THE FOLLOWING ARE A COLLECTION OF SWANSON'S WORKS WHICH ARE SEMI-AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL IN NATURE FROM A HILARIOUS SUMMER WHEN HE WAS 12 YEARS OLD, TO HIS DREADFUL TOURS OF VIETNAM AND HIS RETURN TO HIS BATTLE WITH ALCOHOL, HIS ESTRANGED RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS BROTHER TO HIS 50TH REUNION FROM HIGH SCHOOL. ALSO INCLUDED ARE BOOKS RELATING TO HIS LONG TIME ADDICTION TO GOLF, A BOOK OF SHORT STORIES RELATING TO A VARIETY OF HIS FICTIONAL CHARACTERS AND AWARD WINNING SAGA OF ONE REALLY BAD DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN OLD MAN.