Download or read book The Short End of the Stick and Other Stories written by Irving Shulman and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2000-07-28 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These nine stories—many of them in novella length—display the entire scope of The Amboy Dukes, author Irving Shulman's unique style. Each offers a highly individual look at a segment of experience—caught mercilessly, ruthlessly explored, and with overtones that echo long after the reader has reached the end of the last page. Titles include: “Tears to Drown the Wind,” “Every Job's an Education” and “Your Hands Entrap my Quivering Heart”.