Robert L Rawls

A Seaman's Ballads

Obvious Adams

A lone man sat at a table by a window in the Dickens Room of the Tip Top Inn, Chicago. He had finished his dinner and was apparently waiting for his black coffee to be served. Two men entered and were shown to a table nearby. Presently one of them glanced at the man by the window. "See that man over...

Obvious Adams (Illustrated): The Story of a Successful Businessman

The Secret Weapon of the World's Top Copywriters Obvious Adams is a short and simple story that was written almost a century ago. Hardly anyone has heard of it, but those who do swear by it, and they tend to be some of the world's top copywriters. For example, Gary Bencivenga, who retired in 2003 as...