Books by Larry W Gamble

In this memoir concerning the final years of a man's life, the title, "Almost Home," suggests the end is near. Not for Larry Gamble. He raises the ante by asking, "Is that all there is? Really?" Gamble's intriguing adventures capture the reader's attention with unique experiences from discovering his Iowa home is potentially haunted, to his love of restoring a New York-style Checker Cab, from preserving historic buildings to confronting cancer. Talk about "roads less traveled," Gamble keeps moving forward no matter what, with little respect for the "end" of anything, especially his life!

The radio business in 1988 is an exciting and challenging environment.Larry Gamble, dazed by the romance of broadcasting, invests his family's savings in a "make-or-break" venture becoming the sole owner of a radio station serving a diverse mountain community in central California.It is the start of a 25-year love affair that will see him make many friends and develop a loyal and passionate family of listeners.Like all relationships, however, it is not without its problems, and Gamble soon finds himself battling the bureaucracy while having to meet the challenges of a continually evolving broadcasting world.The long hours and never-ending worry begin to change Gamble's optimistic attitude and affect his physical health, and he reluctantly decides that perhaps it's time to move on.When there is a sudden upturn in the economy, he makes the heart-wrenching decision to begin the painful separation process.But will the sale ever go through, that is the million-dollar question?

Gamble repeatedly challenges fate in this compelling memoir. At the age of nineteen, an early marriage ends because of infidelity. He suddenly discovers himself on a dark country road, frightened to death with the possibility of his imminent demise, but reason prevails. He moves on. After graduating from college, he and his new wife, move to Madrid, Spain. Shortly after a trip to view the Czechoslovakian insurrection of 1968, he is later escorted across Moscow's Red Square in the middle of the night by a Soviet Air Force jet pilot. Gamble contracts life-threatening amoebic dysentery and must return to the United States. Fully recuperated, he becomes a college professor. After serving academic appointments at two different schools, he opts out for a new and competitive career in business. Gamble discovers the ladder to success is steep. He loses his job, and with it, self- confidence. Frustration shrouds the middle ages of his life. Finally, he decides to risk everything on one last venture. Buying out his partner in a radio station, he undertakes a nearly impossible task to change his luck. As people and events challenge his ambition and vision of the future, will Gamble survive the inevitable? Visit Larry's website: larrywgamble.com

At the ripe old age of thirteen, Larry W. Gamble's curiosity made a decided right-hand turn from dating lovely teenage girls and enjoying the transitional years of youth, to making terrible decisions creating constant turmoil in his young life. "Jumping off the Roof" takes the reader on a trip through the teen years as Larry tries in vain to develop character and integrity. Unfortunately, his psychological development is a challenge and always a work-in-progress. This coming-of-age book packed with uncommon situations results in the obvious question, "How in the dickens did he get himself into that predicament?" Join our young hero as he challenges his parents, teachers and other persons of authority, samples sex, rock and roll, and searches for the "true religion." He finally reaches the pinnacle of danger by making one final miscalculation that could cost him his life and the rite of passage. This personal memoir is the second in a series of books to chart the life experiences of Larry W. Gamble, a young, teenage rapscallion who might someday succumb to maturity. Praise for Chasing Childhood Memories:Gamble's recollections of his childhood are universal. What makes his fun to read is the uniqueness of the subtleties of Iowa. It is Gamble's storytelling that makes it so enjoyable. Back cover image of Larry Gamble, Bob Radenbaugh and Mike Lenahan