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Category: Books

Dawson Town (Shattering Paradigms Book 2)

April 9, 2025 jbp Books

Following the emancipation of slaves in Texas, twenty-year-old plantation owner Samuel Dawson faces new challenges. The state government is reticent

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All Men are Created Equal (Shattering Paradigms Book 1)

October 30, 2024 jbp Books

In 1857, Samuel Dawson, the son of a slaveholder, befriends Will, a slave boy. The parents of the two twelve-year

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A Matter of Choice (The Intellectual Bodyguards Book 3)

October 30, 2024 jbp Books

Dissatisfied with government schools, parents across Texas demand more education options for their children. Spurred on by the governor, Republican

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A Moral Sanction (The Intellectual Bodyguards Book 2)

July 17, 2024 jbp Books

When the local zoning commission rezones Jack Charlton’s land, making it impossible for him to open the battery factory that

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Justice Inc (The Intellectual Bodyguards Book 1)

June 11, 2024 jbp Books

Justin Walker and Pratik Shah are the owners of Justice Inc, a business in Houston that provides intellectual bodyguard services.

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The Mendelson Effect

March 2, 2024 jbp Books

On their first day of college, aspiring intellectuals Justin Walker and Pratik Shah meet in their philosophy class. The class

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Principles and Property Rights

March 10, 2018 jbp Books

With the exception of those who have taken a vow of poverty, human beings desire “stuff.” We want more than

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The Innovator Versus the Collective

July 29, 2016 jbp Books

My second book, The Innovator Versus the Collective, is now available in paperback and Kindle. The Introduction to the book

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Individual Rights and Government Wrongs

January 30, 2013 jbp Books

Politicians and pundits regularly decry the increasingly divisive nature of American politics. From the Tea Parties to Occupy Wall Street,

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The Affordable Housing Crisis: Causes and Cures, is available on Amazon in both Kindle and paperback.

I am pleased to announce the release of an online writing course. I bring a unique perspective to the course. Writing is primarily a thinking skill, and if the writer’s thoughts aren’t clear and organized in his own mind, then they won’t be clear and organized when he expresses them on paper. Much of the course is aimed at improving and clarifying one’s thinking. You can learn more by clicking here.

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