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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Michaels, Greg (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition hardcover in oblong boards without dust jacket as issued. Unpaginated, full page color illustrations. Faint sticker mark on rear board, small inscription on rear of title page. Very Good.

Trade paperback. Condition: Good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. xix, [1], 312, [4] pages. Inscribed by the author (Kellogg) on the half-title page. Inscription reads Dear BJ & Gloria I miss you both, and I am deeply indebted for the wonderful Forward. I look forward to a continuing friendship & futures projects. Love Terry Kellogg. [Certificate of Authenticity provided, signed by Gloria Thomas!]. Foreword by BJ Thomas. Terry Kellogg is a parent, athlete, counselor, and teacher who worked in the mental health field for more than two decades. His expertise and understanding have revealed powerful insights that effect our lives, relationships, family and culture. Broken Toys Broken Dreams provides a clear and refreshing look into the dynamics of compulsive behavior and codependency. It addresses the key issues all of us struggle with in our families, relationships and culture. Billy Joe "BJ" Thomas (August 7, 1942 - May 29, 2021) was an American singer widely known for his pop, country, and Christian hits of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He made popular recordings of "Hooked on a Feeling" (1968), "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" (1969), "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" (1975), "Don't Worry Baby" (1977) and "Whatever Happened to Old-Fashioned Love" (1983). In 1966, Thomas and the Triumphs released the album I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (Pacemaker Records), featuring a hit cover of the Hank Williams song "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry". The single sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc. The follow-up single, "Mama", peaked at No. 22. In the same year, Thomas released a solo album of the same title on the Scepter Records label. Thomas came back to achieve mainstream success again in 1968, first with "The Eyes of a New York Woman", then five months later with the much bigger "Hooked on a Feeling", which featured the sound of Reggie Young's electric sitar and was first released on the album On My Way (Scepter Records). "Hooked on a Feeling" became Thomas' second million-selling record. A year later, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid featured Thomas performing the Bacharach/David song "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head", which won the Academy Award for best original song that year and hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1970. Its sales also exceeded one million copies, with Thomas being awarded his third gold record. The song was also released on an album of the same title. His other hits of the 1970s included "Everybody's Out of Town", "I Just Can't Help Believing" (No. 9 in 1970, covered by Elvis Presley), "No Love at All", "Mighty Clouds of Joy", and "Rock and Roll Lullaby". On December 3, 2013, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences announced that his 1969 single "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" would be inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Thomas married singer-songwriter Gloria Richardson in December 1968. They had three daughters: Paige (born 1970), Nora (adopted from North Korea in 1978), and Erin (born in 1979). Shortly after Thomas' career began, he became dependent on drugs and alcohol, which led to his marriage nearly ending. On January 28, 1976, Thomas became a Christian, less than a month after Gloria did. Most press sources indicated that Thomas had been sober since he and Gloria reconciled in 1976. In the Foreword to Broken Toys, Broken Dreams, written by both BJ and Gloria, they express gratitude to Terry Kellogg and his Lifeworks Workshop for the positive effects it had on them individually and as a couple. They state "The information in this book is a powerful tool for anyone in recovery." They also state "We feel that this book is an example of his finest work.".