About the Author
For anyone who is interested in knowing more about me, the author, here is a brief description:
I am one of the "little people" of this world, in the ranks of which soldiers on the battlefields in times of war are commonly drawn. I grew up amongst the lower classes of small farmers and common laborers. They are still the people with whom I relate, and I am proud to be one of them.
There were nine in my mother's family from which fifty-five of us first cousins emerged. For the most part we lived in a decent community with good, honest people, most of whom attended church on Sundays. Several of my cousins, all good friends, were called upon to leave the peaceful farm-fields of Minnesota and serve in Vietnam. One was killed there, and others who returned were scarred with emotional problems that led to their early untimely deaths. Their families back home were traumatized as a result. As for myself, I had a medical deferment, or I could have been a casualty too.
Around the age of 25, I developed an all-consuming fascination with psychology. This has become and remains a life-long interest, an independent study program outside of traditional academia. More than 50 years have passed since then, and the library that I have accumulated now numbers in the hundreds. I have learned that there are ways to see through people and recognize who they really are behind their pretentious masks, namely to perceive their real abilities and intentions regardless of what they verbally imply. I wish to share this knowledge to help people choose capable leadership, especially those leaders who can perceive problems in advance and have the ability to resolve them before armed retaliation and conflict results. This book is an attempt to help people select candidates wisely, and to make sensible decisions in the voting booths.
For additional information about me, this book concludes with a ten-page About the Author section that is largely autobiographical.
Hopefully, you will find this book to be both an enjoyable and helpful reading experience.
I am one of the "little people" of this world, in the ranks of which soldiers on the battlefields in times of war are commonly drawn. I grew up amongst the lower classes of small farmers and common laborers. They are still the people with whom I relate, and I am proud to be one of them.
There were nine in my mother's family from which fifty-five of us first cousins emerged. For the most part we lived in a decent community with good, honest people, most of whom attended church on Sundays. Several of my cousins, all good friends, were called upon to leave the peaceful farm-fields of Minnesota and serve in Vietnam. One was killed there, and others who returned were scarred with emotional problems that led to their early untimely deaths. Their families back home were traumatized as a result. As for myself, I had a medical deferment, or I could have been a casualty too.
Around the age of 25, I developed an all-consuming fascination with psychology. This has become and remains a life-long interest, an independent study program outside of traditional academia. More than 50 years have passed since then, and the library that I have accumulated now numbers in the hundreds. I have learned that there are ways to see through people and recognize who they really are behind their pretentious masks, namely to perceive their real abilities and intentions regardless of what they verbally imply. I wish to share this knowledge to help people choose capable leadership, especially those leaders who can perceive problems in advance and have the ability to resolve them before armed retaliation and conflict results. This book is an attempt to help people select candidates wisely, and to make sensible decisions in the voting booths.
For additional information about me, this book concludes with a ten-page About the Author section that is largely autobiographical.
Hopefully, you will find this book to be both an enjoyable and helpful reading experience.