Ponder This

by David J. Williams

Ponder this. This little book is a series of essays that contains some elementary discussions about the assets, liabilities and concerns of our nation that we all should think about. These may be issues we might forget, but we had better not. The future of our nation may be at its peak or it could be on a continual climb to greatness. And it all hinges on our discipline and the people we pick to lead us. We need to think about and act on the issues that concern us for the future. Are we ready and able to pursue the future as we have in the past? What is our vision for tomorrow? There will be natural, terrorist, financial, national and aggressive superpower problems. We need to think about our past and present actions and leaders. Will our future be as bright as the past? This book looks at the issues through the eyes of a common person, not as a career politician, academician or expert in the various fields. The goal of the book is to have the reader think about the issues, make up their mind on content and their priority and most importantly, help initiate a plan for his or her future. And then act.

280 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Descended from Australian convicts, David J. Williams nonetheless managed to be born in Hertfordshire, England, and subsequently moved to Washington D.C. just in time for Nixon’s impeachment. Graduating from Yale with a degree in history some time later, he narrowly escaped the life of a graduate student and ended up doing time in Corporate America, which drove him so crazy he started moonlighting on video games and (as he got even crazier) novels.

The Autumn Rain trilogy sold to Bantam Spectra in the summer of 2007; the release of THE MACHINERY OF LIGHT in May of 2010 completes the series.