The Ties That Bind
Published on 13. December 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
248 pages
979-8-223-94453-9 (ISBN)
Description
'The Ties That Bind' is a nonfiction metaphysical exposition. The author artfully integrates each subject's traits throughout his writing. This method revitalizes key ideas and compels readers to view each line from a novel perspective, fostering contemplation and reflection. This engagement provides readers with a compelling source of information, thereby clarifying thoughts and ideas within a broader existential context. The unique infusion technique deepens the personal connection between author and reader.
T.C. Monk examines a collection of concepts that most people recognize but continue to struggle to understand thoroughly. The topics he explores are engaging and capture the reader's interest from the outset. His precise diction and intentional word choices create a poetic flow that draws readers in and sustains their engagement. Beyond the intrigue Monk generates, his writing is refined and encourages immediate meditation and reflection. This effect is heightened by probing questions that prompt readers to evaluate their views as they consider the arguments and rhetorical questions throughout the text.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 133 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
283 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-223-94453-9 (9798223944539)
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Person
T.C. Monk is an eccentric soul, one of those people you want to seek out if you are searching for more than what's on the surface. His thoughts and views on the essence of life and its interconnectivity are not new, but the colorful manner in which he presents them in his writings are. All his talents are self-taught, honed during his lengthy incarceration. He believes that going to prison not only saved his life, but gave him the opportunity to create something out of a broken existence. His prior life in the free world fell short of what his mind needed, this being excitement, danger, the thrill of the chase, something that would push the threshold of the boundaries of propriety.Being in prison did not teach him anything of value. The system is not built for teaching, but simply to warehouse human beings. But the time inside gave him the opportunity to either use it to create something out of a nothing life or to continue as others in prison do and just let themselves waste away, never leaving a positive mark on the world.T.C. Monk has spent his time in prison educating himself in the fields of poetry, prose, ink and pencil art, history, language, philosophy, psychology, and theology, as well as family and personal relationship interaction. Courtesy, honesty, fidelity, trust, respect, honor, patience, and sacrifice are all traits he has fought to instill in himself, in hopes of not only making something out of a previously wasted life, but to prove that with dedication, discipline, and determination, anyone can change their life for the better. All they need do is try.T.C. Monk's wish in writing this book is to give back a little of the grace the world saw fit to bestow upon a broke soul. He once was lost, but now he's found.