IN THE LONG RUN
A Hopeful World Odyssey
Get
yourself comfortable - you might be here for the next hour, or two, or three....
Kick back with your favorite brew and snacks and get ready for an amazing adventure.
So go and get your goodies now and come back when you're ready. But do hurry
back -
the motor is running....
Glad to see you back.
Welcome aboard the mighty Melawend!
Comfy?
Now brace yourself... you are about to embark on
what truly was "a journey of a lifetime" - an epic two-year odyssey around the
world on motorscooter Melawend. I'm Tom Smith, your author and host.
But nevermind that. This story was written with YOU in mind. So imagine right
from the beginning that is is YOU making this journey, that it is YOU riding Melawend.
That is how you will get the most out of this story.
Here are some tips you might want to follow as
you read:
To really
get the most out of IN THE LONG RUN, it is as easy as 1, 2, 3...
1. MAKE NOTES as you read the story... of anything that inspires
you...
2. Turn your notes into PLANS FOR ACTION...
then,
3. TAKE ACTION! to improve your life and the
lives of those you care about!
YOUR feedback is important!
As you read the story,
please e-mail me with your questions or comments.
ENJOY THE JOURNEY!
Updated:
Sunday March 30, 2008
We are currently
up to and including:
Chapter 27
Out of
Africa...
A Passage
to India
Now for the
somewhat boring but fundamental part...
Copyright
Notice & Agreement
Here is what you can
and cannot do with this story, website, photos, etc.:
Copyright © 1984 - 2008 by
Thomas Martin Smith. All rights are reserved.
All text and photographs, and associated HTML code - on this website or on any other
website where they have been used and in any other form they take or place they exist -
are protected by Canadian and International Copyright Laws, and may not be copied,
reprinted, published, translated, altered, hosted, or otherwise distributed in whole or in
part, by any means without explicit written permission from me, Thomas Martin Smith,
currently of Victoria, BC, Canada.
You are
hereby permitted to retrieve, print, and store a single copy of any part or the entire
book (IN THE LONG RUN: A Hopeful World Odyssey) contents as made available here,
for personal use only. This permission does NOT extend to producing hard copies or
electronic copies for any manner of (1) distribution, (2) promotion, (3) creating works,
(4) resale, or (5) any uses other than personal use. Nor does this extend to making
the book contents available yourself (for example, you may not post or distribute in any
way any portion of IN THE LONG RUN: A Hopeful World Odyssey or this website on
your website or any other website, bulletin boards, nor by in any place or by any means
online or off-line - without written permsision from me.)
This Copyright Notice &
Agreement supercedes the Copyright Notice on this page: http://www.melawend.com/copyrigh.htm
In other words, if you want to do
anything beyond what is permitted here, you must contact me first and receive my written
permission.
Particulars
of the First Print Edition of IN THE LONG RUN: A Hopeful World Odyssey are
specified below.
Whew! That being said, if and only if you agree to
abide by the terms and conditions of the Copyright Notice & Agreement above,
you may proceed to read - free of charge - the Online Edtition of
IN THE LONG RUN
A Hopeful World Odyssey
Let the Journey Begin!
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Genre: Travel / Travelogue / /Memoir / Self-help /
Mid-life / Writing / Photography / Motorcycling
ISBN: 0-9685813-0-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-9685813-0-8
Publisher: Odyssey Communications, 541 Laren Road, Victoria, BC,
Canada V9C2S4
Length: 460,000 words, 597 two-column pages
Size: 8 ½" x 11"
Binding: Cerlox with clear front cover and linen back cover
Available: via website http://www.melawend.com
Cost: US$69.95 + taxes, s&h
Bonus: The 42-image Slide Show on Diskette (ISBN: 0-9685813-3-1)
NOTE: This is the First Print Edition – limited to 500
copies. Hardcover and paperback editions are planned.
Copyright registration: Canadian Intellectual Property Office -
Certificate of Registration No.1050667
Copyright © 1984 - 2007 by Thomas Martin Smith. All rights are reserved.
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