In the aftermath of a vicious sea battle with the Chinese fleet that ends in a nuclear blast, the presidential project submarine Silversides is dispatched on a search-and-destroy mission against the resurrected submarine Panther, recently converted by the Iranians to fire hypersonic electrical grid-killer missiles at the U.S. East Coast.
Anthony Pacino, the Silversides’ chief engineer, is forced to abandon his mourning the loss of the love of his life and driven to fight to the death for his country, the mission and the crew. Returning also are the rich characters of the Silversides and former admiral and current Vice President Michael Pacino in this epic tale of undersea warfare.
Max Cossack wrote this book a few years ago. I just finished doing the audio book. Interestingly, it’s about a woke political assassin hunting a private citizen with strong public views. Sound familiar? His motto: “Today’s headlines are ripped from the pages of my novels!”
When his client is railroaded in a DC court, Sam Lapidos decides to give up the practice of law and renew his long dormant interest in exploring nature. His maiden journey into the woods miscarries when an assassin tries to kill him. His friends rally to his defense and gather in his home. His attackers develop their own conflicts, as incompetence, confusion and dissension rile their ranks. What happens next is known only to the author and his listeners.
Now, from the narrator: all the Max Cossack books are great fun and I’m sure you’re going to like this one as well. They stand alone, or you can do the series. I’ve done a few of them for Max and I love them.
First, an explanation for the long dry spell in doing anything here but promote books: I’ve been making more audio books. Sadly, unless you hit an upper tier in publishing, it’s not very lucrative. Your book can have 5 star reviews and win awards, but it doesn’t pay for many dinners out with the wife unit. Audio books do once you hit a certain point. I’ve hit that point. As a result, the blog has not been very active and for that I apologize. I will try to do better.
I found out about Charlie Kirk being shot/dying while I was setting up a Salvation Army canteen to feed the poor last Wednesday. The two people working with me also got notifications on their phones about what had happened. We were all stunned and saddened. We prayed for him, and then mourned him when the news of his death erupted into our lives.
Charlie Kirk was everything I’d want to be when I grow up. He was young enough to be my son, but I watched, and listened to him in rapt fascination. His messages, his debate, his faith all touched me deeply long before his death. Never did I think, “This dude’s on drugs” and turn him off. Far from it, I often stopped whatever else I was doing and focused on the wisdom this young man provided. His faith in God reinforced mine and made me humbled in the glow of his biblical knowledge. Not the stuff phonies have with two or three scriptural quotes, but a coherent knowledge of God’s message. He was filled with the Holy Spirit in my opinion.
He left behind a wife and young children in the wake of his murder. He was assassinated because he was a brilliant debater and the left seems to resort to violence, or the imminent threat of violence, when they can’t win the argument.
I have been sad for the last 5 days in the wake of his death. I pray often during the day, and during the night when I awaken, for his wife and kids – and his parents. They lost a son. I have been praying a lot more as a result.
I try relatively hard to be a good Christian, but in reality I suck at it. I get off on tangents, I weasel word about things on occasion, and while I truly believe, I don’t go to the edge with that belief.
That changed last week. I will no longer hide my opinions as a Christian and a conservative. I will call out evil whenever I confront it. I realize this will likely cost me work and social acceptance. But if Charlie could lay down his life for those beliefs, I can be bold in my faith and conservatism.
Charlie was a man who inspired people around the world. In the days since his death people have marched in his name across the globe. #TommyRobinson took time from his rally in London to honor Charlie. I will as well.
You see, the truth, and good, cannot be defeated by our enemies. They can only be vanquished by our silence.
Silent no longer. God Bless the Kirk family and strengthen the rest of us to be as good a servant as Charlie Kirk. It’s the least we can do.
I’ve known Cary Friedman for several years, and he’s one of the best minds in the field of helping cops. We have worked on projects together, and now I’ve had the honor of narrating all three of his audio books.
This one is a great gift for LEO types, and if you’re in the business, or thinking about becoming an LEO, you need to get this book and put it into practice.
American police officers are the real-life counterparts of our beloved fictional superheroes and superheroines.
The best cops…
• perform the law enforcement mission nobly, with honor, principle, and compassion
• practice excellent discretion, tempering the letter of the law with the spirit that animates it
• still believe in, and are proud symbols of, truth, justice, and the American way
• restrain their exercise of power according to Constitutional safeguards and agency guidelines
• behave “with malice toward none; with charity for all,” ensuring that the American justice system extends its protection and dignity—without discrimination or favor—to each and every community within our society
If you aspire to be the very best cop you can be, then this handbook has been designed especially for you!
“The Superhero Handbook for Cops” combines timeless wisdom with the newest research and technology to provide a powerful, comprehensive training program that nourishes the physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and ethical dimensions of law enforcement officers.
NARRATOR NOTE: This is my third book by Cary Friedman. I love his writing, and I sincerely, and regretfully, wish I had read his books before I entered the police academy. I would have been a much better patrol officer.
I am honored to have narrated all 4 of the Sub Tales books to date, and hope to knock out Sub Tales 5 before February 2026. (Full schedule, a true blessing!) These are great books, and I’ve been on some of the subs in the book for “road trips” to different places we won’t talk about. It allows me to be very authentic about narrating the work, as I can literally smell what they’re talking about and see it before my eyes in most cases.
Sub Tales 4 is the latest offering by brothers Charles and Frank Hood in their prolific output of nonfiction books about the US Submarine Force. Like the three volumes preceding it in the series, Sub Tales 4 offers a detailed recounting of some of the most pivotal and poignant moments in the rich history of the Silent Service. Arranged as an anthology of individual short stories, the book covers many subjects with prose, photographs, maps, schematics, and other illustrations to complement the narrative.
Written over the last year, Sub Tales4 benefits editorially from the knowledgeable input of three submarine veterans—Keith Weitemeyer, John Donaldson, and Greg Scott—who painstakingly reviewed all chapters and offered valuable feedback during the composition process. Many story ideas were supplied by followers of the authors’ Facebook group, “Poopie Suits & Cowboy Boots”, and many vexing questions about some vital piece of esoterica were often posed and answered very quickly using that format. Our books incorporate that “wiki” approach to yield both accurate and engrossing stories that are certain to inform you more deeply.
Specific topics addressed in Sub Tales 4 include the inspiring life story of Charles Lockwood, a key figure in US submarine success during World War II; the serendipitous role of the USS Nautilus during the Battle of Midway; the submarine that carried gold and silver to safety during World War II; Richard Nixon’s relationship with Hyman Rickover, and their memorable overnight cruise aboard the USS Cincinnati; the mysterious and remote lake in Idaho where the Navy performs some of its most robust acoustic research; the story of the deep-diving USS Dolphin; the nuts and bolts of the submarine maneuvering watch; Ronald Reagan’s screen turn as a submarine captain; and many more.
