Böcker av Robert Alan Haviland

The Reluctant President, Bellwether BobYou too can become President of the United States! You have the qualifications. You have the knowledge. Look at recent history. Couldn't you do just as well or better?If an orphan from Nome, Alaska can find himself as POTUS, why not you? He starts in Nome, travels to Anchorage and then on to Washington, D.C.Yes, Bellwether Bob was a large fish in a small pond. Well ... a medium fish is a small pond. He did alright for himself as a performing comic and panning the beaches of Nome for gold. But he just felt there had to be something more. Haven't you thought the same thing at times? Well, there was for Bellwether Bob. With his support staff of nephew Albert, Aunt Mary, the Governor and that pretty blond bartender, he made some worthwhile changes for our country.Would you have made the same decisions as Bellwether Bob? Would you have rode a nuclear-powered submarine and added another state to our union? I bet you would!Nephew Albert said it best when he described his uncle's comic routine, as a combination of "that real old guy, Bob Newhart and that guy on the Red Green Show [Steve Smith]." If you enjoy these two characters, you'll love Bellwether Bob!See how many political and Hollywood spoofs you can detect. It's an easy and fun read!