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The Marinolli Treasure | 
 enlarge | Author: Hal Lewis
Publisher: Lulu.com
Category: Book
List Price: $14.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 904737
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 227
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.5
ISBN: 1430324163
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781430324164
ASIN: 1430324163
Publication Date: July 30, 2007
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Product Description
In 1909, all Honus Wagner baseball cards were destroyed, but not before a young orphan named Joey Marinolli could stash away an entire uncut sheet of them for his family to find by surprise several decades later. In 2007, one such card sold for more than $2.3 million, so you can imagine what mayhem and madness ensue when powerful elements compete to get their hands on a whole sheet of them! The Marinolli family is trying to sell their unexpected treasure to rescue the orphange where their ancestor was raised, but only if they can survive long enough! Follow attorney Chuck Evans as he narrates the journey in his unique Malenglish (Male English) voice full of movie quotes, music trivia, sports facts and other hilarious antics. The ultimate choice he faces is deciding between obtaining the treasure and saving his girlfriend's life...and the outcome may shock you. The book is like a Carl Hiaasen work, sort of a "Fletch solves The DaVinci Code" type work, so it's a great read for everyone!
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Lawyers, Guns, and Money---Warren Zevon 1978 October 12, 2007
The Marinolli Treasure will keep you turning the pages, while at the same time, reminiscing of those one-hit wonders you completely forgot about while trying not to step on your girlfriend's toes at your High School dance. The plot is simple---What do you get when you cross a baseball card with a lawyer? Money For Nothing---Dire Straits 1984.
A well-written, fast-paced, and easy-to-read novel surrounded by suspense, humor, and......music! Mr. Lewis hits a home-run with his first publication. He easily gets my vote for "Rookie of the Year."
Jerry H.
Dirty Water---Standells 1966
Most enjoyable read in a long time! September 13, 2007
I must honestly say this is one of the most enjoyable books I have read in quite some time, and I read a lot! I read it in one sitting, which I never do. The whole time I read it I was picturing an Elmore Leonard like screen adaptation... a cute girl, some thug kidnappers, neat plot twists, and some good testosterone laden Malenglish!
Think of a cross between Carl Hiaasen, Elmore Leonard, and John Grisham. And don't worry if you aren't a baseball card collector... sure, baseball cards play a big part of the story, but I could care less about them and loved the book.
Great read September 3, 2007
I never in a million years would have thought that this book would appeal to me, but once I got started I couldn't put it down. What fun!!
Fast moving and Fun August 23, 2007
Mr. Lewis' knowledge of the baseball card collection industry really comes through in this quick paced book. It is extremely entertaining for sports fans, as well as, fans of lawyer based intrigue stories.
His style of writing, Malenglish, is built for the generation that came of age in the 80's. Or, for that matter, anyone that enjoyed or still enjoys, music and movies from that wonderful era.
I highly recommend this book and can't wait for his next one.
Funny and Entertaining August 5, 2007
I bought the book to support my fellow Gator (the author), but ended up really enjoying it! I knew nothing about baseball or baseball cards before reading the book, so I was fascinated with all the detail that was provided in a fun way. But really, the book is a thriller about the hunt for "something" - so it could have been a baseball card or a pot of gold and the story would have been the same: suspenseful and funny. I recommend this book to anyone who likes to read first-person narratives and really see inside the main character and what makes him tick. I also recommend it to anyone who wants to take a break from serious literature and really laugh. Job well done, Gator!
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