When I reached the outer fringe of old age at 80, I took up book writing seriously and have over the past 13 years published 5 of which I am proud. The Man on the Twenty Dollar Notes, Dinner with the Founding Fathers, A Beautiful Sunset, Catching the Linville Train and Walking with the Man … Continue reading Reviews of my book, “WALKING WITH THE MAN, ...

I applaud Jim Chalmers decision to hold a Productivity Roundtable at Parliament in Canberra in August with the aim of creating a plan to increase the productivity of our nation. 25 of Australia’s top financial and industrial power brokers will meet in the Cabinet Room to express the well known views they have been publicly … Continue reading ...

My morale got a boost this week when my book Walking with the Man got a #1 best seller rating in a section of books on religion at Amazon, including a 5 star rating. It also got a #2 best seller rating in another section just below a Pope Francis book. The reason is that … Continue reading ‘WALKING WITH THE MAN’ IS HITTING THE MARK The post ‘WALKING ...

I have drafted a Preamble I believe our Founding Fathers should have adopted as the opening statement of the Australian Constitution in 1901. We should vote on it (or a better version) at a Referendum to be held on the same day as Federal Election 2028 so that future Parliaments are required to uphold the … Continue reading AUSTRALIA MUST HOLD A ...

Alfred Deakin was Prime Minister of Australia three times. He was also a powerful founding father of our nation, having a huge influence in drafting our Constitution. It is important to note that he made a significant effort to include a Preamble to the Constitution that would set out what it means to be an … Continue reading WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE ...

Each and very one of us has an inner personal power and our way of using it determines the quality of our lives. Some of us decide also to add a power to our lives that is beyond our own until we take steps to welcome it. In my case, during the 93 years since … Continue reading SEARCHING FOR THE GROUND OF OUR BEING The post SEARCHING FOR THE GROUND OF ...

On Friday evenings Helen and I enjoy a couple of relaxing hours watching a television movie. Two days ago we chose ANNE OF GREEN GABLES on ABC iview. It has recently been released by Canada Television. Our choice was made as the book played a significant role in the life of Vivienne, my elder and … Continue reading MY SISTER VIVIENNE AND ANNE OF GREEN ...

On the day I celebrated my 80th birthday I decided to become an author who would write best sellers. I had written a few books about fund raising in my earlier life, as well as a biography for my family, but no serious novels that could find a place on shelves of book shops. So, … Continue reading WHEN YOU REACH AGE EIGHTY IT’S TIME TO START WRITING ...

Many of my friends and followers don’t read books, they listen to them. They do so for many reasons, but mainly its because they just don’t have time to sit down and read. So they enjoy listening to books while they ride on buses trains ferries planes or while driving cars trucks taxis ubers tractors … Continue reading “WALKING WITH THE MAN” IS NOW AN ...

I am delighted to invite you to go to my website – everaldcompton.com – to buy my two finest books via a special offer. Total price is 50 dollars, postage free, (normal price including postage is 70 dollars) Both will be signed with a personal greeting to you. CATCHING THE LINVILLE TRAIN is about my … Continue reading EVERALD’S TWO BOOK SPECIAL. The ...

Come to the Royal on the Park in Alice Street Brisbane on Friday, 22 November, for lunch with me (and lots of friends) at 12.30pm. You will receive a signed copy of WALKING WITH THE MAN. As well as enjoying a drink, an Everald Burger and coffee. Plus some excellent speakers. Rebecca Levingston will launch … Continue reading SHARE AN ‘EVERALD BURGER’ ...

Our world, in which we totally depend on IT for our very existence, feel apart on Friday when a bug in the software of small company caused a seizure in communications across our planet that denied us of essential services. This ridiculous event compellingly informed us of how helpless we have allowed ourselves to become. … Continue reading THE VERY ...