In addition to his humor columns in various magazines and his motivational speaking appearances, Chuck has written three books and manuscripts. His book, Build Your Castles in the Air: Thoreau's Inspiring Advice for Success in Business (and Life) in the 21st Century, serves as the basis for Chuck's motivational speaking, along with his manuscript Crossing a Big Ocean: Life Lessons Learned Living Dangerously in the Caribbean and Sailing the Atlantic.

 

Build Your Castles in the Air:  Thoreau's Inspiring Advice for Success in Business (and Life) in the 21st Century -- (Business and Economics) More than 150 years after Thoreau penned his masterpiece, Walden is stunningly relevant to modern life, especially business life. In Build Your Castles in the Air, Chuck organizes selected quotes from Walden by spheres of business life. The quotes are complemented by quotes from some of history's greatest thinkers, as well as thoughtful, often humorous reflections from Chuck's experiences in politics, business, and a nine-month journey through the Caribbean and across the North Atlantic on a sailboat.

 

Chuck also offers a motivational speaking program built around the themes of Build Your Castles in the Air. Copies of Chuck's book Build Your Castles in the Air can be bundled into this presentation.

 

Nigel Morris, co-founder and former COO of Capital One, authors the foreword and says:

 

"Few other writers could have compiled this book. Chuck, like Thoreau, endeavors to live his life fully and on his own terms."

 

Jacket quotes from:

 

·        Dr. Wayne Dyer (New York Times #1 best selling author and a self-development leader):

 

"I love Thoreau and I especially love this inspirational treatment of his work."

 

·        Susan Molinari - former member of Congress; author of Representative Mom: Balancing Budgets, Bill, and Baby in the U.S. Congress (Doubleday); and, CEO of The Washington Group:

 

"Thoreau's timeless wisdom and Chuck Hansen's modern insights offer simple, intelligent solutions to the professional and personal dilemmas we all face, every day. Read this book and bring balance and genuine success -- the type that truly matters -- into your life."

 

·        Victoria V. Guthrie - senior fellow, Innovative Program Initiatives, Center for Creative Leadership:

 

"This book embraces the human side of our rapidly and substantially changing world and will be of great benefit to both individuals and organizations."

 

·        Louis Castle - VP, Electronic Arts; former GM and co-founder of Westwood Studios:

 

"Hansen’s book puts a context around a great work and allows the reader to sample and deeply consider the magnificent work of Henry David Thoreau by topic. Hansen’s comments bring focus and relevance to Thoreau’s work."

 

·        Craig Shanklin - Former chief operating officer at Correlogic Systems:

 

"Build Your Castles in the Air is uplifting and offers easy-to-grasp ideas on how to survive and thrive in today's business world."

 

Available through BarnesandNoble.com, Amazon.com and BooksaMillion.com, and at the Thoreau Society Shop at Walden Pond in Concord, Mass. and at Richmond-area shops such as Bear Creek Coffee on Parham, Book People, Carytown Books on MacArthur, Cafe Gutenberg, Chop Suey Books and the Fountain Bookstore.

 

 

Other Manuscripts by Chuck Hansen:

Crossing a Big Ocean: Lessons for Life Learned Living Dangerously in the Caribbean and Sailing the North Atlantic - (Life Lessons, Adventure-Narrative, non-fiction): A personal account of Chuck’s coming-of-age journey, from a rudderless 25-year-old post-collegiate goof-off to someone fully at the helm of his life, by way of the rough-and-tumble bar culture of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands and a transatlantic crossing on a 53-foot sailboat. Proposal available.

 

Sacrificial Lambs -- (Satirical Fiction; 108,500 words): An intelligent, sharp-edged satirical portrait of three of American society's most vicious industries - politics, news broadcasting and televangelism - written by a political and media insider. Set in Richmond, Virginia, Sacrificial Lambs is the story of a family's fight for survival against these cultural predators when an apparently supernatural event - the family's 18-month-old boy seems to be used by God to send a message to the world - catapults the family to international attention. Proposal and full manuscript available.