Trucking Magic

In the 1970s and 1980s Pro-Motor (Europe) Ltd were one of the most highly successful and respected transport companies in Great Britain.Their vehicles operated to every country in Europe as well as the Middle East, North Africa and Russia.They were experts in international haulage, exhibition transport, show tours and specialised vehicle transport.The Author, Mick Twemlow, a highly experienced international truck driver, drove for Pro-Motor between 1978 and 1983. His narrative, written on a country by country basis, describes the adventures and incidents that he and his fellow drivers experienced during those five years.At the time, Europe was divided by the Iron Curtain and operating in the Soviet dominated Eastern Europe brought its own challenges, which are described in detail. The corrupt nature of officials and the inherent dangers of truck driving in Turkey and Iraq are also fully explained.Although the work entailed facing dangerous situations it also had its lighter side.In summing up his five years driving for Pro-Motor Mick refers to the corporate logo of the companyand declares that it was truly "Trucking Magic".

This unique biography details the life of magician Marshall Brodien, most remembered for his long-running career as television’s Wizzo the Wizard on WGN-TV’s Bozo’s Circus and The Bozo Show. Coverage begins in the late 1940s, when Brodien was a young magician in his first job as a Chicago magic shop demonstrator, then recounts Brodien’s steady rise to show-business success, including details of his work as a performer at the Magic Lounge in Cicero and, as a nightclub hypnotist in Chicago’s posh Cairo Supper Club. The work concludes with an examination of Brodien’s current career as one of the most successful marketers of magic sets in the U.S.