This entertaining combination of history, biography, and travel adventure is “a bracingly fresh portrait [of] Darwin . . . Nothing less than exhilarating” (Michael Pollan, New York Times–bestselling author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma). One snowy day in Ushuaia, Argentina, Eric Simons picked up a copy of Charles Darwin’s The Voyage of the Beagle. Simons had just hiked the mountains overlooking Beagle Channel, and found himself engrossed in Darwin’s surprisin...

Self Publisher’s Toolkit is a two-in-one resource that shows you how to self publish a book and then market it to Libraries, a viable $30+ billion segment often overlooked by self publishers.January 2019 to June 2020, Eric Otis Simmons’ self published books appeared 64 times on the leading online retailer’s “Best Sellers” list and in just over two years had been purchased by over 97 Libraries around the world. His article “How To Get Your Book Into...

Not Far From The Tree is a son’s story about the impact his single African American Mother’s teachings had on him and how he used her valuable lessons to go on and excel academically, athletically, and in Corporate America.In “Not Far From The Tree,” Simmons’ Memoir, he shares his life story through a series of smaller stories that range from shocking to calamitous to sorrowful to triumphing. Eric takes you through how he stumbled across a court do...

Winner, 2024 Choice Outstanding Academic TitleThe world’s oceans are changing at a drastic pace. Beneath the waves and along the coasts, climate change and environmental degradation have spurred the most radical transformations in human history. In response, the people who know the ocean most intimately are taking action for the sake of our shared future. Community scientists track species in California tidepools. Researchers dive into the waters around Sydney to r...

The world's oceans are changing at a drastic pace. In response, the people who know the ocean most intimately are taking action for the sake of our shared future. Community scientists track species in California tidepools. Researchers dive into the waters around Sydney to replant kelp forests. Scientists and First Nations communities collaborate to restore clam gardens in the Pacific Northwest.In At Every Depth, the oceanographer Tessa Hill and the science journalist Eric ...

Prostate Cancer Came A Knockin'A story of discovery, despair, determination, and divine intervention.Why are many men over 45 hesitant about getting checked for prostate cancer? Do they feel a rectal exam diminishes their "manhood?" Or do they view the procedure as a "violation" or an unnatural act? Unfortunately, I was one of those men who fell in the latter two categories, and in ***Prostate Cancer Came A Knockin'***, I share how my reluctance to see a doctor for a rectal...

Prostate Cancer Came A Knockin’A story of discovery, despair, determination, and divine intervention.Why are many men over 45 hesitant about getting checked for prostate cancer? Do they feel a rectal exam diminishes their “manhood?” Or do they view the procedure as a “violation” or an unnatural act? Unfortunately, I was one of those men who fell in the latter two categories, and in Prostate Cancer Came A Knockin’, I share how my reluctance to see a doctor for a rectal exam ...

Prostate Cancer Came A Knockin'A story of discovery, despair, determination, and divine intervention.Why are many men over 45 hesitant about getting checked for prostate cancer? Do they feel a rectal exam diminishes their "manhood?" Or do they view the procedure as a "violation" or an unnatural act? Unfortunately, I was one of those men who fell in the latter two categories, and in Prostate Cancer Came A Knockin', I share how my reluctance to see a doctor for a rectal exam ...

Prostate Cancer Came A Knockin'A story of discovery, despair, determination, and divine intervention.Why are many men over 45 hesitant about getting checked for prostate cancer? Do they feel a rectal exam diminishes their "manhood?" Or do they view the procedure as a "violation" or an unnatural act? Unfortunately, I was one of those men who fell in the latter two categories, and in ***Prostate Cancer Came A Knockin'***, I share how my reluctance to see a do...

Prostate Cancer Came A Knockin’A story of discovery, despair, determination, and divine intervention.Why are many men over 45 hesitant about getting checked for prostate cancer? Do they feel a rectal exam diminishes their “manhood?” Or do they view the procedure as a “violation” or an unnatural act? Unfortunately, I was one of those men who fell in the latter two categories, and in "Prostate Cancer Came A Knockin’," I share how my reluctance to see a doctor...

Box Set includes Eric Otis Simmons' best-selling Memoir (Not Far From The Tree) and its companion manuscript (#HTSP - How to Self-Publish) in which he shares how he successfully self-published his autobiography.

Included in this eBook Boxset is Eric Otis Simmons' multi-time Amazon Best Seller, "Not Far From The Tree" and "#HTSP - How to Self-Publish" at ½ Off Retail!In " Not Far From The Tree," Simmons shares how his single-parent African American Mother equipped him for future academic, athletic, and business success in Corporate America. Throughout his Memoir, Simmons masterfully ties together his Mother's teachings with how he utilized them to overcome seemingly insurmountable odds such...