The Power of Purpose and Activism
1969 Stories of Cultural Revolutions
and Protests
Literary Works
Noble Chaos: A Novel
After a firebomb destroys the Kansas Union in 1969, a university junior faces months of campus unrest, fractured relationships, wild experimentation, and fatal clashes with authorities over the Vietnam War.
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“FOR ME, Noble Chaos is first and foremost an exquisitely written novel about coming of age and first love. It’s a breath-taking and heart-breaking (in a good way) journey back to being nineteen again and re-experiencing how wise and foolish we all are during those years. It’s also a superbly written historical fiction novel about what life was like on many college campuses during the turbulent anti-Vietnam war years of 1969-1970. In 258 pages, you can relive a defining era in your own life, and a defining moment in our country’s life. It’s a read you won’t want to put down.”
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Bob Dotson
The American Story with Bob Dotson
NBC Today Show
KU Alumnus
1969: Are You Still Listening?
The final year of a tumultuous decade, 1969 upended American culture and shattered domestic tranquility. Joining Brent Green, seven additional coauthors share their coming-of-age memories, political critiques and lessons learned.
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CONTRIBUTING CO-AUTHORS:
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Carol Orsborn, Ph.D.
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David Cogswell
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Richard Adler
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Bob Moses
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Jed Diamond, Ph.D.
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Greg Dobbs
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Robert William Case
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1969: Are You Still Listening? delivers eyewitness accounts, personal tales, uncommon confessions, and fact-based fictional stories. The book merges documentary-style reporting with creative exploration, capturing the perspectives of journalists, fiction and nonfiction writers, and social and political commentators.
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For those who experienced 1969 firsthand, this book will stir memories and invite reflection about a momentous year. For those who were born later and are curious about the myths and realities of 1969, the book reveals truths concerning a rebellious time and an engaged generation that proclaimed a new vision for America.
Questions of The Spirit
Questions of the Spirit leads readers through an inspiring journey of self-discovery and healing. Each of eighteen chapters explores a significant question about mortality, loss, bereavement, and life’s most difficult challenges.
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“Questions of the Spirit is written in a voice accessible to thoughtful readers and engages them in subjects like death and dying, the place of suffering in life, and how we process grief. The book is an excellent resource for professionals working with those who are grieving. It is a must-read for caring professionals, psychologists, grief counselors, clergy, and hospice workers. This is the absolute best book I have read in the last year .”
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Rev Dr. Will Randolph
Experience the Captivating Chaos of 1969. Play a 5-minute Audio Sample.
Noble Chaos is available through Amazon’s Audible for those who like to listen to as well as read a good book.
Jack de Golia, a veteran audiobook narrator, has produced over 125 Audible books.
This project took on unique value for the pro, as he commented:
Well written, well edited. It was a book I felt at home in,
given my participation in that time.
With public relations and stage-acting in his background, spanning four decades,
Jack not only narrated the book, he transformed his voice to interpret over 14 unique characters.
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