James Hilgendorf is the author of nine books - ""Life & Death: A Buddhist Perspective"", ""The Great New Emerging Civilization"", ""The New Superpower"", ""The Buddha and the Dream of America"", ""A New Myth for America"", ""Poems of Death: Time for Eternity"", ""Handbook for Youth in a Muddied Age"", ""Maybe We Need a New Religion"", and ""Forever Here"". He is also the producer of The Tribute Series, a series of highly-acclaimed travel films that are in homes, libraries, and schools all across the United States, several of which have appeared on PBs and international television.