{"product_id":"the-coin-of-the-realm-paperback","title":"The Coin of the Realm - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoger Dubin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRevised Edition: 2025 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on the author's own experiences in the U.S. Merchant Marine, \u003ci\u003eThe Coin of the Realm\u003c\/i\u003e captures life on a decrepit tramp freighter, the horrors of the modern slave trade, and the menacing labyrinth of North Africa in this powerful story of a young seafarer trying to evade his fate, who instead finds the courage to run headlong into it. A classic adventure-filled with revenge, romance, danger, discovery, and the mystery of illumination.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a stint in the Merchant Marine at age sixteen, and several forays into college, New York City-born Roger Dubin worked on and off for a decade as a guitarist and songwriter. Between gigs he wrote news copy and advertising copy, which led to an award-winning career as a marketing executive and consultant in the cruise and travel industries, principally in San Francisco, Hawaii, and New York. An overwhelming mystical experience in 2005 brought about his conversion from Judaism to Catholicism. He now lives in northern Arizona with his wife Barbara; \u003ci\u003eThe Coin of the Realm\u003c\/i\u003e is his first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 29, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48713476112633,"sku":"9780692310663","price":22.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/yF0GwjO7uo9780692310663.webp?v=1784989630","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-coin-of-the-realm-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}