‘BLINK’ RACES TO TOP OF THE CHARTS

In its first week on the shelves, “In the Blink of an Eye: Dale, Daytona and the Day that Changed Everything” is a New York Times Best Seller! The book, written by Michael Waltrip and Ellis Henican, has everyone talking…and reading. In its debut week—this story of triumph, tragedy and Waltrip’s personal struggles in the aftermath…

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GANG GREEN SUPERBOWL BLUES

“NY teams sure left us feeling less that super”  Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, February 6, 2011 We’re not there. No matter how loud the pre-game hype may get, no matter how exciting we pretend Green Bay and Pittsburgh are, no matter how many QB profiles we read about Roethlisberger and Rodgers, the Jets and the Giants…

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RADIO TALK: IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE

Ellis joins radio host Ray Bertolino to discuss “In the Blink of an Eye: Dale, Daytona and the Day that Changed Everything” (by Michael Waltrip and Ellis Henican). In this fascinating 2 part conversation Ellis talks about writing a book with NASCAR driver Michael Waltrip—the story of how Michael snapped a record-breaking losing streak, only to learn that his good friend and team…

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SPEED READER?

  How fast can you read?   At the Daytona 500 on February 20, Michael Waltrip will be driving the black #15 car at speeds approaching 200 mph. So your eyes may have to move quickly. But that’s our book emblazoned on the car’s rear panels. “In the Blink of an Eye: Dale, Daytona and the…

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WEITZMAN WINS WHEN IT COUNTS MOST

“Weitzman’s illness puts politics in its place”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, January 30, 2011 He lost the election and won his life back. Last time we checked on Howard Weitzman, he was being swept out of office as Nassau County comptroller by voters in a decidedly anti-incumbent mood. But defeat at the polls wasn’t the only…

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STOP THE EXODUS—BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE

“America’s first suburb needs to rethink housing”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, January 23, 2011 Really? Do we really have to make this argument again? It’s irrefutable by now that if local governments on Long Island keep being so hostile to anything but 1950s-style, up-from-Bill-Levitt, single-family homes, America’s first suburb will end up with a vastly shrunken…

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