About


PowerPlayz is a unique service. It both publishes books and provides classroom experiences and cultural events for adults.

 


Publishing

PowerPlayz has more than 10 years experience in publishing both paperbacks and ebooks. These publications are available through Amazon and Draft2Digital.

 


Teaching

PowerPlayz, through John Powers, has created and taught adults through the Osher Lifelong Learning programs at more than a half-dozen colleges and universities.. He has taught for more than 10 years.

 


Presentations and Events

PowerPlayz has led dozens of excursions for local colleges and has presented more than 200 live events for local arts centers



Publications




War Dog

An All-American girl proves herself to be a hero in the war zone, but when she returns home to family and friends, she realizes that she has become a vicious animal' Her effort to escape from more bloodshed, however, leads into a fight with her ruthless sergeant, the man who brought forth the monster within her.

This book is available at Amazon

   A 30-minute-movie that dramatizes the young woman's arrival at home is available for viewing on YouTube.


 Angels Ladder

Over a weekend, a reverent 40-something woman in a cancerous condition returns to her remote family home along with a young male caregiver to recover a lifesaving religious object only to be put under a series of powerful sexual spells by the ghost of a vengeful shaman.


 This book is available at Amazon.


   A 30-minute movie that dramatizes the woman's arrival at her family home is available for viewing on YouTube.



Nina + Simone

An ambitious Black musician is compelled to help two guileless, white women when his own career is sabotaged. In transforming these identical twins into a phenomenal singing success, he comes to see them as his true family rather than the ghost of his vicious mother who haunts him.

 This book is available at Amazon

   A 30-minute-movie depicting the musician's journey to find these women is available for viewing on various streaming platforms.


Pentagon Papers: Recently Abridged Edition for the Millennial Generation

This work is edited from the 7,000 page document often referred to as the "secret" history of United States' involvement in Vietnam. It is aimed at young readers who may know little of the American experience in Southeast Asia, but it can be appreciated by readers of any age. It provides a concise yet comprehensive experience of the historic document.

This book is available at Amazon.
   
   A four-part-documentary is available for viewing on Vimeo.