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Author Bio – Kenneth Jon Linde

After a successful business career, author Kenneth Linde's writing began as nothing more than memories of events and circumstances, feelings and beliefs, surrounding a near-death experience and his fight against cancer where the thoughts and emotions fostered a passion that saw the author on a prolific trail publishing five books in less than two years.

Blood Clots: In July of 2010, Linde awakened and found it difficult to breathe. Subsequent examination revealed that he had 70 blood clots in his body and was given less than a 5% chance of surviving three hours. Strapped to a bed and completely immobilized and thinking he was going to die, Linde thought about life where, like most others, it wasn’t about what he had accomplished, but the things he did not do and wrote the book, “Survivor…Death and How It Saved My Life.” examining social dynamics and achieving personal happiness through viable relationships.

Cancer: During a routine physical exam in 2012, it was determined the author was suffering from prostate cancer. Having no idea what was happening, how or why, Linde set out to learn and eventually compiled enough information to create a man’s guide to prostate cancer in “Never Say Never, Living with Prostate Cancer, Loving with ED, Learning What Doctors Never Talk About.”

"Judging People:A challenging childhood had a profound impact on the author’s outlook on life and people in general. These experiences motivated him to begin writing about the beauty of acceptance, tolerance and friendship. Asking questions such as: “How can one appreciate love if they’ve never experienced hate?” or “How can one appreciate wealth, when they’ve never been poor?” motivated Linde to begin writing about these and other salient topics facing our society today.

"Oppression": As a descendent of some of the first settlers in Southwestern Wisconsin, Linde took his childhood experiences and melded them into a story of what it’s like to suffer the consequences of oppression … first as the oppressed, next witnessing oppression and finally as the oppressor, as his main character searches for a dream and witnesses the profound brutality of slavery and the indignities afforded Native Americans and what the main character was willing to do to appease the injustices he saw and experienced in “Waldwick”.

"Acceptance": When you are on the outside looking in, life can be a challenge. To be placed there, simply because of your race, religion, gender, ethnicity, orientation or physical stature is simply WRONG. The author looks at what can be right, when people judge one another by WHO they are instead of WHAT they are, as he contemporizes taking of land through Eminent Domain, in the story “Little Spirit”.

"Wealth": The author has a deep passion America and tremendous respect for those who sacrificed for the freedoms enjoyed today. Yet, Linde also believes there are and will always be, issues that need to be examined regarding what can be done to make the world a better place for everyone and not just a few. To this end, the author examines the American dream of wealth and power, yet poses the question, which is worse to have nothing or everything in “Driftless.

Bio-Ethics: Linde examines the ethical question of the value of life from qualitative vs. quantitative perspectives and the concept of a soul in all living beings in “The Hayflick Limit” where the main character, who has Alzheimer’s Disease, is given the choice, seven years of mental lucidity before abruptly expiring or coping with the ravages of the insipient disease with hope that something better comes along.

Giving Back: Upon facing death, Linde made a vow to begin giving back. In so doing, for the past ten years, his mission has been to help those who will listen and learn from his journey by creating Waldwick Partners that is involved in the following:

•	Motivational Speaking: As a seasoned public speaker, Linde has melded thought and humor into a presentation on leadership that he offers for the sum of $1.00 to any school, church or social organization.

•	Free Tutorials: Linde offers both “Survivor” and “Never Say Never” in their electronic versions for free, simply by contacting him at Kenneth.Linde@aol.com.

•	Make-A-Wish: While there is a retail cost for the printed books “Waldwick”, “Little Spirit” and “Driftless”, the author donates net proceeds to Make-A-Wish Foundation.

•	Voice-Over Narrations: Beyond his writing, the author also has done voice-over narrations for training videos and donates his fees to M.A.D.D. in memory of those who have a drinking problem.

•	Mentoring: From “Never Say Never”, the men’s health book, Linde assists those with the same malady and globally mentors men for free, only requiring that they not provide their last names, where they live, race, religion or orientation and only answer the question “How Can I help you?” by providing insight on the road they travel as it is one he once walked alone.

•	Religious Education: While Linde believes that spirituality is the concept of understanding right-and-wrong, good-and-bad and doing what is right and good when there would be no consequence for doing what is wrong or bad, he looks at organized religion as man’s interpretation of morals and values and ascribes to the premise that everyone needs to be reminded every now and then of the four key components of sanctity … humility, generosity, compassion and forgiveness. For this reason, Linde has also read from the Bible to his congregation for over 25 years and works with youth in understanding the four components and how they apply to daily life.