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The Third Q
A mysterious billionaire leads a broken man on a life and death hunt for an ancient secret offering great power. Zoro Montana is a part time chauffeur who travels from the depths of despair to the heights of enlightenment under the tutelage of a sophisticated philosopher with intimate knowledge of Zoro's past, present, and future. Reluctant at first to divert from his path of self-destruction, Zoro sets out on a search for a missing art treasure and the truth behind his father's suicide. Navigating through church conspiracy, neurological science, and life-threatening violence, Zoro emerges into the light of new-found understanding based on the mystifying Third Q. Zoro's struggle and eventual triumph will give you the opportunity to discover the unrealized potential in your own life. The wisdom of the Third Q is transformative and unveils an eternal thought provoking truth, concealed for centuries. Adding to the depth of the narrative is Unlocking the A Third Q Book , an e-book which will be released at the same time as The Third Q , providing fresh insights into the astounding powers of the mind and spirit, explored in this remarkable novel.
333 pages, Hardcover
First published October 1, 2011
107 people want to read
About the author
Arnold Francis
2 books1 followerArnold Francis has brought his expertise in medical sciences and philosophy together in his first novel The Third Q. A successful entrepreneur and inventor, he has built several million dollar businesses. A championship dog breeder, amateur sculptor, musician, and scuba enthusiast, the pastime he loves best is sharing his secrets of success with those in need.
Arnold was raised in a working class neighborhood filled with hopes and dreams. His dedicated work ethic brought him great academic distinction and business success. However it was his extensive travels from exotic locations to his own backyard that brought him a unique perspective on how to bring dreams and hopes to life.
Based on the culmination of a solid science background and the study of centuries old disciplines, Arnold has partnered with an amazing friend and co-author to wrap an ancient wisdom in a tale charged with suspense and mystery. He is proud to share this exciting book series which explains how cutting edge science can be used to unravel ancient secrets which impact the world, not only by changing its very physical and biological nature, but also by ultimately changing the very fabric of humankind.
Always focused on the search for a greater good, Arnold is delighted to reveal how the hidden truth behind an ancient secret changed his life and can ultimately change the course of yours.
Arnold is currently working on the next book in the Third Q series.
Arnold was raised in a working class neighborhood filled with hopes and dreams. His dedicated work ethic brought him great academic distinction and business success. However it was his extensive travels from exotic locations to his own backyard that brought him a unique perspective on how to bring dreams and hopes to life.
Based on the culmination of a solid science background and the study of centuries old disciplines, Arnold has partnered with an amazing friend and co-author to wrap an ancient wisdom in a tale charged with suspense and mystery. He is proud to share this exciting book series which explains how cutting edge science can be used to unravel ancient secrets which impact the world, not only by changing its very physical and biological nature, but also by ultimately changing the very fabric of humankind.
Always focused on the search for a greater good, Arnold is delighted to reveal how the hidden truth behind an ancient secret changed his life and can ultimately change the course of yours.
Arnold is currently working on the next book in the Third Q series.
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March 18, 2018
People love their conspiracies, and here is the proof. No doubt this book has been partially created by the very business ethos it espouses. A book group for writers intent of finding fellow-travellers to help promote their own work for the least possible cost and effort, while gaining the most credit personally by doing so.
It helps to create the atmosphere within which such whisperings of greatness and self-deprecation can be played one against the other on each and every level. The mystery that is no mystery, but merely a blank the human mind wishes to fill with its own existence. The opponent that is not an opponent but another self – co-conspirator, co-worker, co-dependent urge and repulsion.
Overall the tale can carry you if you allow it. Personally the pretentions of dramatic push rather than subtleties of real challenge left me disappointed. It is becoming a more common feeling with many modern books. And a reason I am also less interested in running writing groups than I used to be. For all the vast capacity of human endeavour we have become too boringly monotonous.
It helps to create the atmosphere within which such whisperings of greatness and self-deprecation can be played one against the other on each and every level. The mystery that is no mystery, but merely a blank the human mind wishes to fill with its own existence. The opponent that is not an opponent but another self – co-conspirator, co-worker, co-dependent urge and repulsion.
Overall the tale can carry you if you allow it. Personally the pretentions of dramatic push rather than subtleties of real challenge left me disappointed. It is becoming a more common feeling with many modern books. And a reason I am also less interested in running writing groups than I used to be. For all the vast capacity of human endeavour we have become too boringly monotonous.
January 2, 2012
A Highly Successful Suspense Novel with a Spiritual Core
One always wonders if a novel written by two writers can succeed; many feel that such books may be a 'too many cooks spoil the broth' situation. But rest assured Arnold Francis and Robert Luxenberg share the limelight for the success of this book. The characters they develop are painfully realistic despite the at times supernatural mist in which some of them walk and the history of the main character is so well painted that his journey for the Third Q is particularly meaningful by book's end.
Zoro Montana is a down and out unemployed man living in the Bronx with complex psychological baggage: he feels responsible for the death of his brother Joey and the subsequent suicide of his father on the day of his brother's funeral, he holds guilt for not supplying his wife Gina with income, and he is ready to start a new job as a limo driver for a strange and very wealthy man named Max who lives in a mansion decorated with strange mystical murals. Max is kind and offers to change Zoro's life if he will just follow his advice. In Max's words ' Everything we lose is a stone in the road, Zoro. And you need to face the stone, pile them up, and maybe even use them to build a road toward the answers and away from the pain. You can always find reasons to give up, but Zoro, you can also find just as many reasons to go on.' So here begins a journey that will result in Zoro's discovering secrets held by the Church about the reason that the unexplored region of our lives - the fourth arch - is the discovery that man and God are one.
The authors place some eloquent words in the mouth of Max. 'The third world is more difficult to explain. It is less tangible, for it is the place that transcends the physical and mental world. There is a stream of consciousness in the world that is vibrant and alive. And the third world, Zoro, is made up of that essence, that very energy of life. We've come to understand it as an infinite place where our souls go. It is the boundless space between everything tangible.' And later, 'There are hidden circuits in your brain that observe the mind, tap the subconscious, and are responsible for some abstract and pretty cool things the human mind can do.' 'The ability to rewire your brain in that way is neatly woven into our brains by virtue of us simply being human. Every brain cell at the genetic level can build Third-Q circuits.'
But less the reader thinks this book is a book of philosophy alone, then rest assured that this is a mystery on the level of the da Vinci Code: there is a scroll passed down through time form 70 AD through Michelangelo's possession of that secret he use in creating the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel, and has wandered through various hands to the present - that trail is filled with suspense and crime and secrets and revenge thriller incidents.
Encountering a novel that has as many aspects of science and spiritualism and religion and intrigue as this novel are rare today. This is a very well composed drama, and while the verbiage could stand some polish and editing at places, the book never fails to maintain a keen grasp on the reader's imagination and interest.
Grady Harp
One always wonders if a novel written by two writers can succeed; many feel that such books may be a 'too many cooks spoil the broth' situation. But rest assured Arnold Francis and Robert Luxenberg share the limelight for the success of this book. The characters they develop are painfully realistic despite the at times supernatural mist in which some of them walk and the history of the main character is so well painted that his journey for the Third Q is particularly meaningful by book's end.
Zoro Montana is a down and out unemployed man living in the Bronx with complex psychological baggage: he feels responsible for the death of his brother Joey and the subsequent suicide of his father on the day of his brother's funeral, he holds guilt for not supplying his wife Gina with income, and he is ready to start a new job as a limo driver for a strange and very wealthy man named Max who lives in a mansion decorated with strange mystical murals. Max is kind and offers to change Zoro's life if he will just follow his advice. In Max's words ' Everything we lose is a stone in the road, Zoro. And you need to face the stone, pile them up, and maybe even use them to build a road toward the answers and away from the pain. You can always find reasons to give up, but Zoro, you can also find just as many reasons to go on.' So here begins a journey that will result in Zoro's discovering secrets held by the Church about the reason that the unexplored region of our lives - the fourth arch - is the discovery that man and God are one.
The authors place some eloquent words in the mouth of Max. 'The third world is more difficult to explain. It is less tangible, for it is the place that transcends the physical and mental world. There is a stream of consciousness in the world that is vibrant and alive. And the third world, Zoro, is made up of that essence, that very energy of life. We've come to understand it as an infinite place where our souls go. It is the boundless space between everything tangible.' And later, 'There are hidden circuits in your brain that observe the mind, tap the subconscious, and are responsible for some abstract and pretty cool things the human mind can do.' 'The ability to rewire your brain in that way is neatly woven into our brains by virtue of us simply being human. Every brain cell at the genetic level can build Third-Q circuits.'
But less the reader thinks this book is a book of philosophy alone, then rest assured that this is a mystery on the level of the da Vinci Code: there is a scroll passed down through time form 70 AD through Michelangelo's possession of that secret he use in creating the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel, and has wandered through various hands to the present - that trail is filled with suspense and crime and secrets and revenge thriller incidents.
Encountering a novel that has as many aspects of science and spiritualism and religion and intrigue as this novel are rare today. This is a very well composed drama, and while the verbiage could stand some polish and editing at places, the book never fails to maintain a keen grasp on the reader's imagination and interest.
Grady Harp
April 15, 2012
Zoro’s life has taken on a predictable pattern. He tries to make things right and is sure that this time it will be different. Yet, in the end, he always fails letting down his family. It’s been that way since Zoro was a teenager. Well, since the day that his little brother Joey died. One thoughtless choice…
Completely lost, Zoro begins to wonder if this all there is to life. Maybe, he is just a loser. Immediately, his thoughts turn to his brother.
That fateful day, Zoro starts a new job as a driver for a wealthy man. Max is unlike anyone that Zoro has ever met. More so, from this man, Zoro comes to understand how self-sabotage and his own unconscious beliefs have been holding him back.
The Third Q is part mystery novel and part self-help book. We follow Zoro as he learns about his mind and the limitations he has placed upon himself. Of course, we all have a bit of Zoro in us and thus in him see our own self-limitations. Often, these realizations come as aha moments.
Completely lost, Zoro begins to wonder if this all there is to life. Maybe, he is just a loser. Immediately, his thoughts turn to his brother.
That fateful day, Zoro starts a new job as a driver for a wealthy man. Max is unlike anyone that Zoro has ever met. More so, from this man, Zoro comes to understand how self-sabotage and his own unconscious beliefs have been holding him back.
The Third Q is part mystery novel and part self-help book. We follow Zoro as he learns about his mind and the limitations he has placed upon himself. Of course, we all have a bit of Zoro in us and thus in him see our own self-limitations. Often, these realizations come as aha moments.
January 14, 2012
This is a story of learning to open your mind to what is true and real, and learning to create your own experiences and acceptances. In today's world, we are evolving mindlessly with instant gratification and programmed episodes. We are gradually losing the ability to make our own, unbiased decisions.
In my opinion, the concept of the book was excellent. Other than the final few chapters, unfortunately, I felt a lack of development in the characters. This is an easy read; as such it could serve as a great introduction to learning how 'thinking outside the box' can bring us spiritual calm in all Q's.
Thank you for this book as a Goodreads winner.
In my opinion, the concept of the book was excellent. Other than the final few chapters, unfortunately, I felt a lack of development in the characters. This is an easy read; as such it could serve as a great introduction to learning how 'thinking outside the box' can bring us spiritual calm in all Q's.
Thank you for this book as a Goodreads winner.
January 15, 2012
I won this book on Goodreads First Read. I had high hopes for this book, but it ended up being HO HUM. There were so many situations that could have been very thrilling but they mostly just fell short, deaths that were not really explained and symbols that I just didn't understand the meaning of. Maybe I just didn't get it.
January 27, 2022
Really love this book!!
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