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Customer Reviews
Got To Make It!
- A Consequence
Of Greed - Latent
Image - Charm From
Delhi - Gigolo
The Armstrong Solution
- Lacey's Day
Got To Make It!---
Jack Eadon's Got To Make It! is the evocative story
of a 60's rock band that
almost did. His account of his adolescent boyhood is
funny and perceptive--the portraits of his parents are
especially moving. Eadon takes us with him through the
band's adventures, disappointments, and exhilarations,
fueled by ambition, drive, and just enough fame to keep
them going. But ultimately the book is about something
much greater than fame--the joy and the wonder of creating
and making music. That's what makes this page turner
truly special.
Katharine Stall - author, Den of
Thieves
Hope your books are flying off the shelves. They
are quite wonderful and should have many fans.
Jan & Bill & Maile (the
parrot)
Got To Make It! is a great trip back to the sixties.
Anthony Wainwright - author,
Moment of Truth(Penguin-Putnam) and others
It was Marshall McLuhan who first realized that "the
medium is the message." Well, for almost every
child of the sixties, the medium with the most meaningful
message was music. Jack Eadon taps into that powerful
era with his wonderful coming-of-age story Got To Make
It!. Often sounding like a hip Holden Caulfield, Jack's
dialogue is witty, wry, and consistently captivating.
Jeff Berkwits - former Entertainment
Editor, GalaxyOnline.com
Got To Make It! is like a time machine, transporting
you back to a time when we were learning about connecting,
family, friends, and love. My advice is to put on a
pair of well-washed bell bottoms and a ratty old t-shirt.
Then sit back, hang on, and enjoy!
Ilyse Johnson - WRVA Radio, Richmond,
Virginia.
You gave back to me memories of that era, my old neighborhood,
and the people, all of whom had long been sadly forgotten.
You made me smile. It took me days before I could pick
up another book as I wanted more of "Got To Make
It!".
Sky Ward - Canton, Kansas
Winning evocation of the 60s zeitgeist, featuring Jack
and his cult-rock bandmates in Khazad Doom.
Vantage blurb in The New York Times
Damn you Jack Eadon!! 'Got To Make It!' kept me up until
2am for days until I finished it. I kept reading it
in bed while trying not to wake up my wife with my booklight
glowing through the darkness. The whole John Lennon
sequence was literally a headtrip and a thrilling learning
experience. This is a great story, full of tragedy,
obstacles, small victories, innocent coming-of-age experiences
that many of us never talk about, large defeats in life
and love...and finally a huge victory that spans the
globe and just makes you feel good. Sometimes with a
little help from your friends....and sometimes not...you've
Got To Make It!.
Peter Robinson - Downers Grove, Illinois
I'll never forget Stanleys' mantra "It's all in
the trying". There couldn't be an idea more important
for every aspect of life. And I'll never forget the
philosophy "to get it out there "...live your
dream by doing it. Besides being a fun read, Got To
Make It! is really thought-provoking!
Harold Haffner Washington, DC
"Got To Make It!" is a wonderful way to experience
the sixties if you are too young to have been there
firsthand - and a great way to relive them if you were
there.
Hazel Wurfl - Orange County,
CA
"It still bugs me that I missed Woodstock, but
fortunately, this book was written. After reading Got
To Make It!, there are many things I can understand,
relate to, and appreciate more fully about those years.
With its personal, insightful perspective, the book
speaks on behalf of those who lived through the turmoil
of the sixties -- and how it changed them and shaped
them. The personal impact of events like the draft,
the anti-war protests, and the hunger marches, and pivotal
crises like the Kennedy and King assassinations, and
Kent State, are all brought home with a clear voice
that sparks a direct connection, at a heart-to-heart
level, between all those old rockers and their wide-eyed
younger brothers (like me).
I now feel that I can better understand what my big
brother went through as we were growing up together
in that tree-shaded, middle-class Vanilla World known
as suburban Chicago. And why he always seemed a little
bit smarter than me.
Dave Niemi - Downers Grove, IL
A Consequence Of Greed---
 This
is the best book I've read in a LONG time. It seems so
real, you feel like you're there every moment!
Betty Goldsbury - Kansas City,
Missouri
"An
awesome book!"
Dave
Sommars - Brea, CA
"A
Consequence of Greed" is a mystery that will keep
you on the edge of your
seat! This book is filled with the power of a painful
family saga and corporate intrigue, mixed with a supernatural
twist. The novel is compelling from beginning to end.
Hazel Wurfl
- Orange County, CA
I have spent a considerable amount of time in the town
where this story takes place. I could not put the book
down! His depiction of the people and the town are right
on the mark. We have all seen the corporate politics and
greed the author so clearly lays out. A great read!
Jeff Baker- Lahaina, Hawaii
I couldn't put it down!! Wow! By the end of the first
page I was hooked! You'll get to know the good, bad, and
ugly of those of us who have struggled to find where we
belong. With the help of some spiritual guidance we manage
to make it through. A must read for all!
Karrie Townsend - Tustin, California
"A Consequence of Greed" is
a sweeping novel based in rural Texas that weaves a mystery
around a hearty bunch of southern characters in a sleazy
corporate environment. The author has captured the essence
of today's corporate politics and greed. It's an intriguing
"whodunit" with a supernatural twist.
Phil Suttle - Boston, Massachusetts
From the very beginning I couldn't put this book down.
I survived in Corporate America for 25 years, and this
novel brought back haunting memories.
Sky Ward - Canton, Kansas
Latent
Image---
 After
having read LATENT IMAGE, the sequel to A CONSEQUENCE
OF GREED, I
cannot wait to read the author's next book. The plot takes
a twist that you
cannot imagine. Again Eadon demonstrates that he is a
master at combining a
fact-based setting with a fictional story.
Jeff Baker - Lahaina, Hawaii
"Latent Image," the sequel to "A
Consequence of Greed," continues the mystery of "Greed,"
but adds a sensitive, personal twist with a surprise!
This book is an enthralling read that will leave the reader
wondering where Jack Eadon will take us next.
Hazel
Wurfl - Orange County, CA
"That reader from Hawaii was right. Latent Image
is a great sequel to "A Consequence of Greed!".
Now I hear Jack Eadon has a second edition coming out,
so people must agree with me. The book is a different
setting(California), theme(spiritual), and style(great
dialogue) with
a really cool cast of characters(crazy model, evil photographer,
Hopi-inspired park ranger?). It is a contemporary mystery
that turns into a love story that turns into a mystery
again. Wow! What a cool surprise at the end. I may be
biased just having read it, but I think LATENT IMAGE is
one of Jack Eadon's best books. And I've read all of them
now! Wait, I still have to read Gigolo on the Row!
Kim Stanton
- Tysons Corner, VA
THE
CHARM FROM DELHI---
 "Drama,
action, personal growth, and decay fill the pages of this
powerful and entertaining novel. A great book you need
to add to your growing Jack Eadon "library."
The cosmic 'karma' scene toward the end is a real masterpiece.
Hazel Wurfl
- Orange County, CA
The epic quality and gradual unfolding of the plot of
THE CHARM FROM DELHI
certainly held my interest. I couldn't put it down until
I was done—I was never sure what would develop!
The depiction of some scenes are surreal, but, amazingly
believable. I want it to really be like that! This novel
would make a great movie. I can just picture it."
Jeff Baker,
Lahaina, Hawaii
"Gigolo"
On The Row---
 "Intriguing
slowly-evolving mystery intertwined with the realistic
effects of Mark Sterling's grief after losing his wife.
The whole book is about trust, emotional support, and
empathy. It is a hum dinger of a story with a great ending!
R. Jannsen
, Lindenhurst, IL
After Mark Sterling loses his wife, he starts to go crazy.
Soon he's
believing she was killed by one of his neighbors. Then
the woman he's
falling in love with shocks him with a total surprise
to really "hook"
him. Later in the book there's yet another surprise. Boy,
this book
kept me guessing all along! I love books like that. And
the last few
chapters my heart was really thumping. Then the ending
was "wowee!"
Jack Eadon's writing is so clear and the characters are
so real, it was
like I was watching a movie!
Mercedes
Romano , St. Louis, Missouri
The Armstrong Solution ---
 From
the jungle, an unlikely but fascinatingly well-crafted
tale of corporate intrigue!
Emil
Sutter, Ankorage, KY
Excellent, suspense filled story of how far a corporation
will go to make the bottom line. Fast paced, interesting
characters. An exciting read from beginning to end.
Kevin Manheim,
New York,NY
With action that careens from the American corporate jungle
to London to the Mexican Rain Forest, the ARMSTRONG SOLUTION
is a slick, sleek, and at times, quite saucy edge-of-your-seat
thriller.
Jeff Berkwits, Hugo Award-nominated
author
"Multi-level!
The subtle use of the Lear jet and jungle as symbols of
corporate America—from the flight lesson scene to
the detainment subplot to the exciting conclusion—makes
this book one we ought to study as well as read!
Ilyse Johnson WRVA Radio, Richmond,
Virginia
Lacey's Day---
 This
is the tender story of Ted and Lacey, both needing love
and
meeting on the Internet. It realistically captures the
passions and
doubts that can rule any Internet relationship. I've been
there so I
know. He's now my husband! The challenge of Ted and Lacey
being from
two different cultures makes it especially intense. I
want more! Can
you write another book about Ted and Lacey? I promise
I'll buy it!
Joan Sonne Overland
Park, Kansas
This is a wonderful story about Ted and Lacey meeting
and falling in love via the internet. It captures the
reality of finding romance on line—the passion and
the hardships. I met and fell in love with my own wonderful
husband exactly this way! Lacey's Day is a wonderful book
I could read again and again (I probably will!). I encourage
everyone to
read this book, especially you romantic types!! I can
definitely see this acted out on stage. It gives me chills.
Rebecca Jones
Las Vegas, NV
I know of at least two people who ended up getting
married to people they met on the Internet. I've always
wondered how a medium like e-mail could bring people together
and create such a strong bond. Throughout the book, I
kept reading on to see how this relationship would develop.
I'd definitely like to know more about these characters.
Lynn, Downers
Grove, IL
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