Love, War, and Glory

Name: Love, War, and Glory
Price: $14.35 USD
Author: Denis Olasehinde Akinmolasire
ISBN: 9781546294504

Spoken Words for All Seasons

by Denis Olasehinde Akinmolasire

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Softcover

$14.35

Hardcover

$25.94

E-Book

$2.99

Softcover

$14.35

Book Details

Language : English

Publication Date : 7/27/2018

Format : Softcover

Dimensions : 6x9

Page Count : 122

ISBN : 9781546294504

Format : Hardcover

Dimensions : 6x9

Page Count : 122

ISBN : 9781546294511

Format : E-Book

Dimensions : N/A

Page Count : 122

ISBN : 9781546294498

About the Book

Love, War, and Glory 3 things that we all have seen, experienced or been a part of. As with life, in general, all 3 of these concepts have their ups and downs. This book explores those themes via poetry and spoken words and examines what these themes mean for everyday life. Explore what it means to go beneath the surface and find out what you are truly capable of and how to rationalize life events, both good and bad. This book also explores how to keep your perspective when you achieve your life ambitions and aims. From dealing with heartbreak and finding your true love, to tales of warriors fighting never-ending battles, making dreams become a reality, overcoming the odds to finally reach your goal, to tales of supreme champions and reviews of global figures of interest and understanding the changes and the journey we all go through in life you will find it in this book. We believe there is something in here that everyone can relate to.

About the Author

Denis Olasehinde Akinmolasire is a software engineer who has always enjoyed writing and is taking the opportunity to share his unique insights and hidden talents to the rest of the world. Denis’s perspectives have been formed through his own journey in finding love, battling to overcome the challenges and fears that have been put in front of him in the pursuit of glory and being the very best he can be at everything he does.

Editorial Reviews

5 stars! This is definitely not the genre I usually read, but I was so intrigued when Denis approached me for an interview, that I immediately thought “I want to read this book!” It grabbed me. The collection is unique, uplifting, and inspiring. Denis’ approach to life is very down-to-earth, but he’s equally passionate and daring.

There are four parts to this collection: Love, War, Glory, and Life Stories. The first section on Love contains poems, essays, and odes to love; love in all its facets and complications and messiness. The offerings are both direct and lyrical. The section on War did not focus on war as it’s depicted in TV and movies, which I really appreciated. The essays centered around war with yourself, your fears, your self-doubt and inner critic; war with the other team; war for revenge. My favorite essay in this section was called ‘The Champion Within,’ six packed paragraphs on purpose, resilience, and commitment.

The section on Glory was the one I found most interesting. Glory is not a concept in my daily lexicon. I liked how the author personalized it, reminding me that glory can be a positive and powerful tool in life’s journey. But my favorite section by far was the last section, Life Stories. I loved the tidbits here, from the essays on football, to the ruminations about work, to the shorter insights on food, time, ego.

Each piece in this collection is a gem. I loved how the author brought his own feelings and point of view into the essays, but was also able to make them apply to anyone, anywhere. His point of view is positive and uplifting. You can dip into this book anytime, and find inspiration.

Customer Reviews

Lovely, inspiring poems. Love, war and glory is a collection of poems structured with the three concepts as headings, Love, War, Glory and a fourth one, Life Stories. The poems are all short, and there are several of them. In the ebook, each spans about two pages. Some of the poems have short paragraphs (stanzas) while others look more like prose but still hold that poetic feel. The collection in this book comes from the author’s own life, experiences, and thoughts, and for some of them, a lot of people can relate to. There’s something in here for just about everybody. Each poem will inspire something different in each reader, and it’s been some years for me, but some of the poems in this book are inspiring me to write again. I read this in one sitting, but you can just as easily read a few poems at a time with pauses in between. There are some I’ll be going back to, and some I’ll be showing off to friends and family, because I want to get a better feel for them. I want to know what each inspires in me, individually. I feel like I just picked up my muse after a long dry spell. A wonderful read.

Max S.N.
Love, War, and Glory: Spoken Words for All Seasons is clearly a passionate work by author Denis Olasehinde Akinmolasire. Every piece reads like a poem, a diary entry, and an a life lesson rolled in one: which I found simply enchanting. The separation of the different themes (love, war, and glory) accompanied by the closing segment 'Life Stories' created, paradoxically, a mixture of emotions in the reader which I found touching. Every one can find something that speaks to them in this book because these are such international themes, and beautifully written.

Caroline G-C
Love, War, and Glory: Spoken Words for All Seasons is clearly a passionate work by author Denis Olasehinde Akinmolasire. Every piece reads like a poem, a diary entry, and an a life lesson rolled in one: which I found simply enchanting. The separation of the different themes (love, war, and glory) accompanied by the closing segment 'Life Stories' created, paradoxically, a mixture of emotions in the reader which I found touching. Every one can find something that speaks to them in this book because these are such international themes, and beautifully written.

Caroline G-C

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