"American Jihad: A Love Story" - Inspirational Book Considers Life's Biggest Questions

AKRON, Ohio - May 8, 2018 - PRLog -- Like most young boys in the '60s, author V. Diorio dreamed of becoming an astronaut. Who wouldn't want to explore space and be the first to see sights one could only dream of?

But one day he met a man named Ken at the New York World's Fair, and his life would change forever. Initially taking Ken up on an offer of "self-defense" lessons, those lessons became life- and mind-altering steps that were as fascinating as they were, at times, terrifying. Ken told the author that he would become a teacher, and for years he fought against it. "Eventually, I did become a teacher of learning disabled students, but only recently did I truly understand what Ken's lessons meant. The lessons led me on a journey that redefined everything I thought to be true." In fact, Diorio felt compelled to spread Ken's story in this book. "Unbelievable to even myself at times, it offers insight and enlightenment to those who listen to its lessons with open minds and hearts."

What lessons could be so significant that they would change the very definition of what is "known" as "reality?"

According to the book's opening words: "Killing in the name of God, or Allah, or for the voices in one's head for that matter, strive to validate each belief, or at least minimize opposition. And so it goes. But does it need to? What if it doesn't? What if the illusion spoken of by civilizations and individuals throughout the world over countless millennia can be swept aside? What if it was truly possible to gaze upon the face of God?"

It has been said: "When the student is ready, the teacher will appear." The author adds: "Ken appeared to me when the time was right, and his words are being offered to those ready to hear them."

This novel is a love story at heart, but is offered, with love, to those needing answers to life's eternal questions.

About the Author: V. Diorio grew up in New York City during the 1960s and spent summers in Italy with his opera singer aunt. He moved to Kent, Ohio, to realize his dream of becoming an astronaut. But events at Kent State University on May 4, 1970, changed his career path forever. Instead of traveling into space, he became a teacher. Every May 4, he revisits the campus to remember the four students killed there during a Vietnam War protest. Now retired, the author is a community volunteer living in Akron, Ohio, about 15 miles west of Kent. This is his first book.

"This self-help guide is not only a fascinating read, but offers a journey that leads one young boy on a life-quest to answers life's eternal questions, such as 'Why are we here?' We are thrilled to announce the book's release," said Robert Fletcher, CEO of Strategic Book Publishing and Rights Agency.

AMERICAN JIHAD: A LOVE STORY (ISBN: 978-1-68181-841-2) is now available for $35.50 and can be ordered through the publisher's website:

http://sbprabooks.com/VDiorio or at www.amazon.com or www.barnesandnoble.com.

WHOLESALERS: This book is distributed by Ingram Books and other wholesale distributors. Contact your representative with the ISBN for purchase. Wholesale purchase for retailers, universities, libraries, and other organizations is also available through the publisher; please email bookorder@sbpra.net.

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