Books with author Gary Brown

Gabe Brown didn’t set out to change the world when he first started working alongside his father-in-law on the family farm in North Dakota. But as a series of weather-related crop disasters put Brown and his wife, Shelly, in desperate financial straits, they started making bold changes to their farm. Brown―in an effort to simply survive―began experimenting with new practices he’d learned about from reading and talking with innovative researchers and ranchers. As he and his family struggled to keep the farm viable, they found themselves on an amazing journey into a new type of farming: regenerative agriculture. Brown dropped the use of most of the herbicides, insecticides, and synthetic fertilizers that are a standard part of conventional agriculture. He switched to no-till planting, started planting diverse cover crops mixes, and changed his grazing practices. In so doing Brown transformed a degraded farm ecosystem into one full of life―starting with the soil and working his way up, one plant and one animal at a time. In Dirt to Soil Gabe Brown tells the story of that amazing journey and offers a wealth of innovative solutions to our most pressing and complex contemporary agricultural challenge―restoring the soil. The Brown’s Ranch model, developed over twenty years of experimentation and refinement, focuses on regenerating resources by continuously enhancing the living biology in the soil. Using regenerative agricultural principles, Brown’s Ranch has grown several inches of new topsoil in only twenty years! The 5,000-acre ranch profitably produces a wide variety of cash crops and cover crops as well as grass-finished beef and lamb, pastured laying hens, broilers, and pastured pork, all marketed directly to consumers. The key is how we think, Brown says. In the industrial agricultural model, all thoughts are focused on killing things. But that mindset was also killing diversity, soil, and profit, Brown realized. Now he channels his creative thinking toward how he can get more life on the land―more plants, animals, and beneficial insects. “The greatest roadblock to solving a problem,” Brown says, “is the human mind.”

An unexpected confrontation forces a wanted military commando with special abilities out of hiding to protect the lives of nine innocent children.Commander Ben Egan is a super soldier, a top-secret military experiment gone horribly wrong. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency created him, gave him incredible powers. Now they want him back, dead or alive.After miraculously avoiding capture, Ben has created a new life for himself as a handyman at a small orphanage in La Fortuna, Costa Rica. But when he learns of threats being made against the children by a ruthless drug lord, his protective instinct kicks in. Saving the nine innocent lives from unwanted violence will mean exposing himself and risking capture. But it’s a chance he’s willing to take.FBI Special Agents Jordan Quest and Chris Hanover have joined the DARPA capture/kill team tasked with finding the commander. Moments before moving in to arrest Ben Egan, Jordan learns that her children have been kidnapped a continent away, forcing her to form an unlikely alliance with the fugitive.With the DARPA breach team ready to take action, Jordan must choose between two unimaginable options: face the possibility of going to prison for the rest of her life for treason or leave her children in the hands of a demented and deadly predator.The stakes couldn’t be higher or the danger closer as Jordan prepares to sacrifice herself for the family she loves.Nine Lives is the fourth novel in Gary Winston Brown’s pulse-pounding thriller series featuring FBI Special Agents Jordan Quest and Chris Hanover.The Jordan Quest novels are described as tightly written, cat-and-mouse, edge-of-your-seat thrillers mixed with witty dialogue and high-octane action adventure.If you like stories featuring a tough-as-nails female protagonist and bad guy’s you’ll love to hate, this series should be at the top of your ‘must-read’ list.Jordan and her adventures will appeal to readers who enjoy crime, police procedural, mystery, thriller and suspense, psychic, serial killer and FBI thriller books and movies.WHAT FANS ARE SAYING ABOUT JORDAN QUEST...“What a great story. I love Jordan’s character. Every chapter had me on the edge of my seat and rushing to pick this up again and again. Looking forward to reading the next book.”“Amazing novel. Fast-paced, with lots of plot twists and turns. It really made me want to keep reading. Jordan is a very likable character and I can see great possibilities as the series progresses. Can’t wait to read the next book!” “Was anxious to read and was not disappointed. Loved the character of Jordan Quest, loved the pace. It was truly a great story. I look forward to the next book.”“I really liked the setting for the series and the main character. It was a real page turner that held my interest. I could tell right away that I would be anticipating each new book in the series. Jordan has many skills and I can see endless possibilities going forward!”“Incredible read! Would highly recommend! Absolutely loved this book! Hoping there are more Jordan Quest books! Could not put this one down!”“Really enjoyed this book. Very well written. Lots of mystery and thrilling events. I loved it. Would recommend to anyone looking for suspense reading.”“Fabulous! I could not put this down. Very engaging.”

Our world has changed abruptly, with little warning, and we are now different. It is difficult enough for us all to understand and live in this new way, and even more difficult for our children. This is something that I wanted to write, firstly for myself. Like many people, I am missing my family because I live alone. I miss seeing my friends, but it is family that I miss most - missing my sons, daughters-in-law, especially my granddaughter, Hannah, almost 2 years old. Having seen her quite regularly for many months, watching her grow and learning each day, I know I cannot see her - if I do, I can’t pick her up, cuddle or play with her or go to playgrounds. Like many others around the world. She does not understand any of this. All she knows is that Nanna doesn’t come any more. Sure, we Facetime and I can see her, but she doesn’t understand that either. This helps me, because I can write how I might talk with her, if she were a little older, and it gives me something to do that sort of “involves” Hannah. One day, I hope she will read this and understand a little more about what happened, how much I love her – it’s her history as well as mine.I also hope that my conversational episodes might start conversations in families. This new way of life is here to stay for a while. It is difficult and gets more difficult as time goes by, for us all. Children understand early on, and then forget or just want it to end. Parents will be there and can support their children. Teachers may choose to share this with their own children or with their students or parents – their choice. These episodes talk about this invisible threat we all face. The texts answer questions, suggesting ways to talk and things to do that may be helpful. If this helps one child, in one family, then I will be happier for writing these conversations. Take care, stay safe and well.

IS THE PACE OF CHANGE OVERWHELMING YOU? As a business owner or manager, the world keeps changing faster than most people can keep up with it. The challenge is to find a way to build your business so that it can beat that pace and gain from it while your competitors wallow far behind. Author, Gary Brose, has owned, purchased or started over two dozen companies in the last forty years. During that time he's seen computers, fax machines, the internet, and social media change everything in his labor-intensive businesses. He experimented with all sorts of strategies to build his organizations so that they would be more nimble and able to deal with significant, sometimes massive change to keep pace with the new reality. He developed management strategies and techniques that help to create a more motivated and engaged workforce to adapt faster and more effectively. Now, for the first time, he is sharing what he's learned in Express Exec.Express Exec is a book like no other. It is written as a novel - a business novel that demonstrates the path to building a stronger, more nimble organization. If you read and loved Bob Burg's Go-Giver novels, you'll love Express Exec. Gary walks the reader through the steps of Andrea Lane, the VP of Manufacturing at Juggernaut Industries, as she tries to save her company from looming disaster. By reading the short novel, you will experience, "first hand", the struggles she goes through to make massive change in a very short period of time. Sit in on the conversations she has with other managers, her supervisors, and the front line employees. Experience all the pains, angst, tears, and the joys of interacting with her coworkers and employees.Read chapters showing:How to change the payroll structure completely without totally alienating your workforce.How to segue from paying people for time to paying people for performance.The right way to design a bonus program so it motivates and engages everyone.How to recover from your own errors in the process of making change.How to radically revamp the 'Review and Raise' process to supercharge your employees.How to create a more enlightened workforce by educating the employees about the business.And much more...After reading Express Exec, you will understand better how to start and create change in your organization. Ideal for business owners and managers who need to jumpstart your workforce and, in the process, find a path toward beating the pace of change. A virtual tutorial about human nature, Express Exec is like no other business book you've ever read, Enjoy a riveting tale that will make you feel as though you experienced it personally so you can be armed to take on the fight and literally outrun the pace of change!

Thirty years have passed since Gareth Brown’s homage to a two-wheeled, two-stroke way of life was published.The first edition of his acclaimed book Scooter Boys, highlighting youth culture spanning half a century, was first published when Margaret Thatcher’s reign as the Eighties Iron Lady was drawing to a close.Now, three decades on, Brown’s book is back to enlighten and entertain a new generation – and rekindle memories for those who were scooter boys and girls back in the day. His informed knowledge of the initial Scooter Boy era has resulted in the 30th Anniversary Edition of Scooter Boys being refreshingly updated and published by Mortons, the home of Scootering and Classic Scooterist magazines.Brown has been a ‘face’ on the scooter scene since the 1970s, when he was legally able to ride a motor scooter on the road, and scooter ownership and riding scooters has been a passion ever since. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as the scooter rally correspondent and later editor of Scootering magazine, which led to his book – a unique take on the Scooter Boy movement, history, traditions and culture.Scooter Boys charts the development of the early scooters and the post-Second World War arrival of the Italian scooters from Vespa and Lambretta, followed by the chronicling of the rise of 1950s teenage consumerism which led to the Mod versus Rocker riots of the 1960s. It outlines the intervening years before the massed Mod revival of 1979 onwards, when the Northern Soul scene kept the scooter movement alive, and traces the emergence of the unsung street heroes of the late 20th century and beyond.

An unexpected confrontation forces a wanted military commando with special abilities out of hiding to protect the lives of nine innocent children.Commander Ben Egan is a super soldier, a top-secret military experiment gone horribly wrong. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency created him, gave him incredible powers. Now they want him back, dead or alive.After miraculously avoiding capture, Ben has created a new life for himself as a handyman at a small orphanage in La Fortuna, Costa Rica. But when he learns of threats being made against the children by a ruthless drug lord, his protective instinct kicks in. Saving the nine innocent lives from unwanted violence will mean exposing himself and risking capture. But it’s a chance he’s willing to take.FBI Special Agents Jordan Quest and Chris Hanover have joined the DARPA capture/kill team tasked with finding the commander. Moments before moving in to arrest Ben Egan, Jordan learns that her children have been kidnapped a continent away, forcing her to form an unlikely alliance with the fugitive.With the DARPA breach team ready to take action, Jordan must choose between two unimaginable options: face the possibility of going to prison for the rest of her life for treason or leave her children in the hands of a demented and deadly predator.The stakes couldn’t be higher or the danger closer as Jordan prepares to sacrifice herself for the family she loves.Nine Lives is the fourth novel in Gary Winston Brown’s pulse-pounding thriller series featuring FBI Special Agents Jordan Quest and Chris Hanover.The Jordan Quest novels are described as tightly written, cat-and-mouse, edge-of-your-seat thrillers mixed with witty dialogue and high-octane action adventure.If you like stories featuring a tough-as-nails female protagonist and bad guy’s you’ll love to hate, this series should be at the top of your ‘must-read’ list.Jordan and her adventures will appeal to readers who enjoy crime, police procedural, mystery, thriller and suspense, psychic, serial killer and FBI thriller books and movies.WHAT FANS ARE SAYING ABOUT JORDAN QUEST“What a great story. I love Jordan’s character. Every chapter had me on the edge of my seat and rushing to pick this up again and again. Looking forward to reading the next book.”“Amazing novel. Fast-paced, with lots of plot twists and turns. It really made me want to keep reading. Jordan is a very likeable character and I can see great possibilities as the series progresses. Can’t wait to read the next book!” “Was anxious to read and was not disappointed. Loved the character of Jordan Quest, loved the pace. It was truly a great story. I look forward to the next book.”“I really liked the setting for the series and the main character. It was a real page turner that held my interest. I could tell right away that I would be anticipating each new book in the series. Jordan has many skills and I can see endless possibilities going forward!”“Incredible read! Would highly recommend! Absolutely loved this book! Hoping there are more Jordan Quest books! Could not put this one down!”“Really enjoyed this book. Very well written. Lots of mystery and thrilling events. I loved it. Would recommend to anyone looking for suspense reading.”“Fabulous! I could not put this down. Very engaging.”Get hooked on the Jordan Quest series. Buy NINE LIVES today.

Express Exec is a short novel about business in the fast lane. In this book, the VP of Manufacturing at Juggernaut Industries must make rapid and radical change to her department in order to help turn the company around in six months. The reader gets to go along for the ride and experience 'rst-hand' the ups and downs, the failures and victories, and the fears and joys of both the employees and management. Unlike anything you've ever read, Express Exec will teach you about the process that makes rapid change possible.

From the post-punk, massed Mod revival of the 1970s, there emerged an almost organic cultural collective -- Scooter Boys. With an underlying musical focus on Northern Soul and R&B, these scooter boys developed a passion for steamy all-nighters, fueled by a fast, absorbing and intrinsically nomadic lifestyle.They gathered in their thousands at an array of coastal resorts all over the British Isles (and beyond) for all weekend parties, making their own rules and their own enemies. The cultural icon at the epicenter of this phenomenon were the Italian motor-scooters which mobilized this unique way of life. In the 1990s, yet another string was added to the bow of scooter culture, courtesy of artists such as Oasis, Ocean Colour Scene and Cast. These bands, along with the already scooter-credible Paul Weller, helped fuel a new generation of scooter-loving individuals.