A REALISTIC PATH TO PEACE

REVIEW QUOTES:

“This book of excellent essays, many written in the heat of events and conveying their urgency, analyzes the current U.S. drive for war, against Russia and beyond, in the longer historical perspective of the U.S. foreign policy as studied by its most important critics. Distilling long years in the peace movement, Knight exposes its roots and points to the only path to peace: opposition to the U.S. war machine.”

— Radhika Desai, Director, Geopolitical Economy Research Group; and Convenor, International Manifesto Group

“Dee Knight has put together a critical analysis of U.S. foreign policy informed by years of experience in the peace movement and rigorous research into the inner workings of the empire. This book is a must read for anyone wanting to understand how the U.S. is pursuing war with Russia and China, and why it must be stopped.”

— Danny Haiphong, Co-author of American Exceptionalism and American Innocence: A People’s History of Fake News

“Drawing on his lifetime of experience at the front lines of resistance to empire, Dee Knight details the multitude of struggles at home and abroad against the empire, and for building a new, multipolar world in which no single nation dominates, and all nations can live and thrive together. He shows we are now at a tipping point, when the old world of war and exploitation is ending, and a new world is coming into being. Read his book and see the pieces of the new world coming together, piece by struggling piece.”

— Michael Wong, National Vice President of Veterans for Peace;

Co-founder of Pivot To Peace

“With the escalating New Cold War on China, and NATO’s proxy war against Russia, it’s difficult to shake the feeling that the U.S. ruling class has lost any semblance of sanity. Motivated by their mission of hegemony – of creating a ‘favorable business environment’ around the world – these people are pushing humanity towards World War 3. This volume by veteran campaigner Dee Knight provides a timely and much-needed voice of sanity; a passionate plea for peace, and a call for unity and bold action against imperialism. As Huey P. Newton warned us, ‘There can be no real freedom until the imperialist – world enemy number one – has been stripped of his power.’ Essential reading.”

— Carlos Martinez, Editor, Invent the Future, Co-founder, Friends of Socialist China

“Dee Knight’s incisive chronicling of Ukraine war developments and debates hones closely to one essential truth: the greatest threat to humankind today is the aggressive war-making of the United States, as it desperately seeks to stem the decline of its waning empire. Dee Knight’s own experience as a longtime antiwar activist leads us to one inevitable conclusion: We Must Resist!”

— Gerry Condon, Vietnam era GI resister and former president of Veterans for Peace, coordinator of VFP’s Golden Rule project 

“The corporate media in the U.S. and its NATO allies, and in Australia, South Korea and Japan, mobilized a propaganda campaign demonizing Putin and the Moscow government in Europe and slandering Beijing’s policies. Dee Knight’s book combats this propaganda offensive and can serve as a tool in the anti-war struggle. It is an education in how the imperialists move toward war while distorting and disguising their aims.”

— John Catalinotto, Editor, Workers World

“Dee Knight’s book A Realistic Path to Peace offers keen insights into the Biden administration’s reckless provocations towards Russia and China and morally bankrupt policy in the Middle East, contextualizing it amidst a larger history of U.S. imperialism and war mongering. Knight writes clearly and lucidly and shows the urgency of the need to revitalize the peace movement in the US today.”

— Jeremy Kuzmarov, Managing editor, CovertAction Magazine, author of War Monger: How Clinton’s Malign Foreign Policy Shaped the U.S. Trajectory From Bush II to Biden

Marketing & Promo Plans for A Realistic Path to Peace – Dee Knight

1. Author website: realpathtopeace.com

- online "store" – for launch discount via Ingram, also link to Bookshop.org

- link to DK blog – update the blog with recent newsletters

- publish Cover, blurbs, intro clips from LA Progressive & CovertActionMagazine

- linkage to Facebook (3K+ “friends”) & Facebook.com/deeknight.author

2. YouTube

- Video of Intro & Conclusion – for promo to podcasters

3. External support

- Reviews by friends: Ron J in CounterPunch, Jeremy K in CAM, Steve G in LAP

- GoodReads

- BookBub, Booksie, etc.

- Amazon previews (+B&N, AppleBooks, etc) & Amazon Publisher Page

See From the Publisher on my Amazon site

- “Online store” via Ingram Spark

4. Advertising -- resources and targets:

- The Nation, Progressive, CAM, LAP, TruthOut. ALA, NetGalley, Jacobin

- Frankfurt and Beijing book fairs

More notes on Advertising issues, targets & strategies

• Union publications: Teachers & Nurses Unions, UAW, UE, UPW, etc.

Labor Notes reaches many of them; also InTheseTimes…

• Black publications: Black Agenda Report…

• Peace movement resources: UNAC, People's Forum, MassPAC, DSA, etc.

• Presentation/launch at UNAC conference in Mpls in March

• PODCASTS: Identify "trampoline" to promoting to podcasters

- "Debut" opportunities with previous podcasters (Barry Lynn, Chicago group...)

5. Bookstores: Promote to INDIE Bookstores – about 100 in NYC area, more in Boston, Philly, DC, Atlanta, NOLA, Chicago, Mpls, Austin, LA, SF, PDX, Seattle

- Use IngramSpark, Bookshop.org + vehicles.

- Use a bookmark as a mailer

6. There are some other "lists" I hope to access:

• International Manifesto Group has about 1500 signers I may be able to reach.

• DSA's Int'l Committee has about 700 members who "meet" online fairly often.

• Vets For Peace has nearly 20,000 members and has two publications I can possibly appear in,

• either via reviews or ads.

• Black Alliance for Peace (BAP), and the BAP Solidarity Network include hundreds of active members...

7. Possible AudioBook

- Use AI for fast-produced audiobook as beta

- Try both audio and video?