Calculated.: A Novel of Decisions and Consequences

By: Kaye, Richard L.

This suspenseful and thought-provoking story begins in Chicago during the Vietnam war. The plot follows Joseph Harrison-the only child of a decorated World War II veteran-as he graduates from the University of Illinois in 1967 with an electrical engineering degree in one hand and a Vietnam draft notice in the other.

Determined to control his future, Joe devises a legal way to avoid the draft. Freed from military service, he builds a successful career and comfortable life while many of his contemporaries are fighting-and dying-in Southeast Asia.

But, success cannot silence Joe's sense of guilt for having manipulated the system to avoid military service. He is driven to make a series of calculations and decisions that will profoundly affect both his life and the lives of many others.

Ultimately, Joe Harrison will be forced to confront the question that has haunted him since 1967: Can he live with the consequences of his decisions?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H3GXXDRH
• ISBN13: 9798234096906
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: Richard Kaye
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"