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Open Call - Book Recommendations for 2024

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Welcome Readers and Writers!

This is an open call for visitors and writers to contribute their thoughts by recommending a book that should be a 'must read for 2024'. Make your recommendation by sharing why the title should be resting on your coffee table, or even inside your Kindle. Submissions can be shared here. Include your credentials to receive proper credit before audiences.  Thank you!

Peale - The Father of Positive Thinking

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The Power of Positive Thinking was birthed due to Peale's concern for the pain faced by mankind, providing the readers with tools and techniques to bring about peace of mind. This will enable them to lead a constructive life. The readers are guided into the secrets of positive thinking, which will help them move fast their past failures and achieve the goals they've set. Peale throws light on certain techniques that are geared towards preventing readers from accepting defeat over the things that affect their lives. These techniques will also help them experience an improvement in their physical health as well as their energy levels. Peale moves on to talk about individuals who have put these tips into practice and have achieved tremendous results in their lives. He explains that difficulties in life can only impact the well-being of an individual if they're allowed to. Explore more here. 

Date With Destiny

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Date With Destiny is Sasha’s latest work which recognizes everyone in life holds a higher purpose to fulfill their life destiny. The text touches upon wisdom derived from different genres of life which can be applied by anyone seeking to amplify their growth. Favor and resources aren't reserved for the chosen few. Everyone is born with the secret key to tap within their best potential to ascend to new heights. Date With Destiny welcomes ready minds to channel their ambition on designing their best futures starting today. Those interested in receiving an excerpt of this message are welcome to contact here.  Submit your appropriate credentials to ensure proper processing of your request. Sasha Talks Terms of Service & Disclaimers Apply.

Quantum Supremacy

 

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The runaway success of the microchip processor may be reaching its end. Running up against the physical constraints of smaller and smaller sizes, traditional silicon chips are not likely to prove useful in solving humanity’s greatest challenges, from climate change, to global starvation, to incurable diseases. But the quantum computer, which harnesses the power and complexity of the atomic realm, already promises to be every bit as revolutionary as the transistor and microchip once were. Its unprecedented gains in computing power herald advancements that could change every aspect of our daily lives.

Automotive companies, medical researchers, and consulting firms are betting on quantum computing, hoping to exploit its power to design more efficient vehicles, create life-saving new drugs, and streamline industries to revolutionize the economy. But this is only the beginning. Quantum computers could allow us to finally create nuclear fusion reactors that create clean, renewable energy without radioactive waste or threats of meltdown. They could help us crack the biological processes that generate natural, cheap fertilizer and enable us to feed the world’s growing populations. And they could unravel the fiendishly difficult protein folding that lies at the heart of previously incurable diseases like Alzheimer’s, ALS, and Parkinson’s, helping us to live longer, healthier lives. There is not a single problem humanity faces that couldn’t be addressed by quantum computing. Told with Kaku’s signature clarity and enthusiasm, Quantum Supremacy is the story of this exciting frontier and the race to claim humanity’s future. Credit: Author Michio Kaku; Dr. Michio Kaku.

"I Would Prefer Not To ..." - Bartleby

 

The Shining By Stephen King

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Jack Torrance’s new job at the Overlook Hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. As the off-season caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, he’ll have plenty of time to spend reconnecting with his family and working on his writing. But as the harsh winter weather sets in, the idyllic location feels ever more remote and more sinister. And the only one to notice the strange and terrible forces gathering around the Overlook is Danny Torrance, a uniquely gifted five-year-old. Credit: The Shining; Stephen King.

Thanks!

 

Credit: Robert A. Emmons, Ph.D

Synopsis: A proponent of the field of positive psychology offers a close-up study of the positive influence on people's lives of the systematic cultivation of gratitude, explaining how the practice of grateful thinking can increase one's chances for happiness and help one cope more effectively with stress, recover more quickly from illness, enjoy better physical health, improve relationships, and other benefits. Credit: Thanks!; Dr. Robert A. Emmons, Ph.D.

Never Split the Difference

 

Credit: Never Spit the Difference by Chris Voss with Tahl Raz

Overview

After a stint policing the rough streets of Kansas City, Missouri, Chris Voss joined the FBI, where his career as a hostage negotiator brought him face-to-face with a range of criminals, including bank robbers and terrorists. Reaching the pinnacle of his profession, he became the FBI’s lead international kidnapping negotiator. Never Split the Difference takes you inside the world of high-stakes negotiations and into Voss’s head, revealing the skills that helped him and his colleagues succeed where it mattered most: saving lives. In this practical guide, he shares the nine effective principles―counterintuitive tactics and strategies―you too can use to become more persuasive in both your professional and personal life. Life is a series of negotiations you should be prepared for: buying a car, negotiating a salary, buying a home, renegotiating rent, deliberating with your partner. Taking emotional intelligence and intuition to the next level, Never Split the Difference gives you the competitive edge in any discussion. Credit: Harper Collins /Amazon; Audible.

'Is God Real?' By Lee Strobel

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Overview

When life feels overwhelming, we want to know if there really is a deity who loves us, knows us, and cares about what happens to us. Join investigative journalist and former atheist Lee Strobel on a quest to determine whether we can know with confidence that God is real.

In this rational exploration of the proof of God's existence, Lee investigates:

If God is real, why is there so much suffering?

How do we know which God is real?

If God is real, why does he seem so hidden?

How do recent scientific findings support the claim that God is real?

If God is real, what difference does it make?

Learn more about the book 'Is God Real' here.  Author website of Lee Strobel.

 

Glow Kids by Dr. Nicholas Kardaras

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In Glow Kids, Dr. Nicholas Kardaras will examine how technology―more specifically, age-inappropriate screen tech, with all of its glowing ubiquity―has profoundly affected the brains of an entire generation. Brain imaging research is showing that stimulating glowing screens are as dopaminergic (dopamine activating) to the brain’s pleasure center as sex. And a growing mountain of clinical research correlates screen tech with disorders like ADHD, addiction, anxiety, depression, increased aggression, and even psychosis. Most shocking of all, recent brain imaging studies conclusively show that excessive screen exposure can neurologically damage a young person’s developing brain in the same way that cocaine addiction can. Kardaras will dive into the sociological, psychological, cultural, and economic factors involved in the global tech epidemic with one major goal: to explore the effect all of our wonderful shiny new technology is having on kids. Glow Kids also includes an opt-out letter and a "quiz" for parents in the back of the book. Credit: Glow Kids by Dr. Nicholas Kardaras.

The Five Temptations of a CEO

Overview

When it was published ten years ago, The Five Temptations of a CEO was like no other business book that came before. Highly sought-after management consultant Patrick Lencioni deftly told the tale of a young CEO who, facing his first annual board review, knows he is failing, but doesn't know why. Refreshingly original and utterly compelling, this razor-sharp novelette plus self-assessment (written to be read in one sitting) serves as a timeless and potent reminder that success as a leader can come down to practicing a few simple behaviors that are painfully difficult for each of us to master. Any executive can learn how to recognize the mistakes that leaders can make and how to avoid them. The lessons in The Five Temptations of a CEO, are as relevant today as ever, and this special anniversary edition celebrates ten years of inspiration and enlightenment with a brand-new introduction and reflections from Lencioni on new challenges in business and leadership that have arisen in the past ten years. Credit: The Five Temptations of a CEO.

The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins

 

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The Overview

As influential today as when it was first published, The Selfish Gene has become a classic exposition of evolutionary thought. Professor Dawkins articulates a gene's eye view of evolution - a view giving center stage to these persistent units of information, and in which organisms can be seen as vehicles for their replication. This imaginative, powerful, and stylistically brilliant work not only brought the insights of Neo-Darwinism to a wide audience, but galvanized the biology community, generating much debate and stimulating whole new areas of research. Forty years later, its insights remain as relevant today as on the day it was published. Credit: The Selfish Gene.

'My dad built me the best and wackiest cubby ever'

Credit: Dr. Monika Schott | Writers Series

 

Dr. Monika Schott is an Australian based writer and researcher. Life’s intricacies and curiosities inspire her to write and give voice to stories that haven’t been heard. She’s particularly interested in lost industrial communities and communities that have been isolated or segregated, and interpreting these stories of past communities before they’re lost forever. She once practiced as a metal artist and painter and as such, writes like an artist creating texture on metal or canvas. She wrote the social history of Melbourne’s first sewerage farm community as part of her PhD research into sewerage ghost towns and how these communities flourish in their abject margins. Her novel, ‘The Faraway Land of the House and Two Cows’, and song, ‘A Land Faraway’, were released in July 2022.

Her latest book, ‘My Dad built me the best and wackiest cubby ever’ is a timely and compassionate story about a child and father navigating the dad’s mental health struggles, and is inspired by Monika’s own lived experience. The heart-warming chapter book is a gentle interpretation of what Monika observed within her own family, and is ideal for children aged 5-12 years. Credit: Dr. Monika Schott. 

Change is Good ... You Go First

 

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Overview

As leaders, we know that change is a fact of life and we need to learn to manage it before it manages us. A tall order? Not when you have the wisdom of two business icons, Mac Anderson and Tom Feltenstein, to show the way. This easy-to-use book will help you and your team stop conducting business as usual. Change is the key that unlocks the doors to growth and excitement in any organization. More importantly, without it...your competition will pass you by. You don't have a choice about change, but you do have a choice about how you and your team react to it. Don't wait another minute to inspire, motivate, and encourage your team to move forward and embrace change. 

Lead the way. You go first. Credit: Change is Good.

The Mountain is You by Brianna Wiest

 

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Overview

This is a book about self-sabotage. Why we do it, when we do it, and how to stop doing it—for good. Coexisting but conflicting needs create self-sabotaging behaviors. This is why we resist efforts to change, often until they feel completely futile. But by extracting crucial insight from our most damaging habits, building emotional intelligence by better understanding our brains and bodies, releasing past experiences at a cellular level, and learning to act as our highest potential future selves, we can step out of our own way and into our potential. For centuries, the mountain has been used as a metaphor for the big challenges we face, especially ones that seem impossible to overcome. To scale our mountains, we actually have to do the deep internal work of excavating trauma, building resilience, and adjusting how we show up for the climb. In the end, it is not the mountain we master, but ourselves. Credit: The Mountain is You; Brianna Wiest.

The Man Who Tasted Words by Guy Leschziner

 

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A fascinating exploration of how our senses can enrich our experience of the world around us - and how they can work against us. Our senses form an integral part of our daily experiences, memories and the way in which we view our surroundings. They can both enrich or hinder our life experiences, offering their own interpretation on what we can see, hear, smell, touch or feel. However, what we perceive to be the absolute truth of the world around us is a complex reconstruction, a virtual reality recreated by the machinations of our minds and our nervous systems. In The Man Who Tasted Words, consultant neurologist and author and presenter Guy Leschziner seeks to explore our senses and how they construct our perception of the world around us. This book features extraordinary individuals, whose senses have been altered in some way, and whose stories illustrate important insights into normal sensory function. It will also explore how our senses can work against us - wreaking havoc not only with our perceptions, but our relationship with ourselves and our families, sometimes with unexpected consequences. Featuring interviews with patients and experts in the field, this book will change the way we view the power of our senses and their role in our way of being.  Credit: Simon and Schuster UK; Blackwells UK.

Subtract by Leidy Klotz

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Overview

We pile on “to-dos” but don’t consider “stop-doings.” We create incentives for good behavior, but don’t get rid of obstacles to it. We collect new-and-improved ideas, but don’t prune the outdated ones. Every day, across challenges big and small, we neglect a basic way to make things better: we don’t subtract. Leidy Klotz’s pioneering research shows us what is true whether we’re building Lego models, cities, grilled-cheese sandwiches, or strategic plans: Our minds tend to add before taking away, and this is holding us back. But we have a choice―our blind spot need not go on taking its toll. Subtract arms us with the science of less and empowers us to revolutionize our day-to-day lives and shift how we move through the world. More or less. Credit: Subtract & Leidy Klotz. 

The Road Less Stupid

 

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Overview

Smart people do dumb things. Here's the proof: How much money would you have right now if I gave you the ability to unwind any three financial decisions you have ever made? Years ago, after suffering a humiliatingly large dumb tax, it dawned on me that I have a seemingly unlimited ability to hit unforced errors and sabotage my business and financial success. I suspect you do, too. It turns out that the key to getting rich (and staying that way) is to avoid doing stupid things. I don't need to do more smart things. I just need to make fewer dumb mistakes. The vast majority of our dumb tax is a direct result of emotional, overly optimistic and poorly thought out decisions. Every one of those three decisions you would love to unwind was an avoidable mistake. Thinking is critical to sustainable success in business; said another way, business is an intellectual sport. The principles and structure suggested in The Road Less Stupid will enable anyone, (regardless of the size of the business, the currency or the industry) to run their business more effectively, make more money, and dramatically increase the likelihood of keeping that money. It all hinges on Thinking Time. This is a business book for business readers who want to learn the principles and strategies of making great decisions and minimizing risk. The structure of Thinking Time will enable you to minimize reacting emotionally and defaulting to the most obvious "best idea" available in the moment. The series of short chapters and subsequent Thinking Time questions are designed to maximize clarity and create better choices... either of which will result in fewer stupid mistakes. This is the real "secret": The chance of success goes up when you think, plan, consistently execute the right things, and worry about the possibility of loss. Here it is on a bumper sticker: Operators react and sweat. Owners think and plan. Credit: The Road Less Stupid; Keys To The Vault.

Planning and Writing Inspirational Content

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Meet Damon! Multifaceted, passionate, and skilled all describe Damon “DaRil” Nailer. With over 1 million views on the popular advice site Quora, 1K speaking engagements, and many published works under his belt, Damon is known as a “Renaissance Man”, “Inspirational Communicator” and “Gift Guru”, who provides direction, inspiration, and education to any audience. Mr. Nailer is the owner of Kitril Consultancy, where he serves as an author, speaker, content creator, and consultant, specializing in personal development, communication, leadership, entrepreneurship, spirituality, and parenting.  As a result of his experience and expertise, he has been featured 200+ times in various media outlets, including The Huffington Post, Reader’s Digest, Thrive Global, Goalcast, MSN, Yahoo, Yahoo Finance, Redbook, Insider, podcasts, radio/TV shows, magazines, newspapers, etc. Credit: Damon Nailer.

"From Hurting to Healing..." with Dr. Simon Craig

 

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Dr. Simon Craig has written a book 'From Hurting To Healing: Delivering Love to Medicine and Healthcare' where he outlines ways to improve the health system in Australia, but it is also relevant everywhere. The Senior Obstetrics and Gynecology clinician holds more than 30 years of experience in the public and private systems. He says healthcare has reached a crisis point and positive change is urgently needed. Dr Craig's book has been endorsed by fellow senior medical practitioners, administrators and university professors including Royal Children’s Hospital Professor Catherine Crock AM and University of Melbourne's Professor Dr. Susan Walker – who says Dr. Craig’s “voice ought to be heard” and his book “should be mandatory reading for everyone involved in providing care, from medical students to policymakers”.  Dr. Craig left the health system last year to concentrate on cultural change. He is now a Chief Executive of PosMed, a private company which promotes coaching an organizational culture change in hospitals. Credit: Dr. Simon Craig; PosMed. Credit: Dr. Simon Craig.

Spirit Guided Writing by Author Sonia Palleck

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Meet Sonia Palleck,  born and raised in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. One of five children, she was an avid athlete and excelled in school. She studied at Western University in London, Ontario and graduated from Dentistry in '93 and Orthodontics in '99. She became a clinical instructor and taught residents for ten years at the Graduate Department of Orthodontics.  After marrying her dental school sweetheart, Sonia moved to Dorchester and welcomed her child, Djuka, to the world. In 2018, following her divorce and the death of her parents, Sonia searched for healing to bring meaning and peace to her life. In 2020, Sonia wrote a series of four books called “Leave the Little Light On,” a fictional memoir based on her life, with each volume named after the four cities where she has lived and worked. The series is her contribution to the world; a new modern love story for humanity to heal. Sonia designed and painted each cover of the books. She is an advocate for love. Credit: Sonia Palleck.

Celebrate Life Through Writing

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Maryan is based in Sydney Australia, is a Transformational Coach, workshop facilitator and speaker. Passionate, values driven, and dedicated to seeing you realise the most exceptional version of yourself, Maryan brings together all of her work, life and personal experiences, to serve you at the highest level. She draws on her 28 years in the health industry, personal development and positive psychology space to coach in health, relationships, self-care and resilience, leadership and teams, parenting and career transition. In addition she consults with businesses on easy solutions and ideas to improve staff and management experience and simple ideas to potentially increase revenue. As a Mum of 3, recently celebrating 25 years of marriage and an entrepreneur, she brings an intelligent, strategic approach, infused with lightheartedness, depth of insight and emphasis on self-awareness, helping you create the results and inner transformation you desire. Maryan is currently writing her book “My Mother, My Rock, a spiritual perspective on death and dying” after her Mum was diagnosed with Grade 4 brain cancer in 2020. She hopes to offer the audience  hope, purpose and connection  when faced with life’s challenges. Credit: Maryan Bova.

Bad Ass Parenting Guidance by Author CJ Scarlet

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CJ Scarlet, aka the Badass Grandma, is a danger expert and author of books that help parents empower their kids to avoid predators and escape from dangerous situations. She knows first-hand how violence can destroy lives. A survivor of childhood abuse and teen sexual assault, CJ spent years dealing with the emotional aftermath of her experience. After taking her power back, she became an advocate for others who had been victimized, running a child advocacy center and serving as Director of Victims Issues for the North Carolina Attorney General’s Office. Over her 30 years as a victim advocate, CJ has helped thousands of survivors claim their power too. The former roller-skating carhop, forest firefighter, and U.S. Marine photojournalist holds a master’s degree in human violence. Named one of the “Happy 100” people on the planet, CJ’s story of triumph over adversity is featured in several bestselling books. Credit:  CJ Scarlet.

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The New Executive Brain by Elkhonon Goldberg

 

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Elkhonon Goldberg's groundbreaking The Executive Brain was a classic of scientific writing, revealing how the frontal lobes command the most human parts of the mind. Now he offers a completely new book, providing fresh, iconoclastic ideas about the relationship between the brain and the mind. In The New Executive Brain, Goldberg paints a sweeping panorama of cutting-edge thinking in cognitive neuroscience and neuropsychology, one that ranges far beyond the frontal lobes. Drawing on the latest discoveries, and developing complex scientific ideas and relating them to real life through many fascinating case studies and anecdotes, the author explores how the brain engages in complex decision-making; how it deals with novelty and ambiguity; and how it addresses moral choices. At every step, Goldberg challenges entrenched assumptions. For example, we know that the left hemisphere of the brain is the seat of language--but Goldberg argues that language may not be the central adaptation of the left hemisphere. Apes lack language, yet many also show evidence of asymmetric hemispheric development. Goldberg also finds that a complex interaction between the frontal lobes and the amygdale--between a recently evolved and a much older part of the brain--controls emotion, as conscious thoughts meet automatic impulses. The author illustrates this observation with a personal example: the difficulty he experienced when trying to pick up a baby alligator he knew to be harmless, as his amygdala battled his effort to extend his hand.

In the years since the original Executive Brain, Goldberg has remained at the front of his field, constantly challenging orthodoxy. In this revised and expanded edition, he affirms his place as one of our most creative and insightful scientists, offering lucid writing and bold, paradigm-shifting ideas. Credit: Oxford University Press

Meet Christine Blosdale, #1 Best Selling 🌎 Author

Credit: Writers Series | Guest Christine Blosdale

Meet Christine Blosdale, an International #1 Best Selling Author, Expert Authority Business Coach and Podcast Expert. She’s also an award-winning radio personality with over two decades of experience on the microphone who has raised over 20 Million dollars for non-profit organizations and private companies. Christine has been a featured contributor to America Online, MSN, Woman’s Day, Ticker News, Pacifica Radio, Take 5, Google News and Hollywood.com. She runs her global coaching business at ChristineBlosdale.com. 

Necessary Endings

 

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Overview

Henry Cloud, the bestselling author of Integrity and The One-Life Solution, offers this mindset-altering method for proactively correcting the bad and the broken in our businesses and our lives. Cloud challenges readers to achieve the personal and professional growth they both desire and deserve—and gives crucial insight on how to make those tough decisions that are standing in the way of a more successful business and, ultimately, a better life. Credit: Necessary Endings.

12 Rules for Life

 

Trust by Hernan Diaz

 

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Even through the roar and effervescence of the 1920s, everyone in New York has heard of Benjamin and Helen Rask. He is a legendary Wall Street tycoon; she is the daughter of eccentric aristocrats. Together, they have risen to the very top of a world of seemingly endless wealth—all as a decade of excess and speculation draws to an end. But at what cost have they acquired their immense fortune? This is the mystery at the center of Bonds, a successful 1937 novel that all of New York seems to have read. Yet there are other versions of this tale of privilege and deceit.

Hernan Diaz’s TRUST elegantly puts these competing narratives into conversation with one another—and in tension with the perspective of one woman bent on disentangling fact from fiction. The result is a novel that spans over a century and becomes more exhilarating with each new revelation. At once an immersive story and a brilliant literary puzzle, TRUST engages the reader in a quest for the truth while confronting the deceptions that often live at the heart of personal relationships, the reality-warping force of capital, and the ease with which power can manipulate facts. Credit: Trust.

Stormless by Nick Stitle

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Meet Nicklas Stitle, fantasy author of his first book Stormless. Injuries forced Nicklas to stop playing tennis after his freshman year of high school which granted him an opportunity to begin working on the story he had been carefully putting together in his mind.  He began writing Stormless at the age of fifteen, waking up early everyday to work on the story before school by crafting characters he could relate to and creating a new fantasy world. By incorporating valuable advice from industry experts wanting to help the young author, Nicklas completed Stormless at the age of seventeen. His second book The Fire King is close to completion; as well he's currently planning books three and four in the series. He hopes to inspire other young writers to achieve their dreams. Credit: Nicklas Stitle; www.nickstitle.com. 

Yeonmi Park, While Time Remains

 

Karen Turner Shares Her Passion For Writing

 

Credit: Writers Series | Guest Karen Turner

Karen Turner, born in Australia to an English mother and Italian father, discovered a passion for historical fiction after twenty years in the Financial Services industry. As an escape from corporate writing, Karen began writing short stories and, in 2009, published her first collection All That and Everything. Many of the short stories won awards, including the Society of Women Writers Victoria, Biennial Literary Award and the Free XpresSion Literary Award. Her first novel, Torn was followed by its sequel, Inviolate, and more recently, Counterpoint a raunchy, adults only companion to Torn from another character’s point of view. Stormbird, published in 2019, was written as the final installment in the Torn series, but can also be read independently. It tells the story of an unexpected relationship that builds between a British war widow and a German fighter pilot, shot down and in hiding, despite their countries’ bitter differences. Karen is currently working on her next book, Fever, set in the Victorian goldfields of Australia. Additionally, Karen writes for several financial magazines, speaks at public events and facilitates writing workshops. In her spare time, Karen volunteers at an animal shelter, enjoys running and drinks too much coffee. Credit: Karen Turner.

Meet Greg Mohr, WSJ Best Selling Author

 

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Greg Mohr is the Wall Street Journal Best Selling author of “Real Freedom, Why Franchises Are Worth Considering and How They Can Be Used For Building Wealth”, and has managed restaurants, been a micro-electric circuit engineer, owned and operated dry cleaners, storage units, rental properties, and franchises. Greg has helped hundreds of people invest in a few hundred franchise units. Credit: Greg Mohr; Franchise Maven (FranchiseMaven.com). People are welcome to contact Greg at 361-772-6401, or greg@franchisemaven.com. 

Credit: Real Freedom, Greg K. Mohr

His latest appearance on ExecuPeaks explores his work as a Franchising Consultant. Greg shares insights on the benefits of franchising, the type of ideal clients that connect with him to explore these lucrative options, and why investing in franchising may serve as a desired channel to claim freedom. This priceless freedom permits investors to work and live on their terms. Greg is living proof that such avenues of entrepreneurship are also available to people interested in seeking new forms of supplemental, including retirement income. The conversation also touches upon the general franchising industry as well as learning what passive franchising options exist for those who prefer to expand their investment vehicles within their time and bandwidth constraints. 

The Forest is the Tree by Michael Marvosh

 

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Meet Michael Marvosh, a new author and aspiring speaker and thought-leader. He is working to make real his vision of a world no longer divided by religion--a vision which grew out of his upbringing and ongoing inner struggle with what to believe about the truth, along with a keen awareness of the myriad ways the modern world seems to be tearing itself apart. His first book, The Forest is the Tree, is the result of a nascent version of this vision. He is starting a 21st-century conversation about what it means to be human--about what brings us together and what pulls us apart. Credit: Michael Marvosh.

Six Figures in School Hours by Kate Toon

 

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Meet Kate Toon, a business and digital marketing mentor and an okaish parent. She's on a mission to help other business-owning parents avoid all of the mistakes she made when starting her business 14 years ago. Her soon to be released new book Six Figures in School Hours: How to run a successful business and still be a good parent is full of practical advice and tips to help parents save their sanity. (Out June 28th 2023). She's a seasoned podcaster, with three podcasts of her own as well she's made over 150 podcast appearances.  She joins us today to share real-life tips on how to be a parent to human babies and business babies, including to discuss her publishing experience as someone who has self-published and now also published with a third party publisher. Credit: Kate Toon.

AWE by Dacher Keltner

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In Awe, Dacher Keltner presents a radical investigation and deeply personal inquiry into this elusive emotion. Revealing new research into how awe transforms our brains and bodies, alongside an examination of awe across history, culture, and within his own life during a period of grief, Keltner shows us how cultivating awe in our everyday life leads us to appreciate what is most humane in our human nature. And during a moment in which our world feels more divided than ever before, and more imperiled by crises of different kinds, we are greatly in need of awe. If we open our minds, it is awe that sharpens our reasoning and orients us toward big ideas and new insights, that cools our immune system’s inflammation response and strengthens our bodies. It is awe that activates our inclination to share and create strong networks, to take actions that are good for the natural and social world around us. It is awe that transforms who we are, that inspires the creation of art, music, and religion. At turns radical and profound, brimming with enlightening and practical insights, Awe is our field guide, from not only one of the leading voices on the subject but a fellow seeker of awe in his own right, for how to place awe as a vital force within our lives. Credit: AWE

The Comfort Crisis

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Overview

In many ways, we’re more comfortable than ever before. But could our sheltered, temperature-controlled, overfed, under challenged lives actually be the leading cause of many our most urgent physical and mental health issues? In this gripping investigation, award-winning journalist Michael Easter seeks out off-the-grid visionaries, disruptive genius researchers, and mind-body conditioning trailblazers who are unlocking the life-enhancing secrets of a counter-intuitive solution: discomfort. Easter’s journey to understand our evolutionary need to be challenged takes him to meet the NBA’s top exercise scientist, who uses an ancient Japanese practice to build championship athletes; to the mystical country of Bhutan, where an Oxford economist and Buddhist leader are showing the world what death can teach us about happiness; to the outdoor lab of a young neuroscientist who’s found that nature tests our physical and mental endurance in ways that expand creativity while taming burnout and anxiety; to the remote Alaskan backcountry on a demanding thirty-three-day hunting expedition to experience the rewilding secrets of one of the last rugged places on Earth; and more. Along the way, Easter uncovers a blueprint for leveraging the power of discomfort that will dramatically improve our health and happiness, and perhaps even help us understand what it means to be human. The Comfort Crisis is a bold call to break out of your comfort zone and explore the wild within yourself. Credit: The Comfort Crisis

2023 Pulitzer Prize Announcement

 

Spiritual Marketing

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A Proven 5-Step Formula for Easily Creating Wealth from the Inside Out

 

Ask for the MOON - And Get It!

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Overview

Are you looking for answers on how to be successful? Have you ever considered that the way to success lies not in knowing all the answers, but in asking the right questions? As a young man from humble beginnings, Percy Ross vowed that if ever he became successful he would use his knowledge to help others. In fact, he became a multi-millionaire and for the past 20 years has been giving away money to those who need it - and who have asked him for it. Full of personal anecdotes and tried and tested advice, this book reveals the secrets of his success, including: the ten basic rules of the art of asking; how to prepare a good case before you ask; making sure you ask the right person; how to encourage others to contribute to your success; and how to help other people achieve success. Credit: Ask for the MOON.

 

Best-Selling Author Lee Christine Presents Romance & Suspense

 

Credit: Writers Series | Guest Lee Christine

Bestselling Australian author Lee Christine proves that at 60, it’s never too late to turn lifelong dreams into reality. Lee is the writer of six romantic suspense novels and three alpine-crime novels, including the best-selling and award winning Charlotte Pass, and best-selling Crackenback. In the past decade she has firmly cemented herself as one of Australia’s most compelling crime writers.Born and bred in Newcastle, Lee always hankered to write. During her high school years, she sang and played guitar in a band, playing regular gigs around town - often penning her own songs, something she says is the very essence of storytelling. And in what Lee describes as a writing career highlight, both Charlotte Pass and Crackenback were chosen to be published in Reader’s Digest. ‘It was like I had just done a ten-year apprenticeship in writing, with my previous six books,’ Lee says, ‘and suddenly it all came together.’Lee’s 10th book, The Precedent, set in Newcastle, will be out in early 2024, published by Allen and Unwin. Credit: Lee Christine.

Writers Series Welcomes Award-Winning Author A.B. Patterson

Credit: A.B. Patterson

A.B. Patterson is an Australian writer who knows first-hand about corruption, power, crime and sex. He was a Detective Sergeant in the WA Police, working in pedophilia and vice, and later a Chief Investigator with the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption. His multiple award-winning, debut novel, Harry’s World, introduced the jaded and flawed PI Harry Kenmare. Harry’s Quest was the sizzling, award-winning sequel in the PI Harry Kenmare series of novels. The third novel, Harry’s Grail, is in progress. The Harry Kenmare short stories, some previously published in the USA in Switchblade magazine, were collected together and published in 2020 as Harry Kenmare, PI – At Your Service.

He has had other short stories, all crime related, published in other anthologies. In a non-fiction vein, he was a contributing editor to a volume dealing with the trauma for male survivors of English boarding schools published by Routledge, Men’s Accounts of Boarding Schools: Sent Away. For his fiction, his hard-boiled, gritty, and noir writing style has been likened to that of Raymond Chandler and Ken Bruen. He’s a massive fan of both of them. Credit: A.B. Patterson.

The Alter Ego Effect

 

Credit: The Alter Ego by Todd Herman

Overview

An award-winning performance expert reveals the secret behind many top athletes and executives: creating a heroic alter ego to activate when the chips are down. There's only one person in the way of you untapping your capabilities: You. There's also one person who can move you out of the way so you can perform at your peak...The Alter Ego Effect is not about creating a false mask--it's about finding the hero already inside you. It's a proven way of overcoming the self-doubt, negativity, and insecurity that hold you back, and empowering you to ultimately become your best self. Credit: The Alter Ego Effect; The Alter Ego Effect Site.