Bob Mayer

Knoxville

Father. Husband. NYT bestselling author. West Point. Special Forces veteran. Science & empathy over ignorance & hate. 1 day at a time. Bronx born. No cultists.

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Number 24: An Excellent Drama of Resistance and the Price It Exacts

1 month ago | bob-mayer.medium.com | Bob Mayer

Sometimes movies and tv shows and books are poorly marketed. Number 24 is one of those simply from the image they use; of a soldier firing his weapon. It is a war movie, but not one in the usual sense. It’s a Norwegian movie about the most decorated member of the Resistance during World War II. It is not, however, your usual thriller full of action.
Mobland: Real Criminals Mirroring Political Criminals

1 month ago | bob-mayer.medium.com | Bob Mayer

Guy Ritchie seems to be England’s answer to Taylor Sheridan. His dramas are more cerebral and focused on psychology than the American shows, though. Mobland is about two crime families going to war. The key to the show is the Helen Mirren character. Spoiler alert. She plays the wife of Pierce Brosnan, the head of the Harrigan crime family. Tom Hardy plays their enforcer.
Worst Case Scenario: Slow Societal Collapse Without A Purge

1 month ago | bob-mayer.medium.com | Bob Mayer

Popular media is full of post-Apocalyptic shows. Walking Dead, The Last of Us, Earth Abides, etc. The same with movies showing Apocalyptic events where a disaster happens and everything collapses and billions are killed right away. The story is always about the small band of survivors. In both cases there are two constants: It happens fast and there are few survivors. But the reality is that the far more likely real-world scenario is much, much worse and horrible.
Our First Collaboration: Don’t Look Down is on sale today.

1 month ago | bob-mayer.medium.com | Bob Mayer

Seems forever ago we wrote this, starting with just the premise of a female film director and a Special Forces guy. Don’t Look Down is on sale today as Amazon says at 92% off. Since St Martins controls the pricing it actually is discounted pretty steeply and it’s never been in Kindle Unlimited. So grab it while you can. I’ve gotten a bunch of inquiries about prepping and survival gear.
Free Today: The Green Beret Preparation & Survival Guide

2 months ago | bob-mayer.medium.com | Bob Mayer

You need this book. I say that in all seriousness. The first half of it walks you through basic preparation in a step by step manner. Even if you just do the first task on page one you will be better prepared than you were. The Green Beret Preparation & Survival GuideFree from 25 April through29 April 2025Lots of these guides are too hard core or too focused on survival. This one is designed for everyone, from beginning to prepper, and covers the key things you need to do NOW. The eBook is free.
The Last of Us has seen The Last of Me

2 months ago | bob-mayer.medium.com | Bob Mayer

Spoilers ahead. Intentionally. I watched the first season and was good with it (liked Fallout a lot better; loved Peripheral but it got canceled for being too smart); until Joel went on his shooting spree. I sort of got that, given his own history, etc etc but still. Pretty unredeemable. Which the second season starts with as the daughter of the doctor he killed swears vengeance. I’m not a big fan of revenge as a motive.
A Different Kind of Alien Invasion. FREE today

2 months ago | bob-mayer.medium.com | Bob Mayer

Area 51 Invasion is free from 18 April through 22 April. While this book is far into the Area 51 series it can be read as a standalone. The Swarm, also known as the Ancient Enemy has found Earth. And is determined to Reap it. Chthulu, Naga, Kraken, Dragons and other creatures of myth and legend are the invading force. Why are they in our collective subconscious? Has our planet been reaped before? How can our species survive against a force that destroys all intelligent life it encounters?
Adolescence: A Scary and Mind-Blowing TV Series

Mar 28, 2025 | bob-mayer.medium.com | Bob Mayer

Bob Mayer·Follow2 min read·--AdolescenceFirst, as a writer, watching an hour-long episode with zero cuts is stunning. I’ve had to watch several videos of how they achieved this, the camera always recording, always moving and following the story. I’m still wrapping my brain around what was done here. Simply outstanding. It strikes me that what makes this different from other television by doing that is the immediacy. Because there are no cuts, it feels real. There is no editing.
Money Can’t Buy Happiness, But Can It Buy Survival? What the Rich Get Wrong

Mar 6, 2025 | bob-mayer.medium.com | Bob Mayer

Member-only storyBob Mayer·Follow3 min read·--MoneyI “what if” for a living. What makes Special Forces elite is our planning before the actual mission. Planning for all possible contingencies, on top of the actual mission. I did it as an A-Team leader, as a battalion operations officer responsible for deploying 15 A-teams around the world, and as an instructor/writer for many years at the JFK Special Warfare School, which also runs the SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape) school.
The Green Beret Pocket Sized Survival Guide Is FREE

Feb 20, 2025 | bob-mayer.medium.com | Bob Mayer

Member-only storyBob Mayer·Follow4 hours ago--Survival GuideFrom today through the 24th. It’s a good resource to download to your cell phone and have on hand in case of emergency or disaster. On my FREEBIES page. As usual there are other deals today, but I wanted to get this out there so people have an opportunity to take advantage.