Gerard Sorlucco

About the Author

Jerry Sorlucco was a commercial airline captain for nearly forty years, until federal regulations forced him to retire at age 60 in 1997. During his career, he served in various capacities as a representative of the Airline Pilots Association and as a check airman. A serious history student and prolific reader, he was drawn to public service and writing after retirement, serves as a director on several community boards, and was a leader of the Democratic Party in the North Country of New Hampshire. In a heavily Republican district, he ran unsuccessfully for the State Senate in2002 and 2004 and for the NH House in 2006. His consistent platform was that of a social progressive and fiscal conservative. He's written two other books published by AuthorHouse. A Good Stick, a memoir, tells the story of his life and career framed in the historical context of the wider world surrounding his personal journey; and Facing Fascism, a look into the dark side of American politics under Bush 2 and the Republican far right. Jerry takes his skills and historical insights into his writing of The Two Martini Diet. He shines a light on the cozy relationship between the Bush administration and the huge agribusinesses that treat people as nothing more than stomachs. Stomachs into which profits are made by cramming them full of unhealthy, value-added, factory foods, which have made obesity a world pandemic, as America's western diet is exported. The result, he points out, is a current generation rife with chronic diseases, a generation that will die younger than its parents, and that now accounts for 75 percent of the cost of healthcare. Jerry, his wife Sue, Airedales Spencer and Tracy, and a Bengal cat named Tiger live in Littleton, New Hampshire.