TWISTED by the WIND: Presentation at Chandler AZ Book Club

About This Book

Twisted by the Wind is a collection of stories and words of wisdom, with a fair amount of humor added. It chronicles a philosophical spirit developed on the plains of Oklahoma, the Arizona desert, Nashville, and the wine country of California, honed through a lifetime of entrepreneurial endeavors and adventures.

Tales of first flights, free meals in the park, car racing, life in a monastery, following a musical dream, and wisdom of the ages are all wrapped in a collection of quotes, short stories, poems, and personal revelations.

Designed to be a catalyst to spark readers' inspiration and creativity, you can open this book anywhere and find a fresh thought or idea to make life more enjoyable and to share with others.

What People are Saying About This Book

"Wonderful! Colorful and rich! Can't wait to read the next book!" - S. Pratt

"This is fun stuff, and anyone with a sense of humor, a down home upbringing and taste for wry is in for a treat." -R. Pope

"I love it!!!......Can't wait till you do a book tour..........!!!" -S. Greene

"The first scene would make a great movie opening!!!!" - K.Bishop

"The style is typical, understated, tom hays. I can hear you telling the stories." - G. Wilson

"Will trigger many fond memories in the hearts and minds of people who grew up where stories were told by people who knew the art of story telling" - L. Pope

"Charming!" - K.Edwards

"Now I know what I'm giving everyone for christmas." - M. Roth

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Presentation at Chandler AZ Book Club

All this and dinner too! Susan and I had a great time discussing Twisted by the Wind with this book club group in Chandler, Arizona. They had each read the book prior to the meeting, so it was really fun to hear their comments and share some of the inspirations that led to the stories related in the book.

Members Tina and Karyn dishing up a delicious shrimp salad.

Karyn & hostess Katherine share a laugh.

Member Susan joins in.

When they started pulling out their copies of my book, I knew I was talking to my kind of people.


A good time was had by all! Great food, wonderful conversation and good wine. What could be better?

Thanks to my wonderful wife Susan for taking the pictures and being such a supportive partner, and to Katherine for inviting me to share my book with the nice ladies in her book club.

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Here's the Pearl of the Day!

Pearl of the Day™
SEEDS INTO THE WIND - One Thousand Days of Timeless Wisdom is a collection of over one thousand inspirational, motivational, witty and sometimes humorous quotations selected from “Here’s Your Pearl of the Day® from Tom Hays”, a daily “thought starter” email sent to subscribers and featured on selected websites for over seventeen years. The book features quotations from famous and infamous thinkers throughout history to the present day. Readers are encouraged to, each day, choose a random number between one and one thousand, look up that numbered quotation in the book and see what "Pearl of Wisdom" fate brings them that day.

A Perfect Gift!

About the Author

Tom Hays is an artist and writer and a serial entrepreneur, previously owning and operating a variety of business ventures.

Tom also compiles and publishes quotations through his website, PearloftheDay.com, which emails inspirational and motivational quotes to subscribers daily at no charge. He established this ministry more than ten years ago, and it has grown to hundreds of recipients daily plus thousands of readers on various websites where the "Pearl of the Day" appears.

Tom has been in the retail optical business, owned an advertising agency, an audio/visual production company, built a chain of thirty-eight automobile quick oil-change centers, started a food packaging and marketing company, and owned a market research company, conducting radio listenership research in 105 radio markets in the United States. He was also a principal in several other private and publicly owned companies, including those involved in oil and gas exploration, music production, greeting cards, and business acquisition. He is also an ordained minister.

Born in Oklahoma and having lived in Nashville, Tennessee, and the Napa Valley in California, Tom and his wife Susan currently make their home in Scottsdale, Arizona. Tom enjoys painting, silversmithing, ceramics, design, songwriting, website development, and writing stories.

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