{"product_id":"the-duck-springs-defiance-a-novel-of-the-next-civil-war-9781632261663","title":"The Duck Springs Defiance: A Novel of the Next Civil War","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe United States is barreling toward a second Civil War. Washington, DC is under an orchestrated attack by militias intent on changing everything. The president is assassinated, cities are on fire, and the country is descending into chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Seattle, Daniel Goldman packs up his brother's old Karmann Ghia with camping gear, books, and supplies, and retreats from the city. Reeling from a shattered legal career, a bad marriage, and occasional PTSD, he drives to a cabin near a quirky community called Duck Springs. His plan is to escape into the wilderness, where he can read, hike, contemplate his future, and ruminate on the absurdity of it all. Unexpectedly, he also finds love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the country's troubles are not restricted to cities, and soon tiny Duck Springs is surrounded by rogue troops who have a specific reason for attacking this small town . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Duck Springs Defiance\u003c\/i\u003e is a tale of community, resistance, and redemption. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdler, Peter S.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003ePeter S. Adler, PhD., lives in Honolulu. He is a planner, mediator, and consultant specializing in cooperation strategies for complex public policy issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdler has been a Peace Corps volunteer, an Outward Bound instructor, and worked for the Hawai'i Supreme Court before becoming President and CEO of The Keystone Center.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe is the author of five previous books: \u003ci\u003eBeyond Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e (Oxbow Press, 1993), \u003ci\u003eOxtail Soup\u003c\/i\u003e (Oxbow Press, 2008), \u003ci\u003eIndia-40 and the Circle of\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDemons\u003c\/i\u003e (Xlibris, 2017), \u003ci\u003eEye of the Storm Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e (RIS, 2008), and \u003ci\u003eCalming the Storm: A Leader's Handbook for Managing Unproductive Conflicts\u003c\/i\u003e (Roman and Littlefield, 2024). \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"All Night Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52103851311378,"sku":"9781632261663","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_958c1af6-0876-4948-b24d-88c3b583116e.jpg?v=1773158165","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-duck-springs-defiance-a-novel-of-the-next-civil-war-9781632261663","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}