A letter from the author

Dear Friends,


Thank you for your interest in my book!


Here’s some promo material written by my editors:

Driving to the End of the World
by Mark McMahon


Driving to the End of the World is the story of a dentist who embarks on an extraordinary adventure. When his father died in 1999, Mark came face-to-face with his own mortality. He sold his successful dental practice to follow his dream of traveling and taking pictures. He created a mission for himself— to drive from Tucson, Arizona to Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego— the end of the world. With little more than his truck, Baby Blue, and a very loose plan, Mark took off. What was supposed to be six-month trip turned into a four-year odyssey. He encountered spiritual healers and thieves, ran after women and from police, lived with the Guaymi Indians of Panama, explored pristine jungles, and cheated death so many times it became a running joke. But as he moved closer to his goal, the physical trip transcended into a spiritual awakening— and he realized it was the journey, not the destination, his soul was craving. Mark's example inspires you to follow your heart, ignite the passion inside, and do whatever it takes to live your adventure.


I gotta tell ya, when I first read that paragraph, I wanted to buy the book!


I'm not going to lie to you — I really really want you to buy it.


Here is a brief excerpt from the book:

There I was, with two tourists from Holland and a local guide, trekking through a dense and intense rainforest. After 9 hours on the trail, our packs weighed heavily on our shoulders. Sunlight was fading quickly and we were still miles from our destination. Our guide looked scared. That was not a good sign. The sounds from the surrounding vegetation began changing as the various creatures of the night awoke. As darkness slowly took over I began to feel as if the jungle was closing in on us, trapping us. Not for the first time my brain turned to the thoughts that plagued me at times throughout my adventures, “What the hell am I doing? I could die out here!”

Convinced yet? Click here to order.


Even though the book hasn’t been printed yet, finishing the manuscript has given me a great boost!
I want to share my excitement with you, and get my book promotion rolling in advance. So…

I’ve created an amazing pre-publication offer for the first 100 buyers!

Here’s what you'll be getting:

  • 25% off the cover price (a $5.00 savings)
  • Your personal autographed, numbered copy (for the first 100 online buyers only!)
    I sold seven copies already, just by posting it on the site, without sending out an announcement.
  • Two Premium Quality greeting cards (a $5.90 value)
    One from each of my photo collections: Los Niños Latinos and Fabulous Frogs. Shot in Central and South America, they're a colorful and unique way to send a note. Many people choose not to mail them to anyone, but rather hang them somewhere for their own enjoyment.
  • End of the World Tour T-shirt (a $14.95 value)
    The official book tour T-shirt with the inspirational LYA Mission Statement and cool logo! And do not underestimate the value of your T-shirt as packing material to protect your valuable cargo— your book and greeting cards— during shipping.
  • Free Consultation (a $100 value!)
    20 minutes of phone time with me on a topic of your choosing.
    We can brainstorm a personal approach for you to:
    Find your voice,
    Follow your heart,
    Ignite your passion
    Live Your Adventure!
  • Free Tele-Class ($29.95 value)
    Participate in one of my upcoming Tele-Classes! Choose either Travel Photography (to be scheduled in early September and co-hosted with Christopher P. Baker, author of many travel and photography books) or The Inner Adventure (to be scheduled in October and discussing how to access your creativity to follow your dreams).
  • My eternal gratitude (priceless)
  • Satisfaction (you’re banking some serious karma here)
    You get the satisfaction of knowing you’re supporting an upstart, self-published author, maniacally bucking the corporate establishment.
  • More stuff I'm sure I'll think up later!

We'll be sending out your overstuffed package around September 15th!

So to recap, here's the piles of stuff you'll be getting, all for only $14.95
Plus the dreaded, obligatory, finely printed S&H. Barely even noticeable….

The book
$19.95
Photography Tele-Class
$29.95
Personal Consultation
$100.00
Live Your Adventure T-shirt
$14.95
Greeting Cards
$5.90
TOTAL VALUE
$170.75
Your Price
Only $14.95


Pretty cool, huh?

You can:

And all for the cost of a super-sized dinner for two at McDonald's— with none of the calories!

Click here to order now!


Sincerely,

Mark McMahon
Author/Panderer

P.S. If you don’t trust our 128 bit encrypted secure-socket layer online ordering system,
or you would just like to hear the sound of someone’s voice, you can order by phone, toll-free, 1-(888) LYA-TODAY

P.P.S. At the very least I hope you enjoyed this outlandish letter.

P.P.P.S. You read this far— come on— just give in, give it up and order the silly book already.