15 ratings | 6 reviews | avg rating:4.93

Jim’s Year In Books

Jim’s 2024 Year in Books

Take a look at Jim’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.

Go to Jim’s 2024 Year in Books

Jim Proser’s Followers (22)

Jim’s Bookshelves

to-read (0)
currently-reading (24)
read (26)

Jim’s Friends (157)

Leslie Zemeckis

1,418 books | 596 friends

ryan rayston

335 books | 115 friends

Alison

183 books | 120 friends

Laurie Baker

145 books | 144 friends

Anna Weber

68 books | 316 friends

Joyce

0 books | 78 friends

Begonya Plaza

31 books | 69 friends

Jennifer Ruggiero

198 books | 177 friends

More friends…

Jim Proser

Goodreads Author

Born

Doylestown, Pennsylvania, The United States

Website

https://jimproser.com

Genre

Biography, History, Memoir

Member Since

June 2012

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/jimproser

edit data

I dropped out of high school, disdained college and paid no attention to the prominent connections my father had in the entertainment industry. I was determined to survive, or not, simply by my natural grit, work ethic, talent and luck. I failed a lot. I succeeded occasionally and I'm proud of those achievements. I do regret, at this late point in my life, that I always chose the hard way of the lone wolf. I realize now that I was an angry young man with something, or everything, to prove.

My regrets I hope will be the seeds of a greater understanding that I can convey to young people considering a similar path. Writing is the greatest job in the world but everybody doesn't have to start from zero like I did. The world will see your light, ...more

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Jim Proser questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
Jim Proser’s books

Average rating: 4.08 · 1,999 ratings · 251 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	I'm Staying With My Boys...: The Heroic Life of Sgt. John Basilone, USMC 4.18 avg rating — 1,050 ratings — published 2004 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy: The Life of General James Mattis 4.03 avg rating — 692 ratings — published 2018 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Savage Messiah: How Dr. Jordan Peterson Is Saving Western Civilization by Jim Proser (Goodreads Author), Dennis Prager (Foreword) 3.72 avg rating — 237 ratings — published 2020 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mr. Copacabana: An American History by Night 4.87 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bannon: American Street Fighter 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Monte and the Assassins it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I'm Staying With My Boys: The Heroic Life Of Sgt. John Basilone USMC by jim Proser (2004-07-06) by Jim Proser (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Jim Proser…

137 posts
Jim Proser's Blog

⏰ [Starts Monday] Watch these fatigue & burnout experts soon

46 things you NEVER knew about fatigue & burnout Ari Whitten has put some amazing work into The Superhuman Energy Summit, which starts this Monday with 46 fatigue and burnout experts –>Join me when you register now! Tens of thousands will learn from the expert wisdom so important to overcoming fatigue, cultivating your energy, improving […]

The post ⏰ [Starts Monday] Watch these fatigue & burnout

Jim is Currently Reading

Jim Proser is currently reading

Breaking the Law: Exposing the Weaponization of America's Legal System Against Donald Trump

by Alex Marlow

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Aug 17, 2025 08:13PM

Jim Proser is currently reading

Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex

by William D. Hartung

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Jun 05, 2025 03:58PM

Jim Proser is currently reading

The Copacabana (Images of America: New York)

by Kristin Baggelaar (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Dec 02, 2024 01:10PM

rss
Jim’s Recent Updates

Jim Proser is currently reading Breaking the Law: Exposing the Weaponization of America's Legal System Against Donald Trump by Alex Marlow	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Aug 17, 2025 08:13PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Breaking the Law by Alex Marlow. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Breaking the Law by Alex Marlow <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Jim Proser finished reading America's War Machine: Vested Interests, Endless Conflicts by James McCartney	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jun 28, 2025 05:11PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of America's War Machine by James McCartney. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — America's War Machine by James McCartney <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Jim Proser is currently reading Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex by William D. Hartung	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jun 05, 2025 03:58PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Prophets of War by William D. Hartung. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Prophets of War by William D. Hartung <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Jim Proser is currently reading The Copacabana (Images of America: New York) by Kristin Baggelaar (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Dec 02, 2024 01:10PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Copacabana by Kristin Baggelaar. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Copacabana by Kristin Baggelaar <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Jim Proser is currently reading Cast of Mentors: Short Sage Advice from 50 Broadway Superpowers by Ken Davenport	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Nov 29, 2024 11:20AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Cast of Mentors by Ken Davenport. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Cast of Mentors by Ken Davenport <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Jim Proser is currently reading The Last Algonquin by Theodore Kazimiroff	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Nov 10, 2024 11:27AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Last Algonquin by Theodore Kazimiroff. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Last Algonquin by Theodore Kazimiroff <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Jim Proser is currently reading The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History (The Henry Roe Cloud Series on American Indians and Modernity) by Ned Blackhawk	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Oct 16, 2024 03:45PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Rediscovery of America by Ned Blackhawk. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Rediscovery of America by Ned Blackhawk <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Jim Proser made a comment on J.G. Keely’s review of The Education Of Little Tree " Loved the book. Hated the brain dead comments of simplistic characters and racist author as if these dimwits knew the author. "
Oct 09, 2024 09:52AM · see review
Jim Proser rated a book it was amazing The Education of Little Tree by Forrest Carter	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Oct 08, 2024 10:11AM · 1 like · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Education of Little Tree by Forrest Carter. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Education of Little Tree by Forrest Carter <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">

More of Jim's books…

Quotes by Jim Proser (?)

“What is the present state of my understanding? For here lies all indeed. As for all other things, they are outside the compass of my own will; and if outside the compass of my will, then they are as dead things to me, and as it were, mere smoke.”
― Jim Proser, No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy: The Life of General James Mattis

1 likes

“That was our first real look, up close, at the war. Seeing blood and wounds like that hit hard and put pictures in our heads of what combat was really going to be like. You think you can perform when it counts but then you see wounds like that, for a second, you’re not so sure. You start to wonder what you’ve really got inside.”
― Jim Proser, I'm Staying with My Boys: The Heroic Life of Sgt. John Basilone, USMC

1 likes

“Letters found on the Japanese dead in the crater described us as monsters. “The Americans on this island are not ordinary troops, but Marines, a special force recruited from jails and insane asylums for bloodlust.”
― Jim Proser, I'm Staying with My Boys: The Heroic Life of Sgt. John Basilone, USMC

1 likes

See all Jim Proser's quotes »

Jim’s Quotes

1 likes

“Sgt. Basilone in his personal humility and unwavering dedication to the men who served with him, became a true hero of the American people during World War II.”
― Jim Proser, I'm Staying with My Boys: The Heroic Life of Sgt. John Basilone, USMC

1 likes

“A nation that does not honor its heroes will not long endure.”
― President Abraham Lincoln

12 likes

Jim’s Year In Books

Jim Proser’s Followers (22)

Jim’s Bookshelves

Jim’s Friends (157)

Jim Proser

Goodreads Author

Learn more
Ask the Author

Popular Answered Questions

Combine Editions
Jim Proser’s books

137 posts
Jim Proser's Blog

⏰ [Starts Monday] Watch these fatigue & burnout experts soon

Jim is Currently Reading

rss
Jim’s Recent Updates

See a Problem?

Preview — Breaking the Law by Alex Marlow

See a Problem?

Preview — America's War Machine by James McCartney

See a Problem?

Preview — Prophets of War by William D. Hartung

See a Problem?

Preview — The Copacabana by Kristin Baggelaar

See a Problem?

Preview — Cast of Mentors by Ken Davenport

See a Problem?

Preview — The Last Algonquin by Theodore Kazimiroff

See a Problem?

Preview — The Rediscovery of America by Ned Blackhawk

See a Problem?

Preview — The Education of Little Tree by Forrest Carter

Jim’s Quotes

recent posts
Jim’s Groups

Jim’s Friend Comments

Jim Proser’s Followers (22)

Jim Proser

Goodreads Author

Popular Answered Questions

rssJim’s Recent Updates

See a Problem?

Preview — Breaking the Law by Alex Marlow

See a Problem?

Preview — America's War Machine by James McCartney

See a Problem?

Preview — Prophets of War by William D. Hartung

See a Problem?

Preview — The Copacabana by Kristin Baggelaar

See a Problem?

Preview — Cast of Mentors by Ken Davenport

See a Problem?

Preview — The Last Algonquin by Theodore Kazimiroff

See a Problem?

Preview — The Rediscovery of America by Ned Blackhawk

See a Problem?

Preview — The Education of Little Tree by Forrest Carter

rss
Jim’s Recent Updates