This new book from Joe Camp is an incredible story of slammed doors, rejection, ridicule, and ultimately a tenacity that produced the #3 movie of the year with no help whatsoever from Hollywood. Author of the National Best Seller The Soul of a Horse: Life Lessons from the Herd, Camp believes that anything is possible if you work hard enough and have faith in yourself. He was told by industry "experts" not to bother with his first film; that it wouldn't work. He proved the experts wrong and now, after an award-winning career in movies and television, he's at it again with a brand new career as an author. His best seller The Soul of a Horse is in its fourth printing and is changing the lives of horses and people all across the planet for the better. Camp has written, produced and directed seven theatrical motion pictures cumulatively grossing well over the equivalent of $600 million in today's dollars, making him one of the most successful independent filmmakers of all time.
Who Needs Hollywood is an inspiring insight into how to make things happen, against all odds, and confirmation that every dream is, in fact, possible.
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT JOE CAMP AND THIS BOOK:
“Joe Camp is a master storyteller.” - The New York Times
“One cannot help but be touched by Camp’s love for animals and his eloquence on the subject.” - Michael Korda, The Washington Post
“There are life lessons to be learned here that affect the quality of your life. Read this book and feel your heart open.” - Mike Thompson, Writer-Producer of Universal’s hit film “Love Happens”
“Who Needs Hollywood is the best motivational book I’ve ever read.” Dawn Hubbard, reader
"Who Needs Hollywood is FANTASTIC...I LOVE IT!! I literally couldn't put it down yesterday. It's such fun." - Marjorie Samuels, reader
“To say too much about Camp’s compelling book would be to spoil much of the beauty and simplicity of the story. The tightly-written, simply-designed and powerfully drawn chapters often read like short stories that flow from the heart.” - Jack L. Kennedy, The Joplin Independent
“I wish you could hear my excitement for Joe Camp’s new book. It is unique, powerful, needed.” - Marty Becker, Best-selling author of several “Chicken Soup for the Soul” books
"Granted, not everyone wants to buck Hollywood and the odds to make a movie, but everyone has a dream of some sort, and this book encourages people to fight for that dream. Work for that dream. Even if it takes half a lifetime to make it come true. Who Needs Hollywood is so much more than a story about a dog or about making a movie. Like Camp's best seller, The Soul of a Horse, this one is full of insight and inspiration. And how to make things happen against all odds. Who Needs Hollywood is written with candor, and at times a self-effacing humility and is a refreshing break from some celebrity books that are all about me." --Maryann Miller - Blogger News Network
"I just finished Who Needs Hollywood and honestly couldn't put it down until it was finished. The incredible tenacity and determination of Joe Camp is inspiring to all creative people in literature, art, music, and film. Thank you for your encouragement and insight!" --Conrad Noddin - Nashville Newzine
"This is a book about dreams. It's a book about running with those dreams even though the "powers that be" are throwing up roadblocks at every turn in the journey. Joe Camp is a dreamer, but he's also a doer. He's a man that knew where he wanted to go, and he made his plans accordingly. Joe wanted to make movies, and he would not be deterred. It's a book about following your own path to your destination regardless of the negativism all around you. It's a story about keeping your eye on the prize and eliminating the word "no" from your vocabulary.
"Who Needs Hollywood" is not just a book. It's a life lesson that we all need to study and practice in our own lives...there will be a test." --Vaughn Wilson, Author of Tell Me Ab
Who Needs Hollywood is an inspiring insight into how to make things happen, against all odds, and confirmation that every dream is, in fact, possible.
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT JOE CAMP AND THIS BOOK:
“Joe Camp is a master storyteller.” - The New York Times
“One cannot help but be touched by Camp’s love for animals and his eloquence on the subject.” - Michael Korda, The Washington Post
“There are life lessons to be learned here that affect the quality of your life. Read this book and feel your heart open.” - Mike Thompson, Writer-Producer of Universal’s hit film “Love Happens”
“Who Needs Hollywood is the best motivational book I’ve ever read.” Dawn Hubbard, reader
"Who Needs Hollywood is FANTASTIC...I LOVE IT!! I literally couldn't put it down yesterday. It's such fun." - Marjorie Samuels, reader
“To say too much about Camp’s compelling book would be to spoil much of the beauty and simplicity of the story. The tightly-written, simply-designed and powerfully drawn chapters often read like short stories that flow from the heart.” - Jack L. Kennedy, The Joplin Independent
“I wish you could hear my excitement for Joe Camp’s new book. It is unique, powerful, needed.” - Marty Becker, Best-selling author of several “Chicken Soup for the Soul” books
"Granted, not everyone wants to buck Hollywood and the odds to make a movie, but everyone has a dream of some sort, and this book encourages people to fight for that dream. Work for that dream. Even if it takes half a lifetime to make it come true. Who Needs Hollywood is so much more than a story about a dog or about making a movie. Like Camp's best seller, The Soul of a Horse, this one is full of insight and inspiration. And how to make things happen against all odds. Who Needs Hollywood is written with candor, and at times a self-effacing humility and is a refreshing break from some celebrity books that are all about me." --Maryann Miller - Blogger News Network
"I just finished Who Needs Hollywood and honestly couldn't put it down until it was finished. The incredible tenacity and determination of Joe Camp is inspiring to all creative people in literature, art, music, and film. Thank you for your encouragement and insight!" --Conrad Noddin - Nashville Newzine
"This is a book about dreams. It's a book about running with those dreams even though the "powers that be" are throwing up roadblocks at every turn in the journey. Joe Camp is a dreamer, but he's also a doer. He's a man that knew where he wanted to go, and he made his plans accordingly. Joe wanted to make movies, and he would not be deterred. It's a book about following your own path to your destination regardless of the negativism all around you. It's a story about keeping your eye on the prize and eliminating the word "no" from your vocabulary.
"Who Needs Hollywood" is not just a book. It's a life lesson that we all need to study and practice in our own lives...there will be a test." --Vaughn Wilson, Author of Tell Me Ab
