Most Popular Books by Jim Morris

He Played A Boy''s Game. He Lived A Man''s Life. As a lonely child, Jim Morris took one thing with him wherever his family moved-his ability to hit and throw a baseball. For Jim, the passion of becoming a major-league ballplayer was his anchor and inspiration...until injuries and life got in the way. A decade after Jim walked away from the minors and began a life of fatherhood and mortgage payments, he made a promise to the hardscrabble high-school team he coached: If they could win their local championship, he would try out again for the big leagues. They did-and he did. Now, in this wondrous, heart-tugging book, Jim Morris tells the story of his remarkable life and his amazing journey to the Big Show at the age of thirty-five...and how he finally fulfilled his childhood dream.

This classic collection Special Forces stories provides a vivid, sometimes humorous, and often terrifying look at the culture of the elite warrior trained to fight outside the box, survive in hostile terrain, and kill the enemy. photos. Reissue.

From a highly decorated Green Beret commander comes this collection of reports on seven wars on three continents during the 1970s and 80s, which captures the extraordinary courage, unwavering faith, and the dark humor common to all combat troops.

“No journalist knows more about toxic chemicals in the workplace than Jim Morris. The Cancer Factory is the crowning achievement of his estimable career spent walking fence lines, factory floors, and doctor’s offices.” —Dan Fagin, author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning Toms River “The Cancer Factory could not come at a better time, as we reckon with how our bodies pay the price for our nation’s toxic history and as today’s workers fight not for only their rights but for their very lives.… A powerful and essential read.” —Anna Clark, author of The Poisoned City The story of a group of Goodyear Tire and Rubber workers fatally exposed to toxic chemicals, the lawyer who sought justice on their behalf, and the shameful lack of protection our society affords all workers Working at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company chemical plant in Niagara Falls, New York, was considered a good job. It was the kind of industrial manufacturing job that allowed blue-collar workers to thrive in the latter half of the 20th century—that allowed them to buy their own home, and maybe a small boat for the lake. But it was also the kind of job that exposed you to toxic chemicals and offered little to no protection from them, either in the way of protective gear or adequate ventilation. Eventually, it was a job that gave you bladder cancer. The Cancer Factory tells the story of the workers who experienced one of the nation’s worst, and best-documented, outbreaks of work-related cancer, and the lawyer who has represented the bladder-cancer victims at the plant for more than 30 years. Goodyear, and its chemical supplier, DuPont, knew that two of the chemicals used in the plant had been shown to cause cancer, but made little effort to protect the plant’s workers until the cluster of cancer cases—and deaths—was undeniable. In doing so it tells a broader story of corporate malfeasance and governmental neglect. Workers have only weak protections from exposure to toxic substances in America, and regulatory breaches contribute to an estimated 95,000 deaths from occupational illness each year. Based on 4 decades of reporting and delving deeply into the scientific literature about toxic substances and health risks, the arcana of worker regulations, and reality of loose enforcement, The Cancer Factory exposes the terrible health risks too many workers face.

First published in 1979, "War Story" has deeply affected the hundreds of thousands who have read this classic account of the Vietnam War, making it one of the most popular memoirs to come from that period of history. Jim Morris tells his story as Executive Officer of a U.S. Army Special Forces A-Team and depicts the joint Green Beret/Montagnard combat operations.

• Explains how the author became a student of Toltec spiritual teacher don Miguel Ruiz and how he traveled the world, as well as the astral realms, undergoing a deep spiritual journey of change • Details how the author discovered LSD after the Vietnam War and even tripped while skydiving • Recounts his time as a civil rights advocate and war correspondent, and how Toltec shamanism helped prepare him to ease his wife’s long end-of-life journey During his third tour of duty in Vietnam where he served as a Green Beret, Jim Morris was wounded badly enough to be retired from the army. He came home bitter, angry that his career had been ended. After reading The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, he realized that many members of Ken Kesey’s Merry Pranksters had also been combat officers. Following this spiritual “hint,” he spent the next couple of years as an acid head, even skydiving on LSD. Awakened by his LSD experiences, Morris immersed himself in the books of Carlos Castaneda as well as in Kriya yoga, Charismatic Christianity, and A Course in Miracles. From these experiences he was led to Toltec spiritual teacher don Miguel Ruiz and began a deep spiritual journey of change. Sharing his journey from PTSD to spiritual awakening, Morris recounts his time as a civil rights advocate for the Montagnard people in Vietnam and his years as a war correspondent at the same time he was following Castaneda’s Warrior’s Way. He describes his momentous meeting with don Miguel Ruiz as well as his travels around the world and in the astral realms. Sharing how his wife developed dementia and later became paralyzed, Morris explains how it required all his Toltec training, all his military training, everything he had to share her final years in a meaningful and fulfilling way. Written from a deep understanding of Toltec techniques this book shows in a heartfelt and resonant way what a spiritual path can give you.

"How can the ad industry even exist when almost all of the products that it produces fall on a continuum from flawed to failed? What is it about this industry and the process of creating, selling, and producing ads that causes so much advertising to be so bad? These are the questions answered in this book, a provocative, truth-to-power exposé of ad agencies'' flaws, foibles, and failings-and why they matter to the consumer and to those in the business. Here is a candid, never-before-seen accumulation of real world don''ts and more don''ts, providing myriad valuable cautionary tales of advertising''s stupid side"--

The most notorious criminals in recent British history, brought together in one book. A darkly fascinating look at the changing face of crime.

The Coming Wars and Rulers will take you through an eschatological experience like you’ve never had before. It will prepare you by increasing your faith to stand strong when tribulation comes. It may even encourage you to teach eschatology. We tend to forget the Holy Bible does not contradict itself. If someone’s theory of the end times doesn’t line up with all related verses, then their theory should be questioned and reevaluated. Therefore, whether you have a pre-Trib, mid-Trib, or post-Trib view or not, you’ll see how the sequence laid forth in this book aligns with scripture. Many pastors and evangelists preach a pre-Trib Rapture message. Some pastors and evangelists avoid teaching eschatology altogether. They may feel it’s too divisive an issue and may lose members of their congregation who might disagree with their viewpoint. This book will bring a fresh, logical, and biblical viewpoint on the much debated sequence of end time events. Remember that John stated in Revelation 1:3, “Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near.” But John also stated in Revelation 22:18–19, “...If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life...” About the Author Jim Morris is a retired veteran of the United States Air Force. He was always intrigued by eschatology, but never studied it deeply enough to understand its mysteries. Wanting to understand the truth surrounding the end time topics led him to listen to a wide variety of teachings to get a better understanding of different end time beliefs. Around the time of September 11, 2001, he heard a teaching on the radio. As he listened, he instinctively felt what he heard could be in alignment with scripture but wanted to study it out. This ignited his deep dive into understanding the end times. He started putting end time verses together to see if there was a definitive pattern. And there is! Morris hopes his findings will cause his readers to explore the end time prophesies more deeply and not accept theories they hear from someone just because they respect that person. Though it’s not a salvation issue, when you see these things happen it will deepen your belief that God is who He said He is. Jim Morris is a retired veteran of the United States Air Force. He was always intrigued by eschatology, but never studied it deeply enough to understand its mysteries. Wanting to understand the truth surrounding the end time topics led him to listen to a wide variety of teachings to get a better understanding of different end time beliefs. Around the time of September 11, 2001, he heard a teaching on the radio. As he listened, he instinctively felt what he heard could be in alignment with scripture but wanted to study it out. This ignited his deep dive into understanding the end times. He started putting end time verses together to see if there was a definitive pattern. And there is! Morris hopes his findings will cause his readers to explore the end time prophesies more deeply and not accept theories they hear from someone just because they respect that person. Though it’s not a salvation issue, when you see these things happen it will deepen your belief that God is who He said He is.

There was a quaint British convention under which executions were stopped and sentence commuted if scheduled to take place on the day the sovereign died. Alfred Moore was doubly unfortunate: still protesting his innocence he was on the scaffold an hour before the death of King George VI was announced. Here, Jim Morris re-assesses the evidence in this case of the double murder of two police officers and shows why the trial at Leeds Assizes was a travesty of justice - packed with mistakes, inaccuracies, dubious recollections and supposition. Set against the social backdrop of 1950s West Yorkshire, the book stresses the need for caution where witness accounts may be driven by preconceptions or ''fit'' too tidily and adds to the voices of those calling for justice in a case in which prosecutors almost certainly got the wrong man. ''I read the book with a growing sense of disquiet and unease and was left with a feeling that a terrible miscarriage of justice might well have occurred'': Campbell Malone."

A look at the life of one of the footballing greats.

Presents the inspirational true story of Jim Morris''s departure from the minor leagues after a string of injuries, his career as a high school physics teacher, and his eventual return to the minors followed by an all-star career in the majors. 75,000 first printing.

''Project Cheers is a story of brilliant organization and endeavor by three men dedicated to an idea which many thought crazy. That idea was a fantastically fast twin hulled craft called Cheers, designed specifically by Dick Newick to win the Single-handed Transatlantic Race in 1968.'' This is the second edition of this historically significant sailing classic since its first publishing in 1969. A website; http: //www.cheersdicknewick.wordpress.com is ever developing to compliment the book. Photos, links, updates, bio''s, and eventually video, complement the story.

Based on years of successful work with CEOs, top-ranked leaders and aspiring leaders, "Add Value ∙ Inspire Others ∙ Change the World - The Five Insights of Enduring Leaders" is a guide to leadership development for aspiring leaders and those responisble for helping them be successful. Author Jim Morris guides the reader through the why and how of leadership then takes the extra step to show you what to do.. the Five Insights described in this book will teach you, step by step, how to develop powerful, capable leaders; the people who are crucial to truly change the world and make it a better place.Devoid of MBA speak and written in a read-what-you need format for hard working, time-challenged executives, this groundbreaking new book hits at the heart of leadership challenges in the new world. Straightforward and clear-cut, this book delivers concrete solutions and best business practices to develop the traits you need to become a successful and enduring leader. "Add Value ∙ Inspire Others ∙ Change the World - The Five Insights of Enduring Leaders" also promises to help you develop the traits of an enduring leader in others.

Above and Beyond is a novel about Special Forces reconnaissance in the Vietnam War. It is also about the relations of three generations of military professionals, and their love-hate relationship with the U.S. Army. ABOVE AND BEYOND is an adventure novel of the highest order, full of truths about love, war, and the profession of arms. - W.E.B. Griffin, best-selling author of THE BROTHERHOOD OF WAR, THE CORPS, HONOR BOUND, and BADGE OF HONOR series A great read. I literally couldn''t put it down. -Joseph L. Galloway We Were Soldiers Once...And Young The action is heart-pumping, heart-wrenching, and the story will absolutely hold you in its grip from the first page to the last. It is being there without the bullets. -Don Bendell Snake Eater The B-52 Overture Above and Beyond is Jim Morris''s masterpiece, an epic tragedy of a man who dared all, and either won or lost all, depending on your point of view. Me, I think he won. -Col. Robert K. Brown Soldier of Fortune "It is great news that Jim Morris, the most accomplished and admired of the many fine writers to emerge from the elite ranks of the US Army Special Forces, is back with a new novel. All of us who have admired Morris'' previous journalism, fiction, and his classic memoir, War Story, are sure to enjoy Above and Beyond. And readers who have never had the pleasure of reading his work before are in for a special treat. This is military literature at its finest!" --Kenn Miller Tiger the Lurp Dog Six Silent Men "Above and Beyond" is a book one cannot read in one night because there is so much to ponder. Still, you can''t put it down. So be prepared for a long night, then. --Mark Berent Rolling Thunder Steel Tiger Jim''s first book, War Story was one of the great early accounts of the Vietnam War. This novel builds on that legacy, confirming why he''s one of our era''s great combat writers. --John Plaster SOG Secret Commandos Ultimate Sniper Jim Morris is one of the most original and authentic voices in the whole body of Vietnam literature. He is the real deal. --John Milius, screenwriter Apocalypse NOW Dirty Harry Jeremiah Johnson Red Dawn

From the music of the great Singer/Songwriter Jim Morris comes the third book in the series, Tales of the Unidentified Man. Jim wrote the song, Unidentified Man because he had always been intrigued by the sense of romance and adventure in the exploits of the pilots who fly contraband around the Caribbean. It reflects the quiet desperation of living on the fringe. DEA Special Agent Alice Weingarten leads a special drug taskforce whose sole objective is to wipeout the flow of contraband drugs being delivered to Florida Keys by a fleet of boats and small aircraft. Little does she know that one of the key players is a floatplane pilot named Orv Hendricks, her ex-husband.In a cat and mouse chase that stretches from Miami to Cuba and from Key West to the Bahamas, Agent Weingarten relentlessly pursues the unidentified man. The truth will change her life.

A new history of the most infamous crimes of the 1960s. Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the robbery, 8 August 2013.

A look at five intriguing murder cases which all took place in Yorkshire during the mid-1930s to mid-1960s - four of which remain unsolved to this day.

Long before Watergate, Contragate, Paulagate, Nannygate, and Travelgate, American presidents were lying, cheating, stealing, and womanizing while in office. In White House Confidential, Stebben and Morris examine these presidential foibles, follies, fibs, and moral failures.

Life-changing life-skills for a life-long marriage.

Congratulations, you are about to learn how to live a very long and health life! Dr. Jim Morris D.Ed. is a longtime health educator, coach, counsellor, and Tobacco Treatment Specialist. Over the past 15 years he has coached/counselled several thousand smokers on how to become non-smokers and to improve other aspects of their lifestyle. In this short, concise book he helps the reader look at the practical things about aging: * How important is it for you to live a very long, healthy life? * How confident are you that you can live a very long healthy life? * How hard are you willing to work towards a very long and healthy life? * What sort of diet and food should you eat? * What is your ideal body weight? * Should you wear a continuous Heart Rate Monitor? * Have you heard of The Five Tibetans? It''s never too late to increase your chances of living a very long and healthy life.

Five more intriguing unsolved murders from the author of Unsolved Murders of the North.

Tales from the Land of No Mondays is more than a story; it''s a fantastic voyage, a mostly fictional story about a man''s journey from the drudgery of a corporate career to finally living the dream of doing what he loved, singing and telling stories in paradise. To the casual reader, it is a fun read with some occasionally quirky, rhyming story lines. To his fans, Tales is a wonderful ride through the stories, the songs, and the lyrics of Jim Morris.

Spurlock leaves Purgatory County, Arkansas, to find his daughter and son, who are trapped in Soviet occupied New York City

Kundalini Awakening, the how whys and wherefores.