{"id":6186,"date":"2017-04-03T13:00:56","date_gmt":"2017-04-03T07:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.wordpress.com\/?p=6186"},"modified":"2017-04-03T13:00:56","modified_gmt":"2017-04-03T07:30:56","slug":"growth-and-change-are-highly-overrated-by-tom-starita-book-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2017\/04\/03\/growth-and-change-are-highly-overrated-by-tom-starita-book-spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Growth and Change Are Highly Overrated by Tom Starita – Book Spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Genre<\/strong> – General Fiction\/Humor\/Satire<\/p>\n

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Growth and Change Are Highly Overrated is a classic coming-of-age story that takes a unique and comic look at what we all fear\u2014 having to grow up and abandon our dreams. For a charismatic man like Lucas James, life is a breeze because everyone else provides the wind. This man-child front man for a mediocre cover band has been mooching off of his fianc\u00e9e Jackie for years until she finally decides she’s had enough. Faced with the reality of having no income to support his carefree lifestyle, Lucas James abandons his principles and gets a job working in the stockroom at, \u201cThat Store.\u201d How does he cope with this new found sense of responsibility? He casually steals… In a life spent bucking authority how will Lucas James deal with his manager, ‘Victor the Dictator’? How long can he survive Ralph, a starry-eyed coworker who desires nothing more than to be best friends? Will Lori, a twenty-something cashier, be like everyone else and fall for his charms? Will he ever find a place to live? And is \u201cgrowing up\u201d just another way of saying \u201cselling out?\u201d With this hilarious and engaging novel, author Tom Starita perfectly captures a character we have all met and perhaps some of us know all too well.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.Goppygots.com<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Growth-Change-Are-Highly-Overrated\/dp\/1520705816\/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=<\/a><\/p>\n

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About The Author<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
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Like Brooklyn, Starita\u2019s resum\u00e9 is diverse ranging from teaching religion, Sales, working for the Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund, and now helping foreign exchange students find homes in America. \u201cThe common thread among all my jobs is having personal experiences with a large cross section of America. The rationale behind people\u2019s decisions has always fascinated me, and writing allows me to carry that to the most extreme level.\u201d<\/p>\n

Starita has made an impact on everyone he encounters. When asked for her thoughts about him, Oprah Winfrey said, “Who?” Tom Hanks refused to respond to an email asking for a quote and former Mets great Mookie Wilson once waved to him from a passing taxi.<\/p>\n

Originally from Staten Island, NY Starita has now found a home in the beautiful beach community of Stratford, Connecticut where he remains a loyal fan of the New York Mets.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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For Twitter<\/strong> – my new years resolution was to write a Twitter Tale every day – which is basically a story comprised of 15-20 tweets. They’re humorous, weird, funny, tragic and are always off the cuff.<\/div>\n
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  Genre – General Fiction\/Humor\/Satire Ebook – Dec 15 2016 Print – Feb 26 2017<\/p>\n

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