Böcker av Stephen Elliott

This concise yet exciting novel shall invariably remain unique within the realm of cult classics. There are many contributing factors to employing this distinctively out-side-of-the-box thinking found within the scope of this novel's adept ability to never apply any regular names to the characters. Instead, your author has chosen to assign a name to each person, or either by some other mentally flash-frozen character facet. This affords the readers the opportunity to expand their imaginations to fit every character, and could further prove to be employed as a powerful teaching tool. Further, the novel's main character of the Box Topped Bandit and his small black accomplice (the Kid) set out to slice open as many Pillsbury Cake mix boxes as possible to find a golden ticket that will permit the Bandit an airfare to anywhere in the world. Of course, all of this has to be done with great stealth, as the Bandit is already a known figure and on the run. But, this comic caper combines the elements of crime, constant calamities, a clash between the titans of power (the Suits), a spectacular food fight involving (the Yellar Checked Fellar), an overall power-to-the-people struggle, and even a damsel in distress. Yes, a comic classic that should go down in the annals as a one-of-a-kind novel, all written from the refreshing perspective of a young black kid that told this entire tale. Truly a remarkable read and well worth every cent spent on such a distinctly devised adventure.

Stephen Elliott does not know what to think of American voters, this year's desperate and heated run for presidency, or the legitimacy of the political system. He doesn't know whether to love John Kerry or try to love Howard Dean or try, simply, to get excited about Politics. But what he does know is that most Americans are as confused, taxed and broken-hearted as he is. Looking Forward To It is the chronicle of one ordinary fellow's skeptical -- and hilarious -- journey through the election process. It is on the campaign trail that he will meet washed-out campaign managers, idealistic publicists, corrupt journalists, world-weary auditorium janitors, recovering drug addicts, and, of course, politicians. His report documents a journey into the center of "the thing", our country, where Americans high and low come together to participate in the most profound gesture of democracy: the election.

Some stories begin with happy-ever-after . . .