New self help book uses key The Twilight Zone episodes to navigate life’s problems
We are just one of the thousands of writers that have swooned about the landmark TV series The Twilight Zone and its creator, writer Rod Serling, and certainly thousands more will rave about its influence long after we’re gone. But now, veteran TV critic Mark Dawidziak has gone one step further and penned a new age self help book called “Everything I Need to Know I learned in The Twilight Zone” that uses TZ as a guideline to navigate the often treacherous business of living.
The lessons learned in The Twilight Zone are universal and timeless, having entertained and enlightened countless generations. Dawidziak’s unauthorized tribute to the series a light-hearted collection of life lessons, ground rules, inspirational thoughts, and stirring reminders found in Serling’s timeless fantasy series.
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The notion that “it’s never too late to reinvent yourself” soars through “The Last Flight,’’ in which a World War I flier who goes forward in time and get the chance to trade cowardice for heroism. A visit from an angel blares out the wisdom of “follow your passion” in “A Passage for Trumpet.” The meaning of “divided we fall” is driven home with dramatic results when neighbors suspect neighbors of being invading aliens in “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street.” The old maxim about never judging a book by its cover is given a tasty twist when an alien tome is translated in “To Serve Man.” And on it goes…
This sounds positively irresistible. The book comes out on February 28th from St. Martin’s Press. Pre-order it here today!
