The author’s bookshelf

Books for the work of a life.

The Eternal Renaissance is the flagship. The connected books explore practice, historical witness, American life, and the wider human future.

One enduring question.
A connected body of work.

What kind of person must we become to live well, share a republic, and govern extraordinary power? Each book approaches that question from a different direction. These pages introduce the current development and revision work. The publication history below distinguishes earlier independently published editions from the work now taking shape.

Selected publication history

Work already
out in the world.

Independently published editions of these titles were distributed through Draft2Digital in September 2026. The current project pages describe continuing revision and development; they are not retailer listings.

Eternal Virtues
An independently published edition · 2026.
Continuing work on the language and practice of virtue.
Profiles in Heroism
An independently published edition · 2026.
Historical lives considered as companions in judgment and conduct.

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The reading journey

Understand. Practice. Witness. Belong.

The Eternal Renaissance

The philosophical argument: tragedy, virtue, citizenship, and technological power.

Eternal Virtues

The explicit formation book: moral language carried into conduct.

Profiles in Heroism

The witnesses: courage and service made visible through lives.

The American Way

The memoir: inheritance, identity, and responsibility in an unfinished republic.

The larger purpose

The Human Renaissance

The mission connecting these books: human dignity, thoughtful citizenship, and the responsible use of power.

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Earlier title development

An earlier book concept used The Human Renaissance as its title. That record is preserved separately from the current flagship.

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Publishing & rights

For editors, publishers,
and thoughtful collaborators.

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