AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 10, 2017 - Former businessman, hotel owner, and youth sports enthusiast introduces his novel, "Metal Spikes" published by Positive Imaging, LLC. Warren Haskin's inspirational youth novel introduces you to nine-year-old Billy Tankersly, a baseball enthusiast who has just one ambition in his life-to break the stolen base record in major league baseball. From age 9 to 16 you'll follow his story during which he grows and learns many valuable life lessons of value to all young people, whether they play baseball or not. Metal Spikes is a great book for kids of all ages and one that parents can use to teach life lessons in a fun and relevant way. Some adults will wonder what they may have accomplished if they were around people like those in Metal Spikes. It's a book to give every child you care about a fighting chance with their own dreams.