BEFORE THEY WERE THE PRESIDENTS - My first e-book!

About seven years ago I had an epiphany of sorts.  I realized that I could only recite the first three presidents' names before I became unsure of who was next.  This bothered me. Actually, it made me feel dumb and I don't like to feel dumb so I decided to write a song that would help me learn all of the presidents' names. And guess what?  The song worked!  I was surprised and sort of proud of myself too for learning all of their names.  I recorded that song (called These are the Presidents) in my home studio and then another song idea came through. Eventually I had a complete CD's worth of songs so I recorded them all and released the CD on my own label (Music 2 Educate).  The CD is called Remember the Presidents. I have since released three more educational CD's for kids. Every now and then someone will download one or more of my songs and it's always a thrill when this happens!

One of the songs that I wrote was called Before They Were the Presidents.  I wanted to know what each of the presidents did before they went into office and I thought that others might like to know too. I also thought it might make a fun song. Even though all of the presidents had more than one occupation prior to their terms I chose one that was unique or different.  For instance Harry Truman was a haberdasher and George W. Bush owned a sports team.

I wasn't very surprised to discover that many of the presidents were lawyers before being elected.

Recently I cracked the code for creating e-books.  It really wasn't as difficult as I thought it might be. Once I got through the imaginary roadblocks I was able to start producing my own e-books and help others with theirs too.

And so, without further adieu, I'd like to invite you to read a sample of my new book, Before They Were the Presidents, inspired by the song I wrote of the same name several years ago. (the song or the book can be purchased for just 99 cents.)  Just click on one of the links below.

nook Edition

Kindle Edition

Listen to the song!