION Brian Lanigan, the owner of a TV news station, gets a bad feeling when his meteorologists shows him the satellite image of a growing storm. The feeling only gets worse when no one wants to talk about the meteorological freight train heading toward the US and he's threatened to keep the information out of the weather reports. Brian acts on his instincts and quickly prepares to stock up and bug out. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jerry D Young was born at home, in Senath, Missouri July 3, 1953. At age 5 the family rented a small farm house on an active farm 40 miles southwest of St. Louis. While the family weren't farmers, they lived something of a homestead type life, raising a milk cow, sometimes two, and calves, a pig or two, chickens, and the occasional goat. Along with the stock, a large garden helped to feed Jerry's three brothers and two sisters for several years. Fishing and hunting contributed to the pantry, as did foraging the wild edibles on the property. At the age of 14, the family, minus a brother and two sisters that were now adults and on their own, moved back to Senath. Having been encouraged from an early age to read, Jerry was a regular patron of the Senath Branch Library. A love of a good story was born within him, and shortly before graduating high school, for a lack of stories that he liked at the library, he began to write short vignettes, and started taking notes for stories that he wanted to tell. Well, a full life interceded, and the writing didn't resume for several years. But while working a job with a much free time, and the then newfangled home computer, Jerry began to write in earnest. With the occasional gap in the process, Jerry continued to research and write, never believing he could ever be published. But when he turned 50, he wanted a change in his life, left the job he was doing and began focusing on his writing. When he became ill, the writing stopped, but not the inspiration. When he started writing again, in 2004, after getting the medical problems under control, he began to read some on-line stories dealing with emergency preparedness, one of his other loves. The die was cast. Now with over a hundred of the vignettes and short stories about how to survive disasters written, along with his other novels, Jerry decided to go for broke, adding one of his previous works every few days to his list of stories now available, Jerry continues to write, both the Prep/PAW stories, as well as action adventure with a little romance type stories that first got him started.
166 pages, Paperback
First published November 4, 2012
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Jerry D. Young
153 books29 followersJerry D Young was born at home, in Senath, Missouri July 3, 1953. At age 5 the family rented a small farm house on an active farm 40 miles southwest of St. Louis. While the family weren't farmers, they lived something of a homestead type life, raising a milk cow, sometimes two, and calves, a pig or two, chickens, and the occasional goat. Along with the stock, a large garden helped to feed Jerry's three brothers and two sisters for several years. Fishing and hunting contributed to the pantry, as did foraging the wild edibles on the property.
At the age of 14, the family, minus a brother and two sisters that were now adults and on their own, moved back to Senath. Having been encouraged from an early age to read, Jerry was a regular patron of the Senath Branch Library.
A love of a good story was born within him, and shortly before graduating high school, for a lack of stories that he liked at the library, he began to write short vignettes, and started taking notes for stories that he wanted to tell. Well, a full life interceded, and the writing didn't resume for several years.
But while working a job with a much free time, and the then newfangled home computer, Jerry began to write in earnest. With the occasional gap in the process, Jerry continued to research and write, never believing he could ever be published. But when he turned 50, he wanted a change in his life, left the job he was doing and began focusing on his writing.
When he became ill, the writing stopped, but not the inspiration. When he started writing again, in 2004, after getting the medical problems under control, he began to read some on-line stories dealing with emergency preparedness, one of his other loves. The die was cast. Now with over a hundred of the vignettes and short stories about how to survive disasters written, along with his other novels, Jerry decided to go for broke, adding one of his previous works every few days to his list of stories now available, Jerry continues to write, both the Prep/PAW stories, as well as action adventure with a little romance type stories that first got him started.
At the age of 14, the family, minus a brother and two sisters that were now adults and on their own, moved back to Senath. Having been encouraged from an early age to read, Jerry was a regular patron of the Senath Branch Library.
A love of a good story was born within him, and shortly before graduating high school, for a lack of stories that he liked at the library, he began to write short vignettes, and started taking notes for stories that he wanted to tell. Well, a full life interceded, and the writing didn't resume for several years.
But while working a job with a much free time, and the then newfangled home computer, Jerry began to write in earnest. With the occasional gap in the process, Jerry continued to research and write, never believing he could ever be published. But when he turned 50, he wanted a change in his life, left the job he was doing and began focusing on his writing.
When he became ill, the writing stopped, but not the inspiration. When he started writing again, in 2004, after getting the medical problems under control, he began to read some on-line stories dealing with emergency preparedness, one of his other loves. The die was cast. Now with over a hundred of the vignettes and short stories about how to survive disasters written, along with his other novels, Jerry decided to go for broke, adding one of his previous works every few days to his list of stories now available, Jerry continues to write, both the Prep/PAW stories, as well as action adventure with a little romance type stories that first got him started.
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June 9, 2019
Another great read!
Jerry D Young writes PAW novels that stress innovative ways to survive after "Mother Nature" decides to do a shift. In this case, having a hand by inept governments trying to use machines to change the weather.
Jerry D Young writes PAW novels that stress innovative ways to survive after "Mother Nature" decides to do a shift. In this case, having a hand by inept governments trying to use machines to change the weather.
November 1, 2020
Great Reads!
I've read so many of Jerry D Young's books I can't count them. Read some and remember ice already read them!
Enjoyed every one especially the series about Jake and Jennifer!
I've read so many of Jerry D Young's books I can't count them. Read some and remember ice already read them!
Enjoyed every one especially the series about Jake and Jennifer!
May 22, 2019
Readable!
April 15, 2021
HAARP leads to PAW
Jerry Young explores the effect of man made weather manipulation Many of the standard elements of PAW fiction. Still a pretty good read
Jerry Young explores the effect of man made weather manipulation Many of the standard elements of PAW fiction. Still a pretty good read
October 26, 2022
A cautionary tale!
Great short read, I like pepper fiction based on realistic people rather than super human machine gunners, interesting read, well written engaging.
Great short read, I like pepper fiction based on realistic people rather than super human machine gunners, interesting read, well written engaging.
February 7, 2016
Very good stand alone book
Refreshing not to be tricked into series book. Couldn't put it down. This one will be keeper in my library.
I will be looking for more by this author.
Refreshing not to be tricked into series book. Couldn't put it down. This one will be keeper in my library.
I will be looking for more by this author.
July 6, 2024
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June 9, 2017
Highly recommend
I read Jerry D Young. I like his easy style and clean language. His characters are becoming more three-dimensional, all have high moral values or at least try to do the right thing. His stories are meant to be an afternoon of enjoyment. For me, mission accomplished.
I read Jerry D Young. I like his easy style and clean language. His characters are becoming more three-dimensional, all have high moral values or at least try to do the right thing. His stories are meant to be an afternoon of enjoyment. For me, mission accomplished.
Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 reviews