Dammit, I Learned a Lot from That Son-of-a-Gun is a collection of twelve true stories, each written by the person who lived them.

Every son-of-a-gun in this book is different, but you'll recognize each one. We've all had them in our lives, these sons-of-guns. And whether we love them or we hate them, they are our teachers. They impart some kernel of truth that we carry with us always.

You may not know these people, but you will know these stories. They're about emotions we all feel--fear, anger, temptation, even those times you slap yourself on the forehead and call yourself...