His first novel for an adult audience, KUBRICK'S GAME, was released through Evolved Publishing and quickly became an international bestseller and was one of the best-reviewed books of the year. Following in the footsteps his best-selling and tremendously popular bilingual picture book, EL PERRO CON SOMBRERO, Doggy Claus/Perro Noel tells the tale of Jingle (Santa's dog) who decides to take off on Santa's sleigh to deliver presents to all the dogs in the world, only to discover there's something dogs want even more than presents on Christmas. HIs newest picture book, DOGGY CLAUS/PERRO NOEL comes out November 13, 2018. See cover to the left! It tells the story of a 10-year-old kid who becomes principal of his school, and things don't go anything close to expected. His newest middle-grade novel (ages 7-12), PRINCIPAL MIKEY, was released May 2018 and became a #1 best-seller on Amazon. He and his wife, author Sheri Fink (pictured to the left), are the founders of Whimsical World, an empowering children’s brand that publishes books and produces whimsical merchandise, inspiring entertainment, and magical experiences for children of all ages. Best known for his children's books, his best-selling, award-winning books are treasured in hundreds of thousands of homes across the world. In 1991, Pisa became the sister city of Niles.Derek Taylor Kent is an author, screenwriter, performer and director based in Los Angeles. Note: The Leaning Tower of Pisa has a "body double" located in Niles, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. "If you take the lean from the Leaning Tower, how many people will still come here to see it?" "The lean, of course, is essential," he said. Tourists do their bit to keep the tower from falling over.Īnd if the job's $25 million price tag seems a little steep for a seemingly minor repair, well, perhaps CBS newsman Winston Burdett put it best in his 1972 report:
In the end, engineers employed a complex array of drills, weights and cables to reduce the tower's 15-foot tilt by about 17 inches, or one-half of one degree, keeping the all-important tilt intact. "I really wouldn't know where to begin," was another man's opinion. One man offered, "Lift it up from underneath?"
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