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I'm originally from Michigan and spent about thirty years living in various countries around the world. Several locations and my personal experiences are featured in my writing.
The Kurdish Connection is my debut novel, with several others underway. Follow my writing journey on my website, randallkrzak.com. Thanks for dropping in. Your support is always appreciated!
<p>“<em>We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience.”(</em>Teilhard de Chardin<em>)</em></p><p><span style="line-height:1.6em;"><em>Involution-An Odyssey Reconciling Science to God </em> is as layered as a French cassoulet, as diverting, satisfying and as rich. Each reader will spoon this book differently. On the surface it seems to be a simple and light-hearted poetic journey through the history of Western thought, dominantly scientific, but enriched with painting and music. Beneath that surface is the sauce of a new evolutionary idea, involution; the informing of all matter by consciousness, encoded and communicating throughout the natural world. A book about the cathedral of consciousness could have used any language to paint it, but science is perhaps most in need of new vision, and its chronology is already familiar.</span></p><p><span style="line-height:1.6em;">The author offers a bold alternative vision of both science and creation: she suggests that science has been incrementally the recovery of memory, the memory of evolution/involution</span><em style="line-height:1.6em;">.</em></p><p>“<em> Involution proposes that humans carry within them the history of the universe, which is (re)discovered by the individual genius when the time is ripe. All is stored within our DNA and awaits revelation. Such piecemeal revelations set our finite lives in an eternal chain of co-creation and these new leaps of discovery are compared to mystical experience</em>” (From a reviewer)</p><p>Each unique contributor served the collective and universal return to holism and unity. Thus the geniuses of the scientific journey, like the spiritual visionaries alongside, have threaded the rosary of science with the beads of inspiration, and through them returned Man to his spiritual nature and origin.</p><p><span style="line-height:1.6em;">The separation between experience and the rational intellect of science has, by modelling memory as theory, separated its understanding from the consciousness of all, and perceives mind and matter as separate, God and Man as distinct. This work is a dance towards their re-unification: Saints and scientists break the same bread.</span></p><p><span style="line-height:1.6em;">All of time and all the disciplines of science are needed for the evidence. Through swift (and sometimes sparring) Cantos of dialogue between Reason and Soul, Philippa Rees takes the reader on a monumental journey through the history of everything – with the evolution of man as one side of the coin and involution the other. The poetic narrative is augmented by learned and extensive footnotes offering background knowledge which in themselves are fascinating. In effect there are two books, offering a right and left brain approach. The twin spirals of a DNA shaped book intertwine external and internal and find, between them, one journey, Man’s recovery of Himself., and (hopefully) the Creation’s recovery of a nobler Man.</span></p><p><span style="line-height:1.6em;">From the same review “</span><em style="line-height:1.6em;">The reader who finishes the book will not be the same as the one who began it. New ideas will expand the mind but more profoundly, the deep, moving power of the verse will affect the heart.</em></p><p><em>(Marianne Rankin: Director of Communications, Alister Hardy Trust)</em></p><p> </p>
<p>"Once again Randall Krzak leverages a career in government and the experience of living in the regions he writes about to give added credibility to Dangerous Alliance, another fast-paced, international thriller and a worthy follow-on to his debut novel, The Kurdish Connection. This time the “Bedlam” operatives must deal with the intrigues of the North Koreans working to bypass international sanctions in an alliance with Somali pirates to buy oil with military arms. The Bedlam Teams are further challenged when their mission is expanded to rescue an heir to the British throne kidnapped while volunteering in a Somali refugee camp in nearby Kenya. Reminiscent of Lee Child and Vince Flynn, the author gives the reader an adrenalin rush that will keep you turning the pages."—<em>Preston Holtry, author of the Morgan Westphal period mystery series and the Arrius Trilogy</em></p> <p>“Randall Krzak strikes again, this time with Dangerous Alliance, a novel constantly on the move with an inconceivable partnership between North Korea and Somali pirates. The North Korean “Supreme Leader attempts to circumvent international petroleum sanctions by entering a pact with the Somalis to provide them with weapons to further their terrorism in exchange for oil. Charged with thwarting the dangerous alliance, the multi-national special operatives ‘Bedlam’ must rescue a British Royal family member held hostage by the terrorists. Filled with action and suspense this ride around the world will turn the pages on their own.”—<em>AJ Wallace, author of the Sideways Eight series, featuring FBI Special Agents Sean Murphy and Charley Faraday</em></p> <p>“An exciting roller coaster of emotion, action, and a kinship borne of dedication against impossible odds. Strong men and iron women committed to the truth and each other in a battle to preserve the world from those that take life without thought. This tale will not let you down.”—<em>Oliver F. Chase, author of Camelot Games, Levant Mirage, Blind Marsh, and March Island</em></p> <p>“In response to an unlikely alliance between North Korea and Somalia pirates, Bedlam Bravo, a team led by Colonel Trevor Franklin (Ret.), is introduced. Randall describes the team’s progress through increasingly perilous situations as they attempt to unravel the many layers of diplomacy and cunning to meet their goals. Hooked on the action from page one, I was unable to stop reading—and neither will you.”—<em>B Douglas Slack, author of</em> <em>You Only Love Twice</em></p> <p>“Like a gourmet chef, the author keeps a bunch of pots on the stove, cooking them up to a wonderful feast at the end, when all the sub-plots come together in a terrific ending. A true thriller.”—<em>Russell F. Moran, award-winning, best-selling novelist, author of The Gray Ship</em></p> <p>“Author Randall Krzak masterfully takes characters and settings most people are not familiar with and creates a rich story with sympathetic characters and lush backgrounds. These are not places most people would tread, so it’s nice to learn about them through the eyes of a man who has personal knowledge of them. Randall’s amazing mix of intrigue and suspense will keep you turning page after page.”—<em>M.D. Neu, author of The Calling and The Reunion</em></p> <p>"Page by page Randall takes you on a journey full of history, suspense, intrigue, and action as you travel across a multitude of countries with the Bedlam Special Operations team in their quest to recover the cache of weapons and maintain international peace." This is a MUST READ for all!”—<em>Les Stahl, Retired NSA Executive</em></p>