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Mitchell Maxwell, a Tony Award-winning producer, director and 35-year veteran of the entertainment industry, has come out with his new novel, LITTLE DID I KNOW (Prospecta Press; October 5, 2011; $25.00) written in classic roman á clef style. This is a daring coming-of-age tale filled with romance, laughter, heartbreak and applause about a young entrepreneur who sets the stage for fledgling artists while living a life so many aspire to but never realize. Told with compassion and the kind of detail only a Broadway veteran like Mitchell Maxwell can provide, LITTLE DID I KNOW is a novel about being in the spotlight and embracing destiny in a single season. EXCERPT: Only a handful of us remained now that the late hour had become early dawn. My best friend, Secunda, who had acted confidently, brilliantly in many of our shows lamented, “Now what do we do? This ride can’t just end. Figure something out, Sammy.” “Yeah, we need to keep that torch burning,” Secunda’s younger brother

Believe it or not, from 1933 to 1974, it was illegal for American citizens to keep gold. Failing to abide meant $10,000 penalty and 10 years imprisonment! Yes you heard it right, you could not buy your wife a gold ring neither could she wear any gold jewellery . All your gold hoardings now belonged to the Federal Reserve Bank (FED)! On April 5, 1933, United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt , signed the Executive Order 6102 , which outlawed the private ownership of gold coin, gold bullion and gold certificates for every American citizen. 2.24 2.23 2.22 2.21 2.20 2.19 2.18 2.17 2.16 2.15 2.14 2.13 2.12 2.11 2.10 2.9 2.8 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.0 Foreigners living in United States also had their gold confiscated , and were forced to accept paper money for their gold. Through this unconstitutional executive order, citizens were told to hand over all their gold hoardings to Federal Reserve Bank within 25 days . It was forbidden to hoard gold after May 1, 1933. An