Bad News on the Doorstep
inspired by a true story
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About the Book
“The Greatest Generation” was in full bloom during the enigmatic decade of the fifties. In northern New Jersey, The Newark Star Ledger on the doorstep every morning was bringing changing news as that pastoral period came to an end. A blue-collar ethnic family saga evolves that takes you on an epic journey through unfulfilled dreams, with spiritual forks in every road. In the shadows lurk glamorous alternatives of gangland activities and the allure of the entertainment business. But it was a legendary high school football game that truly signaled winds of change would be rushing in. An outstanding athlete and young man, Frank Bonaducci made a decision in that rivalry that would affect people’s lives forever. Surrounding him is his family, as well as a menagerie of unforgettable characters—from Each chapter reads like a short story that will touch your heart and soul. The book depicts frustrations of coming of age and traditional rights of passage that honor family traditions . . . more than the family members themselves. It won’t take long to learn . . . that when you look back, . . . you should glance, not stare. In his first novel, Joseph Rocco Cervasio escorts us through New Jersey’s fabled When Buddy Holley, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper crashed in a snow-covered cornfield in Ten years in the making, Bad News on the Door Step is a labor of love that introduces Joseph Rocco Cervasio as a consumate storyteller, passionate about changing people’s lives for the better.
About the Author
Joseph Rocco Cervasio has spent over thirty years in the resort industry as a corporate executive, strategic coach, leadership development expert, and entrepreneur. A demanded public speaker, he has tested the stories that have evolved into the tales of this fiction on audiences around the country. And you’ll react the same way: “You must be kidding!” Based upon these responses, he decided to write Bad News on the Doorstep.. "It seems In his first novel, Joe escorts us through Except for his years at Cornell, Cervasio has never moved from