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The Ball Is Round: Going Beyond Winning and Losing is a philosophical exploration that uses the world of sports and politics to challenge how we define victory, failure, and self-worth.
We borrow the language of games for our lives: winners, losers, beginnings, and ends. But real life has no set clock, the rules constantly shift, and the goalposts always move. The Ball Is Round is not a guide to winning or a blueprint for success. It is a collection of vivid moments and sharp reflections on the profound need to find meaning and self-worth outside of a temporary score.
The History Think Blog is where I explore how we remember, misremember, and often misuse the past. The name was inspired by Ruan Xiaohuan’s underground “Program Think” blog in China, which challenged official narratives until he was arrested for it. His story is a reminder of the risks free thinkers take under authoritarianism, and the power that history—and truth—has to unsettle those who depend on repression and lies.
History Think doesn’t face those same dangers, but it shares a similar spirit: questioning easy narratives and looking closely at how events and ideas are reshaped over time. From conspiracy theories to cultural myths, I write about the ways we’re “programmed” to think about history, and what happens when we stop taking those stories at face value.
Books
Is the world you see real? What is reality?
From Plato’s cave to The Matrix, humanity has wrestled with the nature of reality.
It’s All Code is a visually arresting journey into the unseen rules that define what we believe to be true. James K. Lambert blends history, philosophy, and trenchant cultural analysis to examine the hidden architecture that shapes our perceptions, beliefs, and sense of meaning in the modern world.
This is a deep dive for readers who question the foundations of existence and seek a fresh, multidisciplinary perspective.
It’s not a book about computers. It’s a book about how little we know and what we choose to do with that knowledge.
Fiction
Things That Go Bump In The Night, an unorthodox short story collection by James K. Lambert is now available exclusively at Amazon.
This inventive anthology reimagines classic fairy tales, folklore, and even a sliver of history in unexpected, thought-provoking ways. These aren’t just tales to startle; they’re meant to linger. Through twists both subtle and eerie, each story explores the space between myth and reality, the allure of the unknown, and the power of imagination. Far from simple scares, these stories invite you to question familiar narratives and dive deeper into the shadowed places of human experience.
From folklore’s darker corners to the reinterpreted lives of age-old characters, this collection brings magic, blood, and mystery to new light. With AI-crafted prose and haunting visuals, Things That Go Bump In The Night probes not only the strange and supernatural but the universal questions hidden within. A perfect read for fans of dark fantasy, literary reimaginings, and classic tales turned inside out. Enter the shadows, but be warned—these stories might stay with you.
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