"Saudi Arabia was designed to avoid strongmen—by distributing power. MBS replaced balance with velocity." Mohammed bin Salman is not simply a reformer or an autocrat; he is a high-risk state builder attempting to reconstruct an oil monarchy into a post-oil power center without surrendering an ounce of control. In Mohammed bin Salman: Power, Reform, and the Future of Saudi Arabia, James Lawrence provides a "Caro-style" structural analysis of how power is seized, co...

**This program is read by the author, who is one of the most dynamic, inspiring, larger-than-life keynote speakers in the world, having shared his astonishing story in 50 different countries across the globe reaching millions of peopleThe ultimate guide to mental toughness by James “Iron Cowboy” Lawrence—the greatest endurance athlete in human history.**Lawrence’s accomplishments are nearly impossible to comprehend. After breaking two Guinness World Records, he shattered po...

“A propulsive mystery of high verve and wit, teeming with misfits, and fizzing with greed and desire."—Scott Dominic Carpenter, author of Theory of RemaindersIn 1990s San Francisco, the gruesome death of former district attorney Harrison Rose uncovers a 19th-century double homicide aboard the ship Hurricane, and begins the hunt for Inca gold smuggled from Peru to California by wayward Catholic priests.During the Gold Rush, dozens o...

Ray Dalio is one of the most influential investors of the last half-century-but the true story behind his success is not about markets, money, or algorithmic trading. It is the story of a mind engineered through failure, humility, and an obsessive pursuit of truth.Born to a middle-class family and working as a teenage caddy, Dalio's earliest lessons in wealth came not from textbooks but from watching the behavior of the powerful. A restless experimenter, he learned...

"Otto von Bismarck did not believe in Germany. He believed in power, balance, and survival." While he is often remembered as a nationalist hero, the reality is far more cold and calculated. In The Engineer of Power, James Lawrence provides a psychologically sharp and unsentimental re-examination of the "Iron Chancellor"—the man who unified a nation not through shared idealism, but through the ruthless engineering of blood, iron, and timing.Moving with the a...

Lana Del Rey did more than release music—she invented a world.From her quiet beginnings as Elizabeth Grant to her rise as the modern icon of melancholy, she reshaped pop culture through a persona she consciously built: glamorous, tragic, poetic, defiantly vulnerable.Lana Del Rey: The Self-Made Myth of Melancholy traces her evolution from ignored New York songwriter to global archetype. It follows the breakthrough of "Video Games," the cinematic pow...

"Jon Jones proved that dominance is easy when talent is overwhelming. Mastery is learning to dominate yourself." Jon Jones is not controversial because he was reckless; he is controversial because he may be the most naturally gifted fighter in history—and yet, he could never fully govern his own impulses. In Unfinished Greatness, James Lawrence provides a clear-eyed and psychologically deep re-examination of the man who redefined what was possible inside the Octag...

Hjalmar Schacht: Hitler's Banker Who Tried to Stop HimBy James LawrenceHjalmar Schacht was one of the most brilliant - and most contradictory - figures of the twentieth century: the economist who rescued Germany from collapse, financed Hitler's rise through monetary innovation, and later risked his life in a conspiracy to bring the regime down. Hjalmar Schacht: Hitler's Banker Who Tried to Stop Him is a gripping narrative ...

"Tucker Carlson is neither prophet nor villain. He is what happens when institutions lose moral authority and personalities take their place." Tucker Carlson is not simply a partisan provocateur; he is a product—and the most vocal critic—of the American elite system that created him. In The Heretic Inside the System, James Lawrence provides an analytical, nonpartisan re-examination of how a man once at the heart of legacy media became the most disruptive voice in ...

**‘Iron Hope proves that with a little direction, we can all develop the mental toughness to accomplish anything we set our mind to. This is essential reading for anybody with goals – not just athletes’ – Cameron Hanes, New York Times bestselling author of EndureThe ultimate guide to mental toughness by James ‘Iron Cowboy’ Lawrence – the greatest endurance athlete in human history.**In 2015, Lawrence set his third Guinness World Record by completi...

P.I. Bertrand McAbee never thought he’d see another harness race track after a near-death experience in Cassies Ruler.This former classics prof is hired to look into the beating and threatening of a harness horse trainer.As he engages with the case the story of a pacer – Phantom Express – emerges that begins to capture the attention of America.It also brings back some bad memories to some vicious people.In what occurs too often for McAbee’s taste, a simple case caroms into a compl...

Taking Back Desire studies film, television and video art texts through a Lacanian prism to restore a sense of queer as troubling identity and resistance to neoliberal forms of inclusion.James Lawrence Slattery illuminates how the framing of desire, identity, enjoyment, resistance and knowledge contribute to the investment in neoliberal formations of being and success, despite the corrosive effects neoliberalism has had for much of society. The book does not read queerness...