Jim Riley: 3 books

Riley's didn't start off as a trick shop but it wasn't long before its destiny was set. Jim Riley had a popcorn machine in his stationery store and was undercutting sales at the local cinema around the corner. When the manager of the cinema found out why his popcorn sales were falling, he offered...

For more than seventy years, Rileys Trick Shop has been a source of fun for generations of families who live on the south side of Chicago. Founded in 1937 by Jim and Eleanor Riley, the shop stocks joy buzzers, whoopee cushions, and fake vomit; they greet their customers like old friends. In Oh Really,...

My own spiritual journey started slowly, like a locomotive drawing heavy freight. But gradually I picked up steam. Finally I reached the destination, a rustic country station, "The Village of The Enlightened." On the platform, a kind but stern Stationmaster instructs all who would live there: "Please...