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Michael Petracca is an American novelist who teaches research writing and creative nonfiction and has served as Acting Co-Director of the Writing Program at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Petracca's two novels, Doctor Syntax and Captain Zzyzx, published by Capra Press, feature Harmon Nails III as a protagonist. In Doctor Syntax (set in the Los Angeles area), Nails is a graduate student struggling to finish his dissertation. In Captain Zzyzx (set in the fictional "Fiesta City", in Southern California), Nails has rejected academia and plays in a rhythm and blues band while searching for love. To develop the characters for these books, the author draws upon history as a semi-professional poker player [1] and jazz / zydeco [2] / rhythm and blues guitarist and multi-divorced half-Italian half-Jewish Gaviota Buzzard Club [3] troubadour (2006). In recent years Petracca’s writing has focused on popular culture criticism [4] [5] and creative nonfiction, the latter relating volunteers’ contributions in the areas of habitat conservation [6] [7] and hospice care. Petracca is the son of noted Hollywood screenplay and television writer Joseph Petracca.

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Total Books: 10
Captain Zzyzx
Captain Zzyzx (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781877741067
ISBN-10: 187774106X
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 1/5 Stars.
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Common Culture Reading and Writing About American Popular Culture
Common Culture Reading and Writing about American Popular Culture
Common Culture Reading and Writing about American Popular Culture
Common Culture Reading and Writing About American Popular Culture [3rd Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780130850980
ISBN-10: 0130850985
Genres: Reference, Nonfiction
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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Doctor Syntax
Doctor Syntax (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780809540839
ISBN-10: 0809540835
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Doctor Syntax
Doctor Syntax (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780887391385
ISBN-10: 0887391389
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Doctor Syntax
Doctor Syntax (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781877741036
ISBN-10: 1877741035
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Graceful Lie The A Method for Making Fiction
Graceful Lie the a Method for Making Fiction (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780132874182
ISBN-10: 0132874180
Genre: Reference
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