The Best Kept Secrets

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Summary: Book was good, Author is a dead crook!
Review: I read this book after I received a personnaly signed copy from the author himself when I went to work with him in a new venture he started in Olypia, WA. When I met him, he told me he had once been a manager for the Harlem Globetrotters, and was funding his new venture with savings that he had from that and several books he had written. He was a very believable and sincere sounding man, that seemed as harmless as a nat. It wasn't until I put up some money to buy shares in his new venture, and he disappeared, that the true story about Charles Wright came out. Just one year earlier (Nov 98) a local Seattle TV station (KOMO) did a story on him and his many lies. He had been convicted at least twice for identity fraud and imbezzelment, once involving one of the former Globetrotters while he was employed by them (not as a manager) and once in Tacoma for convincing a friend to put up money for a book that he claimed was to be published. It was later proven the he himself had drafted the acceptance letter on some Random House letterhead. The book was never published. He had also been caught posing as a marriage counselor in Elma, Wa., claiming he had earned his degree from UCLA, only to be exposed as having used another Charles Wright's identity, who is a counselor in CA. This man was a career criminal as a pathalogical liar. When several of us that had been working with him on his new venture, began to realize there were some inconsistencies in the stories he told us about why our paychecks were bouncing, he disappeared. He was found two weeks later, dead in his car from an appearant suicide. I did enjoy the book, but after getting to know the man, I can see where the imagination for the stories comes from. It is no wonder that his writings get reviews like: "His imagination is unending and his stories varied." This book should be removed from distribution. Nobody, including his family, wanted anything to do with him when he died, and his book should receive the same acceptance.

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Summary: beyond shocked & dismayed
Review: I too had been taken for a ride re; this person - Personally & $$$$- I've been out of commission for quiet some time - & was not aware of all this info-(extremely ill-future very unstable)I could probably write a book Re: the wiles & stories from this individual - I doubt he is really deceased !!probably up to same dis honest and unusual situations - anyway sure would like to get full report abt. all this - I too was personally presented with a signed copy of his book - along with promises to help me get my own manuscript published (after much money & effort)- which was never returned to me by him - family etc-lucky for me all this is documented by my atty.-so if my very interesting book(which is much more enjoyable) does become pub.without my knowledge or o-k I will have some recourse for action against the responsible person(s)-would like to know how many more individuals duped by Charles(Chuck)Wright-or whatever his name is-was !!! SM

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Summary: Shocked in Washington
Review: I was looking up this author to see if he had written any other books. Which I have been unable to locate. I was shocked to read a review from the san antonio reader. I also have a signed book by this author and was told many of the same lies. I feel disgusted right now and feel fortunate to be alive. I aqgree with the above readers editorial he is a excellent story teller but his book should be removed, along with any other books if he wrote them or is that a lie to.