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Second Chance Books in Independence, OR, Hosts Local Author

Professor Penguin studies for greater knowledge.

On Saturday, June 22, 2019 from 10 am to 2 pm, Shad Engkilterra will be signing copies of his books in front of Second Chance Books on Main Street in Independence from 10 am to 2 pm. Shad has written nine books for all ages; come by and check out the books that are right for you.

For children of all ages, “There Are No Penguins in Alaska” offers the opportunity to color while learning about the animals that people find in Alaska. The humor at the end will keep you smiling.

For those from 8 to 11 and for fans of Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys, the Adventures on the Amur series is two great adventure stories that take place in Far East Russia. Explore a little history and enjoy Steve and Irina’s adventures as they search for the Lost Treasure of Nikolai Nikolaevich or learn firsthand about the Curse of the Golden Kopeck.

For those in high school or older, “The Pirate Union” finds out what would happen if bureaucracy regulated pirate activities. This comedy with a 1990’s sensibility promises magic, puns, and fun as the crew of the Jolly Rogue tries to find out what the nefarious P.U. is up to.

Want to know what it was like growing up poor in the 1980s? “My Life in the Projects” is the mostly true story of how I survived living in government housing as a child.

For nonfiction fans, “Disneyland Is Creativity” and “the Haunted Mansion Is Creativity” offer looks at Disneyland and the Haunted Mansion with an eye toward creativity principles. Take a tour of the Happiest place on Earth and let Walt’s dream bring you greater joy and inspiration through greater creativity, or go through the Haunted Mansion as your Ghost Host leads you on a tour of the beloved attraction while materializing habits to become more creative.

If you need a bathroom reader or are looking for activities to improve your creativity and life, “Penguinate! Essays and Short Stories” and “Penguinate! The Disney Company” are the books for you. These collections of short stories and essays provide suggestions for activities to do after each section. Penguinating is the power of positive creativity.

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Preorder ‘Penguinate! The Disney Company’

Book cover for Penguinate! The Disney Company

On April 14, 2019, my 8th book “Penguinate! The Disney Company” will be released on Amazon Kindle. (That’s just in time for my birthday!) “Penguinate! The Disney Company” looks at aspects of the company that Walt Disney would recognize. It includes thoughts on Disney Parks, Disney creativity, and Disney movies, including “Frozen 2” plots Disney probably never considered.

This wholly unauthorized look at the Disney Company is designed to help you think deeply and share your thoughts. The more you practice deep thinking, the more creative you’ll become. Preorder the Kindle version today at Amazon, or preorder the paperback here.

The Table of Contents:

Acknowledgements    iv
 About This Book    1
 The Disney Family    3
 Walt Disney’s Road to Creativity    4
 Diane Disney Miller, Grandma and Disneyland    6
 The Disney Parks    8
 Standing in Line Is Part of the Appeal    9
 FASTPASS Is too Fast    10
 FASTPASS, Reservations and Time    11
 Why the Characters at the Parks Matter    12
 Disney Parks Don’t Need New Rides to Increase Attendance    14
 How Disney Can Save Itself and the World    16
 The Disneyland Resort    19
 The Birth of Disneyland    20
 The Submarine Voyage (1959 to 1998)    22
 Star Wars Land Vs. Tomorrowland    23
 Put the ‘Tomorrow’ Back in Tomorrowland    26
 Investing in Parks Is the Best Way to Deal with Crowds    28
 Mickey Mouse Foods and Happiness    30
 Disney California Adventure Is still No Disneyland    31
 World of Color – Winter Dreams 2013    33
 Eulogy for the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror    34
 Walt Disney World    35
 Reflections on the College Program 2012    36
 Why Would Walt Want to Build a City?  A panel with Paul Anderson at Salt Lake Comic Con 2013    38
 Walt Disney World’s Internal Communication    40
 Walt Disney World’s External Communication    41
 Walt Disney World and Change    42
 Why MyMagic+ is Genius    43
 Crew Spaceship Earth with Aaron Wallace and the Rest of Humanity    45
 Critique of Epcot Misses Context    47
 The American Idol Experience Will Suck You in like the TV Show    49
 Disneyland Paris    51
 Disneyland Paris 2015 Is Like Disneyland 2000    52
 La Taniere du Dragon: Magic at Disneyland Paris    54
 Disney’s Synergy    55
 Disney Does the Dumb: No Longer Going to Infinity and Beyond    56
 Disney/Fox Merger Sounds Death Knell for Small-Time Writers and Creatives    58
 Did Disney Cut the Cord?    60
 ‘Agent Carter’ sets stage for Captain America vs. Batman and Superman    62
 Let’s Get Dangerous: Disney Dominates Movies and Music    64
 Why Fox’s Fantastic Four Flop Is Good News for Disney    65
 Disney Jumps to Light Speed with Creative Properties    66
 ESPN Fishes for Its ‘Little Mermaid’    68
 The Disney Princess Stories    72
 The Saving of Snow White: Rethinking Criticisms of Disney Films    73
 Dying Ugly: The Misguided Actions of the Evil Queen    75
 Cinderella’s Choice: Rethinking Criticisms of Disney Films    76
 ‘Frozen’    78
 ‘Frozen’ Warms the Heart    79
 Hans: Clever Schemer, Opportunist, or Love Corrupted by Power    81
 Scarcity Fuels ‘Frozen’s’ Fire    83
 Possible ‘Frozen 2’ Plots    85
 ‘You Can’t Top Pigs with Pigs’: ‘Frozen 2’ on Thin Ice    89
 ‘Frozen’ vs. the Super Bowl    92
 ‘Frozen Fever’ opens for ‘Cinderella’: What’s at Stake?    94
 The Rise of Olaf and Baymax    96
 Disneyland’s Frozen Paradise 2015    97
 How Disney Changed the Princess Story for Success in the Modern Age    100
 ‘Maleficent’: Visually Stunning, Epic Fantasy    111
 ‘Frozen’ and ‘Maleficent’ Create Instant Cliché    113
 Evil Isn’t Complicated; It’s Easy    115
 Maleficent Changes Her Character    117
 ‘Maleficent,’ Misogyny and Metaphor: Disney Hits a Cultural Nerve    118
 An Alternate Ending for ‘Maleficent’?    119
 Other Disney Films    121
 ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ Explores Ways to Fix It    122
 Why Maui is the bad guy in ‘Moana’    124
 Disney Stuck in a Rut: Sequels Rule the Box Office    126
 Keep Moving Forward with ‘Tomorrowland’    128
 ‘Tomorrowland’ Brings to Screen What Theme Park Lacks    129
 Society Needs Its Dreamers    131
 What Kid’s See in Disney Films May Not Be What Adults See    133
 Disney Products    135
 Disney Products: D23Expo 2017 Explores Past and Future    136
 Appendix 1: Other Disney Books to Consider    139
 Appendix 2: Disney Vocabulary    141
 About the Author    143
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Creativity, Self Help and Stuart Smalley

In his book “Brainstorming: Unleashing Your Creative Self,” Don Hahn says that a lot of creativity books come off sounding like a Stuart Smalley self-help quote: “I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and doggone it, people like me!” Maybe that should be expected. Creativity is the highest expression of a person’s humanity.

Creativity is at the top of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs for self-actualization. Those, who believe in God, also believe that humans are formed in His image to go forth and do math or procreate, which is an act of core creation.

People are at their best when they’re being creative. They flow, they sparkle, they embrace their inner child, they play, and they laugh and find the humor. They love, they forgive, and they ultimately revel in the happiness that creativity reveals in the sore of their own being.

So, while Jen Sincero’s “You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life” is about becoming your best self, it’s also about becoming more creative. Because your best self is one that is actively participating in making something new. Go out and sing your song, paint a picture, experiment, and write up a storm. You’ll be better for it and so will the rest of the world. Penguinate!

Want to up your creative game? Get a copy of “Disneyland Is Creativity” and “Penguinate! Essays and Short Stories“