The Turner Report book available in about a month

My third book and first non-fiction effort, The Turner Report (I will never figure out where I come up with these titles) is just a few weeks away from publication. I received the proofs for the book and the cover earlier today. It will take me two or three days to go through them, and after I mark any errors to be corrected, I will send the information back to IUniverse and the book will be printed. IUniverse placed the following description on the book's back cover:

"Each day, Missouri reporters and politicians, and many in our nation’s capital, read The Turner Report to get their first glimpse at stories that later appear in the traditional media.
In his first non-fiction book, Randy Turner offers a collection of some of his favorite stories, old and new, including:

• A minor presidential candidate fakes his death, then mounts a political comeback.
• Small town police officers terrorize teens and minorities until a brutal beating in
the city jail brings their deeds to light.
• In Missouri’s best-remembered gubernatorial primary race, the loser became one
of the most powerful men in the country; the winner ended up in a federal
penitentiary.
• An angry mob is ready to kill two men it believes were involved in the Oklahoma
City bombing.
• The grieving parents of Nancy Cruzan go to the U. S. Supreme Court and back to
prove their daughter has a right to die.
• The special interests backing Congressman Roy Blunt and his son, Missouri
Governor Matt Blunt, are revealed.
Combine those stories with Turner’s examination of the effect lobbyists and special
interests are having on Missouri and Washington, and you have a must-read book as the
nation prepares for the 2008 elections."

The book features some reminiscences of some of the more interesting stories I covered while at The Carthage Press and Lamar Democrat, with background information added that has never appeared in any publication.

The Turner Report will also feature in-depth examination of the power of certain special interests in Missouri and the nation, including the banking industry, casino owners, nursing home owners, and, of course, those who are willing to do what they can to cripple public education to make room for educational vouchers.

I will have more information about the book on this blog as publication time grows closer.