WRITING
BOOKS
Liberation of the Secret Kind
By Don Tomlinson
The sequel to Oedipus Tex, Liberation Of the Secret Kind, takes on the issue of human sexual trafficking as Ginger Fontenot finds herself a commando in a super-secret organization. Fair to say she takes these matters into her own hands. Coming soon!
Like many lawyers, when I read John Grisham's The Firm,I believed I could write legal thrillers, too. If writers know anything much about life, I thought, they should write about it. If writers have had interesting professional careers, they should write about that, too. So, knowing a bit about life -- and as a lawyer, former journalist, and former political operative -- my first novel, Oedipus Tex, weaves journalism, politics, law, triumph, sex, and tragedy into a cohesive whole. For those who remember reading the story or seeing the movie Oedipus Rex, the Greek tragedy written by Sophocles in the 5th century B.C., the title Oedipus Tex should be at least somewhat self-explanatory.
My books and upcoming books, fiction and nonfiction, are listed below.Unfathomable Depth
By Don Tomlinson
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Desiderata: The Book
By Don Tomlinson & Bob Allen
The famous prose poem Desiderata by Max Ehrmann is the subject of this book. My co-author and I took each passage from Desiderata and turned it into a full chapter by analyzing and expanding on what Mr. Ehrmann likely meant when he wrote those beautiful words. Also included is a bio of Max Ehrmann, a chapter on Desiderata's confusing origins, and a chapter on its fascinating copyright history. Buy now!
Patent Frenzy: Look Before You Leap
By Don Tomlinson & Karen Tripp
Necessity may be tantamount to invention, but patent issuance is not tantamount to commercial success. Unfortunately, many inventors believe receiving a patent on their inventions means the world will beat a path to their doors, checkbooks in hand. The truth, however, is that far less than one percent of patent inventions ever earn a single nickel in royalties or the like. This book is about the due diligence one should do before bankrupting one's self acquiring patents. Coming soon!
Oedipus Tex
By Don Tomlinson
When Taz Sterling asked long-time girlfriend Ginger Fontenot to marry him as they graduated from TCU, Ginger turned him down, opting for a modeling career in New York. But that never quite happened. What did happen was enough to chill even the most hardened of Texas politicians. Will Taz Sterling's father become a federal judge or will an inadvertently shot piece of video derail his plans? Buy now!
The President's son and his girlfriend go missing in the North Atlantic when his former Navy fighter jet crashes over a piece of ocean 20,000 feet deep. During the search for the bodies, whales mass, destroying submersibles and threatening humans, trying to keep a secret. It takes a breakthrough in interspecies communication to avert the crisis. Coming soon!
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