God, by Man by Oguchi H Nkwocha

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DR3NBT52

In this bound-to-be controversial work of theological scholarship, Oguchi H. Nkwocha, M.D., propounds some fascinating and bold theories about religious beliefs. Rather than support his contentions with an abundance of scriptural quotations, the author skillfully builds the case for his unorthodox views with deductive reasoning.Taking an antifundamentalist stance, he asks readers to reexamine man’s relationship with God. The author reveals how various religions and religious sects function by inventing gods and then assigning those “creations” the qualities of omniscience and omnipotence. Evading the reality of the real Supreme Being, mankind has often manufactured his gods in his own image.Instead of presenting his striking theories in an abstract manner, this writer/philosopher relates the shortcomings of many religions by juxtaposing them with such contemporary issues as homelessness, sexism, and ecology-issues which most religions fail to address squarely, if at all. Dr. Nkwocha’s book is at its most compelling when it dissects the way in which religions have evolved from mankind’s need to understand the complex mysteries of nature.Students of religious history will be eager traveling companions on this journey through times as Nkwocha delves into pagan rituals, the traditional political power of the priesthood, and the manner in which our gods continue to fail us when we seek answers to cosmic enigmas.Whether you are an atheist, an agnostic, or a true believer, this profound treatise offers grounds for enlightened spiritual discussion.

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Golden Men: The Power of Gay Midlife by Harold Kooden PH D

Oneness.com

https://www.amazon.com/Golden-Men-Power-Gay-Midlife/dp/1967361495

The coming-out process has taught a gay man many lessons that are useful throughout his life. This book details the depth and range of these lessons which in combination with many of the unique life experiences, the gay man is actually well-prepared to successfully deal with his entrance into middle age and beyond. The sequential exercises facilitate a focused path for successful aging in comparison with other books on this topic. This book is unique in its exploration of the coming-out process and its relevance for a lifetime of successful aging. Though originally written and published in 2000 for gay men, the subsequent public response has shown that the exercises and the principles of aging are applicable to all people.

Charles Silverstein, Ph.D., author of The Joy of Gay Sex, writes: “(Golden Men) is certain to be the seminal work on gay middle age. . .Kooden’s book belongs on the bookshelf of every gay man.”

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Lessons from a Lost Republic: What Ancient Rome Can Teach Us About This American Moment by Michelle Berenfeld

https://www.amazon.com/Lessons-Lost-Republic-Ancient-American/dp/1966302215

Michelleberenfeld.com

A lively pocket history of the Roman Republic’s collapse—and its unsettling echoes in our own political moment.

Americans are obsessed with Rome. Billionaires and manosphere pundits wax on about its military might, its gladiators, its emperors, its greatness.

But we’re telling ourselves the wrong story.

In this sharp, eye-opening account, classics professor Michelle Berenfeld redirects our gaze. The Roman Empire isn’t the lesson—the Roman Republic is. Nearly five centuries of representative government, undone by forces that should sound familiar: wealth and power concentrated in the hands of elites, rampant political violence, endless expansionist wars, and a Senate that normalized emergency measures until it had nothing left to protect. One by one, aspiring strongmen seized what the Senate had surrendered, stretching the limits of their legal power, using the military against their own people, undermining elections, and killing their enemies—until one of them, Augustus, gained total control and became an emperor.

Berenfeld’s argument is both clarifying and urgent: Rome’s slide into autocracy was not inevitable—and neither is ours. Smart, spirited, and packed with revelatory detail, Lessons from a Lost Republic is a wake-up call two thousand years in the making, a reminder that the republic is ours to protect.

About the author
Michelle Berenfeld is the John A. McCarthy Professor of Classics at Pitzer College, one of the Claremont Colleges. An archaeologist and fellow of the American Academy in Rome, she has done research in Turkey, Jordan, Egypt, Greece, and Italy. Her work has appeared in The Atlantic and numerous scholarly publications. She lives in Los Angeles.

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Unlocking Marketing ROI with AI: Insights from Uptempo’s Marie Bahl

Uptempo.io

About the Guest(s):
Marie Bahl is the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of Uptempo, a pioneering company focused on providing cutting-edge marketing technology solutions. With over two decades of diverse experience across technology-focused industries, Marie is renowned for her ability to demystify complex technologies and make them appealing to targeted audiences. Her expertise spans roles in marketing and sales within prominent tech companies such as Opower, Tendril Networks, Converge, Yahoo, Zoho, and Sun Microsystems. At Uptempo, Marie drives innovative marketing strategies and customer acquisition approaches, aiming to transform the marketing landscape by leveraging artificial intelligence and data analytics.

Episode Summary:
In this engaging episode of The Chris Voss Show, host Chris Voss is joined by Marie Bahl, CMO of Uptempo, for an insightful discussion about the transformative potential of AI in marketing and the critical importance of proving return on investment (ROI). Marie shares her expertise on how Uptempo helps brands bridge the gap between spending and strategic success by crafting detailed, data-oriented marketing solutions. The discussion highlights the essential need to reconcile various marketing data sets to achieve a comprehensive view of ROI, which is the holy grail for marketing professionals worldwide.

Throughout the conversation, Marie and Chris delve into how marketing data, when properly harnessed, can lead to unprecedented optimization and decision-making capability. Marie emphasizes the importance of using artificial intelligence appropriately, underscoring that it should focus on analytics and data synthesis rather than replacing creative output. The episode explores the concept of AI’s “jailbreak” moment, offering a glimpse into how brands can harness AI-driven insights to optimize marketing budgets and strategies. Additionally, they discuss broader industry trends, including how large corporations are adapting to new technologies and the significant challenges faced by marketers in justifying their budgets.

Key Takeaways:
Importance of Proving ROI: Marie highlights that ROI is a crucial measure for marketing success and how Uptempo provides the tools to tie various marketing activities directly to revenue outcomes.
Role of AI in Marketing: AI’s potential lies more in data processing and analytics, not replacing human creativity. AI in marketing should enhance decision-making, not detract from the human element.
Structured Data Equals Success: Reconciled and organized data is paramount for effective AI application, ensuring accurate insights and decision-making capabilities.
Marketing Challenges Over Time: Marketers are expected to do more with less, requiring efficient technology to validate their strategies and demonstrate tangible business outcomes.
Evolving Marketing Tools: Uptempo stands out by focusing on ROI over proxy indicators, integrating various data points to provide a holistic understanding of marketing effectiveness.

Notable Quotes:

“It’s not enough just to get the money at the beginning of the year, apply, do the voodoo that we do, and then at the end of the year go, ‘Hey, we did a great job.'”
“Applied well, and Uptempo happens to do it, but if you can’t get it through us, buy it, build it, find it, acquire it, get somebody to do it for you, you need to be able to prove your value.”
“ROI is the holy grail of every marketing CMO I think across the world; it’s the only measure that matters, and it’s the only measure we can’t get to.”
“Marketing was a cost center, and you threw money at it, and we weren’t really sure what happened. Magic. Voodoo happened in the background.”
“We have been spreadsheet jockeys, stitching together 80 spreadsheets to validate our existence for the last 30 years.”

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Bebop Noir (The Los Angeles Stories) by John Ireland

https://www.amazon.com/Bebop-Noir-Los-Angeles-Stories/dp/B0D25CHCCP

Johnirelandthewriter.com

A schoolteacher moonlighting as a serial killer, an obese cop hiding from mirrors in his own shadow, a woman who can’t tell the truth, a man who can’t tell the difference, plus a little jazz a little sex a little Shakespeare a little murder, and an Australian lesbian who sings like Mel Torme.

About the author
I grew up in the movie business…watching them be made…and going to the movies all night long with my grandmother. The movies were my reality…life captured in two-hour stories…a garden of fantasies. My father was an academy award nominated actor. My mother was a more private artist. Along the way, I fell in love with words. Over the years I’ve written and produced movies for television, shot documentaries, acted in and written stage plays, and directed the indie film “Johnny Morran.” When I turned to writing literary fiction, I found myself back in the garden of dreams. My muses are the crime movies of my childhood, with a heavy dose of French and Italian films from the 60s and 70s. Caught in conflicts of conscience, lost in the purple haze and red mist of sex and violence, my characters aren’t sure they’re still alive until they run out of skin.

The Los Angeles Stories is an anthology of six human comedies and dramas, all rooted in the City of Angels. The time is the present. The characters are passengers heading toward uncertain futures. The only technology that is important is the human heart. As I look at these six books, it is fascinating to watch the style and stories and language grow and change.

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The Human’s Universe and Its Purpose and Destiny by Robert Flash Kingsley

https://www.amazon.com/Humans-Universe-Its-Purpose-Destiny/dp/1964928486

Robertflashkingsleyauthor.com

The subject of God and our origin as humans has been at odds between science and religion for centuries until just recently. Now, due to the latest findings and the merging of both fields of study,
a greater view of the concept of the Creator that applies to all people equally representing both disciplines is available to benefit our entire global society. The universal comprehension of the
human spirit as an extension of the creative energy of the universe now arrives for us to utilize the unseen forces of life and creation to rebuild ourselves and the world for future development and
prosperity. Unification through intelligent awareness is the only way we, as a civilization, can have a bright future.

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TRAUMA IS YOUR SUPERPOWER by Dr. Louise Stanger

https://www.amazon.com/TRAUMA-YOUR-SUPERPOWER-Louise-Stanger-ebook/dp/B0H223SMXW

Allaboutinterventions.com

What is the very thing that tried to break you is the source of your greatest power?

Trauma Is Your Superpower is a powerful, illustrated guide to turning pain into purpose.Dr. Louise reframes trauma as a portal to transform. The birthplace of strength… revealing how life’s hardest moments can unlock heightened intuition, deeper empathy and unshakable self-worth. More than healing, this book invites you to rewrite your story…releasing the past version of yourself and stepping fully into who you are becoming.

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About the author
Dr. Louise Stanger LCSW, CDWF, CSAT-1, CIP is a preeminent clinician interventionist and thought leader in the behavioral health and addiction treatments industry. She has performed thousands of family interventions in the US and abroad, gives presentations around the country on various topics related to mental health and addiction, process disorders and chronic pain, and has received prestigious awards from her fellow industry colleagues for her dedication to intervention and recovery. In addition to her work with clients and families, she is former University faculty at San Diego State University and University of San Diego, where she brought in over 5 million in grants for substance abuse and alcohol training and education.

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The King’s Frog Hunter by Ken Young

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0990348806

Kingsfroghunter.com

Book 1 of 3: The King’s Frog Hunter

In the ancient land of Ameram, where giant, man eating frogs lurk in the marshes of the valleys, an aging and vain king has succumbed to the evil that is grasping control of his kingdom. His selfish behavior blinds his wisdom, opening the doors of Castle Ambermal to a wicked sorcerer who uses potions and manipulations to steal the throne from the rightful heir, the king’s only child, Ekala. As the magician begins his plan to revive the power of a once-defeated order of black-hearted creatures, a sculptor of Stone Truth triggers a chain of events that reveal an ancient prophecy and its guardian, Thalmus–The King’s Frog Hunter. Along with his loyal companions, a giant tortoise, a Paint stallion, and a Great Horned owl, the mysterious hunter gathers a unique band of warriors to help the princess in her fight to save her father and the Kingdom. Together they embark on a dangerous quest that will challenge their courage, test their resolve and forge new friendships while battling to fulfill the Prophecy of Ameram.

About the author
I started writing The King’s Frog Hunter for my daughter when she was a child. It was never meant for publication, simply to be a story for her about dangerous adventures of a father and daughter in a mysterious ancient land with good and bad people and creatures. I wrote into the story the values that my wife and I wanted her to learn and embrace: honor, integrity, courage, friendship, loyalty, graciousness and mercy. As she grew, so did the complexity of the storyline and the depth of the characters. It turned out they had more to say than I realized. My characters, both human and animal, continued to lead me into deeper themes, including perseverance, pursuit of wisdom, sacrifice, service to others, and the responsibility to fight the ever-present insidious aspect of evil. When my daughter received a postgraduate degree, she requested, as a graduation gift, that I finish the story and publish it for her. So, I wrote more, re-wrote and edited to weave the stories into a novel. Thus, was born The King’s Frog Hunter (the original title from her childhood). It took many years to mature on the page and then be transformed into a book. The writing (and the lessons learned), was a journey in and of itself. But, to my surprise, the characters were not done and led me to write two more of The King’s Frog Hunter story, Shadows of War, Book 2 and The Burning Battle, Book 3 to complete the trilogy–and their story that began so many years ago.

“Be wise and live in the Stone Truth.”

Ken Young lives with his wife and family of real and imaginary characters and creatures in the forest of the Inland Northwest of the U.S.A. Currently, he is working on a book about the impact of Early Onset Alzheimer’s on a mother of four boys and her husband.

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DESTRUCTION OF DEMOCRACY: Essays on the Fight for Democracy by William H. Lloyd Jr.

https://www.amazon.com/DESTRUCTION-DEMOCRACY-Essays-Fight-Democracy/dp/1105985768

Williamhowardlloyd.com

An analysis of the threats facing American democracy and a prophecy for the next 3 and ½ years

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Silver Dawn: Book One in the Silver Dawn Trilogy by Michael J Rouleau

https://www.amazon.com/Silver-Dawn-Book-One-Trilogy/dp/B0GKDL36MQ

Silverdawntrilogy.com

When Wanda Maximoff died, she didn’t fall into darkness—
she fell into memory, into the place where every truth lives.
There, Mt. Vundagorn restored her with ancient Witness Magic—the power to see through fear, armor, and illusion.

Reborn in silver light, Wanda returns not as the Scarlet Witch…
but as the Silver Dawn Angel, a being who reveals truth simply by standing with another’s pain.

Her presence shatters the kingdom of Latvireal, ruled by Victor Dravane—the Iron Regent, a man armored in control and haunted by unbearable loss. Wanda sees the soul behind the armor and the mask… and Victor, for the first time in years, feels seen.

As forgotten memories rise and buried wounds surface, Wanda and Victor are drawn into a quiet, breathtaking collision of truth, healing, and transformation.

Silver Dawn is a mythic reimagining of Wanda Maximoff—
A story of memory-magic, redemption, and the love that survives even the end of worlds

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The Green Glitch: What’s Behind the Devil’s Lettuce? by Jason Tremko

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GW9GWVPF

Marijuana has changed. The conversation hasn’t.

From 3% THC in the 1970s to today’s ultra-high-potency products, cannabis has evolved into a commercial powerhouse-reshaping culture, classrooms, and communities in real time.

In The Green Glitch, educator, author, U.S. Army veteran, and 12-step recovery leader Jason Tremko brings a rare frontline perspective to one of the most urgent social shifts of our generation. Drawing from research, lived experience, and years working directly with young people and families, Tremko examines the rise of high-potency THC, the normalization of use, and the mental health questions many are hesitant to ask.

This isn’t politics.

It’s not nostalgia.

It’s a reality check.

Look for the accompanying documentary now streaming on multiple platforms, The Green Glitch extends the investigation beyond the page with expert interviews and powerful real-world stories.

One message. Two formats.

A conversation we can’t afford to ignore.

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Last Call From The Minor Leagues to Building Nashville’s $1.5 Billion Sports Blueprint by Jay Grider

Jaygrider.com

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9 Simple Solutions to Achieve Health Equity: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals and Patients by Mauvareen Beverley

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D73NNN2V

Drbeverley.com

Nine Simple Solutions to Achieve Health Equity: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals and Patients by Dr. Beverley presents actionable strategies to transform health disparity into health equity. Drawing from her extensive interactions with over 1,000 diverse patients, Dr. Beverley introduces innovative approaches, like “The Bridge Team,” to enhance outcomes for vulnerable populations.

Dr. Beverley offers a clear roadmap supported by real-life stories, addressing the critical gap between patient perception and reality. She emphasizes simple, empathetic solutions to prevent complex health issues, stressing the importance of recognizing patients as multifaceted individuals with roles beyond their medical conditions.

This essential guide advocates for cultural competence across all patient demographics, highlighting the often-overlooked needs of the English-speaking Black population who are not included in the need for cultural competence. Dr. Beverley also provides historical insights into the health crises faced by Black communities, underscoring the need for equitable, compassionate care inclusive of individuals with Sickle Cell Disease.

Echoing Hippocrates, Dr. Beverley reminds us: “It is more important to know the person who has the disease than the disease who has the person.” This book is a vital resource for healthcare professionals and patients committed to achieving health equity and improving health outcomes.

About the author
Mauvareen Beverley, M.D. is the President of Mauvareen Beverley, M.D., PLLC, Patient Engagement and Cultural Competence Specialist. She is an executive-level physician and a fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) with over twenty years of experience advocating for improving patient engagement and cultural competence for all populations, especially African American communities. As Assistant Vice President, Physician Advisor for NYC Health + Hospitals, she sponsored the first Conference on Improving the Health of the Elderly Black Population. Under her leadership as Deputy Executive Director of Kings County Hospital, she led her team to implement innovative strategies for improved equitable health outcomes and decreased Congestive Heart Failure readmission from 30 percent to 18.7 percent in less than two years.

Dr. Beverley is a national thought leader and expert in patient engagement and health equity. She has lectured extensively on health disparities, patient engagement and valuing the human experience.

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A Girls’ Road Trip: From Texas (U.S.) to Prince Edward Island (Canada) by Eula Woodyard McKown

https://www.amazon.ca/Girls-Road-Trip-Prince-Edward/dp/1963851242

A Girls’ Road Trip: From Texas (U.S.) to Prince Edward Island (Canada) recounts the travels of four women from Texas who drove to Prince Edward Island enjoying various spots along the way. The women also enjoyed visiting and sightseeing with friends as they traveled.

Included in the book are descriptions of their activities in Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Maine as they traveled to Canada. After entering Canada, the women enjoyed excursions in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. They continued their adventures as they returned home through Vermont, New York, Tennessee, and Arkansas.

A person who has wanted to travel, but has been unable to do so, will enjoy reading this book to experience vicariously the journey of the four women as they crossed the northeastern United States and Canada.

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Rosewood Academy: The Awakening by Ashley Gayheart

https://www.amazon.com/Rosewood-Academy-Awakening-Ashley-Gayheart/dp/197179242X

Ashleygayheart.com

About a girl who finds out she is part magical being. She meets new people at a new school in the magical world. She meets a long lost family member and learns her background from the family member. She falls in love and passes her classes for two years in one year.

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Infernal Tramps: Tales of Weird Terror by Alex Grass

Infernaltramps.com

https://www.amazon.com/Infernal-Tramps-Tales-Weird-Terror/dp/B0H3QQ2J9Q

A boy discovers his father’s oracular grotesque in a secret dungeon below their family funeral home.

An antique spiked collar transforms Philadelphia into a city that worships a dead dog.

A video game dominates the market for years and then disappears, except for one man’s memories of its horrors.

A mother with a trunkful of hungry, inhuman babies tracks down the family that abandoned them.

The warden of a penal colony offers to pardon a murderer, but only if the inmate can find the antidote to the poison wine the warden gave him.

A wealthy young woman receives a surgical implant that delivers more than just a shapely body.

Step into a world of fleshly titillation and fresh terror, a dimension of blood and consequence. But buyer beware! Crack the spine and these dark tales are not so easily forgotten. And you may find yourself changing into a beast of insatiable hunger, a tormented sinner, a lunatic on the fringe.

Heed this warning, that what once is read cannot be unread. Turn back now, if you can, or else become one of the…

Infernal Tramps!

About the author
Alex Grass was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and three kids.

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Effective: How to Do Great Work in a Fast-Changing World by Melissa Swift

https://www.amazon.com/Effective-Great-Work-Fast-Changing-World/dp/1394377495

Anthromeinsight.com

Navigate the weird, chaotic world of modern work, no matter your position

While there’s no shortage of advice on being amazing or avoiding burnout, what if you simply want to get things done in a workplace that feels increasingly impossible? Effective is here to help you get your job done well without losing your mind. Drawing from up-to-date research and provocative interviews with employees across industries and levels, renowned people consultant Melissa Swift offers a positive, well-illuminated path through the dark forest of destabilizing workplace changes.

Effective provides readers with:

Strategies to triumph amid four trends making work tough today: work intensification, emotional inflection, hyper-transparency, and sheer chaos
Practical, research-backed approaches to improve their daily work life, from entry-level employees to CEOs
Tips for maintaining competence in a working world seemingly designed to make you feel incompetent
Insights on how to make sure your personal sources of effectiveness don’t get disrupted by technological change
Lessons to be learned from jobs where you simply cannot screw up, such as firefighters and air traffic controllers, and how to apply them to a corporate environment

Effective delivers useful content for every level of seniority, teaching readers a new paradigm-shifting approach to thrive in the modern world of work.

About the author
Melissa Swift is a leading voice on how organizations, teams, and individuals can succeed in an ever more challenging world of work. As founder and CEO of Anthrome Insight, she is a consultant and keynote speaker helping organizations make their people successful in chaotic times. She has held leadership roles at Capgemini, Mercer, Korn Ferry, and Deloitte, and is the author of Effective: How to Do Great Work in a Fast-Changing World (2026) and Work Here Now: Think Like a Human and Build a Powerhouse Workplace (2023).

Melissa’s work balances humanism and pragmatism, and is powered by analytics and research. She specializes in complex topics like the human side of digital transformation and the changing face of C-suite leadership.

Melissa is a member of the MIT Sloan Management Review’s Editorial Board, and one of their most widely-read columnists. She has been quoted numerous times in publications including the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and the Financial Times, and has appeared on NPR. Melissa was named to the 2023 Thinkers50 Radar Class; Work Here Now appeared on awards lists from McKinsey and Porchlight Books. She holds a BA from Harvard University and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Melissa lives in New York City with her husband, daughter, and neurotic beagle mix.

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Financial Fortress by Stephen Powell

https://www.amazon.com/Financial-Fortress-Stephen-Powell/dp/B0H4862V2S

A sudden medical crisis or market crash can destroy decades of hard work in an instant. Are you building a financial plan that only works when everything goes right?

In January 2022, financial professional Stephen Powell walked into the gym for a routine morning workout. Moments later, an aortic dissection caused him to collapse, paralyzing his left side, stripping away his speech, and leaving him with less than a 1% chance of survival. He survived by God’s grace, but he woke up to a harrowing realization: He was the sole breadwinner, and his traditional financial plan had no backup for a real-life crisis.

This life altering experience exposed a massive gap in modern financial literacy. Most people are expertly taught how to accumulate money, but they are never taught how to structure it. They blindly follow the standard formula buy stocks, maximize the 401(k), trust the process only to find themselves walking straight into the “Accumulation Trap.”

In Financial Fortress, Powell shares his deeply personal journey and strips away traditional financial jargon to reveal how wealthy families truly protect, access, and transfer their money. This book is an architectural blueprint for the everyday family provider who carries heavy responsibilities and realizes that a high income alone is not the same as security.

Through practical frameworks and eye-opening illustrations, Powell maps out the Four Pillars of a Financial Fortress: Protection, Growth, Control, and Legacy. You will learn how to transition from simple accumulation to true financial architecture, giving every dollar a distinct job.

Stop managing your future with hope and optimism alone. Build a system. Achieve clarity. Protect the people you love.

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Windows into Advent by Dr. Tom Kinnan

https://www.amazon.com/Windows-into-Advent-Dr-Kinnan-ebook/dp/B0H3D13BZG

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In this inspiring collection of Christmas devotionals, Dr. Tom Kinnan invites readers to look beyond the lights, gifts, traditions, and distractions of the season to rediscover the heart of Christmas Jesus Christ.

Through personal stories, biblical insights, and thought-provoking reflections, each chapter explores themes such as patience, trust, hope, generosity, forgiveness, faith, and the miracle of God’s love revealed through the birth of Christ. From shepherds and angels to Joseph, the Magi, and the manger itself, these devotional messages bring familiar elements of the Christmas story to life in fresh and meaningful ways.

Whether you are celebrating Advent, seeking spiritual encouragement during the holiday season, or looking for a daily devotional to deepen your relationship with God, this book offers practical wisdom and heartfelt inspiration for believers of all ages.

Inside you’ll discover:

Encouraging Christmas devotionals rooted in Scripture

Personal stories and relatable life lessons

Fresh perspectives on the birth of Christ and its meaning today

Reflections on faith, hope, trust, patience, and God’s grace

Daily inspiration to help you experience a more Christ centered Christmas

Warm, uplifting, and spiritually enriching, this book is a reminder that the greatest gift of Christmas is not found beneath a tree, but in the Savior who came to transform lives and offer eternal hope.

Take a journey through the Christmas season and rediscover the wonder, substance, and joy of God’s greatest gift. Jesus Christ.

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Cold Ground: A Jack Decker Story (Jack Decker Series Book 1) by Michael Jacquard

https://www.amazon.com/Cold-Ground-Jack-Decker-Story-ebook/dp/B0GSW5TDCT

Mjacquard.com

Jack Decker, 48 — former U.S. Army Special Forces Master Sergeant, CIA SAD/Ground Branch operative — has retired to Garrison Falls, Vermont. When the Vega Syndicate moves in and a teenage girl named Lily Marsh disappears, he’s pulled back into a world he thought he’d left.

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Human Magic by Johan Roos

https://www.amazon.com/Human-Magic-Johan-Roos/dp/1041216769

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In a world where algorithms write strategies, generate designs, and analyze markets, what makes your work truly matter?

Whether you’re anxious about artificial intelligence or eager to harness its potential, Human Magic offers a powerful guide to thriving in the age of AI. As AI tools transform business, leadership, and the future of work, your greatest competitive advantage is not technology itself—it is the uniquely human capabilities that machines cannot replicate.

Drawing on three decades of research, executive leadership experience, and one of business education’s earliest comprehensive AI integrations, Johan Roos reveals why curiosity, creativity, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration are becoming more valuable—not less—as artificial intelligence advances. At the center of these capabilities lies practical wisdom: the essential leadership skill that enables better decision making, innovation, and judgment in a rapidly changing world.

Each chapter combines research, real-world business insights, self-assessments, and practical exercises to help leaders, entrepreneurs, managers, and professionals strengthen the human skills that drive meaningful results. Discover how AI can erode these capabilities when used carelessly—and how it can amplify them when used intentionally.

If you’re interested in leadership development, workplace transformation, business strategy, innovation, management, or professional growth, Human Magic provides a practical roadmap for remaining relevant, resilient, and irreplaceable in an AI-driven world.

Stop acting as an “AI concierge.” Become the leader who shapes outcomes that truly matter.

About the author
Johan Roos helps professionals remain deeply human in an AI-rich world. A management scholar, entrepreneur, and former leader of several business schools, he works at the intersection of human wisdom and artificial intelligence, helping leaders use AI to strengthen judgment, creativity, and purpose.

Driven by a lifelong curiosity about how people and organizations learn and adapt, Johan co-invented the globally adopted LEGO® Serious Play® methodology, enabling organizations to solve complex challenges through imaginative, hands-on exploration. He serves as Senior Advisor to the Global Peter Drucker Forum, where he helped launch the Next Management initiative, and is Professor of Strategy and Executive Advisor at Hult International Business School.

His latest book, “Human Magic: Leading with Wisdom in an Age of Algorithms” (Routledge, 2026), offers a practical framework for preserving curiosity, wisdom, and human agency in a world of intelligent machines. Across his work as an educator, advisor, investor, and speaker, Johan champions a simple belief: management, at its best, is humanity at work.

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Podcasting Journeys: Mike Dell of Blubrry Hosting on Industry Evolution and Upcoming Tech

Mikedell.com

Blubrry.com

About the Guest(s):
Mike Dell is the VP of Operations at Blubrry Podcasting, a full-service podcast hosting company operated under Raw Voice Incorporated. With over 21 years of podcasting experience, Mike is a veteran in the industry. He co-hosts the Podcast Insider show and hosts Mike Dell’s World. An extra class amateur radio operator, Mike’s experience spans into the world of broadcasting and amateur radio communications.

Episode Summary:
In this engaging episode of The Chris Voss Show, listeners embark on a captivating journey through the podcasting universe with the venerable Mike Dell from Blubrry Podcasting. Mike takes us through his extensive experience in the podcasting industry, shedding light on the evolution of podcasting and what has kept him passionate about the medium for over two decades. The discussion steers towards Blubrry’s unique offerings in podcast hosting, analytics, and monetization, revealing why it remains a preferred choice for many podcasters.

Mike Dell elaborates on Blubrry’s edge in providing flexibility and support to podcasters, whether they are amateurs or seasoned creators. The episode explores the future of podcasting amidst technological advancements such as AI integration and video podcasting evolution, hinting at fascinating innovations on the horizon. Listeners will gain insight into how podcasts have impacted traditional media and what lies ahead for this dynamic field. The mutual passion for podcasting shared by Chris and Mike is infectious and sets the stage for an informative and engaging discussion.

Key Takeaways:
The Evolution of Podcasting: Mike Dell reflects on the transformation of podcasting over the years, from its inception to its current digital landscape, emphasizing Blubrry’s contribution.
Blubrry Services: Blubrry offers a comprehensive suite of services, including hosting, analytics, and monetization solutions designed to empower podcasters with flexibility and independence.
Human Touch: Blubrry prioritizes human support, providing real-time customer service, which is a distinguishing factor in its operations.
AI and Podcasting: Despite AI’s growing presence, Mike asserts that authentic human communication will remain irreplaceable in the realm of podcasting.
Future of Video Podcasts: Discover the advancements in video podcasting, including Blubrry’s upcoming support for HLS streaming and video RSS feeds.

Notable Quotes:
“Our end goal is to make the tech disappear for you. You do what you do. We’ll stay out of your way.” – Mike Dell
“Podcasting is really a delivery method. TV is technically radio if you think about it.” – Mike Dell
“You can’t say I didn’t start until 09, I was sitting on the front porch… said, ‘Hey. Hello, world.'” – Mike Dell
“I just like the freedom of just being able to speak your mind.” – Mike Dell
“It’s the beauty of ham radio and podcasting. You have niches within the genre.” – Mike Dell

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Fair Share: How Men and Women Can Create a More Equitable Workplace Together by W. Brad Johnson, David G. Smith

https://www.amazon.com/Fair-Share-Equitable-Workplace-Together/dp/1647826829

How outdated work norms undermine careers, caregiving, and gender equity—and how leaders can fix the system.

The workplace is broken—and it’s holding everyone back. Women still struggle to grow in their careers, while men who endeavor to do their part at home are often stigmatized. This disconnect means that even when men take part in flexible work arrangements or contribute to caregiving, women end up picking up the slack and missing out on professional opportunities.

If companies want to reach their full potential and achieve true fairness at work, the workplace must change—and it starts at the top. In Fair Share, gender-in-the-workplace experts W. Brad Johnson and David G. Smith offer a blueprint for how leaders can break down systemic barriers across the organization so that men can do more outside of paid work and women can take their rightful place in the ranks of corporate leadership. They suggest focusing on three key areas:

Rethinking company culture and the structure of work
Going all-in on caregiving options and employee benefits
Making gender fairness routine through process and policies
Filled with examples and insights from both men and women, Fair Share offers a look at what companies can become when leaders finally break down the obstacles holding everyone back. By working together, men and women can create a better workplace, one where every individual can achieve what they want—both at work and at home.

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“You’re Fat, Stop Eating”: The Power of Fasting And A New Way to Think About Body Fat by Oman Morales

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DSB22DKM

Fatistimenotweight.com

“You’re Fat, Stop Eating”: The Power of Fasting And A New Way to Think About Body Fat: By Oman Morales has achieved a remarkable feat by being as Top #50 best seller in One of Amazon’s categories.

#38 Best Seller ★ in Teen & Young Adult Diet & Nutrition eBooks (Feb 18, 2025)

Are you ready to transform your health and your life?

You’ve tried countless diets, workout programs, and quick fixes, but nothing seems to deliver the lasting results you’re after. You’re not alone. The truth is, most approaches fail because they don’t address the root of the problem. Excess body fat, low energy, and a rocky relationship with food aren’t just physical issues—they’re the result of a broken system that’s been feeding us lies about health for decades.

This book is your wake-up call.

In You’re Fat Stop Eating, I strip away the noise and give you a clear, proven path to reclaim control over your body and mind. Through the science and simplicity of fasting, you’ll learn how to unlock your body’s natural power to heal, burn fat, and thrive. This isn’t another diet gimmick or fitness fad—it’s the key to real transformation.

Here’s what you’ll discover:

Why fasting is the ultimate reset for your body and brain.

How to start fasting today, no matter your lifestyle.

The surprising truth about body fat—and why it’s not your enemy.

How fasting supercharges longevity, immunity, and overall health.

Practical strategies to break free from food cravings and emotional eating.

This isn’t just a book; it’s a movement to empower you to live longer, feel stronger, and take control of your future. Whether you want to lose weight, improve your fitness, or prevent chronic illness, You’re Fat Stop Eating is your guide to unlocking the healthiest, happiest version of yourself.

You’ve been lied to about what your body needs. It’s time to rewrite the story.

Your transformation starts now.

About the author
With over 30 years of expertise in the fitness industry, Oman Morales has dedicated his life to transforming how people approach health and wellness. Combining deep knowledge of fitness, nutrition, and human behavior, Oman delivers straightforward, actionable advice that empowers individuals to achieve lasting physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

Oman’s unique ability to simplify complex concepts has made him a trusted mentor to countless individuals seeking practical solutions to their health challenges. His no-nonsense approach is rooted in real-world experience and a passion for helping others break through barriers to unlock their full potential.

Originally from Northern California, Oman now lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, with his wife and daughter. When he’s not coaching or writing, Oman enjoys exploring new fitness methodologies, connecting with the community, and continuing his mission to inspire change one person at a time.

Oman’s work is a must-read for anyone ready to take control of their health and embrace a better future.

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With All Your Heart: Trusting God Through Every Season by Marion Dunkerley

https://www.amazon.com/All-Your-Heart-Trusting-Through/dp/B0GW9Q6TMR

Mariondunkerley.com

With All Your Heart: Trusting God Through Every Season is a journey through Proverbs 3:5-6 that guides readers to trust God with their whole hearts, lean not on their own understanding, and experience His direction through all of life’s seasons, even when it feels uncertain or difficult.

In With All Your Heart: Trusting God Through Every Season, readers are invited to explore Proverbs 3:5-6 as a roadmap for living a life of full and complete trust in God. Through real-life stories, testimonies, biblical insights, and practical reflections, this book empowers readers to surrender control, trust God’s wisdom, and find peace amidst life’s challenges. Whether facing illness, loss, or simply the ordinary struggles of daily life, this book shows how trusting God can bring hope, strength, and guidance for every season.

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Smart, Not Spoiled: The 7 Money Skills Kids Must Master Before Leaving the Nest by Chad Willardson

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1544524250

Chadwillardson.com

Two-thirds of American parents today think their children are spoiled. From toys and laptops to smartphones and cars, our kids have grown increasingly entitled in what they believe we should do for them.

Kids may not appreciate the value of a dollar, but it’s hard to blame them. After all, what have they learned about money? Managing finances is rarely covered in schools, and as a parent, you probably don’t know where to start. How do you provide a strong foundation of financial knowledge for your kids with these gaps? What should they learn each year? How do you teach a skill set you never received yourself?

In Smart, Not Spoiled, financial expert and bestselling author Chad Willardson provides you with practical tools, tips, and stories that will help you teach the kids in your life how to think about money. Chad explores the seven skills your kids should know—and master—before they’re adults and helps you improve the financial literacy of everyone in your household. When it comes to financial success, you want your kids informed and prepared. This book is your chance to learn together so that the new path you forge for future generations is the right one.

About the author
Chad Willardson, CFF, CRPC, AWMA, is the President of Pacific Capital (a fiduciary wealth advisory firm he founded in 2011 that serves entrepreneurs and families) and ELEVATED (a coaching program for a select group of growth-focused entrepreneurs). He is the author of six best-selling books, creator of a new banking app that helps kids manage money, and Co-Host of The Smart Money Parenting Show, number 2 Podcast on Apple worldwide for Parenting, Kids & Family.

Before founding Pacific Capital, he spent 9 years at Merrill Lynch, where he ranked in the top 2 percent of over 16,000 Financial Advisors nationally. In addition to serving the family office clients of Pacific Capital, Chad also manages the 650 million dollar investment portfolio as the elected City Treasurer in his community. Chad is recognized as one of the top wealth management experts in the country and has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Inc., NASDAQ, Yahoo Finance, U.S. News & World Report, InvestmentNews, Entrepreneur, and Financial Advisor Magazine. He lives in Southern California with his wife, Amber, and their five children.

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Battle for the Truth: Second Edition Creation Versus Evolution by H D Chiou

https://www.amazon.com/dp/196986575X

WHAT IS THE TRUTH: CREATION OR EVOLUTION?

The secular culture in which we live operates under the assumption that evolution is true. But the proof points to the biblical story of creation as being the Truth. As you read this book, you will learn:

How scientists proved that “in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1).”
How historical facts and fossil findings proves “the initial creation of plants and animals were in the mature stage and according to their kinds.”
How initial life could not have been formed by “spontaneous generation.” Where was the starting point of evolution?
Whether or not scientists can create matter and then use matter to create life.
How Charles Darwin only observed micro-evolution and whether his theory can be legitimately applied to macro-evolution.
How the recent discovery of the DNA structure, the development of the intelligent design theory, and the amazing structure of the human body all point to creation.

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The Esa: G-d’s Rescue Plan for Humanity (The Loving-kindness of G-d) by Mark Stouffer

https://us.amazon.com/Esa-G-ds-Rescue-Humanity-Loving-kindness/dp/B0H2CX8D2V

Adam and Eve rebelled and became unfit to be in God’s presence. Tragically, they went to live in a broken world, our world. Fortunately, God has a plan to rescue us.

In The Esa, we will examine God’s plan as it is laid out in the Bible. His plan has included:

working with the Jews to be His witnesses in the ancient world
the coming of the Messiah to pay for the sins of the world
Jesus’ sending out of His followers to the ends of the earth with His offer of salvation
the return of the Messiah at the end of time to set everything right

Of course, we humans, both Jews and Christians, have failed greatly in our roles down through the ages. Thank God that Jesus did not fail.

The Esa is for Jewish people who want to know the truth about Jesus. It is also good for Christians who want to learn about the Tanakh, or Old Testament.

About the author
Mark Stouffer is a retired engineer who lives with his family in Columbus, Ohio. He was born in 1960 and grew up loving sports. Mark graduated with a degree in Civil Engineering from Ohio State in 1983. After college, G-d reached out to Mark. G-d held Mark’s heart in His hand and said, “I am here.” Mark received Jesus as his L-rd and Savior, and everything changed.

Mark has a passion for the Bible, which he has been studying and teaching for over 40 years. It has always been Mark’s goal to learn the message that each Bible author intended as opposed to trying to make the Bible agree with his beliefs. Out of His grace, G-d called Mark to write this important four volume series. Indeed, the subject of these books was never Mark’s idea.

For more information on these books, please visit: lovingkindnessofadonai/hesed

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The Entity Game by Jimmie D Robinson

https://www.amazon.com/Entity-Game-Jimmie-D-Robinson/dp/B0GYMMB7TJ

The Entity Game by Jimmie D. Robinson is a thrilling blend of science fiction, action, and historical warfare that spans centuries—and galaxies.

In the year 2129, an elite team of Space Defenders uncovers a mysterious metallic vault buried deep within a distant alien pyramid. But they are not alone. Rival alien forces wage a brutal battle to claim the powerful object, triggering a chain of events that unleashes twelve enigmatic energy beings—ancient entities with unimaginable intelligence and purpose.

These entities are not mere observers—they are players.

Diving into the minds and ancestral memories of humanity, they select warriors from different eras—Vikings, Zulus, ninjas, soldiers, and more—to represent them in a high-stakes, interdimensional “game.” Each faction brings its own brutal history, strategy, and instinct for survival into a contest where the rules are unclear and the consequences are deadly.

As past and future collide, and as humanity becomes an unwitting pawn in a cosmic competition, one question remains:

Who will control the game… and what happens to those who lose?

Packed with intense battles, imaginative world-building, and a unique fusion of history and sci-fi, The Entity Game delivers a gripping adventure that challenges the limits of time, power, and destiny.

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The End of Us: A Story of Death, Deception and China’s Deadly Grip on US Healthcare by Tony Paquin

https://www.amazon.com/End-Us-Deception-Chinas-Healthcare/dp/B0CPWVGBCS

In 2020, Tony Paquin’s small medical supply company faced an impossible task—fulfilling a federal contract to procure one billion needles and syringes for America’s COVID-19 vaccination effort. What followed was a high-stakes battle against cutthroat factory owners, shady middlemen, relentless scammers, and even the Chinese Communist Party itself.

Through this ordeal, Paquin uncovered a dangerous truth: America’s dependence on China and foreign sources for life-saving drugs, medical supplies, and high-tech devices is a ticking time bomb. Nearly everything that keeps Americans alive is manufactured overseas—often under the control of a geopolitical rival.

The End of Us is more than a real-life thriller. It’s an urgent wake-up call about a critical national security threat—one that could be weaponized in a future conflict. With firsthand insights from inside the global supply chain, Paquin exposes the hidden dangers of America’s medical dependence and lays out what must be done to reclaim control before it’s too late.

About the author
Tony Paquin is an acclaimed author, serial entrepreneur, and authority in the healthcare industry, known for pioneering Retail Healthcare. With over thirty years of experience leading public and private companies to groundbreaking achievements, Tony’s work has consistently focused on the intersection of healthcare, technology, and business innovation.

His first book, “The Retail Healthcare Revolution,” established Tony as a forward-thinking voice in healthcare, proposing transformative business models that combine retail strategies with healthcare services. His insights into enhancing patient engagement and leveraging digital health technologies have influenced practitioners and policymakers alike.

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To Then and Back Again: A Memoir Part One A Collection of Uh-Oh’s, No No’s and A Few OMG’S by Jerry Bryson McMillan

https://www.amazon.com/Then-Back-Again-Memoir-Collection/dp/B0CVBKXNCP

To Then And Back Again is a memoir written in two parts. It’s a book for those who enjoy the trials and tribulations of real-life people and feel they can or would like to relate to those whom they are reading about. It’s a memoir about only those richest, most interesting details concerning my life…or so I would like to think. It was written to convey those sometimes simple, sometimes complex, but many times emotionally charged experiences I’ve had during my life. Whether these emotions were elicited by the harsh realities of adversity that I, like many, have faced and overcome, or by the personal triumphs achieved through perseverance, and at times, through sheer willpower alone is for the reader to decide. I will, however, try to express them in such a manner as to allow the readers the chance to decide for themselves. We will embark on a journey to then and back again; an odyssey that will encompass a multitude of adventures that are at times disturbing and chaotic, and at other times fascinating and humorous. These adventures will range from overcoming desperation and loneliness as a result of a hidden identity, to the anguish of a best friend and his suicide that served absolutely no purpose nor had any meaning; a suicide that gained nothing for anyone…especially himself. From an insidious monster’s theft of a child’s innocence to things that just happen; catching you unaware, then kicks you right square in your pearly whites. The journey will certainly run the gamut of human experiences and emotions, and I will share my life with the reader if they wish to take the ride. And of which I’m also certain, if I do it suitably, then they will vicariously become the reader’s adventures as well. The first part is about my life from the time I was about eight years old, when our family home was destroyed by fire to when I was just out of high school and first went out to live on my own. The second part will be about my life from when I was about twenty until I was thirty something. It will begin when my dad and I built my first home until I finally moved from my hometown to go off to medical school.

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Bliss in Triple Rhythm–A Toolbox for Poets: Nine Ways to Shape A Word Song: Shown in 300 Original Poems by Martin Bidney

https://www.amazon.com/Bliss-Triple-Rhythm-Toolbox-Poets/dp/1987402561

Mmartinbidney.org

This book of word songs in unexpected melodic patterns will surprise you by its equally unusual liveliness. I’m so eager to begin singing for you that, as you noticed, I’ve already written a prefatory poem in one of the varied kinds of triple rhythm units I’ll be illustrating (la LA la; weak STRONG weak; one TWO three; x/x). The strangest thing I’ll be doing in my collection is to bring about a resurrection of ancient stanza patterns embodying the musical structures I love. The uncustomary triple-rhythm stanza forms richly displayed will acquire a real if unlikely novelty by presenting tools so extremely old.

About the author
Martin Bidney, Professor Emeritus at Binghamton University (NY), writes poetry books that are dialogues. In “Shakespair” he converses in Shakespearean sonnets with the 154 that the bisexual Bard himself wrote in the 1590s about his boyfriend and girlfriend. In “A Unifying Light” Martin converses with Qur’anic passages on the topic of Jews and Christians in the Qur’an and the Islamic virtues they embody. “East-West Poetry” shows Martin replying, in poems, to passages from both the Qur’an and Rumi. “Poems of Wine and Tavern Romance” offers 103 dialogues between Martin and Hafiz, the 14th century Persian pub poet he translates, a Muslim Sufi who was bisexual, like Shakespeare, and whom Germany’s greatest poet, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, called his “twin” brother! (Martin translates Hafiz from the same version Goethe used.) In fact, Martin has also translated Goethe’s own “West-East Divan” (divan means “collection”) and wrote conversational reply poems to all of Goethe’s 240 lyrics. Martin’s dialogue book with the greatest Polish poet, Adam Mickiewicz, contains, on facing pages, the sonnets he wrote in response to the “Crimean Sonnets” he translated from Polish. In “Like a Fine Rug of Erivan” he translates 39 Pushkin poems from Russian and recites them on a CD. His wide-ranging fascination with revelatory writing stems from “Patterns of Epiphany,” where Martin pioneered a method of analysis he has since applied to over 20 authors.

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When Hope is your Only Option: One Man’s Brave Journey, Through Life’s Adversity by Jim Stavis

https://www.amazon.com/When-Hope-your-Only-Option/dp/1970608234

Whenhopeisyouronlyoption.com

This book is about overcoming all the odds. It is achievement paired with loss, and accomplishment paired with adversity. It is having faith that in all things, even the most challenging and heartbreaking, you can learn and gain something important. It begins with the hope and belief that you can get through anything, even if it’s your only option.

About the author
Jim Stavis was diagnosed with juvenile type I diabetes at age 17. He was told to expect a shortened lifespan with medical difficulties along the way. This medical diagnosis shaped his life in a way that could have led to depression and decay, but instead motivated Jim to rise above the adversity in spite of the dire forecast. It is the lessons learned and the persistent and positive attitude that served as the inspiration for Jim to write his first book aptly named, “When Hope is Your Only Option”. Jim is happy to share his stories so that the reader can learn and be better prepared for the adversity that they encounter in their life. Jim’s story though miraculous on many levels serves to inspire, to instruct and send a message that anything is possible, no matter the odds.

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US 98: Destination Dade City by Paul Dean Moore

https://www.amazon.com/Us-98-Destination-Dade-City/dp/1961845075

US 98: DESTINATION DADE CITY is a story of the LeMay family placed in Witness Protection, due to actions of a crime syndicate. Keep your head down as the tale unfolds about hiding, dogs, murder, and Florida high school football. Victims, law enforcement, and villains each play a role moving towards the conclusion. Each trying to survive.

PAUL DEAN MOORE presents his third story based in small towns along Florida US 98. He brings to life characters inspired by his forty years of ministry dealing with people and families in crisis in varied situations. Moore took up fiction writing as a challenge from his youngest daughter, Adina. He dedicates this book to his six children and his in-laws, Clifford and Vernette Oberg, as well as Jerry and Barbara Miller. Moore lives with his wife, Sue, near US 98 in Lakeland, Florida.

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WHEN THE RADIO WENT SILENT: A Life on the Road Between Duty and Home by JAMES S. Wynecoop

https://www.amazon.com/WHEN-RADIO-WENT-SILENT-Between/dp/1291853561

When the radio went silent, the job doesn’t become quieter. It becomes personal. Every badge covers a human heart that holds memories no one dise can see. Calls that end in nightmares Faces of victims that haunt your sleep, Critical decisions that weigh on your conscience long after your shift is over. In small towns, those victims could be your neighbors. Your friends. Family. And knowing that fact never really gets oasion. When the Radio went Silent is not about heroism. It is about survival, Surviving the weight of life and death decisions that you carry home with you each day. Learning to embrace silence as both a blessing and a punishment. Realizing the invisible price of public service on cops, their families, and their communities. And finding quiet desperation in the momarits when you need help the most. In raw, compassionate, and hard-learned detail, When the Radio went Silent tells you what it’s really like to wear the badge. Not only for police and first responders, but for anyone who’s ever shouldered great responsibility. buried a heavy secret, or struggled to find purpose after everything went quiet. Because when the radio went silent, your job is often just beginning.

About the author
Biography — James S. Wynecoop

James S. Wynecoop began his public safety career in 1975 at the age of nineteen, becoming one of the youngest Tribal Police Officers on the Spokane Reservation. Those early years laid the foundation for a lifetime of service rooted in community, responsibility, and cultural heritage.

In 1985, Wynecoop traveled north to Alaska’s North Slope, where he served as a Security Officer, Firefighter, and EMT in one of the most remote environments in the United States. Building on his experience, he founded Argus Security, a company that grew rapidly under his leadership—employing more than 500 security officers before being acquired in 1989.

Returning to law enforcement in 1990, Wynecoop accepted the position of Police Captain for the community of La Push, Washington. He later continued his federal service as a Police Officer with the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, serving the North Idaho District and the Nez Perce Reservation until the position was eliminated by a reduction in force.

In 1999, Wynecoop joined the Kalispel Tribe of Indians to establish security operations for the Tribe’s new casino. His leadership and vision propelled him into broader responsibility, and he was soon promoted to Executive Director of Public Safety. In this role, he oversaw the Police Department, Fire Department, and Emergency Medical Services, helping guide the growth of the Tribal community’s modern public safety system.

After more than four decades in policing, security, fire, and emergency services, James S. Wynecoop retired in 2022—leaving behind a legacy of leadership, service, and commitment to Tribal communities across the Northwest and Alaska.

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Master Your Finances: Amber Duncan’s Debt-Free Strategies Unveiled

Reducemydebts.com

About the Guest(s):
Amber Duncan is the founder of Life After Debt, a company dedicated to helping individuals manage their debt and improve their financial situations. Following personal and professional hardship during the 2008 housing collapse, where both her and her husband, then mortgage brokers, declared bankruptcy, Amber was inspired to create solutions for those affected by unexpected financial crises. As “The Debt Coach,” she is recognized for her empathetic approach and educates consumers on navigating debt through negotiation and leveraging their rights. Her mission is to reduce financial stress and build debt-free paths for her clients.

Episode Summary:
In this insightful episode of The Chris Voss Show, host Chris Voss welcomes Amber Duncan, founder of Life After Debt, for a conversation centered on debt management and financial empowerment. Having experienced financial collapse firsthand during the 2008 housing crisis, Amber offers a unique perspective and practical advice on managing debt and improving financial health. She emphasizes the importance of challenging financial norms, understanding the nuances of debt, and transforming one’s financial outlook through education and strategic actions.

Amber Duncan discusses the frequent misconceptions surrounding taxes and debt, underscoring the notion that not every debt is inherently negative. During the episode, Amber also delves into how debt can sometimes be strategic, such as using low-interest loans for investments. She sheds light on prevalent issues like zombie debt and the significance of consumers knowing their rights. Through her work at Life After Debt, Amber encourages individuals facing financial challenges to seek help without shame or guilt, providing them with clarity and effective debt settlement strategies.

Key Takeaways:
* Financial challenges are often a result of unforeseen circumstances rather than poor financial management. Facing these challenges head-on with knowledge and support is crucial.
* Not all debt is bad; understanding when and how to use debt strategically can lead to financial growth.
* Consumers should always validate their debts and understand their rights, particularly with issues like zombie debt and debt collection harassment.
* Filing taxes is legally required, but immediate payment is not; people should manage their tax obligations strategically.
* A clarity call with a financial expert can significantly change one’s financial perspective and lead to effective debt resolutions.

Notable Quotes:
1. “Not every debt is bad debt. It’s about knowing what to do with it, and when to have it, and when to get rid of it.” – Amber Duncan
2. “Everything in life is negotiable. And if that is the one message I want people to hear today, it’s that.” – Amber Duncan
3. “We have rights as consumers, and so if we activate those rights, and actually question and require things that we’re allowed to require, then at that point, guess what? We’re in the driver’s seat.” – Amber Duncan
4. “It’s that moment when I recognized that we have a universal problem right now, that we’re not extending help to those who are in situations they didn’t ask for.” – Amber Duncan
5. “People need to be educated that they can ask for things without feeling guilty. And they can fight things, and they can negotiate things.” – Amber Duncan

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Life Lessons and Tales of Little MisFit: Book 1: Life Isn’t Always What It Seems by Dr. S K Grunin

https://www.amazon.com/Life-Lessons-Tales-Little-MisFit/dp/B0G63HGY6T

Ivy Sue Klutz (Little MisFit – LMF) finds one of her first memories confusing. This is when she is three and a half years old and is at her sister Lynn’s birthday party. Their cousin, Janet, asks the partygoers to guess what Lynn’s birthday present is as the truck delivering the present is backing up to the front porch of their house. Unbeknown to LMF, Janet told the other kids not to really guess that it’s a bike. You guessed – LMF guesses that her sister is getting a bike for her 5th birthday present. But instead of everyone being happy that LMF guessed the right thing, everyone is mad at her and none more than her mother. LMF runs off to her soon-to-be baby brother’s bedroom and tries to hide behind his dresser, with her mother hot on her

heels, yelling at her all the way. From this experience and many others through her 4th grade years in school, LMF learns the Life Lesson that Life Isn’t Always What It Seems.

Many people growing up are often made to feel inadequate or not to fi t in in situations, as a former probation officer, executive/life coach and professor, Dr. Susan Grunin, learned through humor and working with others – particularly children and young adults, how to fit in those uncomfortable situations. She believes that it is important that children learn at a young age how to manage these issues and to use humor to build their own self-esteem. Thus, she created, Little MisFit, (LMF) a fictional character, who through humorous tales, shares life lessons that she learns as she is growing up. Through these stories, LMF describes how she learned to overcome many life challenges and accept who she is as a person. Furthermore, the tales allow adults to share their own tales without coming off “too preachy” and to be able to share their own life lessons with their children and/or grandchildren or other loved ones.

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How we Raised Three Children to Become Exceptional Adults: With No Instruction Manual by Mr Les Duncan, Mrs Sharon Duncan

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You have brought your first child into the world, and your duty is to raise him or her to become a mature, independent, and exceptional adult – a daunting task. You search for an instruction manual but cannot find one, except feeble attempts full of psychological babble. Join Les and Sharon Duncan for practical, successful real-world experience in child rearing. Learn the importance of telling your children you love them and are proud of them – when someone asks you how your children are, seize the opportunity to brag. Discover why it is crucial to praise in public but critique them in private, always beginning on a positive. Ascertain the significance of a glowing and inviting smile, enabling children’s social growth by making new, lasting friends quicker. Hear why our children valued our efforts to acquaint them with different countries, customs, and traditions, preparing them for today’s Global Economy; plus, ways to achieve this without extensive travel. Discover why it is crucial to praise in public but critique in private, always beginning on a positive. Ascertain the significance of a glowing and inviting smile, which helps your child’ssocial development by enabling them to quickly make new, lasting friends. Hear why our children appreciated our efforts to acquaint them with different countries, customs, and traditions, preparing them for today’s Global Economy; plus, ways to achieve this without extensive travel. See how efforts making Special Occasions, a cause for celebrating. Comprehend Les and Sharon’s efforts to make Special Occasions SPECIAL, with festive decorations, music, family traditions, including a traditional meal, passed down for many generations. Learn how to celebrate profusely – there are no shortage of occasions to celebrate.
Free of psychological babble, this book will guide you to be an outstanding parent, raising your children to become mature, independent, exceptional adults.

Note: Les and Sharon sought their children’s input, asking each child, independently, to tell them how their parents behaved to guide them to become the exceptional adults they are. Their responses are melded into the book, complete with quotes and key parental behaviors.

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The Book of You: Discovering Your God Story by Ericka P Greene

https://www.amazon.com/Book-You-Discovering-Your-Story/dp/1647734347

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“No matter how your life story may read, God has another story, a true story that was written long before you were even born. Better yet, God wants to co-author that story with you.”

The Book of You is for the woman who has been broken by life, the woman who struggles with what God says about her and what she has experienced, or how she views herself.

The book takes you on a journey through the interwoven stories of five women in the Bible who were broken and discarded yet valued to be included in the lineage of Jesus Christ. Through the pages of their stories and others’ stories, Jesus wants to reconcile the seeming contradiction of your life story and the events that have left you feeling alone, without value or purpose. He wants to reveal your true identity and purpose throughout the pages of your life so that you can stand at the last chapter of your life having become who you are created to be and fulfill what you were created to do.

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Take a Stand: A Look Within by Dr Shanequa E Wilson

https://www.amazon.com/Take-Stand-Dr-Shanequa-Wilson/dp/B0GY1TCJZW

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Are you observing the collapse – or discerning your role in it?

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In an age of moral compromise, fractured identity, and silent surrender, Take a Stand: A Look Within confronts a truth many refuse to face:

The instability shaking nations is rooted in the instability within individuals.

This is not a political argument.

It is not cultural commentary.

It is a summons to accountability before God.

Dr. Shanequa E. Wilson exposes the war within – the internal erosion of conviction, the distortion of identity, and the quiet agreements made with fear, culture, and compromise. From generational foundations to modern-day deception, she dismantles false narratives that have shaped minds, weakened families, and diluted spiritual authority.

Through biblical examination, national reflection, and personal confrontation, this work moves beyond observation and into repositioning.

It challenges readers to:

– Examine the internal agreements fueling external chaos

– Discern the spiritual forces influencing societal direction

– Reclaim identity grounded in truth

– Stand with clarity in a time demanding courage

This book is not designed for passive readers.

It is written for those willing to confront themselves before confronting the world.

The battle is not merely around you.

It is within you.

And where you stand internally determines what you will stand for publicly.

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Reaching for the Sky by Tom Sawyer

https://www.amazon.com/Reaching-Sky-Tom-Sawyer/dp/B0H381DRN6

Reaching for the Sky is a powerful and inspiring memoir that chronicles the life and career of Tom Storey from his early childhood shaped by World War II influences to his adventurous years in the U.S. Navy, and ultimately to a remarkable career in broadcasting.

Through vivid storytelling, the author shares first-hand experiences of serving aboard aircraft carriers during the Vietnam era, navigating dangerous flight deck operations, and witnessing history unfold. The journey continues into civilian life, where persistence, timing, and resilience lead him into the competitive world of radio and television broadcasting in Los Angeles.

From humble beginnings and career setbacks to becoming an airborne news reporter covering major events from above, this memoir captures the highs and lows of a life driven by courage and opportunity. Along the way, it reflects on family, love, personal growth, and the importance of seizing life’s “sliding door” moments that can change everything.

Rich with real-life stories, historical moments, and behind-the-scenes insights into media and military life, this book is both a personal legacy and an प्रेरational account of chasing dreams against the odds.

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Children of Light by CB Anslie

https://www.amazon.com/Children-Light-CB-Anslie/dp/9697192685

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A rabbi with a secret will surrender his life in an incomprehensible battle against evil, while his friend, a priest with a dark past wrestles personal demons. The priest is called upon to prevent divorce and comfort grieving widows as he attempts to unravel the mystery of Masada with its deep connections to a unique vision heritage.
The priest must confront the truth about his connections to an ancient race when the responsibility falls to him to take up the torch as the next keeper of the Light.
“Children of Light” is a unique premise that uncovers the power of collective memories. Despite the premise having the potential to build a horror story, it was great to see the the author takes the story’s direction to an unexpected turn instead by focusing on relationships and the age-old debate of “Destiny vs. coincidence.

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Superteams: The Science and Secrets of High-Performing Teams by Ron Friedman

https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/198218633X

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The ultimate playbook for building high-performing teams, packed with counterintuitive insights, surprising science, and real-world lessons from the most comprehensive study of elite groups ever conducted.

What do the best teams do differently?

To find out, award-winning social psychologist Ron Friedman surveyed thousands of teams and pinpointed the precise habits that separate the best from the rest. The results upend everything we think we know about teamwork. It turns out that the most successful teams aren’t the ones that collaborate most, get along best, or put in the longest hours. What really sets them apart is the way they manage their energy and attention, bring out the best in one another, and keep improving over time.

Blending eye-opening discoveries with unforgettable stories, Superteams takes you inside the writers’ room of Succession and Bridgerton, the recording studio of ABBA and Fleetwood Mac, the kitchens of Michelin-starred restaurants, the laboratories of Nobel Prize–winning scientists, the locker rooms of NBA and NFL teams, and the boardrooms of the world’s most innovative companies.

You will learn:
-A simple rule that instantly cuts meeting time in half
-How the best teams make focus easier, not harder
-The one question that makes team decisions up to 30% smarter
-The only office perk that improves performance (spoiler: it’s not coffee)
-How personal productivity hacks make teamwork harder
-Why feeling like the smartest person in the room is a red flag
-Why top performers care more about disappointing their peers than their boss
-How the best teams avoid burnout without working fewer hours
-The science of truly restorative breaks, evenings, and vacations
-How to build a team that keeps getting better (even when you’re not in charge)

Smart, insightful, and relentlessly practical, this is your science-backed guide to turning your team into a Superteam.

About the author
Ron Friedman, PhD, is an award-winning psychologist who helps leaders build high-performing teams.

He is the bestselling author of The Best Place to Work and Decoding Greatness, and the founder of Superteams, Inc., where he delivers keynotes, workshops, and executive advisory to senior leaders around the world.

An expert on human motivation, Friedman has served on the faculties of the University of Rochester, Nazareth College, and Hobart and William Smith Colleges. He contributes regularly to Harvard Business Review, and his work has been featured in The New York Times, Financial Times, Bloomberg, NPR, CBS, FOX, NBC, Fast Company, The Washington Post, Forbes, and Inc.

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The Man That I Would Become by Victor L Bretting

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https://www.amazon.com/Man-That-Would-Become/dp/B0GVPR4SC9

Raised by a hardworking single mother whose grit, sacrifice, and faith shaped his life, Victor Bretting learned early that perseverance, responsibility, and character are forged through adversity.

An eighth-generation Texan descended from Stephen F. Austin’s original Old 300 families, Victor began his career as a water boy on a nuclear power plant construction project at nineteen years old. Over the next fifty years, he worked his way through the ranks of the construction industry, eventually retiring as a vice president. Along the way, he became an internationally recognized outdoorsman, setting multiple world hunting records across six continents.

But The Man That I Would Become is not a book about success.

It is a book about becoming.

Through stories of faith, failure, leadership, family, hunting, adversity, and personal growth, Victor shares the hard-earned lessons that shaped his life. From football fields and construction sites to hunting camps around the world, each chapter reveals the struggles, setbacks, victories, and moments of grace that helped form the man he would become.

This inspiring memoir explores what it means to take responsibility, persevere through hardship, lead with integrity, and trust God’s plan when the road ahead is uncertain. It is a story for anyone who has ever faced adversity, questioned their purpose, or wondered what truly matters in life.

Today, Victor and his family continue that mission through Bretting Texan Ranch (B-Tex Ranch) in North Texas, where wounded veterans, terminally ill children, and young men seeking purpose are welcomed to experience faith, fellowship, and the healing power of the outdoors.

The Man That I Would Become is more than a memoir. It is a reminder that life’s greatest achievement is not measured by titles, wealth, or accomplishments, but by becoming the person God created you to be.

This is Victor’s story and an invitation to visit the place where it all comes together: B-Tex Ranch.

About the author
Victor Bretting is an 8th-generation Texan part of the original Old 300 families who settled this land under Stephen F. Austin. He started his career as a water boy at a nuclear power plant at nineteen is an executive nearly fifty years later. He holds multiple world hunting records across six continents. At his ranch in North Texas, he opens the gates to combat veterans, terminally ill children, and young men who need to meet God. This is his story. And it is an invitation to visit the place where it all comes together at The Bretting Texan Ranch (B-Tex Ranch).

With nearly five decades in the construction industry, he built his career from the ground up—earning every lesson through long days, hard work, and real responsibility. That same grit carried over into the outdoors, where he became a lifelong hunter and international sportsman, harvesting many species across five continents and earning multiple world records and top honors in the hunting community.

Victor is the owner of Bretting Texan Ranch (B-Tex Ranch) in North Texas, where he has created more than a hunting operation. He’s built a place where people come to reconnect with the land, with each other, and with something greater than themselves. His ranch stands as a reflection of his values: hard work, stewardship, faith, and treating people like family.

Victor is deeply committed to giving back through organizations like Hunting with Soldiers, which brings combat veterans into the outdoors to find healing from the weight of war, and Cross Trail Outfitters, a faith-based ministry dedicated to guiding young men and women through outdoor experiences rooted in Christ. At his ranch, these aren’t just events—they are moments of restoration, mentorship, and purpose. Whether it’s a veteran finding peace in the stillness of the land or a young hunter learning discipline and faith for the first time, Victor believes the outdoors is one of the last places where real transformation still happens.

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From TaskRabbit to Trailblazing VC: Leah Solivan’s Unprecedented Path

Breakingprecedent.com

Leahsolivan.com

About the Guest(s):
Leah Solivan is the trailblazing entrepreneur behind TaskRabbit, a platform that revolutionized the gig economy by allowing people to outsource small jobs and tasks. Recognized as one of Fast Company’s 100 most creative people in business, Leah is now making waves in venture capital as the founder of Precedent VC, a fund that focuses on AI-powered marketplaces. Beyond her pioneering efforts in business, she is an author and podcast host, with her upcoming book and podcast—both titled “Breaking Precedent”—aimed at highlighting leaders who are transforming their industries and societies.

Episode Summary:
In this engaging episode of The Chris Voss Show, host Chris Voss converses with Leah Solivan, a visionary in the startup and venture capital domain. Leah delves into her influential journey from founding TaskRabbit to her bold foray into venture capital with Precedent VC, which centers on investing in pioneering AI-powered marketplaces. An equally accomplished author and podcaster, Leah explains how her podcast, “Breaking Precedent,” evolved into a book filled with narratives from various societal leaders. This podcast episode becomes a revelation of entrepreneurship, innovation, and paving new paths in unprecedented times.

Throughout the episode, Leah shares her insights on nurturing the entrepreneurial mindset, which she describes as being able to view common situations through a transformative lens—what she terms “vuja day.” Highlighting breakthroughs in AI technology as a modern-day inflection point reminiscent of the dawn of smartphones and social media, Leah discusses how the current technological landscape is redefining entrepreneurship, echoing the pivotal period of 2008. Leah’s inspiring anecdotes and motivational wisdom impart vital lessons in audacity, creativity, and adaptability for budding founders and seasoned entrepreneurs alike.

Key Takeaways:
Leah illustrates the profound potential AI has in revolutionizing consumer behavior and entrepreneurship, positing that now is an inflection point for groundbreaking business ideas.
The origins of TaskRabbit and its eventual acquisition by IKEA reveal the strategic partnerships and market evolution possible in the gig economy.
The genesis of Lyft, boosted by TaskRabbit, underscores how collaborative ideas can spur new business models and successes.
Leah shares her concept of “vuja day,” encouraging individuals to view everyday experiences with innovative eyes, ready to disrupt conventional norms.
Leadership and mentorship have been critical factors in Leah’s journey, driving her commitment to supporting new founders through her venture capital endeavors.

Notable Quotes:
“We live in a really exciting time if you look at it that way… everything right now is unprecedented.”
“This concept of instead of deja vu… I talk about the opposite feeling, which is vuja day.”
“In 2008 when all this was happening, I had just left a very cushy job at IBM. My parents thought I was insane.”
“We are seeing habit formation happening. We are seeing the consumer mindset changing in real time.”

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Revolution: How the Castros Lied, Cheated, and Murdered Their Way Into Power by Al Romero

https://www.amazon.com/Revolution-Castros-Cheated-Murdered-Their/dp/1642145521

REVOLUTION is a thrilling novel of intrigue, deception, betrayal, courage and the remarkable resilience of the human spirit under unbelievable circumstances. It illustrates how Fidel and his brother Raul lied to the Cuban people, cheated those who helped them fight against Batista and murdered their way into power, removing anyone and everyone they saw as a threat.
Revolution is the story of the Quintanas, an ordinary middle class family thrown into the turbulence of a civil war during the Cuban Revolution, as they witness their normal everyday lives change dramatically for the worse and watch as family members turn against each other.
Joaquin Quintana is one of the original 82 men who landed in Cuba with Fidel to fight against Batista and liberate their country from that dictatorship. He rises to a high level position among the rebels and becomes part of Castro’s inner circle. After consolidating power, Fidel aligns Cuba with the Soviet Union and many of the men and women who fought with him against Batista are rounded up, jailed or executed. Joaquin, disillusioned with how the new regime has bastardized the ideals that he and so many of the rebels fought for and believes Fidel and his brother Raul orchestrated the murder of his friend and great revolutionary leader Camilo Cienfuegos, makes the decision to work with the CIA to over throw the Castro regime. Joaquin’s bothers Diego and Cesar, join him in plotting against Fidel while Elena, Diego’s daughter, becomes a blind and fervent disciple of Castro.
Revolution was inspired by the family of the author Al Romero

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Memoirs of a Human Trafficker: My Journey a Travel Guide by Peter Storrer

https://www.amazon.com/Memoirs-Human-Trafficker-Journey-Travel/dp/B0FSXVP7T8

Memoirs of a Human Trafficker is a gripping true account of survival, danger, and choices with lasting consequences.

From war-torn Cambodia and Thailand to the courts of South America, Peter Storrer shares his extraordinary journey through political upheaval, prisons, and encounters with powerful figures. What begins as a search for adventure leads into the hidden world of trafficking, corruption, and betrayal.

Told with raw honesty and vivid detail, this memoir reveals the fragility of trust, the cost of survival, and the resilience of the human spirit.

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Developing Your Sense Of Faith Kindle Edition by David Collum

https://www.amazon.com/Developing-Sense-Faith-David-Collum-ebook/dp/B0F4PVBR5T

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The book discusses how to develop a sense of faith that God gave to every human being. It consists of explaining what faith is and how to use it. It is a guide to using faith and connecting to God with faith. The book helps one to understand faith in its entirety. It explains how God intends one to use one’s faith to keep God close in all situations.

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The Magic Button’s Fantasy Flight: A 250-Year Journey to Freedom by Swapna Gangopadhyay

https://www.amazon.com/Magic-Buttons-Fantasy-Flight-250-Year/dp/B0H2LH242L/

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The Magic Button’s Fantasy Flight: A 250-Year Journey to American Freedom by Swapna Gangopadhyay is a heartwarming and imaginative historical adventure that brings the story of the American Revolution to life for young readers.

When five curious children discover a mysterious glowing button hidden inside Grandpa’s attic, they are unexpectedly transported through time on an unforgettable journey across the most defining moments in American history. Guided by Barnaby, a wise and magical Library Owl, the children witness the struggles, sacrifices, and triumphs that shaped the birth of the United States.

From the Proclamation of 1763 and the Boston Tea Party to Paul Revere’s midnight ride, the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and the victory at Yorktown, each chapter immerses readers in pivotal events of the American Revolution through exciting storytelling, vivid imagery, and child-friendly historical explanations. Along the way, the children also meet unsung heroes such as Sybil Ludington, James Armistead Lafayette, the Molly Pitchers, and the Marblehead Mariners – courageous individuals whose contributions helped shape America’s fight for freedom.

Blending fantasy, humor, adventure, and educational value, this inspiring middle-grade novel encourages children to appreciate the meaning of freedom, unity, courage, and historical understanding. Through memorable characters and emotionally engaging scenes, the book transforms history into a living experience that sparks curiosity and encourages young readers to ask questions about the past and their role in shaping the future.

Perfect for families, classrooms, homeschool programs, libraries, and young history enthusiasts, The Magic Button’s Fantasy Flight serves as both an entertaining adventure and an educational resource designed to make American history accessible, meaningful, and unforgettable for children ages 8-14.

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Hollywood’s Next Revolution: The Multiverse Vision by Scott Hadley Morgan

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About the Guest(s):
Scott Hadley Morgan is an award-winning writer, producer, and director with over 30 years of experience in Hollywood. Mentored by industry giants Freddy Fields and Barry London, Scott has penned screenplays for major studios including Silver Pictures, HBO, Paramount, TriStar, and Universal. His works include celebrated projects with influential figures like Don Simpson and Jean-Claude Van Damme. Scott has pioneered the use of next-generation technology in filmmaking, being the first director to use a high-definition camera from NASA. He is now focusing on writing, with his latest works including the book series “One Fish Says to Another Fish.”

Episode Summary:
In this episode of The Chris Voss Show, Chris Voss sits down with Hollywood veteran Scott Hadley Morgan to explore his innovative approach to transforming the entertainment industry. Through his 30-year career, Scott has contributed significantly to major studios and is now channeling his creativity into writing. His upcoming book series, “One Fish Says to Another Fish,” aims to fuse Eastern and Western philosophy in preparation for the AI age, offering insights that are both timeless and ahead of the current entertainment curve.

Scott discusses his groundbreaking work in reimagining Hollywood through his Event Horizon Studio, a new multiverse driven by interconnected apps he has developed, known as the “Sling Ring.” By integrating advanced AI and blockchain technologies, Scott seeks to create a new digital ecosystem that expands beyond traditional media. From enhancing audience engagement to providing a counterbalance to AI in Hollywood, Scott’s vision offers investors a pioneering opportunity in the emerging $1.3 trillion ‘Pioneer Cloud’ industry. He outlines how the narrative landscape and media consumption could fundamentally change, inviting investors to be part of this innovative journey.

Key Takeaways:
Innovative Filmmaking Vision: Scott Morgan is creating a new paradigm in Hollywood with the Event Horizon Studio, integrating next-gen tech to reinvent the industry.
The Sling Ring Concept: This innovative app network aims to revolutionize social media and digital presence by creating a “soul” for user profiles that can interact across multiverses.
Counterbalance to AI: Scott’s expertise offers a balancing force to the current AI trends in Hollywood, ensuring the preservation of creativity and storytelling.
Investor Opportunities: Targeting the $1.3 trillion Pioneer Cloud, Scott’s project invites investors seeking substantial financial and brand engagement returns.
Rich Background: With foundational experience in high-definition technology and rich storytelling, Scott blends craft and tech-savvy insight in his new ventures.

Notable Quotes:
“AI is useful in generating visuals in the background of a game, but there are reasons it will never write the hit screenplays.”
“The Sling Ring is an interconnected network of 49 apps, a revolutionary presence for digital engagement reminiscent of Avatar’s soul-saving narrative.”
“In Hollywood, nothing exists long if it’s out of balance. I’m bringing the counterbalance to an industry increasingly dominated by AI.”
“Each investor is looking at a couple billion dollars a year, driven by innovation in digital ecosystems.”
“Your new avatar and social media platform are part of a pioneering cloud, crafting a more enriched experience than any Instagram lifestyle.”

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