The Chris Voss Show

Haystack Full of Needles: A memoir of research on mechanisms of memory in the decades that defined neuroscience by Louis Neal Irwin

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1664140603

Lirwin.org

How do we store information in the brain? Is memory a thing in a place, like a specific molecule in a particular cell? Or does learning require a process in a population, like neurons firing in a specific pattern for each experience? This combination of memoir and history tells the story of how the mechanisms of memory were gradually revealed, through biographical vignettes of the scientists who set out to solve the riddle of memory, including the author?s own efforts as he was coming of age as a scientist. It shows how individual goals intertwine with the technologies at hand to push scientific knowledge forward, often erratically, and always in the context of social forces and private ups and downs. Not only a compelling personal story with the war in Vietnam, civil rights movement, and downfall of two presidents as backdrop, this is a lucid explanation of brain function for the nonscientist and valuable contribution to the history of science in the decades that saw neuroscience join molecular biology as the marquee biomedical accomplishments of the twentieth century

About the author

Writer, neuroscientist, astrobiologist, educator, and political activist. Born in West Texas and raised in San Antonio, now current resident of Denver. Former Professor and Chair of Biological Sciences at the University of Texas at El Paso. Previously lived in Lubbock TX, Lawrence KS, New York City, Detroit, and Newton MA, serving four terms there on the Board of Aldermen. Recently a Court Appointed Special Advocate for abused and neglected children, and current chair of the Public Policy Committee of the Democratic Party of Denver. Co-author of “Life in the Universe” and “Cosmic Biology”, and author of “Scotophobin”

Custom Maid Palestine for New World Disorder

https://custommaidbooks.com/product/custom-maid-palestine-for-new-world-disorder/

Publish and ship date: August 1, 2026

The book proposes a two-state solution that will require Arab countries and Israel to redraw their borders to let a Palestinian state take shape with Jerusalem as its capital.

Historical Palestine included the territory that Israel, Gaza, West Bank, Lebanon, southern Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt occupy today.

The idea that Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank relocate to a new homeland has merit. However, rather than moving to Jordan, Egypt, South Sudan, or other countries in Africa, it could be a newly created state in what has always been part of the Territorial Province of Palestine.

It is well known that the borders of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Jordan, Syria and Israel, were established by the British and French for their own political and economic interests. Therefore, there is no reason these borders cannot be redrawn to accommodate a Palestinian state.

What is essential now is for Palestinians worldwide to unite and advocate for the establishment and global recognition of a Palestinian state that is independent of Hamas and the Palestinian Authority. The proposed Palestinian state deserves serious consideration as it presents the best opportunity to create a viable modern nation that can peacefully coexist with Israel.

Coaching Over Managing: Empowering Leaders to Inspire Growth through Coaching by Terry Ostrowiak

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GWPZML42

Quantumleapcatalyst.com

Synopsis: Coaching Over Managing: Empowering Leaders to Inspire Growth through Coaching is designed to help managers coach rather than simply manage.Autobiography: Terry Ostrowiak is a Business Catalyst who helps open-minded executives in small businesses achieve Quantum Leap Results-hitting targets and goals faster and more easily than they could on their own. His coaching career spans over 40 years across 26 countries. He has organized and conducted coaching and training programs, workshops, and seminars for a range of small and large companies.For 12 years, Terry ran one of the most successful independent Dale Carnegie operations in Johannesburg, South Africa, and was awarded the International President’s Cup three times for generating and conducting quality business.He was appointed Special Adviser to the International Federation of Professional Coaches and Mentors, has hosted his own radio programs in the United States, and is the founder of Dynamus International, a global coaching consultancy based in San Diego, California.With over 40 years of experience coaching, teaching, and training small businesses worldwide, Terry (aka The Quantum Leap Catalyst) shares his approach to what makes a successful coach and what makes a client’s coaching session truly exceptional.

Terry has also published a book titled The Greatest Book on Coaching for Small Business, which addresses the challenges faced when running and growing a business to higher levels.

Now What?: You, Your Life, and the Truth You’ve Been Avoiding (Unfu*k Yourself series, 7) by Gary John Bishop

https://www.amazon.com/Now-What-Truth-Avoiding-Yourself/dp/0063215624

Garyjohnbishop.com

The New York Times bestselling author of Unfu*k Yourself helps you get out of the past, focus on the future, and build the life you’ve always wanted.

There are countless self-help books telling you how to get the life you want―how to find your purpose, make your plan, follow your goals. Yet, too many of us are frozen in life, unfulfilled and stuck with what we have.

Too often, we only see our future through a lens of the past―our past beliefs, experiences, and circumstances. We desire lives that are “better,” “more,” or “different.” But we need to focus on crafting a life of invention, completely free of the constraints of what has been, and Gary John Bishop has the answer.

Now What? is your guide to building the right mindset to reinvent not only your life but what you are devoting your life to. Be warned though: Gary’s message isn’t for the faint of heart. You will be confronted and unsettled, challenged and provoked. But on the other side is an invigorating, hands-on approach to living life. Your life. Maybe even a life you never believed you could have. Let’s fu*king go.

Reinvent Your Life: Gary John Bishop shows how to stop living through the lens of the past and start building a future shaped by intention and action.

Motivation for a Fresh Start: If you feel stuck, unfulfilled, or frozen in place, Now What? offers a direct challenge to break out of old patterns and move forward.

Mindset for Personal Transformation: Shift your thinking, confront the limits of your past beliefs, and create a life that is bigger, freer, and more fully your own.

Bold Self-Help That Pushes You: Bishop’s provocative, hands-on approach is designed to unsettle complacency and spark meaningful change.

Purpose, Direction, and Action: More than inspiration, this book is a guide to redefining not just the life you want, but what you are willing to devote your life to.

About the author

Gary John Bishop began his life journey in Glasgow, Scotland. The grit and wit of his early life has contributed to his irreverent, tough-love, in-your-face approach to personal growth. The one-time Senior Program Director to one of the worlds biggest personal and professional development companies, Gary has created the kind of no-frills message that cuts through the fog of people’s lives to transform the real issues that consume and anchor them to their self limiting behaviors and beliefs.

As one of the leading Personal Development experts around with a reputation that has impacted millions of people worldwide, his “Urban Philosophy” approach represents a new wave of personal empowerment and life mastery that has caused miraculous results for people in the quality and performance of their lives.

American Robot: A Cultural Chameleon Rises Above Race and Religious Traumas by Aaron Anthony Vessup

Aaroncultureshops.org

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G6CMBKDW

Caught between family demands, social groups, and ostracized as a member of the religious “Holy Rollers”, the author of AMERICAN ROBOT, balances on precarious razor edges of sacred edicts, genetic mental illnesses, and toxic social stress. Aaron Anthony Vessup boldly confronts opposing social and spiritual quandaries. This writer narrowly escapes police bullets, suicide, and institutionalization. Interracial fraternizing has proven dangerous. With unabashed frankness, the author takes readers on a transforming journey beyond America, between social class intersections, cultures, and lifestyles. Torn between the guilt of social “causes” inactivity and passions for justice, doing the “right thing” becomes increasingly problematic as mental haunts seem to prevail. This story highlights strategies for escape and survival.