The Shawn Ryan Show

If you've ever read that book On Killing, it's about proximity. A lot of it isn't in the different natures and types. It's like artillery guys and mortar guys don't, don't bat an eyelid. But if you're this close, it's slightly different.

He wrote a book called The Finish about the Bin Laden raid.

Mark Bowden wrote Black Hawk Down. He wrote a book called The Finish about the Bin Laden raid.

I mean, books like, you know, Johnny Tremaine, The Iliad, The Odyssey, some Chronicles of Narnia books.

Simon Sinek wrote a book he's written a few but Leaders Eat Last is one of my favorites and he talks about these generational differences and how important it is as leaders to evolve to be relevant to these next generations.

They say it, they, I mean like the people who want it, write in their own book, The Great Reset, they put it out.

I think one of his books is called The Order of Things.

I wrote a book a couple years ago called Nation of Victims.

I got two books. I got a third book getting ready to come out. Or really counting the small documentaries, there's been a lot of small docos done on me. But the full feature documentary, they're starting another one here soon. The second movie, Machine Gun Preacher. None of that stuff would have happened if I would have quit.

All of my stories are in my first book and my second book. First book is Another Man's War. And my second book is Living on the Edge.

that's the amygdala hijack. That's The Chimp Paradox. Great book if nobody's ever read that, by the way, if they want to know more about that.

One of my favorite authors is a guy named John Eldridge and he writes this book. It's called Wild at Heart.

He talks about, it's a faith-based book, but he talks about how the biggest question that every young man has is, do I have what it takes?

Do I have what it takes to be a man? Do I have what it takes to be a warrior? Do I have what it takes to be a good husband? Do I have what it takes to be a good father?

When did the book come out? The Truth About Watergate?

It's doing pretty good. I'm pretty happy with it. The narrative is completely antithetical to the narrative that we hear in the mainstream media.

All right, Nick, we're back from the break. Let's talk about your new book. The Truth About Watergate, A Tale of Extraordinary Lies and Liars.

The Truth About Watergate, A Tale of Extraordinary Lies and Liars. There's been some great books written about Watergate. I mean, really good books, but they're tomes and they're complex and they have to be studied. The best books about Watergate, like Secret Agenda and Silent Coup, great books.

He writes about this in his book American Sniper. Kevin Lace I don't know the gentleman's name but I think it was his partner at that time they ...

And the author of two books and one children's book, American Sheriff Rules to Live By, American Sheriff Traditional Values in a Modern World, and The Adventures of Seymour Clues.

And the author of two books and one children's book, American Sheriff Rules to Live By, American Sheriff Traditional Values in a Modern World, and The Adventures of Seymour Clues.

And I talk about the different places I've lived and the different things that I learned from each one. But every time you come home to America, no matter where you've been, no matter how beautiful those countries are, you just feel like kissing the ground. You know, it's that welcome to America.

And the author of two books and one children's book, American Sheriff Rules to Live By, American Sheriff Traditional Values in a Modern World, and The Adventures of Seymour Clues.

But really the book is about you are the master of your fate. Everything you have in your life is because of you or whatever you don't have is because of you. There is nobody else that is the artist in your life. It's you.

So if your life is not going great, it's not circumstances you blame. Circumstances only reveal to the man who he is. They don't make the man. Circumstances reveal the man to who he is.

Keep your hand firmly upon the helm of thought. In the bark of your soul reclines the commanding master. He does but sleep. Wake him. Self-control is strength. Right thought is mastery. Calmness is power. Say unto your heart, peace be still.

One of the books I love is called You Squared by Price Pritchett. And in there he talks about taking quantum leaps in your life. Not the 10%, not the 20%. Taking huge leaps. But to do it, you got to take risk and you got to get into the uncomfortable area. And you got to do things that you don't know what the outcome is going to be. That's what faith is for. You know, you just got to do it sometimes. But all the good stuff in life comes from uncomfortable and hard work. That's where the gold is. That's where the diamonds are. So you got to be willing to do the uncomfortable work.