Book 01
The Man Who Stayed
A quiet, honest book about surviving pressure, choosing to stay, and beginning the slow work of rebuilding.
Read this bookAlec P. Daschner
Some men survive in silence. These books give that silence words.
Honest books about staying, seeing, family history, work, identity, faith, dignity, survival and the slow return to oneself.
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Book 02
The Man Who Stayed Long Enough to See
A continuation of staying, seeing, and rebuilding: what becomes visible when a man remains long enough to face the life before him.
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For the Man Who Has Carried Too Much for Too Long
You do not have to explain everything before you are allowed to begin understanding it.
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No gate between the reader and the words.
These books are freely available because words cannot help the person who is prevented from reaching them. The copyright remains with the author. Free access does not remove the work’s value or ownership.
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Alec P. Daschner
Alec P. Daschner is the author of The Man Who Stayed and The Man Who Stayed Long Enough to See. His books are available in English and Afrikaans and may be read freely through this official website.
About Alec and the books →Recurring questions
Silence, family, work, faith, dignity and rebuilding.
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