Non-Fiction Books
Run Away To A New Lifestyle! Overworked and underappreciated? Is your nose sore from keeping it to the grindstone day in and day out? Have you ever been tempted to climb out of your rut and escape the rat race? Nick and Terry Russell did it, and you can too! Come along for the ride as a pair of overworked baby boomers decide that life is too short for their 75+ hour work weeks, sell off the “stuff” they accumulated over the years, and cram what is left into a motorhome and hit the road! Join them as they wander the highways and back roads of America in search of adventure. If you’ve ever wanted to climb out of the rut and run away from the rat race, this is the book that will tell you first-hand what it’s like to take the big step. Irreverent, funny, and serious, Meandering Down The Highway is a true look at the RV lifestyle, from the good to the bad. Learn why our pair of modern day gypsies chose the RV they did, and learned to regret it. Discover the delights awaiting you in small towns, historic sites, and campgrounds around the country, and about the one-million-plus community of fulltime and extended travel RVers and their life on the road. A compilation of a year’s Meandering Down The Highway columns from the Russell’s popular Gypsy Journal RV travel newspaper, this is the book you can’t miss if you have ever thought that there was more to life than hard work and frustration!
If you have ever wanted to travel fulltime in an RV, but did not believe there was a way to earn enough money to support yourself and your family as you travel, this book is for you. Written by a working fulltime RVer, Work Your Way Across The USA gives you dozens of ideas for generating a full or part time income as you travel. Nick Russell has presented his seminars and classes on working on the road at RV rallies across the country, and now he brings his information to print in an easy reading book that is packed with useful information to help you achieve your goal of financial security while you explore all this great country has to offer from the comforts of your own RV! Beginning with an overview of the fulltimer lifestyle, the author tells you how and why it is possible for you to begin a new career on the road. From there, he helps you realize why living the RV lifestyle may be much less expensive than you think, helps you assess your interests and abilities, and discusses tax issues working fulltimers have to deal with. In the next chapter, Russell explores working possibilities available to fulltimers, then presents information on jobs compatible with the fulltime lifestyle, workamping, seasonal jobs, and other useful information to help you select just the right career to take you on the road. Next the author explores swap meet and flea market vending, and selling at craft fairs, festivals, and specialty events such as car shows, rodeos, antique shows, and other venues, and provides useful resources to help you find the right products, and the wholesalers who can supply them. One chapter helps you discover how you might turn the talents and skills you have into money making opportunities, while another is devoted to computers, which Russell calls “money machines,” as he outlines ways to earn money with a computer and a few simple, inexpensive programs. From there he presents a potpourri of money making ideas, all proven to turn a profit. Finally, you will learn the ways fulltime working RVers have discovered to save money as they travel, thereby lowering the amount of money they must earn to support their life on the road. Yes, you can make a living as you travel the country fulltime, and this book will show you how to make your dream come true!
Yes, you can enjoy the RV lifestyle on a budget! Nick Russell tells you how! Fulltime RV author and publisher Nick Russell has presented his Frugal RVer seminars at RV shows and events across the country, teaching RVers how to enjoy traveling without spending a lot of money. Now you can learn these same money saving techniques to cut your travel expenses and get the most out of your RVing experiences for the least! Learn little-known secrets about: Free and low cost campgrounds Boondocking and dry camping Traveling for less Equipping your RV for low cost camping Alternative energy for your RV Communicating by phone and e-mail for less Cutting your food costs Free entertainment And much more to help you save money as you travel.
If you have ever dreamed of owning your own gun shop, this book will show you how to make that dream come true! Author Nick Russell owned a successful gun shop for years, and knows every aspect of the business inside and out. He shares tips on deciding if a gun shop is the right business for you, preparing yourself for the business, licenses and legal requirements, financing your gun shop, finding a good location for your shop, acquiring your opening inventory, advertising, promotion, and the day to day operation of a gun shop. If you want to own your own gun shop, stop dreaming. This book can make your dreams come true!
From the Panhandle to the Key West, Florida is filled with wonderful attractions that most visitors never get to see. Frontier forts, wildlife refuges, historical museums, Cracker homesteads, and fishing towns are all waiting for you away from the glitter and glitz of Orlando and Disney World. Come explore with this handy guidebook!
From the towering saguaro cacti of her deserts to the pine covered mountains of the Mogollon Rim, Arizona is filled with wonderful attractions that most visitors never get to see. Frontier forts, ghost towns, Spanish missions, historical museums, canyons, and winding mountain roads are all waiting for you, with adventure along every mile of the way. Come explore with this handy guidebook!
There Is Adventure Waiting Just Off The Highway! Speeding down an Interstate highway is no way to see America. For a real taste of our history, our culture, and adventure, you have to travel the back roads, far away from toll booths and rest area service plazas. That is where you will discover the interesting locations and fascinating stories no tourist bureau will ever tell you about. For years, Nick and Terry Russell have traveled America's back roads in search of the little known historical sites, oddball museums, and unsolved mysteries that never make it to the evening news. Come along for the ride as they explore small towns and discover wonderful bits of trivia and the stories buried along the back roads. Stories like that of West Virginia's Zona Hester Shue, the Greenbrier Ghost, who came back from the grave to see her killer brought to justice. Or the mystery of who is buried in Daniel Boone's tomb. Two states, Missouri and Kentucky, both claim to be the final resting place of the pioneer explorer. We've all heard of the midnight ride of Paul Revere. But have you ever heard of John Henry Wisdom, the Paul Revere of the South? During the Civil War, Wisdom made a longer nighttime ride than Revere did, alerting the countryside of an approaching Union army. Everybody knows about the Great Chicago Fire, which killed some 300 people. On the very same night, the entire town of Peshtigo, in northern Wisconsin, was destroyed, with ten times as many lives lost! Stories like this, along with the little-known tales of an Old West outlaw who became famous only years after he fell to a posse's guns; of a dead man who led a wagon train over the Oregon Trail; of America's only "king"; of ghosts who still haunt an old prison; of battlefields; of lady spies; historic forts; gamblers; lawmen; ancient mysteries. These stories and more await you on lonely two lane roads in every corner of America.
From the towering saguaro cacti of her deserts to the pine covered mountains of the Mogollon Rim, Arizona is filled with wonderful attractions that most visitors never get to see. Frontier forts, ghost towns, Spanish missions, historical museums, canyons, and winding mountain roads are all waiting for you, with adventure along every mile of the way. Come explore with this handy guidebook!