Amazing Oklahoma:

Celebrating Our History & Culture

De: Stan Paregien

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

Why write a humorous history book? Well, I've always enjoyed reading history. And I liked telling stories and jokes in my sermons and public speeches. When I did a morning talk show on KSNY radio in Snyder, Texas, I told many jokes each day, and I enjoyed the audience reaction. But it was when I got into writing and publicly reciting my cowboy poetry and stories face-to-face, before live audiences that I was reminded of how good it makes a person feel to bring cheer into another person's heart.

In addition, there is now scientific proof that laughter is truly good medicine. It helps to put our problems into proper perspective. It is a powerful reliever of stress and tension. It strengthens our body's immune system, defends us against sickness, and helps us recover faster from illnesses. I am especially hopeful readers like you will buy another copy of this book as a gift for a friend who may be depressed or sick.

I also recommend Anatomy of an Illness, by Norman Cousins , and Laugh after Laugh: The Healing Power of Humor, by Dr. Raymond A. Moody, Jr., M.D., Laugh Again by Charles R. Swindoll, and The Courage to Laugh by Allen Klein.

This book, Amazing Oklahoma, is loaded with over 300 pages of fascinating facts, fabulous photos, biographical information, geographical information, and a whole barrel of clean humor thrown in to spice it up.

And I will guarantee you this: no matter whether you're new to Oklahoma or whether you have lived in Oklahoma all your life or whether you've never even been to Oklahoma, you will have fun reading this book. What Julie Andrews sang about in the movie "Mary Poppins" really is true: "A little bit of sugar makes the medicine go down."

Primed by some gentle humor, you will learn a lot of history about Oklahoma in the process. There are 77 counties in Oklahoma and this book has insightful information about each and every town which is a county seat, and lots more towns, too. It is about the most painless history course you'll ever take.

You might consider downloading the eBook edition for your smart phone and/or your laptop so that when you go traveling across Oklahoma, you'll have this information right at your fingertips.

Please consider buying other copies of Amazing Oklahoma for visitors to Oklahoma and those who have had to move out-of-state. Or make it a gift to those you will meet who need a little humor and sunshine in their life. Maybe the person is sick or unemployed or just feeling overwhelmed by their circumstances. You can act, as that Good Samaritan in the Bible did, to bless that person and bring a smile to his or her face.

Someone has said that a smile is a curve that can set a lot of things straight. My friends, I wish you many smiles as you read this book.