The author is a business owner, political activist and historian, a certified meditation teacher and successful author. "The key is research" says Mike. "To create a good manuscript you simply need to know how to research the subject. Then put that information in your own words, make it understandable." His most recent effort took five years to bring to market. "I basically "retired" from working in my 40's so I have had a lot of time to learn the subjects that interest me., I was a city councilman and vice mayor for 6 years in the early 90['s and that lit the fire for my interest in the history of political systems, which culminated in my new book, "Divided Nation Rising; The Civil Wars Long Shadow Over America". " Give Mike a follow and check out all of his books on Amazon