Hello, all. Joe Ecclesia here.
As some of you are aware from reading his collection of essays, Learning As I Go, I know Jeff Minick quite well. Maybe too well.
At any rate, I want to announce that his newest book, Movies Make The Man, is now available from Amazon. Click here, and the book should pop right up: http://www.amazon.com/Movies-Make-Man-Hollywood-Guide/dp/1530623901/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1463582073&sr=8-1&keywords=movies+make+the+man
The book should be available on Kindle in another week or so.
Though excited about the publication of Movies Make The Man, Minick is currently swamped by various obligations. At present, he is visiting grandchildren in Virginia. On Saturday he’ll be bringing four of those grandchildren to Asheville for a week, so
As some of you are aware from reading his collection of essays, Learning As I Go, I know Jeff Minick quite well. Maybe too well.
At any rate, I want to announce that his newest book, Movies Make The Man, is now available from Amazon. Click here, and the book should pop right up: http://www.amazon.com/Movies-Make-Man-Hollywood-Guide/dp/1530623901/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1463582073&sr=8-1&keywords=movies+make+the+man
The book should be available on Kindle in another week or so.
Though excited about the publication of Movies Make The Man, Minick is currently swamped by various obligations. At present, he is visiting grandchildren in Virginia. On Saturday he’ll be bringing four of those grandchildren to Asheville for a week, so
as you may well imagine he is quite busy, up to his waist in wiggling little bodies. Hence, I offered to lend him a hand by writing up some remarks touting the book and then zipping the information to all of you.
Now, you could purchase Movies Make The Man for the reasons Minick intended: to inspire a young man in your life, to gain some insights into movies and the lessons we can learn from them, to obtain a few tips on parenting and on mentoring young men. (If you are young and female, you may want to read Movies to learn what advice Minick offers the opposite sex. If you are female and over twenty-one, please feel free to contact me for further guidance.)
All well and good.
But I have my own list of reasons why a copy—or better yet, multiple copies—of Movies Make The Man should be priority shopping for you right now.
Reason #1: Minick got slammed on his taxes this year. By purchasing this book or any of the others he’s written—the man seems stricken with permanent logorrhea—you will help Minick keep the feds happy. Buy the book or books, and you instantly become a patriot, contributing to the well being of the United States government.
Reason #2: Minick, who turned sixty-five in March, is delighted to find himself only fifteen or twenty years from retirement. If you buy Movies Make The Man, you probably won’t speed the day of that retirement, but your contributions might assist the old guy in his waning years as he decides between living in his car or in a pup tent pitched by the doors of Pack Memorial Library in Asheville. (If you decline to buy the book, but wish to contribute to this worthy cause, please send your check to "The Joe Ecclesia Bermuda Fund." I promise to see that Minick gets your donation.)
Reason #3: Minick teaches Latin, history, and literature to home-educated students in the Asheville area. Many of these students take classes from “Mr. Minick” for four, five, and even six years. Undoubtedly, some of these poor devils will eventually require therapy from this prolonged exposure. Buy one of Minick’s books, and you may help pay the psychiatry bills of these young people. (If you’d prefer to send money instead of buying a book, please send a check to "The Joe Ecclesia Mercedes Benz Fund." I will see that Minick receives your donation.)
Reason #4: Recent years have seen an explosion of grandchildren in the Minick clan. Grandchildren require birthday and Christmas gifts as well as frequent surprise treats: gum, pizza, Juicy-Juices (whatever those are). Paying for these confections, toys, and cards is no trifling matter. Moreover, on several recent occasions Minick remembered too late some of these birthdays. Buying a copy of Movies Make The Man would enable Minick to purchase more gifts for his grandchildren. He might even afford a part-time secretary to keep up with the birthdays, write out the cards, wrap the presents, and get everything to the post office on time.
Reason #5: Though a good number of his columns have appeared under my name, Minick has never recompensed me for this theft of my identity. Buying one of his books may allow him to repay all my efforts on his behalf. (Money instead of a book? Always acceptable. Please send a check to "The Joe Ecclesia For Senate Fund.")
A final word: Movies Make The Man is more than a book. Tape five of them together—use only clear Scotch tape—and you have a swell-looking doorstop. Because of its slick cover, Movies Make The Man also serves as an eye-fetching coaster for your favorite beverage.
Now, you could purchase Movies Make The Man for the reasons Minick intended: to inspire a young man in your life, to gain some insights into movies and the lessons we can learn from them, to obtain a few tips on parenting and on mentoring young men. (If you are young and female, you may want to read Movies to learn what advice Minick offers the opposite sex. If you are female and over twenty-one, please feel free to contact me for further guidance.)
All well and good.
But I have my own list of reasons why a copy—or better yet, multiple copies—of Movies Make The Man should be priority shopping for you right now.
Reason #1: Minick got slammed on his taxes this year. By purchasing this book or any of the others he’s written—the man seems stricken with permanent logorrhea—you will help Minick keep the feds happy. Buy the book or books, and you instantly become a patriot, contributing to the well being of the United States government.
Reason #2: Minick, who turned sixty-five in March, is delighted to find himself only fifteen or twenty years from retirement. If you buy Movies Make The Man, you probably won’t speed the day of that retirement, but your contributions might assist the old guy in his waning years as he decides between living in his car or in a pup tent pitched by the doors of Pack Memorial Library in Asheville. (If you decline to buy the book, but wish to contribute to this worthy cause, please send your check to "The Joe Ecclesia Bermuda Fund." I promise to see that Minick gets your donation.)
Reason #3: Minick teaches Latin, history, and literature to home-educated students in the Asheville area. Many of these students take classes from “Mr. Minick” for four, five, and even six years. Undoubtedly, some of these poor devils will eventually require therapy from this prolonged exposure. Buy one of Minick’s books, and you may help pay the psychiatry bills of these young people. (If you’d prefer to send money instead of buying a book, please send a check to "The Joe Ecclesia Mercedes Benz Fund." I will see that Minick receives your donation.)
Reason #4: Recent years have seen an explosion of grandchildren in the Minick clan. Grandchildren require birthday and Christmas gifts as well as frequent surprise treats: gum, pizza, Juicy-Juices (whatever those are). Paying for these confections, toys, and cards is no trifling matter. Moreover, on several recent occasions Minick remembered too late some of these birthdays. Buying a copy of Movies Make The Man would enable Minick to purchase more gifts for his grandchildren. He might even afford a part-time secretary to keep up with the birthdays, write out the cards, wrap the presents, and get everything to the post office on time.
Reason #5: Though a good number of his columns have appeared under my name, Minick has never recompensed me for this theft of my identity. Buying one of his books may allow him to repay all my efforts on his behalf. (Money instead of a book? Always acceptable. Please send a check to "The Joe Ecclesia For Senate Fund.")
A final word: Movies Make The Man is more than a book. Tape five of them together—use only clear Scotch tape—and you have a swell-looking doorstop. Because of its slick cover, Movies Make The Man also serves as an eye-fetching coaster for your favorite beverage.
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