No Walk in the Park by Harry Saltzgaver, published by Saltyman Press

No Walk in the Park

Newspapers, Booze and God

by Harry Saltzgaver

No Walk in the Park

Newspapers, Booze and God

by Harry Saltzgaver

Published Nov 11, 2025
173 Pages
6 x 9 Black & White Paperback
Genre: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs

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It’s a God thing

“Newspapers, Booze, and God!” If those words spark sweet memories of newspapers’ most colorful characters like Jimmy Breslin, Pete Hamill, Jim Murray from the LA Times—I think you’re gonna love this ride. Read the first few pages. You’ll feel like you’re listening to a friend. A rigorously honest insider’s recollection of life with a daily deadline, creativity on the run, alcoholism, a spiritual awakening and ultimately, a beautiful example of the recovered life. It’s an honor to recommend Harry’s memoir. We get to keep the miracle by giving it away, by sharing our stories—and this one is a page turner. —Paul Williams (Oscar, Grammy, Golden Globe winner, addiction recovery speaker) 3/15/90

About the Author

Harry Saltzgaver

Harry Saltzgaver has been a journalist for 45 years in Colorado and California. He has won multiple state and national awards for writing and photography. He has published two books—a biography of Long Beach’s three-term mayor, “Passionately Positive: The Beverly O’Neill Story;” and “20 Years of Salt in a 10-Pound Bag,” a compilation of the first 20 years of his signature column, A Pinch of Salt. The column still appears each week in Long Beach’s weekly and daily newspapers. Saltzgaver has lived a life of service in Long Beach, sitting on multiple boards for public and nonprofit agencies, currently including the Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center and five other boards. He is active in his church, Grace Community Church of Seal Beach. He lives in North Long Beach with his wife, Maria, and two big dogs.