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Palm Tree Express — A Trip to the Never-Never
By Perry Stone | Smoking Turtle ePress In Paradise We Trust.
Welcome aboard a 171-page adventure. An immersive odyssey in the pursuit of the heart and soul of paradise.
Memphis, an adventure-seeking rogue, explores the Mexican Caribbean—fueled by margaritas, bikinis, and a secret pirate’s treasure of lost medallions. Along the way, he redefines paradise in a way that accommodates the masses. And the really good news is, you don’t have to be rich or dead to get in.
Threaded with real misadventures, cocktail-napkin doodles, and over 40 pages of lush, full-spread imagery—each paired with the words of Kerouac, Márquez, Hemingway, Thompson, and other high priests of wanderlust—it dares you to accept you want the life, and it is yours for the taking.
Paradise is a decision. not a destination Sometimes, it’s completely absurd, but it is always entertaining.
The Paradiste Edition offers the full journey in a refined, streamlined package — nearly indistinguishable in quality, but lighter in size and price. It’s for those who value beauty, but travel light. Sale priced at $9.95 per 70MB instant download.
Palm Tree Express — A Trip to the Never-Never
By Perry Stone | Smoking Turtle ePress In Paradise We Trust.
Welcome aboard a 171-page adventure. An immersive odyssey in the pursuit of the heart and soul of paradise.
Memphis, an adventure-seeking rogue, explores the Mexican Caribbean—fueled by margaritas, bikinis, and a secret pirate’s treasure of lost medallions. Along the way, he redefines paradise in a way that accommodates the masses. And the really good news is, you don’t have to be rich or dead to get in.
Threaded with real misadventures, cocktail-napkin doodles, and over 40 pages of lush, full-spread imagery—each paired with the words of Kerouac, Márquez, Hemingway, Thompson, and other high priests of wanderlust—it dares you to accept you want the life, and it is yours for the taking.
Paradise is a decision. not a destination Sometimes, it’s completely absurd, but it is always entertaining.
The Premium Edition contains the full book in its original, high-resolution format — every word, image, and page exactly as the author created it. Ideal for those who want to enjoy full fidelity visuals. Sale priced at $17.95 per 230 MB high-resolution instant download.
Changing Lanes — Because Sometimes the Journey is Paradise
By Perry Stone | Smoking Turtle ePress In Paradise We Trust.
Welcome aboard a 171-page adventure. An immersive odyssey in the pursuit of the heart and soul of paradise.
Memphis, an adventure-seeking rogue, explores the Mexican Caribbean—fueled by margaritas, bikinis, and a secret pirate’s treasure of lost medallions. Along the way, he redefines paradise in a way that accommodates the masses. And the really good news is, you don’t have to be rich or dead to get in.
Threaded with real misadventures, cocktail-napkin doodles, and over 40 pages of lush, full-spread imagery—each paired with the words of Kerouac, Márquez, Hemingway, Thompson, and other high priests of wanderlust—it dares you to accept you want the life, and it is yours for the taking.
Paradise is a decision. not a destination Sometimes, it’s completely absurd, but it is always entertaining.
The Bookening— A New Year’s Resolution for the Soul.
Includes The Palm Tree Express—A Trip to the Never-Never
By Perry Stone | Smoking Turtle ePress In Paradise We Trust
Complete the Challenge and Win a Free eBook.
Smoking Turtle ePress 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.
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.
Beach Bum’s Guide to Living Incognito
By Perry Stone | Smoking Turtle ePress | 109 pages
Premium Tropical Series Genres: Humor · Adventure · Inspiration · Informative
Getting lost is a nightmare, unless that was your plan.
In a world increasingly dominated by digital surveillance and interconnectedness, the allure of disappearing—of truly living incognito—has never been stronger. Whether you’re looking to escape the political climate, societal pressures, or the looming threat of digital IDs that will track your every move, this guide will provide practical advice and strategies to live incognito. This isn’t just fantasy; it’s a roadmap to freedom.
A life lived incognito is a rewarding lifestyle filled with wonders that you can’t begin to imagine, but there is a price. There are sacrifices, and when push comes to shove, you’ve got to push harder than one of Elon’s Mar’s rockets.
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Beach Bum’s Guide to Paradise
By Perry Stone | Smoking Turtle ePress | 94 pages In Paradise We Trust.
Have you ever danced the Watusi under a palm tree in a rainstorm with a woman in a bikini? Read on, and you may just learn how to make that happen.
A Beach Bum’s Guide to Paradise is a presentation of The Tenets of Paradise and their Lost Medallions. They are made available so that more people can understand and find their way to their personal paradise.
“A Beach Bum’s Guide to Paradise is a celebration of resilience, love, and the raw beauty of starting over. Every page pulses with life—like music for the soul.”
Paradise is a decision. not a destination Sometimes, it’s completely absurd, but it is always entertaining.
Tropic of Paradise
By Perry Stone | Smoking Turtle ePress
(Sequel to Palm Tree Express)
In Tropic of Paradise, Memphis and Wanda’s lust for freedom deepens. As ghosts from Wanda’s Russian syndicate and Memphis’s bloody jungle secret begin to surface, life is not simply putting lime in the coconut.
Pursued across islands entangled with smugglers, shamans, and con artists, they must decide whether to fight for a future—or vanish completely. From secret coves to seedy cantinas, their passions and survival instincts become a high-stakes game to save their tropical souls. Because on the run, under palm trees, even paradise has predators.
Chasing the Coconut Pearl
By Perry Stone | Smoking Turtle ePress
A legendary pearl. A blind girl. A village on the brink, and a parade full of dangerous characters hell-bent on world domination
When 9-year-old Daisee De Ulan stumbles upon a mysterious glowing orb on the shores of Coron, miracles erupt — sight restored, youth returned, peace reigns. But with paradise comes envy, greed, and a rising storm that could swallow it all. Chasing the Coconut Pearl is an outrageous, heart-tugging tall tale that blends myth, satire, and soulful wonder into a world where coconut vodka flows, time travelers ride sea turtles, and even the dumb become wise — briefly. Told through sharp wit and deep humanity, this is a modern-day fable for anyone who’s ever hoped the universe still runs on magic (and maybe poor decisions).
Chasing the Coconut Pearl is a myth-soaked fever dream where stupid people get smart, pirates pray, and a magical pearl might just save the world. A spiritual satire wrapped in surf, sun, and sociopolitical chaos.