Sunday, November 28, 2021

The 5 Best Books to Give Someone as Gifts (which I wrote myself)

THE 5 BEST BOOKS TO GIVE SOMEONE AS A GIFT for the HOLIDAYS




 What are the best books to give someone as a gift this Christmas holiday? There are so many to choose from that it would not be a big surprise if you experience analysis paralysis trying to pick even one. Obviously, the books you gift to someone will depend on who the someone is. You would not give the same books to the same people. There are books that make great gifts for men. There are books for your girlfriends. There are books for your Trump-loving in-laws and there are books for your mom.

Best book to gift your mom for the Holidays (or her Birthday)

By far, the best book to give your mom for Christmas is La Maison Bleu. Moms can be either very complicated, or very simple to shop for but I think just about all of them would enjoy this book. It is all about my quest to buy a house in Normandy France. I think it is a very funny book. I mean, that scene when I couldn't find a public restroom? The pigeons? The time the agent asked me to produce a bank guarantee? But it is also serious in certain ways because it deals with certain issues like retirement savings and retirement planning. Plus, it is set in Normandy France. What's not to like?

Best book to gift your guy friends (and girlfriends too)

There are two books I think the book guys would enjoy most on my list. The first is fluffy but funny and cute and maybe a little bit...conversation building. That book is the book of poetry called Seduce That, Darling. Guys would like it because it is all about a guy. They could get a bit defensive with some of the poems because it is all about this woman who is seduced, and then gets angry about it in the aftermath. And you know what they say when a woman's passions are unrequited. So they could interpret it that way. To me, it is more hilarious and exactly what these rakes deserve. And they need to know it. So yea, this one is great for them. But women would enjoy it too. Cause it is so funny, and I think relatable. 

Best book to gift your Trump Loving and Trump Hating Friends

I think my book What Would Donald Trump Do If... 100 DJT Questions for Your Next SoirĂ©e is hilarious. I want to update it in 2022 but the first version is a good, fun gift. It is in paperback and it just takes a light look at the former president that even his most ardent supporters should not find offensive, and his non-supporters could find funny. 

I wrote the book in 5 hours on Sunday, October 18, 2015. It is not meant to be a treatise on world peace, obviously. It is meant to be a fun book that you can even use as a party gag. For example, I ask questions like "What Would Donald Trump Do if  a guy fell in love with him and the guy confessed his love publicly." Another one is, "What Would Donald Trump Do if he found out that one of his kids was stealing from him." Another is "What would Donald Trump do if he were a woman and his breasts were sagging?

Best book to gift Oprah Winfrey and her ilk


Oprah seems like the kind of person who gives a lot more gifts than she receives. The book that I think she needs to read this year is They Were Not Slaves The book is available in Kindle and paperback versions and it is a book that someone like Oprah will appreciate for many reasons. It is important that we recognize the rights of these millions of undefended civilians who were unlawfully enslaved by de facto employers acting with the authority of the governments and monarchies. They had rights. They had the right to have rights. They were part of our human family. They are owed an apology and a retrospective reinstatement of their rights. Oprah will agree with this, I am sure. She will appreciate the legal arguments I make on behalf of these millions of individuals in this book.

Best book to gift the sensitive person in your life

The book Bully is a good book to give as a gift because so many kids feel bullied and even adults feel bullied at work and stuff like that. They need to know they are not alone and that there is help for dealing with this. This is the text for the back of that book:

*What can anybody do about bullying and being bullied? It seems everybody has a story about that - whether it is their child being bullied at school or they are being bullied in a relationship at home or at work. Bullying is a global phenomenon. It is not just something that happens in schools to children. It happens in workplaces, institutions of higher learning, places of worship and apartment complexes - everywhere. There is even such a thing as countries bullying other countries and companies bullying consumers. When does it stop? That is the question." I think the more we talk about this problem and shine light on the perpetrators, the quicker it will be resolved.

Friday, November 26, 2021

My Next Book is THEY WERE NOT SLAVES

 



I have been working on They Were Not Slaves since the summer of 2020 after George Floyd was killed. This is the most serious book I have ever written, or ever will write, I think. I much prefer to write light books that are humorous and fluffy but this one is definitely none of those things.

I hope to have this book uploaded in paperback form this week. A version of it is already available on Kindle. 

I would like to invite you to follow my youtube channel for this book at

They were not Slaves - YouTube

La Maison Bleu (The Blue House): My Latest Book

La Maison Bleu.

Key words: French Country Farm House, French country style. French decor. Maison a la Campagne. Country house.



Hi Guys!

I am still on my quest to write 100 books and I just published my latest, La Maison Bleu.

This is a first-person narrative about my quest to buy a house in Normandy, France. Why Normandy? I love it there: Deaville, Trouville, Rouen, Honfleur, Caen, Cabourg and other beautiful towns. The problem was that loving Normandy is not enough of a reason to buy a house in Normandy. Buying a house in France, it turns out, is very complicated when you are not paying cash. French banks are difficult to convince, and there are other aspects of the process that will not be as easy as a croissant.

La Maison Bleu is my personal story, of how the process of buying a house in France unfolded, and how my dream of owning a French country house in Normandy concluded.

You can get the book in Kindle format, paperback and hardcover.


La Maison Bleu: The Year I spent trying to buy a French country house in Normandy, France https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09MHKGTXK/ref=cm_sw_r_em_apan_glt_296YP320VRK1X



Sunday, November 7, 2021

The Art of Seduction

 NEW BOOK!!!


Hi everyone!

I  have a new book in my collection. It is a book of poetry called Seduce That, Darling! Here is a link to me reading one of my favorites of the set Editing a poem I wrote in my new book of Poetry called, Seduce That Darling ....It's on Amazon. - YouTube

I had started this project years ago but left it to tackle a few other projects (two of which will hopefully be published by the end of this year as well.)

This collection of poems is based on the bestselling book by Robert Greene called The Art of Seduction. Well, I should say, loosely based. Not all the poems are inspired by this book but quite a few are.

I thought his book was very amusing and entertaining and I used to read it while I was working out on my stationary bike. I used it as a distraction mechanism because I hate exercising. So the strategy was that I would read a chapter from beginning to end and all this time, I would pedal, and then when the chapter was completely read, I could stop pedaling.

I worked pretty well but then when I finished the book, I stopped exercising, and over time, I ballooned by 15 pounds, although, to be fair, a part of that was brought on by the pandemic and a part of that is just my age.

Anyway, darlings, I hope you will check out the book and get your copy today. I think it would make a nice gift to self but also to others (especially for occasions like Christmas, Birthdays and Valentine's Day.

That's all for now. I will update you when the other two books are published.

Talk soon.

 Seduce That, Darling!: A Small Collection of Poems: Lewis, Marion T.D. T.D.: 9798756044010: Amazon.com: Books