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Buy The Book Now

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Author's PhotoHi Folks, Colonel “B” here, or for my troops of yesteryear “Sgt B” here. I have an announcement to make. If you are interested in buying my book, please do not go to the publisher; they charge way too much for all three versions (hard, soft, and eBook). I had no say in setting the retail price of the books, it was all their doing. It is a POD (Print On Demand), which means I paid to have it published, and they charged me an arm and ½ a leg. You could go to Amazon, but they charge too much as well. Last I checked the hard cover was over $42.95, which is what the publisher charges, and then you have to add postage. In the 8 years since publication, I have gotten back my initial investment. So, I sell only the hard cover because it is a beautiful book—not that I am biased at all—and it has some acknowledgements on the dust cover the soft cover does not. And, it will look good on your book shelf—smiles. I sell it personally inscribed for whomever it is going to for $35.00. I also now have the soft cover for $30. It’s not a paperback, it is merely a soft cover copy. You are getting a good read, cheaper than anywhere else, and it’s personally inscribed just for you. If you’re a Marine, or it’s going to a Marine, I eat the postage. Please understand, I do not get the fantastic discount that Amazon and Barnes & Noble get, I mean I’m only the author. This is not a money-making endeavor for me at this point—I simply want folks to read it. So, if you are a Marine, want to learn about Marines, or know a Marine, here’s a chance to get a book that I guarantee will be enjoyed! Click on “Contact Me’ and fill out the contact form, put “autographed copy” as the subject, send it, and it comes to me. Once I receive it, I will contact you for the inscription information, and will tell you how to pay for it. Thanks folks, and have a great Marine Corps day. Semper Fi, Jim

UPDATE: As of September 2020, I have severed relationships with the publisher; therefore, the book is no longer available from iUniverse or any of the online retailers.  I only have copies of the hard cover and am able to sell them for $35 personally inscribed and signed. Should you desire a copy, please do as instructed above by sending me an email at the “Contact” link and I will personally email you with details. Thank you and Semper Fi;

Jim

Originally posted 2016-03-25 17:08:05.

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Radio Interview

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A few days ago, Major Michael McNamara, USMC (Ret) from the “All Marine Radio” held a rather lengthy interview with me via telephone. He had been after me for nearly a year to do this and for some reason, primarily me, we just couldn’t find the time to do it. In retrospect, I wasn’t up to it. I know those of you who know me, will chuckle loudly when I say I’m really a humble guy when it comes to talking about myself. I always enjoyed, and preferred talking about Marines. Anyway, Michael wore me down and I finally agreed after far too many emails to count. He had me talking about things I have not thought about since the days of writing the book. The interview wore my cell phone’s battery out. Towards the end I kept getting the usual beeps when your phone is telling you to shut up and hang up or I’ll do it for you – it lasted over three hours. He had me talking about so many things in my life in the Corps, and especially my heroes; primarily all the fantastic SNCO mentors I was fortunate enough to have over the years. If I was an okay leader, it was due to them, especially GySgt’s! Far too many of them to recount them all, but I did talk about many.

So, if you have nothing to do for about an hour each, below are the three segments of the interview, totally unedited, which was a surprise to me when I finally listened to them. For my mentors, don’t be surprised to hear your name mentioned several times, especially you JD!

The career of Jim Bathurst, from Private to Colonel USMC (Part 1)

The career of Jim Bathurst, from Private to Colonel USMC (Part 2)

The career of Jim Bathurst, from Private to Colonel USMC (Part 3)

Originally posted 2018-03-01 15:41:33.