one-of-us

The Reluctant Goldwyn

by J. Elliott Goldwyn


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Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 9/23/2005

Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 6x9
Page Count : 440
ISBN : 9781420846560
Format : E-Book
Dimensions : N/A
Page Count : 1
ISBN : 9781463483647

About the Book

Elliott has something to say in his autobiography "one-of-us, The Reluctant Goldwyn". The first part of his book describes his adventures growing up in Orange County, California with affluent and dysfunctional parents who taught him to do as they do and not as they say. Disillusioned when young by his parents divorce and other falsehoods, he left home to experience life on the streets of L.A. to become exactly what his parents were to him - liars and cheats. After surviving a near fatal motorcycle accident as a young adult, Elliott returned from the "White Light" with the added rigors of how to relearn the most basic details of life, and with the vision and answers to the problems of the world. As Elliott likes to say, "and the struggles ensued." The second part of the book finds Elliott using his past experiences and new insights to survive the traps of society which we have all experienced. He combines his teachings with his poetic passion for humanity and gives us the answers for which we might not have even known we were searching. Often Elliott can foresee societal and personal traps even before I do. He is able to describe in detail the reason why certain experiences occur, and how to avoid them in the future. His solutions are simple in nature because he says it's the problems that are confusing. He is tired of clichés, lies and the separateness from each other the "games" force us to play. My life has been greatly enhanced by having Elliott in it. As Elliott has said to me, he's glad when a reader enjoys his life's follies contained within his autobiography, but is delighted beyond belief when the reader grasps his greater message. His greatest fear is being misunderstood. Elliott's solutions speak of an 'Eden' of sorts, and many people may not be ready to hear his message. Be patient with his book as it jumps and rambles as does his mind, but the truth is in it and will show itself in his love for everyone of us and the world on which we live. Elliott constantly questions the meaning of life, and in those queries he's found his quintessence. As he says in his book,”Love is all you need, now let me show you how that is true..."


About the Author

I was asked to outline who the author is because I am not just an observer.

I walk in tandem with him.  I am there at the start and end of every day, every brilliant thought, through the struggles with negativity and disrespect with others, I remain.

There are some things in this book that I wish he wouldn’t have written but I also understand after reading it that there is a deeper message and seeing as there were other relationships which help define this greater message that my story too must play an important role.

It gives me great pleasure to be included in this creative, inventive, sensitive mans description of what love means to him.

As you read I’m sure you’ll find at least one moment you can relate to or learn from.  His experiences with adoption, religion, divorce, drugs, etc., and a closed-head injury have given him truly a unique outlook on life.  With a solution for everything (because he says there is one), Elliott challenges the reader and society to make this world a better place for all.

 

 

- Sara M