Ontario Community Newspapers

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), January 4, 1986, p. 5

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travel guide for the 80s a former markham man has helped launch a book which could send him soaring into the world of aviation literature geoff scott now of kingston is marketing a book written by his brotherinlaw ken clarke the book jetset is billed as an air travellers companion it is mod elled after the people of the 19th century hired to accompany the wealthy on their european jaunts the companions job as ex plained by mr clarke who writes under the name of mark clark was to entertain and inform to guide and comfort jetset fills this bill it is geared specifically to the transatlantic traveller and covers a wide scope of topics from sex at 35000 feet to a formula for calculating jetlag and a guide to major airports in europe the 25yearold queens uni versity graduate explained that he returned from a trip to austra lia when the idea for the book came about i had flown via london and singapore to sidney through 15 time zones ken asked me didnt you wonder what was below you he said there was nothing to read ab out what was below thats where the idea came about for a hand book for long distance air travel he explained mr scott said he hopes this is the first volume of many to come jet lag publications inc the company formed by he and mr clarke a lawyer will deal specifi cally with travel companion books weekender jayijaryil986p5 geoff scott displays jetset the air travellers companion which he is marketing the former markham resident is a graduate of commerce from queens university paula crowell potentially there are five books in the works mr scott said the first volume the north atlantic route was released dec 6 three thousand copies have been printed but mr scott hopes to see a second printing this year mr clarke has written two law texts and his previous experience with canadian publishers helped in his decision to go it alone this time the end result is that the book was brought to market much more quickly mr clarke started researching and writing in april and had the manuscript com pleted at the end of august by midoctober the manuscript was ready for the printer they travelled to the united states with just the cover design and the concept and found the americans very receptive the book has been picked up by the largest american bookstore chain walden books and will be carried by classic bookshops in canada the book retails for 695 and is available at green gables books on main st in markham to de monstrate how much faith the partners have in the project mr scott said they went ahead and published the book at a cost of 28000 without counting on any profit until 20000 copies are sold name that buildin name this building and you could win 25 bring entries to to the economist and sun office at 9 heritage rd markham or the tribune office at 54 main st west stouffville by 930 am on thursday jan 9 last weeks winners were derek and jason lemon of rr 2 stouffville who correctly identified blooming- ton christian church sjoerd vvitteveen scottish imports 20 off everything except jewellery fair isle gloves scarves mittens wa blazers jackets assorted colours mix n match sweaters lopi hand knit aran hand knit fair isle hand knit blouses assorted colours to mix match ladies kilts assorted clans arp skirts plaids plain kilt pins brooches clan crest key chain mon closed tues thru sunday 11 am 6 pm 4752309 upstairs 209 main st unionville

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