"Essential Lentz" is a compendium of the published writing of David B. Lentz spanning his creative writing career since his college days at Bates. His collected works in "Essential Lentz" feature generous excerpts from his literary novels, stage plays and poetry.

CONTENTS:
From "The Silver King" (1999)
From "The Day Trader" (2001)
From "Bourbon Street" (2002)
From "AmericA, Inc.: In Corporation We Trust" (2007)
From "AmericA, Inc: The Stage Play" (2010)
From "For the Beauty of the Earth" (2010)
From "Bloomsday: The Bostoniad" (2010)
From "Bloomsday: A Tragicomedy" (2010)
From "Old Greenwich Odes" (2010)

What People Are Saying
"Lentz has a talent for blending a compelling story line...and vivid imagery. The result is the literary equivalent of high definition -- the reader is bombarded with rich text that infuses the senses."
--Greenwich Post

"Lentz's approach to writing is soul driven."
--The Weston Forum

"Lentz likes to explore how creative people survive and contribute in a large, impersonal environment. What is the role of a talented individual, an artist for example, in a complex, vast society?"
--New Canaan Advertiser

About the Author
Born in Woburn, Massachusetts, David B. Lentz graduated from Bates College and has written professionally for more than 35 years for global, financial corporations. He has lived in Boston's Back Bay, the Garden District of New Orleans and Philadelphia's Main Line. Currently, he resides with his family in Greenwich, CT. Lentz has published six literary novels -- "For the Beauty of the Earth", "AmericA, Inc.", "Bloomsday", "Bourbon Street", "The Day Trader" and "The Silver King." He wrote a tragicomic stage play, as an American sequel to James Joyce's "Ulysses", entitled "Bloomsday." His satirical stage play, "AmericA, Inc.", was written after the re-election of Bush-Cheney during one of the bleakest eras for human rights in modern American history. In addition, he has written a volume of poetry, "Od Greenwich Odes" about everyday life in a New England village on Long Island Sound. Lentz has served Bates College as an Alumnus-in-Admissions, the Bates College Club, the Board of Directors of the New Orleans Ad Club, the Philadelphia Mayor's Council for Literacy, Stamford-Greenwich Literacy Volunteers of America, Healing the Children Northeast, Inc. (Board), Midnight Run for New York City Homeless, Hurricane Katrina JazzAid: New Orleans (Founder): Hope + Heroes Children's Cancer Foundation, St. Baldrick's Foundation for Children's Cancer Research and St. Paul's Chapel as a Volunteer at Ground Zero. He is a Member of the Academy of American Poets.