Nothing teaches you about life like a story.
Timothy writes clean, wholesome adventures for readers of every age, and he believes a good story teaches better than any lecture. He wrote The Apprentice Trilogy for his grandchildren, and families now read it together in print and on audiobook.
A career spent in classrooms and boardrooms taught him the same lesson twice: people of every age are wrestling with the same questions, and a story answers them in a way a lesson cannot. He is a recipient of the Excellence in Teaching award from Regis University, has spent twenty-five years writing and creating curriculum, and has spoken at state conferences for career and technical education in Colorado, Pennsylvania, and New York.
He lives in Olin, Iowa, with his wife, and still finds his way into a classroom or a library every chance he gets.
A clean, family-friendly coming-of-age adventure for tweens, teens, parents, and grandparents, in print and on audiobook.
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The art of thinking beyond your product or service.
Stories teach in the boardroom too. The Candlestick Wars is a short, entertaining business allegory about what really connects a company with its customers. In today's marketplace a great product is not enough. The book gives you the tools to ask better questions:
“While a mediocre salesman may sell a great product, a great salesman sells a solution to a customer's problem.”
“Amazing practical insights that are hiding in plain sight… don't be fooled by its size, it packs a punch.”
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Harper Lee didn't lecture readers about justice and empathy in To Kill a Mockingbird; she let them live inside Scout's world and learn it for themselves. Research now confirms why that works: children absorb values more deeply by living a story than by being told a lesson.
Tim shares invaluable insights and ideas on how stories can shape healthy lives in kids. This is a presentation that will build a new excitement for reading.
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A hands-on workbook built on Tim's Name It, Own It, Do It™ process: twelve foundational values, from honesty to self-control to teachability, developed through weekly reading, discussion, and reflection.
Volume 1 is available now, with additional volumes planned.
Tim visits schools, libraries, and book clubs for author talks and reading events built around the trilogy.
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