Pursuing a more Purposeful Life? Assimilate stories from 39 patients with incurable Lung Cancer as they share their experiences, hopes, and strengths to find meaning in your life. 

Life is an unfinished project, and similarly, finding meaning is an uncompleted task. But how exactly do we find meaning? How do people find strength? The diagnosis of cancer or other terminal cases create significant adversity. So how do people develop resilience? How do they keep going? These questions had been tackled for centuries by philosophy and religion. So what is there to add?

While there is no such thing as a School of Life Professor, you now have a viable alternative. Morhaf Al Achkar obtained his Ph.D in education and is currently a practicing family physician at the University of Washington. He was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. Since then, his research has focused on the experiences of patients living with cancer. This book is based on interviews he did with 39 patients who live, like him, with advanced illness. He explored how these patients find meaning, cope, and build resilience. Using his own experiences and deep knowledge of philosophical concepts, Morhaf shares his understanding of a meaningful life from the perspective of someone aware of his own finitude. 

Lukas Mueller knows something is off. He just can’t pinpoint it. His girlfriend goes missing, he goes searching, and the NSA comes investigating.

When his mentor, Pho Nam Penh, disappears, Lukas’s nightmare begins.

Lukas goes from suspicious to suspect overnight.

With the NSA breathing down his neck, how can Lukas prove his innocence and assert his usefulness in the hunt for the world’s worst unknown enemy, Pho Nam Penh? Does he have the grit and tenacity to pursue and ultimately conquer his foe?
Collin Cook’s genius high school friend, now an MIT student on scholarship, gets unwittingly swept into the current of international cyber-crime and economic warfare that threatens to destroy lives, livelihoods, and entire nations. Staking his career on the pursuit of Penh, Lukas must decide whether to protect his friend, Collin Cook, or allow him to be the bait he needs to trap Penh.

Join Lukas Mueller on an epic journey to find justice, fulfillment, and peace. “Off Chance” is a companion novella to Glen Robins’ high-octane “Off” series that thrills and entertains readers of all ages without resorting to the base and foul language and themes used in so many action adventure stories these days. If you like clean fiction that is fun and fast-paced, you will enjoy this entire series.