Book 101 Review

Richard Raines

Christian, Elim Bible College Vice-President, Professor, Author, CEO, Elected Official, Husband, and Dad

Thanks for taking a minute to read my bio. I've been a writer and teacher for nearly 20 years. In addition to being the Vice-President for Mission Advancement at Elim Bible College, I am the author of Finding Washington: Why America Needs to Rediscover the Virtues of Her Most Essential Founding Father. Finding Washington explores our first President's faith and virtues while making a case for a revival of those virtues in our culture. It is packed with historical stories, humor, sarcasm, and social commentary.

I have two masters degrees. A Master of Theological Studies (History of Christianity) and a Master of Theology (Christian Theology) and am in the final stage of a PhD in Christian Theology.

I currently teach World Religions, History of Christianity, Christian Theology, and New Testament Greek. Additionally, I have been a CEO and served in elected office and, along with my wife, spend all my spare time trying to keep my adult kids from moving back in.

Here's the thing I really want you to know: I want to connect with your audience.

I want you and I to have a conversation about the state of things in our country and how to fix them in a way that captivates your audience's imagination and compels them to action. I want to befriend your audience so that when I run into them out in the wild, we can share a laugh about something you and I said on your podcast.

I want our conversation to be so authentic that you and I become friends on this journey and when you think about who to book for your podcast, you think of me. Don't get me wrong, I hope audiences buy my book and enroll at Elim Bible College, but more than that, I want us to captivate your audience for the duration of your podcast in way that makes them want more.

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Horror Film Director: Jason D. Morris

I’m Jason D. Morris, an independent filmmaker dedicated to exploring the strange, the unsettling, and the unexpectedly funny corners of cinema. My work sits at the crossroads of horror, comedy, and genre storytelling, with a focus on creating films that feel fresh and surprising while staying true to the DIY spirit of independent filmmaking.

My latest feature, The Space Rodent, is a horror-comedy made on a shoestring budget that has already made waves on the festival circuit, picking up awards and building buzz. It’s now being released by SRS Cinema on Blu-ray, complete with exclusive bonus features and a free collectible poster for pre-orders. This project represents everything I love about micro-budget filmmaking: creative problem-solving, bold genre mashups, and a collaborative set environment where laughter is as essential as scares.

But my story as a filmmaker didn’t begin here—it stretches back to some of the earliest experiments in web content.

Breaking Ground with One of the First Web Series

In 2004, long before YouTube became the cultural force it is today, I created Millennium Apocalypse, one of the first-ever web series. At the time, streaming wasn’t common, and the concept of a serialized online show was still experimental. That project taught me the value of risk-taking, innovation, and perseverance. It also planted the seed for my lifelong commitment to pushing boundaries within storytelling.

From $200,000 Budgets to Gas Money and Food

Over the years, I’ve worked on projects across the financial spectrum—from productions with budgets upwards of $200,000 to films made with little more than gas money and meals for the crew. That range of experience has given me a unique perspective on how resources impact creativity, and why limitations often spark the most innovative solutions.

Working at both extremes has taught me that money can buy polish, but it can’t buy passion. Some of my favorite projects were born in the trenches of micro-budget filmmaking, where everyone involved is there because they truly believe in the story being told.

Wearing Many Hats: Director, Producer, Festival Organizer, Distributor

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Kathrine Parnell

Executive Function Coaching Expert | Autism Specialist | Mental Health Industry Leadership Consultant

I’m Kathrine Parnell, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Autism Disorder Specialist, and the founder of A New View Counseling & Psychological Services. For over two decades, I’ve worked with children, teens, adults, and leaders who struggle with focus, follow-through, and connection.

What I saw again and again was that so many bright, capable people felt stuck — whether it was a teen drowning in schoolwork, an adult exhausted by distractions, or a leader trying to balance business growth with authenticity. That’s why I created The Focus Blueprint, an executive function coaching program that gives people the tools to get organized, motivated, and confident in their daily lives.

I’m also the author of Keeping It Real, where I share my passion for authenticity — because I believe growth happens when we’re willing to get honest about what’s holding us back and take real steps toward change.

On podcasts, I share practical strategies for managing distractions, improving focus, building authentic leadership, and supporting individuals with Autism and ADHD. My goal is simple: to give listeners tools they can use right away to create real change.

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Rob Finlay

Seasoned Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, WSJ and USA Today Bestselling Author, Father of Four.

Rob Finlay is a Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author, seasoned entrepreneur, renowned speaker, and father of four. He is a successful entrepreneur and commercial real estate investor. He has built and sold four companies. Rob’s success is providing innovative solutions for his clients, constantly thinking ahead of the curve. He brings strategic insights and inspires the next generation of leaders with his commitment to mentorship, education, and the integration of technology. When Rob is not at his day job, he is passionate about agriculture, exploring new practices and sustainable methods to enhance environmental stewardship in farming.

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Manhattan: The Rising War (Studio Edition)

Experience the Wonders of Manhattan with Legendary Towers and Mythic Battles

Step into a New York City unlike any you’ve ever known. Manhattan: The Rising War (Studio Edition) by Sal Cosenza transforms the skyline into living titans, where skyscrapers breathe and legends stride through the streets. Inspired by Cosenza’s acclaimed painting series, this edition fuses epic storytelling with a rare glimpse into the creative process, inviting readers to experience both the mythic narrative and the art that gave rise to it.

Inside, you’ll discover the city reimagined: Lady Liberty reborn as a colossal tower of hope; the ancient deities Schist and Pegmatite embodying life and fury; and Manhattan itself revealed as a character—resilient, visionary, and endlessly evolving. Alongside the novel’s sweeping battles of creation versus destruction, this Studio Edition unveils never-before-seen sketches, concept drawings, production notes, and five monumental paintings crafted over nearly two decades.

A true hybrid of literature and art, Manhattan: The Rising War (Studio Edition) is more than a book—it is an immersive exhibition. Bold, imaginative, and visually stunning, it offers readers both a gripping adventure and a front-row seat to the artistic journey behind it. For those who crave stories built as much in paint as in prose, this is Manhattan risen anew.

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Sandy Cohan is an elite mindset architect, global keynote speaker, and two-time best-selling author who helps athletes, CEOs, and high-level competitors train their mind like a weapon—and win under pressure.

After a decorated hockey career, Sandy spent over a decade as a professional skills coach working with NHL, NCAA, junior, and youth athletes across North America. Today, he’s known for building the mental toughness, clarity, and execution that separate the best from everyone else.

For the past 15 years, Sandy has focused exclusively on high-performance mindset—coaching elite performers to lead with confidence, compete with grit, and deliver when the pressure’s highest.

He’s the creator of Flip the Switch™ and The Mental Edge Blueprint™—two mental systems built around seven core mindset pillars that drive game-ready focus, emotional control, and unshakable belief.

Sandy is the founder of Mental Edge Hockey, with clients across the U.S., Canada, and Europe. He’s been featured on top podcasts in the performance and leadership space, and is trusted by athletes, teams, and organizations who want real results—fast.

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Leadership Accelerators: High-Impact Communication Skills That Strengthen Relationships and Drive Results

In today’s fast-changing workplace—where AI and automation are transforming industries—many leaders find their careers stalling not from a lack of expertise, but from ineffective communication. Whether you’re stepping into your first leadership role or navigating the challenges of an executive position, how you communicate will define your success.

Leadership Accelerators is your practical, hands-on blueprint for mastering the high-impact communication habits that strengthen relationships, sharpen self-awareness, and accelerate leadership growth. Drawing on more than 25 years of executive coaching, corporate training, and MBA-level teaching, Michael de Lisser delivers a proven, repeatable framework for transforming how you lead. This isn’t theory—it’s a leadership toolkit designed for everyday use by managers, executives, and project leaders who want to stand out, earn trust, and drive measurable results.

In this actionable guide, you’ll learn how to:

• Build emotional intelligence and maintain composure in high-pressure moments

• Leverage your personality strengths while minimizing leadership blind spots

• Replace unproductive habits with communication behaviors that inspire trust and influence

• Create a personalized development plan that fuels long-term career growth

• Strengthen your leadership presence to influence up, down, and across the organization

If you’re ready to elevate your leadership influence, strengthen your communication skills, and accelerate your career success, this book will give you the tools to make it happen.

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Magic Barclay

Health is the fuel for creating a magical life. Join me in this amazing podcast community https://podmatch.com/signup/podmatchamagicallife

never truly felt well. After surviving a rough childhood, torn between a narcissist of a father and an unfeeling and emotionally neglectful mother, I learnt that I was the only one I could depend on.

I always felt like 'the black sheep' and found it hard to trust anyone.

In my teens, my lack of control in my life led to anorexia and binge eating disorders. My weight was about all I could truly take charge of. By the age of 17, I had also become a binge drinker- leading to becoming an alcoholic by age 21.

After transferring this lack of self relationship to relationships with others, I found myself at the end of a string of emotionally vacuous and harmful relationships- culminating in a marriage to a narcissist (don't all girls end up marrying a version of their father?). Those self esteem issues came back and again via my weight- I protected myself by becoming morbidly obese. That was the only way my body could physically be off limits to an abusive husband (or so I thought).

After 14 years of being told I was ugly, worth nothing, a horrible mother and much more- I left! I packed the kids, dogs and cats into the car, loaded a truck and fled town.

The next 4 years saw a drawn out legal battle which saw me lose everything except my babies. I had to start again but the toll of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Adverse Childhood Relationship Experiences (ACREs) and my adult relationship disasters (including the one with myself), years of stress and physical trauma to my body culminated in multiple conditions that threatened to end my life.

I threw myself into study, learning about the systems of he body and how they each worked in harmony with each other, I sought help with my trauma and became truly well, truly loved (by myself and my kids).

I continued my study after becoming well and even though other conditions formed from medical negligence (before I was the master of my own health). I continued to become stronger, more able to handle anything in life and free from the past both physically and emotionally.

Now I am an instructor of PNEI of Trauma, the lead practitioner at Wholistic Natural Health Australia and the host of my own podcast.

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John Bliss

Most of us don’t have authentic beliefs. What do we believe? Whatever they told us to believe. What do we do? Whatever the others do.

John Bliss is a writer and thinker passionate about unraveling the mystery of our lives. He is at heart a skeptic and an individualist. He distrusts groups and authorities of all kinds, as it is clear that humanity—even its brightest minds—is susceptible to deep folly. His goal? To help people break free from hidden social biases and tackle life's big questions: Who are we? What's truly important? How should we live our lives?

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Faith Spencer

Helping Gen Z Girls Trade Pressure for Peace Through the Power of Oneness

Faith Spencer is the author of "The Oneness Guide for Today: A Book of Insight for Young Women," a groundbreaking book that helps teen girls and young women move from pressure and perfectionism to inner peace and purpose. Drawing on both science and spirituality, Faith introduces readers to the transformative concept of oneness—the awareness that we are all connected to each other, the world, and a greater source of life.

As a certified “Happy for No Reason” trainer, Faith speaks directly to the challenges today’s youth face—from social media stress to identity confusion—and offers practical tools for building authentic self-worth. Her work helps young women trust their inner wisdom, tune in to their intuition, and reclaim their power in a world that constantly tells them they’re not enough.

Faith’s message is both deeply compassionate and refreshingly real. She’s available for interviews on topics such as:

Teen mental health and the ego trap of perfectionism

How girls can stop comparing and start connecting

The science and spirituality of oneness

Spiritual practices for Gen Z (that don’t feel “cringey”)

Intuition, purpose, and trusting your inner compass

Creating a more conscious, compassionate generation

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