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Darren Campo

Darren Campo

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Darren Campo is a television executive who has overseen the production of hundreds of shows in a variety of genres.At the heart of all his stories, Campo employs Jungian archetypes for characters and Joseph Campbell's hero's journey themes for story, which culminated in the writing of "Alex Detail's Revolution".


Campo is currently head of programming for truTV. Just prior to the launch of truTV, Multichannel News named Darren Campo one of "40 Under 40" to watch. He graduated from the NYU's Stern School of Business and lives in New York City.

Gimme-Jimmy

Gimme-Jimmy

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<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"></span><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><font face="Calibri">JamesAlexander’s nickname was Gimme-Jimmy because he was a greedy and selfish bully.<span>  </span>Imagine Jimmy’s concern when he discoveredthat every time he said the word “Gimme”, his hand grew larger. <span> </span>Jimmy was happy to discover that when he waspolite and said “Please” and “Thank you”, his hand began to shrink.<span>  </span>He started practicing his new “Polite Rule”and found out that it was much more fun to share.<span style="color:#000000;"></span></font></span></p><p></p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"></span><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12pt;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Calibri;"></span> </p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"></span>

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<font size="3" face="FrutigerLTStd-BoldCn"><font size="3" face="FrutigerLTStd-BoldCn"></font></font><p align="left">With Alex Detail, Darren Campo has created the rare hero that stands alongside Luke Skywalker and Spiderman as a timeless everyman hero that crosses all generations. So buy this book and hold on.</p> <p align="left">– Tom DeSanto,</p> <p align="left">Writer/Producer </p><font size="3" face="FrutigerLTPro-BoldCnIta"><font size="3" face="FrutigerLTPro-BoldCnIta">X-Men, Transformers</font></font><font size="3" face="FrutigerLTStd-BoldCn"><font size="3" face="FrutigerLTStd-BoldCn"></font></font><p align="left"><br />Alex Detail’s Revolution is an outstanding book – compelling, thought-provoking, and fun all at the same time. In some ways Darren Campo has created a mythical, fanciful alternate-reality counterpart of </p><font size="3" face="FrutigerLTPro-BoldCnIta"><font size="3" face="FrutigerLTPro-BoldCnIta">Beyond Cosmic Dice</font></font><font size="3" face="FrutigerLTStd-BoldCn"><font size="3" face="FrutigerLTStd-BoldCn">. </font></font><p align="left">– Jeff Schweitzer,</p> <p align="left">formerWhite House Science Advisor,</p> <p align="left">author of </p><font size="3" face="FrutigerLTPro-BoldCnIta"><font size="3" face="FrutigerLTPro-BoldCnIta">Beyond Cosmic Dice </font></font><font size="3" face="FrutigerLTStd-BoldCn"><font size="3" face="FrutigerLTStd-BoldCn">and </font></font><font size="3" face="FrutigerLTPro-BoldCnIta"><font size="3" face="FrutigerLTPro-BoldCnIta">Vote to Save the Planet</font></font><font size="3" face="FrutigerLTStd-BoldCn"><font size="3" face="FrutigerLTStd-BoldCn">.</font></font><font size="3" face="FrutigerLTPro-BoldCnIta"><font size="3" face="FrutigerLTPro-BoldCnIta"></font></font><p align="left"><br />Alex Detail’s Revolution </p><font size="3" face="FrutigerLTStd-BoldCn"><font size="3" face="FrutigerLTStd-BoldCn">starts out as if Douglas Adams had decided to write </font></font><font size="3" face="FrutigerLTPro-BoldCnIta"><font size="3" face="FrutigerLTPro-BoldCnIta">Ender’s Game</font></font><font size="3" face="FrutigerLTStd-BoldCn"><font size="3" face="FrutigerLTStd-BoldCn">. But what develops isn’t a cosmic lark as much as a riveting thriller that delves into examinations of time, space and, interestingly, the human capacity for faith – or the lack thereof. </font></font><p align="left">– KenWheaton,</p> <p align="left">Assistant Managing Editor, </p><font size="3" face="FrutigerLTPro-BoldCnIta"><font size="3" face="FrutigerLTPro-BoldCnIta">Advertising Age</font></font><font size="3" face="FrutigerLTStd-BoldCn"><font size="3" face="FrutigerLTStd-BoldCn">, </font></font><p>author of </p><font size="3" face="FrutigerLTPro-BoldCnIta"><font size="3" face="FrutigerLTPro-BoldCnIta">First Annual Grand Prairie Rabbit Festival</font></font>