As
an award winning freelance photojournalist I started writing some
fifteen years ago specializing in travel and yachting. My first book, TOASTS FOR EVERY
OCCASION, published by the New American Library, an
imprint of Penguin Putnam, ISBN # 0-451-20301-1 was recently released. It can be found in bookstores
nationwide and online.
I found that most of the few 'toast' books available are really teaching
aids in how to be a toastmaster and give long speeches. They tell
nothing of the history of toasting and contain very few toasts. My
book is different. It
is a guide to, and a history of toasting, containing over 1,300
short pithy toasts in 171 different
categories so there is literally a "toast for every
occasion" or one that can be adapted for any occasion. I have collected these
toasts on my travels around the world and many have never been previously
published. Some books claiming a large number of toasts list the same
ones in a number of places as there are many toasts which might fit in to
several categories i.e., humor, wedding, risqué, etc.
I did not want to have that repetition so I indexed the book. In other
words don't just look under humor in the Contents but check the index for
everything under humor or whatever category you're looking for. The book sells
for $13.00 US and $19.00 Can. The book is doing
very
well thanks to all of you and has had multiple printings. It
has just been featured on the front page of the WineXplorer site.
Please click on WineXplorer to view
it! Thank you one and all! If you purchase the book and would
like a 'signed copy' please email me with your address and I will send you a signed peel off
book plate to put inside the front cover. Also if you wish to order
online click on the Amazon or Barnes & Noble links. Amazon is even
discounting the book!
