Oil companies, multinational corporations and banks employ powerful, cutting-edge mercenary armies to control global chaos and protect their riches. 36 Righteous Men (2020), , a futuristic noir thriller. A Man at Arms (2021), , a novel set in Jerusalem and the Sinai desert in the first century AD. Non-Fiction The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles (2002), a motivational book that investigates the psychology of creating art and how "writer's block" can be cured. Do The Work (2011), The Warrior Ethos (2011), Turning Pro (2012), The Authentic Swing: Notes from the Writing of First Novel (2013), The Lion's Gate: On the Front Lines of the Six Day War (2014), An American Jew: A Writer Confronts His Own Exile and Identity (2015), Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t: Why That Is and What You Can Do About It (2016), The Artist's Journey: The Wake of the Hero's Journey and the Lifelong Pursuit of Meaning (2018), Filmography Prior to publishing his first original works of fiction, Pressfield wrote several Hollywood screenplays including 1986's King Kong Lives, 1988's Above the Law starring Steven Seagal and directed by Andrew Davis, 1992's Freejack, a work of science fiction starring Emilio Estevez, Mick Jagger, and Anthony Hopkins, and 1993's Joshua Tree (a.k.a. Army of One) starring Dolph Lundgren and George Segal. Joshua Tree was directed by Academy Award and Bafta winning stuntman Vic Armstrong. His novel The Legend of Bagger Vance was made into a 2000 film starring Matt Damon as the golf pro and Will Smith as his spiritual guide and was widely criticized for its use of the "Magical Negro" as a plot device. Pressfield also appeared as one of the historians in The History Channel's 2007 documentary Last Stand of the 300 and a commentator on an episode of the History Channel's Decisive Battles series featuring Alexander the Great on July 30, 2004. References Additional sources Pressfield, Steven. (2012 ed.). War of Art. New York/Los Angeles: Black Irish Books. Pressfield, Steven. (2012 ed.). Turning Pro. New York/Los Angeles: Black Irish Books. External links Steven Pressfield Official Website Steven Pressfield leads discussion about The Creative Battleground as guest host of LitChat Steven Pressfield's "Writing Wednesdays" series New York Times Blog "At War" features article about Steven Pressfield's blog and the "One Tribe At A Time" paper, by Major Jim Gant 1943 births 20th-century American novelists 21st-century American