Richard E. Boggs's first published book, "Collected Works," is a journey into the imagination and life of a gifted writer. With the novella, "Roughneck," Boggs brings vivid tales of adventure in the West of the modern era. "The Silver Gun," another novella, takes the reader on a fast paced ride into the shadowy world of secret agents. The themes of "The Silver Gun" and "Roughneck" are at once American, universal and timeless. Man confronting himself in a world gone mad as well as Man going mad in a crazy world. In the autobiographical "Snakebite," Boggs in clear, concise writing takes us on a...