In-Store Book Signing: The Generosity of Scars and Operation Pineapple Express

Join us in the Spy Museum Store for a special book signing event for The Generosity of Scars: How Your Stories of Struggles Can Change Lives - Especially Your Own and Operation Pineapple Express: The Incredible Story of a Group of Americans Who Undertook One Last Mission and Honored a Promise in Afghanistan with author Scott Mann.

The Generosity of Scars:

In this era of AI overreach, rediscover the lost art of storytelling from a Green Beret who first learned the secrets of authentic human connection while deployed in Afghanistan.

Humans have never felt so disconnected from one another ― and it’s only getting worse. But New York Times bestselling author and strategic storyteller Scott Mann offers a simple antidote: sharing your scar story to inspire and motivate others ― without the help of AI.

In The Generosity of Scars, Mann explains how sharing your most difficult experiences can forge trust, inspire action, create lasting change ― and forge authentic human connections again. What if your ugliest scar could be your greatest asset? What if your story of struggle could be repurposed into a strategic tool for healing, influence, and impact in this modern world of distraction, disengagement, and division?

This book is for anyone who has struggled and wants to put their lived struggle to work in the service of others through authentic storytelling. It is a book for people who crave real human connection — not wisdom from the machines. It is forged from high-stakes arenas in Scott Mann's three decade body of work, ranging from his time as a Green Beret in combat zones in Afghanistan, to TED stages, to theatrical productions about war, to corporate keynotes, to congressional testimony, to raising millions for non-profits ― and all points in between.
 
There is a growing demand across all industries to reclaim the lost art of storytelling for strategic influence. This book will give you everything you need to design and deliver a powerful scar story for authentic connection that inspires, teaches, trains, persuades, and bridges gaps between you and your audience. When you re-purpose your scars into stories of struggle, you will be more authentic, relatable, and relevant ― and that's what people follow.

There is generosity in a scar, if you are willing to pay the price. If so, then read on and change the world.

Operation Pineapple Express:

An edge-of-your-seat military memoir and true story about a group of retired Green Berets who come together to save a former comrade — and 500 other Afghans — targeted by the Taliban amid the chaos of America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan.

In April 2021, a Special Forces operator deployed abroad sends an urgent plea: Get Nezam out of Afghanistan now. Nezam, one of the first Afghan National Army commandos trained alongside US Special Forces, is receiving threatening messages from the Taliban. His former commander, retired Lt. Col. Scott Mann, activates Task Force Pineapple, connecting with fellow special operations veterans and allies to plan a high-risk rescue mission.

Operating from basements and garages, the team orchestrates an escape route into Taliban-controlled Kabul, working around enemy checkpoints and surging crowds to get Nezam through Kabul airport safely. When calls flood in from other veterans, interpreters, and at-risk civilians, the mission expands — and Task Force Pineapple rescues 500 more Afghans in three turbulent days before the deadly ISIS-K suicide bombing. Operation Pineapple Express is a thrilling account of heroism, service, and loyalty in the final days of the War on Terror. 

About the Author: 
Lt. Col. Scott Mann is a retired Green Beret with over twenty-two years of Army and Special Operations experience around the world. He has deployed to Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Iraq, and Afghanistan. He is the CEO of Rooftop Leadership and the founder of a 501c3 committed to helping veterans tell their stories in transition. Scott regularly speaks to and trains corporate leaders, law enforcement, and special operations forces on best practices for going local and making better human connections. Scott has frequent appearances on Fox News, CNN, and other national platforms as a thought leader on countering violent extremism, building organizational relationships, and restoring trust in our communities. He is also an actor and playwright who has written a play about the war called Last Out — Elegy of a Green Beret on Amazon Prime.

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