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First 5-star Review on Amazon for “Mermaids”!

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The first 5-star review!

https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R2GJ8RBOB7VL56

“Mermaids” is about having fun. Yes, there is a lot of bad news out there, the US is facing crisis after crisis. But you know what? We still have room to smile occasionally. Try it. I think you’ll like it!

ORDER THE DELUXE PAPERBACK NOW! Only $29.95. (After December 3rd, it will be $39.95)

By the way, this stunning fantasy/travel/cookbook is also available as an ebook . . .

PRE-PUBLICATION SALE ON “MERMAIDS”!

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A deluxe pre-publication paperback just became available!

For a limited time, you can get it for 25% off the regular price. Order it for only $29.95, DIRECTLY FROM THE PRINTER . . . HERE.

This is easily one of the most beautiful books you’ll ever own! Full color cover-to-cover, the highest quality paper.

Here are some sample pages . . .

For a preview of the unbelievable story behind this book, click HERE;

ORDER THE DELUXE PAPERBACK NOW! Only $29.95. (After November 3rd, it will be $39.95)

Another 5-Star Review: Blinders Keepers

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People are still reading Blinders Keepers!

It got another 5-star review posted all over the book-o-sphere. Here it is on Amazon, showing up four days ago:

“Noah is on the run after becoming the innocent suspect in a terrorist bus bombing in a dystopian, extremely near, future US, in which society is on the verge of political, economic (and astronomical) implosion. Noah is an everyman and you see the world through his trusting and rather loving eyes as he races across the country through communes, bee farms, burning man, the hacker-saboteur political underground, and eventually winds up face to face with the highest reaches of deep state power, which turn out to be all too intimate and familial. It’s all very serious, and occasionally quite dark. Except it’s funny as hell. Rachel is an immensely witty and readable writer, whose verbal flights are always aimed at evocation (I’ve never read as vivid a description of burning man) and laughter. It’s a comic political picaresque, equal emphasis on comedy and politics, without a single dull page.  Why haven’t you heard of it? Because it’s too good and too much fun, that’s why.” – brecht (reviewer)

Mind you, this book was published almost seven years ago. Specific incidents aside, as whacky and outrageously funny as it apparently is, it’s truly astonishing how well it captures the absurdity and circus-like environment of our current politics.

If you want a good laugh to dispel some of the anxiety and pessimism which saturates the media and political landscape, take it for a spin.

We’re sure you’ll like it . . . a lot!

Kindle ebook from Amazon (US) . . . amzn.to/1IiodLp
Kindle ebook from Amazon (Canada) . . . amzn.to/1RQxrRW
Kindle ebook from Amazon (Great Britain) . . . amzn.to/2IjFWmm
Nook Book from Barnes & Noble . . . bit.ly/1mPC6a5
iBook from the Apple Store . . . apple.co/1JmzENg
Ebook from Scribd . . . bit.ly/37xgdos
Ebook from Kobo . . . bit.ly/2qStRw4
Ebook from Kobo Indigo (Canada) . . . bit.ly/1OET2qg
Every popular ebook format at Smashwords . . . bit.ly/1kb5Axk
Paperback from Amazon (US) . . . amzn.to/1Ohf9T7
Paperback direct from the printer . . . bit.ly/1krvHQM

50% Sale on ebooks of LIVE FROM JAPAN!

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July Sale on LIVE FROM JAPAN ebooks!

Why write a book?

I write to entertain, and make people happy. 

It appears that I’ve hit the mark with the readers of LIVE FROM JAPAN!

“LIVE FROM JAPAN is a lovely book in many ways. The spirit of the book is to encourage community between John Rachel’s adopted country and his birth country and the book itself invites, entertains, nourishes and charms, supporting that end.” – Amazon Review April 26, 2021

“An expats perspective which sheds light on the unique and quirky aspects of Japanese country life. Highlights include anecdotal descriptions of the great care taken in daily rituals, food customs, and the courtesy extended to people and place.” – Amazon Review May 15, 2021

“John’s perceptions reminded me of my mixture of awe and puzzlement over Japanese ways and how each generation has distinctive formative influences.” – Amazon Review March 15, 2021

LIVE FROM JAPAN!

Now available at 50% off as a Kindle or EPUB ebook (Nookbook, Apple iBook, Kobo Reader, etc.)

Buy it now for only $4.99 at . . .

Smashwords

Coming (We Hope) in August!

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We’re trying to get this ready for release this June.  There are so many issues related to supply chains, the pandemic, and pervasive chaos in the world.  But we’ll do our best.  Initial reactions have been outstanding!  Here’s in part what one reader of an advance copy had to say:

“The subtitle of the book is Romance in the Land of the Rising Sun. The setting of much of the activity does center, with reverent attention, on the detail of life in Japan, Osaka, especially, but includes a surprising, and amazing lightning tour of Paris, Morocco, and several major cities of Western Africa. More than setting only, there is a rhythm and music to John Rachel’s language that allows the reader to believe that he/she is experiencing a translated version of these characters’ thoughts and language straight from Japanese.”

Please be patient.  We think it’ll be worth the wait.

Love Connection: Romance in the Land of the Rising Sun

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COMING SPRING 2022!

Are you ready?

Love Connection: Romance in the Land of the Rising Sun is unlike any love story you’ve ever read before. Set in Japan and East Africa, it is based on real events.

Arriving this coming spring. ARCs will be available in February 2022. Pre-orders will begin in April.

This is from the Author’s Closing Personal Comment at the end of the book:

As a society, the Japanese people may be the most honest in the world. There are legendary stories of individuals forgetting their wallets, handbags, computers, shopping bags, leaving them in plain sight in highly-trafficked public places. They return hours later and their valuables are right where the left them. Or have been turned into the police, everything still there, even credit cards and cash. We expect of others what we see in ourselves. Meaning, Japanese trust others because they themselves can be trusted. The problem is that this level of integrity can backfire when confronting others who are not so morally sound. It can be extremely destructive at every level when manipulated to personal advantage by individuals who are cunning, ruthless, sociopathic.

Oh my! So many questions!

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How many times have you asked yourself? . . .

Do Japanese eat sushi for breakfast?

Is there a difference between Japanese sake and turpentine?

Do modern-day geishas play electric guitar?

There are more answers than questions. So . . .

Just say ‘NO’ to boredom, ignorance & xenophobia!

IT’S EASY! LIVE FROM JAPAN! will take good care of you.

I promise!

The Kindle version is available HERE.
An Apple iBOOK is available HERE.
A B&N Nook Book is available HERE.
Other popular ebook formats are available HERE.
A deluxe paperback is available from Amazon HERE.
A deluxe full-color paperback is available from B&N HERE.
A deluxe full-color paperback is available from the printer HERE.

Have fun reading it! I sure had fun writing it.

Trouble sleeping? 9 out of 10 doctors recommend . . .

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You’ve heard that phrase: “Yeah, it was a real sleeper.”

Maybe talking about a movie or book.

What can I say? I guess I’ve got one on my hands.

Yes . . . LIVE FROM JAPAN!

I mean, why write a book?

It’s obvious! Put something out there that does some good, something positive!

What’s more positive than relaxing? Meditating? Dreaming?  

By the way, if you’re interested in what people are saying about LIVE FROM JAPAN! there are some nice reviews at . . .

Amazon (16 reviews)

Barnes & Noble (12 reviews)

If those inspire you and you want to learn about the real Japan, I give you high marks for your curiosity and judgment. Here’s where you can pick up a copy.

As a Kindle ebook from Amazon (US)
As a deluxe paperback from Amazon (US)
As a Kindle ebook from Amazon (Canada)
As a Nook Book from Barnes & Noble
As an iBook from the Apple Store
As an ebook from Scribd
As an ebook from Kobo (US)
Your choice of ebook formats at Smashwords 
As a deluxe paperback direct from the printer

“It is better to have ordered and lost than to have never ordered at all.” – Shopping Channel Spiritual Advisor, Mahatma Kingsley

Live From Japan! ebooks $2.99 until February 14th!

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ORDER NOW: EBOOK WILL BE DELIVERED TO YOU ON FEB 14th (Valentine’s Day)

The Kindle version can be pre-ordered HERE.

An Apple iBOOK can be pre-ordered HERE.

A B&N Nook Book can be pre-ordered HERE.

Other popular ebook formats can be pre-ordered HERE.

This is the REAL Japan . . . the beauty and charm of life in a traditional rural community, as told by an American expat who has lived there almost 9 years.

450+ full-color photographs! 63 real-life anecdotes!

What it’s like to . . . “Live in a fairy tale!”

“LIVE FROM JAPAN! Arriving very soon!

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My deluxe, full-color, large-format book about Japan, as viewed through my American expat eyes, is arriving February 14th (yes, that’s Valentine’s Day).

With over 450 color photos, it’s an expensive volume, coming in at $35.95 in print, normally $9.99 as an ebook.

BUT for the next two weeks, the ebook of LIVE FROM JAPAN! is available as a pre-order in every popular ebook format FOR ONLY . . . $2.99!

I want everyone to have this book. It offers a side of Japan they will never get anywhere else, and unless they come here and stay with me for a few days, are unlikely to experience themselves as a tourist.

Please think about it.

If it feels right . . .

DO IT!

The Kindle version can be pre-ordered HERE.

An Apple iBOOK can be pre-ordered HERE.

A B&N Nook Book can be pre-ordered HERE.

Other popular ebook formats can be pre-ordered HERE.

AND JUST SO YOU KNOW . . . The deluxe full-color, large format print books (like the one I’m holding in the photo above) have arrived EARLY!

A deluxe paperback is now available from Amazon HERE.

A deluxe full-color paperback is available from B&N HERE.