Michael Smith: 25 books

From the time Kevin Murphy learned to walk, the fifteen year old heard the story about his great, great, great, great grandfather’s run-in with the Father of Lies and how that battle forced him to flee Ireland and settle in Estes Park, Colorado, in 1872. While the young boy thought the story was...

The Internet can be a dangerous place for a child. Aurora in Cyberworld was created to help parents/grandparents/guardians start and conduct the conversation about those dangers, and the steps that have been taken to protect them, with the child in their lives. The key word is start. Because...

This is the true story of a spiritual journey combined with a very real adventure across the Great Himalayas. A journey on foot that began in Dharamsala, Northern India, home of His Holiness Fourteenth Dalai Lama, as well as that of the author. The journey took the form of a 21 day trek across the...

Pinstripe meditation is a short book for those who would like to learn basic meditation techniques that will reduce stress, improve focus and concentration and improve mindfulness. Mindfulness in business is becoming more accepted as a useful tool that reduces work related stress, improves...

Most of what is written in this book is common sense if not downright obvious, but much like a riddle, the answer only becomes apparent when finally pointed out. Until the answer to the riddle is revealed it remains obscured, confounding and confusing our minds as we try to unravel the solution. When...

Stress affects us all at some stage in our life. However stress is ultimately our own choice and is not an inevitable outcome to difficult experiences. Through well established meditation and mindfulness practices we can begin to change the habits that precipitate the stress response and change our...

One of the included stories in Zipperful Of Hair was recently awarded inclusion into A Tribute To Kurt Vonnegut, published by Perpetual Motion Publishing. If you enjoy the writing of Kurt Vonnegut, Tom Robbins, Mark Twain & other writers of that genre, you might enjoy Michael Lee Smith's...

In his second book, “Musings of a Modern Romantic”, Michael Peter Smith shares his latest poetry, once again taking you into the mind of a man who is a hopelessly incurable romantic. His goal as a poet is to illicit a response or bring out feelings from within that will touch your heart and move...

In the spirit of Tom Robbins, Kurt Vonnegut, Mark Twain, & other serious absurdist, Punatic is a quirky story reflecting today’s romantic realism -- more open & diverse sexualities, role exploration, & contortions -- emphasizing the redemptive power of love while illuminating some of...

Written in the spirit of Kurt Vonnegut, Tom Robbins & other writers who value satire & humor, set in Hawaii, fallen rock star Mickey Constant‘s past bout with fame, fortune, & lust has produced more than his depression and frequent trips to asylums—this trip he is confronted by three defiant,...

Scarred “packs in more history and raw emotion than a 600-page epic”—***Kirkus  ***   For Union soldier and expert rifleman Zach Harkin, taking another man’s life is as simple as aiming and pulling the trigger. He’s a war hero, known for his acts of skill and bravery at the Battle of...