William Douglas: award winning author

"What a gift …" 

-- Deepak Chopra on "2012 The Awakening" 

William's book was lauded by Time Magazine's Whistleblower of the Year, Coleen Rowley, NY Times best-selling author, Steve Alton (author of MEG), etc.

Its core character and heroine, Ravi Shyalaman, is a Tai Chi and Yoga master who finds herself at the center of global intrigue that threatens the progression of the entire human race.  Ravi's story becomes a story of human history, telling a tale of millennia of humanity's consciousness history and social history with headlines of the current day. Readers/reviewers say it entertains with a nail-biting technological thriller tale that kept them on the edge of their seat through the course of this fast-paced adventure--while providing an exciting science-based vision of humanity's future.

READER REVIEWS ...

"I'm now a huge Bill Douglas fan. I have now read both of his books and loved them. I am a mystery and thriller book reader and this book had me hooked from the first pages. Douglas has taken everything that is happening in our world today and wrote a great mystery, Everything is right off the front pages of the world's newspapers. If you like good thrillers and you care about our world and what's is or isn't happening you will love Douglas's books."

-- Wixxie J. Skellet

"5.0 out of 5 stars Eye-opening, Exhilarating, Engrossing! This is the first 5 star rate I have given! The book deserves it.  Every few pages an astonished "Wow!" fell from my lips. It is truly as good as all of it's greatest reviews.  The story is thrilling: an edge-of-the-seat-read-til-wee-hours tale. Besides the the enthralling story, the book is also full of incredible insights into our world of today, and of the possibilities for our world of tomorrow.  Read it! Seriously."

-- Ranch Lady

"The characters ... are real enough to almost jump off the page, shake your hand, and engage you in conversation. This makes the plot so much more real, as it is all about what it is to be human. The richness of the characterization make this exploration so real and persuasive. I know that Bill was really trying to, at least in part, get these questions asked in a way that made us believe that the questions are important, and I believe he did that in spades.  Finally, it's a romping-good story. You care about the characters, you want to see "what happens next," and that's what makes a page-turner. So enjoy, and take as much of the richer meat as you feel inclined to."

-- B. Rogers

"AWESOME READ! I purchased this novel because of the Amazon reader reviews and the subject. I thought that I would not be as impressed as others with its content because I have read many books on 2012, but was amazed when I started to read. I found that I was unable to stop reading for the content caused my inner sense to continue. 2012 The Awakening is amazing and I am very glad to have purchased it. I RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO ALL AMERICANS."

-- Curious John

"What a Mind Opening Book! Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2010 Verified Purchase Not only is this book a terrific thriller, but most chapters begin with actual quotes from various sources to verify the facts behind it. Many religions teach about the need for adherents to develop transformed minds and this book shows how this is possible. I bought the book based on who the author is and was pleasantly surprised to find that it exceeded my expectations in both content and style. I see that Bill Douglas has two other books coming out over the next couple of years and look forward to reading them."

-- Kungfu Quaker

In "A Conspiracy of Spirits" award winning novelist, Bill Douglas, takes us on another fast-paced roller coaster ride of global intrigue, driven by visionary technological insight into a world of unimaginable potential.  

In this novel, at the center are 3 women: a Kansas school teacher, her ADHD diagnosed student--a young daughter of poor undocumented Mexican parents. and an elderly Chinese immigrant who has practiced Tai Chi for many decades developing a state of consciousness that would be required to help the teacher and her pupil survive an onslaught that holds the future of our planet in the balance.

Pulitzer nominee, David W. Menefee, gave it an enthusiastic 5 out of 5 stars, commenting:

"With books and films, people often say, 'They don't make them like they used to.' They are wrong ... Bill Douglas is one of the most remarkable writers of our generation. His craftsmanship ranks with the best of the old masters, and when I say in the review that the climax reaches "sublime proportions," I meant that sincerely. 

Bill writes on a par with Charles Dickens. I greatly enjoyed this book, and I tremendously admire the writing skill. Someone in Hollywood should option this book now. I hope Bill will continue to muse about the great themes of life. Those issues, when mixed within a broth of good, evil, and melodrama, strike a primordial core within people.

Bill, many of us look forward to your next work!

-- David W. Menefee; Pulitzer nominated author 

READER REVIEWS ...

 "A Brilliant novel which illuminates reality.  I highly recommend Conspiracy of Spirits! On one level, it’s an action-suspense novel, which not only illuminated the forces of greed which are manipulating public debate and resources for their own benefit, but also paints a powerful picture of the positive impact individual decisions and actions can have on the world.  

I read it in two days straight – eyes glued to the page! At one point I was reading while cooking dinner and yelled “Noooo! Noooo!” The kids came running to see if I’d burned something, and when they saw the situation they patted my arm and gently suggested, “you could put it down...” I shouted, “No I CAN’T! The bad guys are almost getting them! I HAVE to see what happens next!”  

I’m usually a nonfiction reader. So what makes this novel particularly satisfying to me, is the very real organizations, corporate and governmental agencies, that the fictional versions are based on. It’s a reality we all need to know more about."

-- Karen Jeffers Tracy

"Maestro Bill Douglas orchestrates this word fugue with the aplomb of a master musician. The ever tightening web of intrigue draws the multiple story layers together until they weave a solid, clear, and genuinely frightening image of corporate greed hell bent on literally destroying our world in exchange for a continually flowing stream of oil money. Can Dylan escape Dark Star and succeed in sounding the alarm about the unfolding conspiracy?  

The book's final chapters rivet the reader to each page. Bill Douglas plucks the strings of suspense with expert craftsmanship that rivals D. W. Griffith's Intolerance or Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds. In fact, I felt as if I was watching a movie because the story's short, efficient scenes swiftly move along an enthralling, nearly cinematic cataract. Breathtaking apprehension actually reaches sublime proportions in an unforgettable climax that excruciatingly stretches tension to the breaking point."

-- George Larkin

SMART author, Bill Douglas's award winning ted talks-like visionary books, are books on transformation. His award winning fiction are intellectually trans-formative, while his non-fiction books enable readers to "experience" that sensation of expansion.

Although Bill thoroughly enjoyed creating entertaining visionary fiction, his goal is to actually offer transformative experiences for his readers … in the form of his globally acclaimed Tai Chi & Qigong DVD, CD, and non-fiction Tai Chi and Taoism books. Click "Shop" for Bill's non-fiction books and CD and DVD programs.

5 out of 5 stars on Amazon  ... UNITED STATES WINNER OF AOL/CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL WRITING AWARD ...

"The Amateur Parent: A Book on Life, Death, War & Peace, and Everything Else in the Universe"

This book's vignette, "Little League Baseball" was the United States winner of the AOL/Chicken Soup for the Soul Award writer's award.  Each of these unique stories of the universal events in a parent's life unfold to embrace the world at large and the flower of humanity.  Bill's one of a kind book achieves what William Blake described in his renowned line, "To see a World in a Grain of Sand, And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand, And Eternity in an hour" ...

As the title says, "a book on life, death, war, and peace, and everything else in the universe!" 

Not a smarmy candy-coated version of life, but a profoundly inspirational book that explores and celebrates all the great issues of our time and our lives through the everyday experiences of . . . an Amateur Parent (aren't we all?). 

This collection of two or so page vignettes weave together a tapestry that readers have called, "Moving!" "Magical" and "A rare book of truth." 

This book was the product of an angelic experience it's author Bill Douglas had, reinforced by a miraculous message from his mother who'd passed away years before. However, as ethereal as it's inspiration was, the tales told in it's pages are folksy, down to earth, and yet at the same time expansive and profound. 

Both hysterical and heart breaking, the common thread of all the adventures of amateur parenthood within it's pages, is compassion. You will discover that you are not alone in the self doubts and issues you confront in parenthood and life. And you will shed some tears and share some laughs with the entire human race, as this book's universal message helps you feel a part of a greater whole of the amateur human beings that inhabit this beautiful world.

What a book!  And what a nice man...  For anyone out there who thinks they may not be doing such a great job at this parent thing it's a great read... you realise that you're actually not doing too bad, that you can't be perfect all the time and are allowed to make mistakes - and learn from them, because after all that's what they're for.  It makes you think, then it hits you that however long your childs life is it isn't that long at all... I for one will take a little step back, take a deep breath and enjoy my son a little more.

-- Kaz

One of my favorite memories growing up was sitting around the fire pit in my grandparent's backyard.  Those summer nights with the crisp breezes would carry embers of the roaring fire my Grandfather couldn't help feeding.  With every twig or twist of paper he'd poke in, a story would ignite.  Its those "I remember when's" that educated me, inspired me, molded me and triggered my youthful imagination.

Now, thirteen years after his passing, the embers no longer blow in the crisp breeze . . . but the "I remember when's" are continuing on.  Only now, instead of embracing my Grandfather's spirited recollections and insights, it is the words of others I am capturing.  William Isaac Douglas, author of the Amateur Parent, pens the words of the latest "I remember when's" and tales of insight I drank in.

These words, however, are different.  Douglas intertwines lessons and pieces of nostalgic moments into bits of writing and pieces of poetry all sprinkled with wit and humor.  At just the right moment, you'll find quotations from singers, writers and the like.  While learning about him and his family, you can't help but learn about you and yours.

This inspirational work, comprising of 154 pages, is a relatively quick read.  I wasn't able to put it down - each turn of the page unfolded a mystery both within the life of his amateur parenthood and my own.  I found myself related to a lot of what he wrote and expecting to experience that which had nothing to do with me or my family.  This book taught me that the journey never ends and the journey of my own parents continues.

-- Jennifer Hollowell, Editor, This Book Reviewer