I am a people-person but I enjoy animals even more so I plan to write a children's picture book soon and all sales proceeds from it will go to animal charities. I love to travel and simply enjoy life which will be clear in my books.

I love to lift weights and run which is very fortunate because I eat as though every hour may be my last on earth. I also have a speaking career in which I make young audiences aware of what a great life CAN await them if they follow the proper path and speak about Leadership, a topic which can benefit anyone. I love writing books, making people laugh and bringing some levity to what is, for many, a daily grind. When i realized I was jealous of people picking up their dry cleaning, I knew it was time to make a change so I JUMPED at a chance to take early retirement. My last three semesters in the classroom I was envious of cars that drove by outside my window. I taught history for 25 years and served as a high school head coach for 36 seasons. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. The stories of his travels are melded with entertaining life experiences that impacted his decision-making process throughout the adventures.The book balances “laugh-out-loud” humor with respectful views of other cultures and explains why traveling is so important to developing a well-rounded view of the world and the people you share it with. The spectacular aspects of each location are highlighted with 16 full color photographs and Tom Gose dives into the absurdities involved with traveling and all of the truly entertaining views of people he met and saw along the way. Why drivers once saw the head of an ape behind the steering wheel of a car on the highway. The awesome spectacle that is 'people-watching' Why it is so difficult to avoid laughing at times when you really want to. The book includes: What it is like to run off of a cliff? The numerous downsides to the front wheel of your bike falling off while cruising downhill. If you have not yet stood on the ocean floor, driven switchback roads or jumped out of an airplane you will feel like you have by reading this self-deprecating and humor-filled account of those very things and more. Peanut Butter and Passports describes solo traveling adventures, skydiving and paragliding, road trips, boat rides, hikes, the wonder (and mishaps) of scuba diving, traveling on Bolivia's Death Road visiting Machu Picchu and many hilarious anecdotes and bits of observational humor to make the read a fast, pleasant and enjoyable one. Starting with a trip to Hawaii, he also recounts trips to Peru, Bolivia, Cuba, Canada, New Zealand and Ireland smoothly weaving his comedic narrative on practically every aspect of traveling.

Tom Gose brings readers along on his travels to various places around the world.

Peanut Butter and Passports by Tom Gose