American Thinking has been printed and released. We are now shipping! Orders can be placed here! REVIEWS: >From Tom Perroni: self-defense and tactical trainer: Frank Borelli's American Thinking is truly a masterpiece. American Thinking is not a Text Book per-say however what you read in this book will impact your body, mind & sprit. It is now required reading for everyone on my instructor staff. It is also on the top of my list for student reading resources as well. >From Eddie Killian: owner and operator of K5 Tactical: There are warriors in all walks of life. Some warriors wear battle dress uniforms. Some wear a badge. Others warriors just wear the clothing of their trade, be it Dockers and a tie or a blouse and a skirt. No matter what our jobs, some of us were born with or have acquired the warrior mindset. Though there is much to learn from these writings, this is not a text book. American Thinking brings to light, and explains why, warriors think and act the way they do. American Thinking truly motivates and hones the American warriors mind. I hope this book becomes required reading for Police Academy cadets and in CCW courses across America. >From LtCol Dave Grossman: former army Ranger, paratrooper, West Point Professor, author: The book is dynamite! Pure dynamite... >From Ralph Mroz: Police veteran, expert trainer, writer: Frank Borelli is a former soldier and military policeman, and has been a cop and law enforcement trainer and writer for roughly two decades now. Frank is one of the new generation of writers and trainers - one of the new generation of real influencers in our field - to have their world view largely informed by the realities of the fourth World War, a.k.a. the war on terrorism. Born in 1964, Frank is too young to be a member of the baby boom generation of trainers and pundits that are now retiring… and that too often don't "get" the nature of the threat that we now face. He is just young enough to qualify as a senior member of "generation X", giving him the perfect combination of decades of experience and relative youth. This fact, combined with his far-reaching audience and its concomitant impact, make him a man to watch. American Thinking, is a collection of Frank's writings ranging from the nature of being an American and the service-orientated nature of patriotism, to the training necessary to so serve, to the kinds of threats that we will need to address as patriots and police officers, to the equipment (including mental equipment) we need, to an in depth discussion of the threat that will most define cops of GenX and GenY: terrorism on our soil. If there's one theme that defines Frank's outlook and runs through this book, it is that terrorism will be the standard reality here in the U.S. in a very short time, and that we as a nation, individually as citizens, and each of us as cops, will have to change to deal with it. And it's not a pretty picture. Life here will get more violent; the traditional social-work / liability-ruled approach to police work - and to use-of-force in particular - will have to adapt; police officers will have to become genuine warriors. In other words, many of the trends that have defined the careers of baby boomer cops will have to either be reversed or changed. Short of this, we will become another Europe: appeasing, cowardly, statist, and basically controlled by any world-stage despot or philosophy (such as Whahabbi-style Islam) that has even a tiny number of followers and the armory of any violent gang of today. (This is the not-pretty part.) Frank is emerging as one of the leading writers on the consequences of this coming reality for law enforcement. He writes to the individual cop - not to the academicians, not to the social critics - but to you and me. His chapters in this book on the meaning of service, on being a cop, on facing up to the task at hand, and on training and preparation for it are critical reading. American Thinking will be one of the seminal publications that define what we are and what we do in this new world. >From Paul Markel: Police officer, SWAT veteran, writer, trainer: When faced with the dangers of the world we should desire more than mere survival. We should strive for victory over the dangers, threats, and fears. Doing this requires much more than hardware. We need the software to keep our minds sharp and focused. Frank Borelli's new book American Thinking is exactly the kind of software I am talking about. It is both thoughtful and thought provoking. The text is thoroughly researched and packed with useful information and recommendations. >From Leroy Thompson, internationally recognized executive protection and counter-terrorism expert: "Frank Borelli’s American Thinking is an interesting and stimulating book but it is much more than that; it's an important book because it addresses issues which are critical to our survival as Americans. Each chapter forces one to think about mind set, tactics, situational awareness, and - to use a word which is often misunderstood by those of us with a bent towards action - PHILOSOPHY. Philosophy doesn’t have to be the ivory tower discipline used by left-wing college professors to justify naval contemplation as opposed to action. Philosophy can be an organized method of looking at the problems one may face in his life, and today there are lots of problems. Maybe instead of problems, I should call them threats because as a country and as individual Americans we face a lot of threats. American Thinking offers a "philosophy" for thinking about those threats and for dealing with them. I highly recommend this book. Frank Borelli is a friend of mine, a friend who I respect as a man of action as well as a thinker. Both aspects of his character are apparent in American Thinking." ©2009 Frank Borelli All Rights Reserved. Optimized for 1024x768 viewing