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July 2017
West Orange Man Authors Second Book With Two More In The Works
By Cheryl Conway ovels have been written about Vietnam War, but those that carry a humorous tone are not filling the bookshelves. In Stuart Nordheimer’s second book, “Leaving East Keester,” a reader can get a sense of what it was like to serve in the Vietnam War but with a lighter tone. A West Orange resident since 1979, Nordheimer’s third book is expected to be released this summer with his fourth book almost ready to be sent to his agent. The 208-page paperback book, written in short paragraphs for an easier read, was published in 2015 by Keith Publishing in Arizona. While the story is fiction, Nordheimer justifies that 80 percent of his book is non-fiction as it relates to real events known to him while serving in the United States Air Force like the main character. Nordheimer, 72, describes his book as a “humorous novel; it’s like Mash,” but instead of the Korean War as the setting, his book is during the Vietnam War. “I’ve had people coming back to me saying it’s very entertaining and it’s very informative because both of the history and technol-
ogy mentioned in it.” Suggested audience is for “anybody who likes humorous novels,” but adults preferred, says Nordheimer. Written “quite a while ago,” Nordheimer explains that a colleague who writes short stories suggested that he change the narrator to first person and then find an agent, which took another eight months, to work directly with finding a publisher. Information for his book was 80 percent “experiential;” with the rest gathered from research at libraries and online, he says. Nordheimer, who has worked as a business coach, describes his tie to the book on the back cover. He writes that he “does share some background and experience with his protagonist. Both are from suburban New Jersey, both went to college, both enlisted in the Air Force to avoid serving in the army, but other than some locations and hobbies, that’s pretty much it.” The story is about Mark Fields, a name Nordheimer says he stole from his nephew, who tries to escape his draft into the army in 1967 during Vietnam by joining the Air Force. “Leaving East Keester,” the book’s
title refers to leaving one’s backside,” Nordheimer explains. In the book, Mark shares his experiences with his wife Lisa along the way. “In a way it was a catharses,” says Nordheimer, as to why he wrote the book. “It’s very surreal; it was a time at war in Vietnam. There was need in myself and in the market. It wasn’t an area covered.” The book provides “just a little bit of understanding of the era,” of the military, “and just amusement, a lot of good laughs.” The book is available at bookstores, Amazon and Barnes & Noble in electronic and print versions. Nordheimer’s first book, “Beginners Photography
Simplified,” was published in 1980 by AM Photo, a non-fiction how to book to teach photography. “It was a hobby,” he says. His third book, expecting to come out this summer, is titled “Optimizing Your Business: A Guide For Financial Advisors, Insurance Agents and Financial Planners;” non-fiction; to be published by Keith Publishing. In this book, Nordheimer uses a straightforward approach is sharing his experience coaching hundreds of people in business. Nordheimer’s fourth book, currently in the works, is a non-fiction memoir about his father, titled “Brass Chutzpah.”