Sam Tabalno: 11 books

Follow Sam from his childhood on the shores of Kauai, and continue your journey with him as he ventures out into the wide world, embarking on fascinating and inspiring adventures. Stay with him as he ultimately becomes a man amidst the backdrop of the Vietnam War, and eventually graduates into a happy...

A life and death situation is the last thing Sam expected when he arrived at the Sheraton Hotel in Chicago. The most exciting thing on his agenda for the evening is having dinner at the famous restaurant Ditka’s. Needing to kill time before his reservation, Sam is drawn into the baseball card convention...

Pineapple Sam finds himself thrust from safe and secure Marine boot camp into the jungles of Vietnam.Daydreams of a better time with friends and lovers in Hawaii intertwine with the death of a country at war with itself. Follow Pineapple Sam and his military brothers as they embark on a journey through...

The experience proves to be interesting and even a bit startling for the young man who isn’t really used to dealing with the dangers of city life.The story of Going to the Mainland takes Pineapple Sam to places he had never been and keeps him learning a little something knew all along the way. After...

What makes a Hawaiian-born hippie travel across the United States to join the U.S. Marine Corps? Hawaiian Pineapple Jarhead launches you on journey from enlistment to the moment Pineapple Sam leaves for VietnamHawaiian Pineapple Jarhead gives you a true look into the harsh conditions used to...

In his mind Pineapple Sam clings to the rhetoric that it is necessary to stop the spread of Russian communism. While the more emotional, human side of him is horrified at the actions he sees take place on his fellow man.It is a revelation of how a youth of the mid-19th century faced the inevitable...

Pineapple Sam and his friends have to the luxury of deciding what types of jobs they want for the summer. Not wanting to be stuck in the hotels waiting on tourists all summer, they opt for the open range of pineapple fields. This allows them plenty of time in the sun as well as places them close to...

A story of the other side of a daughter’s wedding. What’s a dad to do when he has it out with his youngest daughter but still receives an invitation to her wedding?The story allows you a glimpse into a newly estranged father’s thoughts and concerns about the wedding and the groom involved with...

This story takes you, the reader, through the humble beginnings of the author’s family to the miracle of his almost tragic birth. Let this story inspire you with the courage of a family seeking a new life while giving you a good laugh as you are taken back to your own hijinks as a kid.

Everyone has those stories they remember from their teen years. The ones that you gather around during the holidays or at a class reunion and wonder how in the world you didn’t get arrested, injured, or even killed. You remember your crazy hijinks and the fluttery feeling of falling in love. This...

Tourists and honeymooners flock to Hawaii by the thousands each year. Pineapple Sam wants to travel in the other direction and find out for himself what adventures lie beyond the coast of his paradise home in Hawaii. Following his dreams, he heads for the U.S. mainland. Sam makes countless friends along the way of his eye-opening, cross-country journey, but he also learns many hard lessons.