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    The Art of Phone Ju-Jitsu
    The Art of Phone Ju-Jitsu
    The Art of Phone Ju-Jitsu
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    The Art of Phone Ju-Jitsu

    By Thomas Davidson

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    Are you a phone-whipped victim of telemarketers? Help is on the way. This short, searing, tell-all piece is an Insider's Guide to Thwarting Telephone Attacks & Cell Phone Assault (or How to be a Telephone Fundraiser). Telephone terrorism is on the rise. That sound you hear is not a dial tone. It's an incoming missile. Defend yourself against a verbal landslide with phone ju-jitsu. Don't hang up---hang on!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThomas Davidson
    Release dateAug 26, 2014
    ISBN9781311066978
    The Art of Phone Ju-Jitsu
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    Thomas Davidson

    Thomas Davidson is the author of three quirky thrillers, FLOATERS, THE MUSEUM OF SUDDEN DISAPPEARANCES and PAST IS PRESENT, and a collection of humor, BOTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDUNCE KID. His nonfiction has appeared in The Boston Phoenix, and is excerpted in the national bestseller "Missing Beauty" by Teresa Carpenter. His short fiction has appeared in Mudrock: Stories and Tales, The American Drivel Review, A Twist of Noir, All Things Crime, and Powder Burn Flash. His humor column appeared at The Electronic Drivel Review, ADR's online supplement. His story, EXIT, won the San Francisco 2013 Litquake Booktrack Halloween Short Story Competition. Tom lives and writes in...well...body in Boston, heart in Detroit, head in clouds.

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      Book preview

      The Art of Phone Ju-Jitsu - Thomas Davidson

      The Art of Phone Ju-Jitsu

      Thomas Davidson

      Copyright 2014 by Thomas Davidson

      Smashwords Edition

      The Art of Phone Ju-Jitsu

      (an Insider's Guide to

      Thwarting Telephone Attacks)

      "Tom Davidson always makes me laugh. Always. Tom is one of those people who not only sees the world with his own particular skew, he helps readers see it that way, too. Check out his stories and find out why Tom Davidson is one of the best humor authors on this wacky, tilted planet."

      — Karen Dionne, author, FREEZING POINT and BOILING POINT (Berkley)

      The Art of Telephone Ju-Jitsu appeared in All Things Crime, and as a public service announcement (with heart-stopping sound effects) at Booktrack.com.

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without permission in writing from Thomas Davidson.

      Telemarketing victim gets

      heart-stopping 3:00 a.m. fundraising call

      Thomas Davidson is the author of three quirky thrillers, FLOATERS, THE MUSEUM OF SUDDEN DISAPPEARANCES and PAST IS PRESENT, and a collection of humor, BOTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDUNCE KID. His nonfiction has appeared in The Boston Phoenix; and is excerpted in the national bestseller Missing Beauty by crime reporter, Teresa Carpenter. His comic fiction has appeared in MudRock: Stories and Tales and The American Drivel Review; crime fiction in A Twist of Noir, Powder Burn Flash, and All Things Crime. His literary humor column appeared at The Electronic Drivel Review, ADR’s online supplement. His story, EXIT, won the San Francisco 2013 Litquake Booktrack Halloween Short Story Competition. He panhandles in the Boston area.

      For more (mis)information about the author, please visit:

      website — www.thomas-davidson.com

      blog — www.jurassicjim.blogspot.com

      CONTENTS

      The Art of Phone Ju-Jitsu

      Excerpt: The Museum of Sudden Disappearances – Chapter 1

      Excerpt: The Museum of Sudden Disappearances – Chapter 2

      Ring…ring!

      You ready to be phone-whipped?

      Telephone terrorism is on the rise! That sound you hear is not a dial tone. It's an incoming missile. Defend yourself!

      Ring…ring!

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