Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My first book is American Renewal: A New Season of Optimism, Cooperation, and Community.
I have worked as a senior executive in the food industry for over 30 years and have lived and worked in the Philippines, Russia, The Georgia Republic and Afghanistan during eventful times in those countries. I currently am an executive with a start-up e-commerce food company in San Francisco providing ‘ugly’ produce to people looking to reduce food waste while enjoying lower prices and the convenience of home delivery.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My first book is American Renewal: A New Season of Optimism, Cooperation, and Community.
I was inspired to write this nearly 20 years after reading The Fourth Turning and seeing the Crisis period predicted come to pass…and wanting to offer hope to everyone today by writing about the new “High” period to come soon.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Neil Howe and William Strauss
Francis Fukuyama
Samuel P. Huntington
David Halberstam
Jared Diamond
What are you working on now?
marketing my first book and working to reduce food waste
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Stick with it….be devoted to speaking your truth…whatever that may be!
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“Do the right thing at the right time, and love your country” my Mom
What are you reading now?
Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap
Babur Nama: The Journal of Emperor Babur
What’s next for you as a writer?
perhaps a historical fiction with global insights
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
SPQR
Political Order and Political Decay
The Foundation Trilogy
Autobiography of a Yogi
Author Websites and Profiles
Edward OMalley Website
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