Bøker av John Nieman

This is an inspirational book about being able to create your own magic in this world. Rabbitini used to be a magician's rabbit, but the rabbit's new mission is to teach young girls that they don't have to be someone's prop--they can can create their own magic.

I have written many books which feature original art and original short stories-but after a pancreatic cancer scare (fortunately misdiagnosed), my son Stott suggested this as a topic for a book. My dear sister, Mary Ellen, advised me she didn't want to hear "death" in the title, hence the clever tease. It's apt. Actually some of the stories are hopeful, even funny. Some do deal with final days. Others address renewal. But what I discovered in this exercise is that nothing is more important. Life should not be about shopping sprees, escapism, and goofball sitcoms. So I did it and a day before my chemotherapy, my esteemed doctor declared, "it's not cancer."After 30 years as an international advertising director, John decided to "reinvent" himself as an artist and writer. His artwork has been exhibited throughout the United States, Europe (Italy, the U.K., Germany, France, Ireland) and Asia (Japan, Thailand). Fortunately, has had more than a dozen solo shows.Along the way, he has written 25 books- many novels, many art and short story books (4), art and poetry (4), several children's books, novellas, and memoirs.

What's inside? All original pieces of art, complimented by a short flash fiction story. Fun to see. Fun to read.John Nieman is a multi-faceted creative person. He has exhibited art in scores of museums throughout North America, Canada. Europe and Asia. In fact, he has had more than a dozen solo shows. He has also published 32 books--everything from novels, children's books, poetry, and essays. The father of five, he lives in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.

It's original art, complimented by original flash fiction. Fun to see. Fun to read.John Nieman is a multi-talented creative person. He has shown his artwork in scores of galleries in North America, Canada, Europe, and Asia. He has enjoyed more than a dozen solo shows. Also, he has published 32 books--everything from children's books, novels, essays, and poetry. The father of five, he lives in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.

This is a book about second chances. Margot Roberts is a middle-aged widow with a dear daughter an ocean away in London. As the story begins, she has been a successful banker for decades...but feels that it's the same old thing, day after day. Somehow, she decides to take the plunge by taking classes and eventually buying the greenhouse nursery that she loves. Once there, she decides to inspire other late-blooming customers. Eventually, she becomes famous and even finds a new romance.

It's a poetic and artistic book of 26 kids-named from A-Z. Each kid is unique. Each has strengths and dreams. Each has fears and insecurities. Fortunately, all the kids offer a positive path, despite various starting points and various hurdles.

Who says we have to live in someone else's shadow? Tired of being the magicians' squished sidekick, the Amazing Rabbitini decides to strike out on her own and make her own magic in this world. Along the way, she discovers a young girl, Amy, who learns that each of us has our own unique talents and our own secret ambitions.

In the aftermath of a new business pitch, a new advertising agency is borne. It is not the smartest agency on Madison Avenue, but it is certainly the most outrageous. Most of the campaigns they create are sexy, silly, spontaneous, and surprisingly successful. In fact, the shop was named the best small agency of the year by the trade press. Its enough to attract even more clients, and make their key players more valuable and vulnerable to temptations from other shops who want some of their fairy dust.

Curiosity compels Jackson Witt. After overhearing a tantalizing cell phone conversation, he impulsively follows the trail, only to witness the brutal slaying of his mistress's husband, a right wing, "e;hang-em-high"e; judge with a secret life. Given Jackson's history with the wife and subway surveillance videos that place him at the scene of the crime, he quickly becomes the only "e;person of interest"e; in this citywide manhunt. Fortunately, he has two assets: the phone itself which was inadvertently left on the New York City train and savvy reporter named Alba Gonzales who has a soft spot in her heart for Witt since their amorous college days. Jackson's journey for exoneration involves burglaries, dead bodies, wiretapping, gay reconnaissance, Ultimately, that curious cell phone which pulled him into this mess may be very thing that can save him.

I have written many books which feature original art and original short stories-but after a pancreatic cancer scare (fortunately misdiagnosed), my son Stott suggested this as a topic for a book. My dear sister, Mary Ellen, advised me she didn't want to hear "e;death"e; in the title, hence the clever tease. It's apt. Actually some of the stories are hopeful, even funny.Some do deal with final days. Others address renewal. But what I discovered in this exercise is that nothing is more important. Life should not be about shopping sprees, escapism, and goofball sitcoms. So I did it? and a day before my chemotherapy, my esteemed doctor declared, "e;it's not cancer."e;

A treat for the eyes and the gray matter too, What is Missing? very successfully employs its unique visual device and its warm conversational tone to set up an insightful and eminently worthwhile discussion on modern life."

Art with a Story III is the third volume that combines original art with fresh fiction and is arguably the most daring. The themes deal with relationships, breakups, pleasures, cravings, and pastimes. The artwork is primarily watercolors and pastels that have been shown in many galleries around the world. The short stories that accompany the paintings are sometimes emotional and sometimes quite fun. The combination is a feast for the eye and a tickle for the brain. John Nieman has been in creative arena since his early twenties. For decades, he was the world-wide creative director of several global ad agencies. In this capacity, he created many of the world's most admired campaigns -Hallmark, Coca-Cola, Anheuser-Busch. At a midpoint in his career, he decided to devote his full energies to fi ne art and fiction. He has written twenty books, including fi ction, short stories, and children's books. He has also had more than a dozen solo art show - in the US, Canada, Germany, Ireland, the U.K. and several other international locales. Somewhere in between those two extremes, he became a chef, an actor, a stand-up comedian and a father of five.

Lindsay Brinkley had begun to dread Christmas. As she liked to tell her out-of-town kids, "It's all months of commercial preparation, and then poof! It's over in one day." Inspired by some TV interviews with department store Santa's who share that sentiment, she decides to extend the season with weeks of anonymously delivered gifts. Trouble is, the news media becomes obsessed with Santa's secret helper and wants to unmask her. Along her journey, she does rediscover the true spirit of Christmas, especially when she meets the modern-day Santa. John Nieman is a multi-faceted creative person. He has published eighteen books, including novels, short stories, essays, poetry and children's tales. In his spare time, he is a fi ne artist who has exhibited work in Manhattan, Tokyo, Miami, Paris, London, and dozens of other international locales. The father of five, he lives in New York City, and Hastings-on-Hudson.

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An artistic interpretation of America's preoccupation with pop culture lists, each theme is captured in an original painting, a list of names or thoughts conjured using free association, and a poem. The art has been featured in renowned galleries. The litanies are quirky and subjective, as is the accompanying verse. The result? A visual and verbal marriage of contemporary, everyday life.