Books

John's Books

A reading room for John's work on economic hit men, American empire, shamanic practice, indigenous wisdom, and the shift from extraction to regeneration.

Economics & PowerFictionShamanism & TransformationIndigenous WisdomWellbeing
Message from Pleiades cover

Fiction

Novel

Message from Pleiades

A political and mystical adventure about Jenny, the United States' youngest senator, who travels to Tikal and encounters a voice tied to the Pleiades.

Order Book
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, 3rd Edition cover

Economics & Power

Third edition

Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, 3rd Edition

The third edition expands the bestseller's focus to China, international corruption, twelve new chapters, and practical ways to challenge the system.

Order Book
The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man cover

Economics & Power

Expanded edition

The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man

Featuring fifteen explosive new chapters, this expanded edition brings the economic hit man story up to date and home to the United States.

Order Book
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man cover

Economics & Power

Bestseller

Confessions of an Economic Hit Man

The million-copy bestseller that introduced Perkins's firsthand account of economic hit men and the covert systems behind modern empire.

Order Book
Hoodwinked cover

Economics & Power

Crisis & reform

Hoodwinked

A warning from Perkins's economic hit man experience about the forces behind the financial meltdown and the choices needed to build a healthier economy.

Order Book
The Secret History of the American Empire cover

Economics & Power

Global expose

The Secret History of the American Empire

Drawing on interviews with economic hit men, jackals, reporters, business leaders, and activists, Perkins traces the hidden machinery of American empire.

Order Book
Psychonavigation cover

Shamanism & Transformation

Travel beyond time

Psychonavigation

A firsthand account of psychonavigation, dream wandering, and Perkins's encounters with the Shuar, the Quechua, and the Bugis.

Order Book
Touching the Jaguar cover

Shamanism & Transformation

Personal change

Touching the Jaguar

Perkins connects his Amazon experiences, his economic hit man past, and a strategy for moving from a destructive Death Economy toward a Life Economy.

Order Book
Shapeshifting cover

Shamanism & Transformation

Healing practice

Shapeshifting

A guide to ancient and modern shapeshifting practices taught to Perkins by shamans across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and the Americas.

Order Book
Spirit of the Shuar cover

Indigenous Wisdom

Shuar voices

Spirit of the Shuar

A record of Shuar history, customs, and wisdom shaped by Perkins, publisher Ehud Sperling, and Shuar warrior Shakaim Mariano Chumpi.

Order Book
The Stress-Free Habit cover

Wellbeing

Daily practice

The Stress-Free Habit

A practical book on stress management techniques drawn from cultures that build calming practices into daily life.

Order Book
The World Is As You Dream It cover

Shamanism & Transformation

Dream change

The World Is As You Dream It

Teachings from Ecuadorian shamans on dream change and the industrial world's relationship with nature, domination, and healing.

Order Book

John was featured and quoted in