Philco

by Ken Mansfield

Overview

In a mosaic of true moments wrapped in the warm jacket of imagination and memory, Philco invites readers back to the heart and innocence of an America as far removed from today's reality as 78 rpm records and drive-in movies. But somewhere in each of us is a longing for those days in America when "Let me help you with that tire, ma'am" and "An honest dollar for an honest day's work" was both said and meant.

Revisit America's lost innocence with Philco as he is transported to a time and space where his identity is stripped away and he embarks on a journey of self-discovery. He finds himself anew in a world that is strangely familiar, but still nearly forgotten.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940162090830
Publisher:	Post Hill Press
Publication date:	05/29/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Ken Mansfield's legendary career in the music industry includes executive tenures as US Manager of Apple Records for The Beatles, Director at Capitol Records, Vice President at MGM Records, and President at Barnaby/CBS Records. As a record producer, he was instrumental in launching country music's "Outlaw" movement in the 1970s, producing Waylon Jennings' number-one 1975 landmark recording "Are You Ready for the Country" and Jessi Colter's number-one hit "I'm Not Lisa." Ken also produced the Gaither Vocal Band's 1991 GRAMMY and Dove Award-winning Homecoming album, which launched another historic movement, the resurgence of Southern gospel music via the Gaither Homecoming series of recordings, videos, and concerts. Ken is a published author of seven books.

Editorial Reviews

If there was ever a ranking of 'Top 100 Most Interesting Lives in History,' Ken Mansfield would be on it. In PHILCO, he brings his experience and imagination to bear for you. This is a story that will stay with you forever.

New York Times bestselling author of The Travelers Gift and The Noticer - Andy Andrews

Reading a book by Ken Mansfield is always an adventure. Like any adventure, you never know where it's going to take you, or where you're going to end up. The one thing you do know is that it's going to be good. Now I have to go through that peculiar 'withdrawal' that I experience every time I finish a great book. I highly recommend PHILCO!

Founder, lead guitarist, songwriter of Kansas, Dust in the Wind / Carry on Wayward Son - Kerry Livgren

PHILCO is a very original work by one of the most original minds I know: Ken Mansfield. He is one of my favorite American writers and no one is better equipped to write about the subject matter at hand--a great country that lost its identity when God was asked to leave. It is a world that existed for Mansfield as a boy growing up alongside the Nez Perce Indian reservations in northern Idaho, and now, luckily for readers, those days live again in this special book.

Author and executive producer, Steve McQueen: The Life and Legend of an American Icon - Marshall Terrill

Today's times are constantly being redefined by the impact of culture under the auspices of technology, progress, and political correctness. PHILCO is a powerful journey back in time to what once was, and maybe, what could come to be, if we only learn to dream again. Ken Mansfield is the dreamer and PHILCO is the path to that dream . . . and deep down inside we all just want to get back to that place in our heart called home. Bravo, Ken!

Host, The Frank Sontag Show, 99.5 FM KKLA, Los Angeles (Salem Media) - Frank Sontag

PHILCO is a dream-like memory of an earlier, gentler America when the days of 'In God We Trust' echoed through time and eternity. Intriguing characters take Philco on a journey that causes him to find within himself the mystery he's been looking for, after having lost his identity. This book will warm the hearts of the young who have missed the simplicity of people grounded in principle and integrity; and perhaps will grant them permission to aspire to the nobility of the infinite.

Author, The Lady and the Outlaw, recording artist/songwriter - Jessi Colter