Wally Amos
Best-selling author, motivational speaker
Founder of the Famous Amos Cookie Company, Amos' fame is grounded in quality, substance, and his unique, positive mental attitude

Wally Amos is an icon, and his name is a household word. As founder of Famous Amos Cookies in 1975, and father of the gourmet chocolate chip cookie industry, he has used his fame to support educational causes. Since 1979 Amos has been National Spokesman for Literacy Volunteers of America. He is also a Board Member of the National Center for Family Literacy and Communities in Schools. His latest enterprise, The Uncle Noname Company, has been critically acclaimed by the media and consumers alike as a high quality product.


The recipient of many honors and awards, Amos donated the shirt off his back and his battered Panama hat to the Smithsonian Institution's Business Americana Collection. He received an Honorary Doctorate in Education from Johnson & Wales University and has been inducted into the Babson College Academy of Distinguished Entrepreneurs. His awards include the Horatio Alger Award, The President's Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence, and The National Literacy Honors Award.


Watermelon Magic: Seeds of Wisdom, Slices of Life Book Description
Watermelon Magic is talk from the soul using watermelons as a metaphor for life. Watermelons symbolize the slurpy happiness of life for Wally Amos (formerly known as "Famous Amos"). From his life experiences, Wally sees many parallels between humans and watermelons. Just as the vine connects watermelons and the umbilical cord connects mother and child, we are all connected by spirit. Wally shares his personal path to wisdom and tells how he never lost his humor, joy, and positive outlook on life in the process. He shows us how to overcome adversity and make healthy choices - how to reframe and rethink challenging situations in positive, optimistic, and uplifting terms. A master storyteller, Wally believes we all have a choice in our own happiness - no matter who we are, no matter what we've been through - and his stories will touch you at the very depth of your soul.

Wally Amos has contributed to Watermelon Magic: Seeds of Wisdom, Slices of Life as an author. Over 150 million Americans know Wally Amos. Wally founded Famous Amos Cookies in 1975 and is considered the father of the gourmet chocolate-chip cookie industry. In 1992, he formed Uncle Wally's Muffin Company, which produces a full line of muffins.Wally's fame is grounded in quality, substance, and a positive attitude, and he has used his fame to support many educational causes. He was National Spokesman for Literacy Volunteers of America from 1979 until 2002, when they merged with Laubach Literacy Council to create ProLiteracy Worldwide. He now refers to himself as a literacy advocate whose



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