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Ellis Amdur balances two careers, that as a crisis intervention specialist, through his company, Edgework and as a 50+ year practitioner of traditional Japanese martial arts. His writing meets right in the middle. Through his company, Edgework Books, he has self-published thirteen profession-specific books on the verbal de-escalation of aggression and calming of agitated mentally ill people, some co-written with a subject matter expert. In addition, he has published two volumes of Shapeshifting: Effective Scenario Training for Hostage Negotiation Teams, co-written with Fmr. Sgt. Lis Eddy, one for police and one for correctional officers. And with co-author Robert Hubal, he has also written two books: The Coordinator: Managing High-Risk High-Consequence Social Interactions in an Unfamiliar Environment & The Accord Agent: Managing Highly Problematic Situations Within the Business Environment Amdur has also published Body and Soul: Toward a Radical Intersubjectivity in Psychotherapy, a combination of a lyrical description of how phenomenology and dialogal philosophy can be applied to psychotherapy, followed by two heart-wrenching accounts showing how these abstract principles are embodied in the real world. He has written and published three books on martial arts, the iconoclastic Dueling with Osensei: Old School, a work on classical martial traditions and most recently, Hidden in Plain Sight, on esoteric knowledge within various Japanese martial traditions. All three of these books, in revised, expanded editions have been released by by Freelance Academy Press. His essays on various subjects concerning combatives and martial arts can be found at his kogenbudo.org page. Along with authors Neal Stephenson, Charles Mann & Mark Teppo and artists Robert Sammelin and Dean Kotz, Ellis has released the Jet City Comics graphic novel, the Cimmaronin. He has also edited & reworked the book, Final Chapters: A Hospice Social Worker’s Stories of Courage, Heart and Power, written by Evelyn & Shelley Amdur, his mother and sister. His novels, The Girl with the Face of the Moon and Lost Boy are published through Amazon. His books are considered unique in that he uses his own experiences, often hair-raising or outrageous, as illustrations of the principles about which he writes, but it is also backed by solid research, and boots-on-the-ground experience.
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The Best Fiction Podcasts for Listeners Who Love a Good Story

You can’t beat a good story. Luckily, humans are great at storytelling, and the best fiction podcasts are all the proof that the modern listener requires. Get the popcorn ready; it’s storytime.

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    • Everything on the Line

    • Calming & De-escalation of Aggressive & Mentally Ill Individuals on the Phone - A Comprehensive Guidebook for Emergency Dispatch (9-1-1) Centers
    • Written by: Ellis Amdur
    • Narrated by: Dan Levy
    • Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
    • Release date: 2022-11-02
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    • Words of Power

    • A Guide for Ordinary People to Calm and De-Escalate Aggressive Individuals
    • Written by: Ellis Amdur
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    • Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
    • Release date: 2022-01-06
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    • Communication, Control, and De-Escalation of Mentally Ill and Aggressive Inmates for Correctional Officers in Prison Facilities
    • Written by: Ellis Amdur
    • Narrated by: Dan Levy
    • Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
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    • Managing High-Risk, High-Consequence Social Interactions in an Unfamiliar Environment. 2nd Revised & Expanded Edition
    • Written by: Ellis Amdur, Robert Hubal
    • Narrated by: David Risley
    • Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
    • Release date: 2022-03-14
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    • In the Eye of the Hurricane

    • Skills to Calm and De-Escalate Aggressive and Mentally Ill Family Members
    • Written by: Ellis Amdur
    • Narrated by: Dan Levy
    • Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
    • Release date: 2021-12-10
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    • Toward a Radical Intersubjectivity in Psychotherapy
    • Written by: Ellis Amdur
    • Narrated by: QtheDivine
    • Length: 2 hrs and 41 mins
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