THE BOOKENING
A Reading Resolution Revolution
One Word ● One Paragraph ● One Chapter ● One Story
Change your life with just one book.
- Reading Explained
Reading books can change people’s lives—even a single work of fiction. Stories can open their eyes to new possibilities, new horizons, and new challenges. They are portals when a mind unlocks the magic.
Books develop empathy, critical thinking, and emotional intelligence—skills essential for personal growth. And all the while, they entertain.
Single books have sparked major life shifts. They can redefine purpose, unleash passion, and assist in refocusing life’s direction. Reading is more than entertainment—it’s a pathway to transformation.
Bottom line— reading is like vitamin D for the soul.
WTF is the Bookening?
Everything is better in the Tropics.
Smoking Turtle ePress wants to help you get there, so we created The Bookening— A Reading Resolution Revolution. A New Year’s Resolution to replace all those silly ones, like working out, eating right, sleeping eight hours, and being courteous to strangers. Okay, probably a good idea to still be courteous.
But before you bolt a turbo onto your engine, let’s get it tuned up, take it for a few runs, blow out the noise… Then circle back—so you can orchestrate your movements like a moon walker dancing to reggae.
The Challenge: Simply, read the Palm Tree Express — A Trip to the Never-Never. Write a review, good or bad, just keep it real, and then you will receive your choice of A Beach Bum’s Guide to Living Incognito or Changing Lanes for free.
The Benefits: Along with a much deeper appreciation of a tropical paradise, you will be reacquainted with thinking for yourself. Hell, if you don’t like Palm Tree Express, let us know full throttle. We are not some sort of mind control cult or celebrity with a grossly overinflated ego that climbs up on their digital soapbox and screams out their demands of what you should think. We are grown-ups here—grown-ups in board shorts and flip-flops.
You will discover that, almost no matter what your current situation may be, if you want, you can migrate to a tropical country and reduce your overhead by 50 to 75%. Throw away your parkas, mittens, and wool caps. In most cases, you won’t even need a car anymore.
Imagine living without mechanical bills, empty gas tanks, and tire chains. Imagine a home with no furnace, and maybe a little wire mesh to keep the monkeys out. On one level, the Palm Tree Express is an entertaining work of fiction, but dive deeper and discover the colorful secrets of living in a tropical paradise.
Not bad for Ten Bucks!
Be a Hero!
Invite your friends, or even better, buy them a copy. We promise no one is going to return you a latte with a snitty comment scrawled on the side.
If you make one resolution this year, make it this one. Read a freaking book! You will love doing it, and it can dramatically change your life. Finally, a resolution that makes sense.
Entertain your dreams and tease your soul. Buy a copy today and invite your friends to get on board, too. You will not be sorry, maybe sunburned but never sorry.
Makes an amazing gift!
Give the gift of Paradise and change someone’s life.
You can read, can’t you?
