Beyond the Battlefield: Awaken the Light WithinBy Michael HarrisMost people live in hell without knowing it—this book shows you the way out.You feel like a tiny speck in a hostile universe, constantly defending, proving, fighting for security that never comes. One foot on the gas (striving), one on the brake (withdrawing). Even success feels hollow because the fundamental separation remains.There's a simple mechanism creating all this suffer...

Retirement is often thought of as a time to slow down, but what if it could be the most vibrant and fulfilling chapter of your life? In Redefining Retirement: How to Stay Active, Engaged, and Fulfilled, you’ll discover that retirement isn’t about stepping back—it’s about stepping into new possibilities, passions, and purpose. This book is a guide for anyone looking to reinvent retirement, embracing this stage of life with energy, curiosity, and excitement.Whether you’re approaching...

The First Philosophers: Evidence for the Superior Intelligence of Homo NeanderthalensisBy Michael Harris, M.S. Anthropology, University of MinnesotaThey had larger brains than we do. They were the first to make fire, create art, and bury their dead. And then, 23,000 years ago, they vanished.For a century and a half, science dismissed them as brutish evolutionary failures— stooped cave-dwellers swept aside by the arrival of smarter, more sop...

The next world war won't begin with missiles. It will begin when a river runs dry.Hydropolitics and the Race for Desalinization plunges into the hidden power struggle reshaping our planet — where China's eleven dams are strangling Southeast Asia's greatest river, where Ethiopia's megadam has Egypt's generals reaching for military options, and where the Colorado River no longer reaches the sea. From the shrinking Aral Sea to the aquifers bleeding dry beneath America's bread...

The First Philosophers: Evidence for the Superior Intelligence of Homo NeanderthalensisBy Michael Harris, M.S. Anthropology, University of MinnesotaThey had larger brains than we do. They were the first to make fire, create art, and bury their dead. And then, 23,000 years ago, they vanished.For a century and a half, science dismissed them as brutish evolutionary failures— stooped cave-dwellers swept aside by the arrival of smarter, more sop...

“Farley and Claire is a love story, a biography, a Tale of Two Farleys, or perhaps three: the public one, the private one, and the secret one.”—Margaret AtwoodThe tumultuous, enduring love story between iconic writer Farley Mowat and his wife Claire, including excerpts from their passionate letters, published here for the first time.When Farley Mowat met Claire Wheeler in August 1960, the attraction was immediate, and within days t...

A yoga teacher's wise, witty memoir about life and near-death: "In a world full of new-age nonsense, Michael is a true gem." —Jessica Biskind, MA, LPCMichael Harris has had his ups and downs in life. There were a few big falls, like losing more than half of his liver in an accident at twelve years old, becoming an alcoholic by sixteen—endangering what was left of that liver—and nearly losing his legs from vascular disease at twenty-seven. But once Michael gets you ...

It’s 1992 and three people’s lives are about to collide against the flaming backdrop of the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles. Vietnam vet Harry Hudson is a journalist fleeing his past: the war, a failed marriage, and a fear-ridden childhood. Rootless, he stutters, wrestles with depression, and is aware he’s passed the point at which victim becomes victimizer. He explores the city’s lowest dives, the only places where he feels at home. He meets Mama Thuy, a Vietnamese woman struggling to ru...

CODENAME CHEROKEE(A 1500 word excerpt from THE ATOMIC TIMES: My H-Bomb Year at the Pacific Proving Ground)Cherokee was the second of 17 nuclear blasts in the 1956 United States H-bomb test series, Operation Redwing. Cherokee was typical of what happened in the South Pacific when over 1600 men (including me) became guinea pigs for the Department of Defense. The unstated motto at the Pentagon was: Everything that CAN go wrong WILL go wrong.And...

Discover the Mysteries of History's Most Coveted Lost Treasures!Dear lover of adventure and enigmas,Can you imagine following the clues of hidden treasures that have inspired legends for centuries? Now you have the opportunity to explore the most fascinating stories of humanity in " The Most Sought−After Lost Treasures", a book that will take you on an exciting journey through time, cultures, and mysteries.What will you find in this book?32 Legendary Treasur...

In 1956, the United States detonated 17 H-bombs in the South Pacific, including the two deadliest explosions ever to occur anywhere on our planet—before or since.The 1,612 soldiers stationed at the headquarters island (including me, a draftee) were sent there to “observe” this nuclear test series, named Operation Redwing. Wearing only T-shirts and shorts and without Radsuits, high density goggles or other protective gear, we were exposed to radiation and fallout.NUKED: ...

Georgia's oldest city plays hostess to a bevy of ghostly guests whose stories are wrapped up in its rich southern history.As one of America's most haunted cities, Savannah, Georgia, has a long list of stories of the supernatural, such as the story of the first two people hanged in colonial Savannah for the murder of their abusive master. Or James Stark, a tempestuous planter, and Dr. Philip Minis, who settled their dispute with a duel and still hang around the old ...