International Author and Human Rights Advocate
Gregg Tyler Milligan
BOOKS
"Don't write a story, write the truth." -- Gregg Tyler Milligan
A Beautiful World released August 13, 2009
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A Beautiful World addresses the harsh realities of child abuse and stands out in the memoir category as bold and emotionally shattering. From the beginning, the straightforward prose shows us a brutal world of sadness and depravity. The narrative becomes ever more lurid as the writer recounts in graphic detail the horrors of child abuse. It is a shocking and moving story – rife with gritty realism, hope and the endurance of the human spirit. The reader will find A Beautiful World thought-provoking and, in many places, a genuinely moving experience. The writer draws the reader into his valuable personal insights, providing a firm grasp of the perils and challenges faced by victims of abuse along the road to healing and deliverance.
God Must Be Sleeping 1st Ed. October 3, 2011; 2nd Ed. 2013
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Gregg Tyler Milligan's story is told in two volumes - Book I: A Beautiful World and Book II: God Must Be Sleeping. Shocking and moving - both are rife with gritty realism, endurance, and hope. More information can be found at godmustbesleeping.com/ A Beautiful World describes a child's battle for survival against a depraved alcoholic mother, building to a desperate escape that saves the author and his siblings. Subjected to beatings, molestations and forced prostitution - this visceral book heralds one boy's courage in the face of devastation. God Must Be Sleeping delves into the fight through the next 11 years of Milligan's life. Living with abusive family members, in foster homes and on the street - battling rage and depression, he uses the smallest of opportunities as means to survive. He eventually earns a college scholarship and bachelor's degree. Taking readers along his jagged path to triumph - Milligan shows every fall taken to reveal the joy in every hill climbed.
Landscapes of the Heart released June 11, 2014
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Landscapes of the Heart: A Survivor's Guide offers readers a gripping expedition through Gregg Tyler Milligan's personal journey as an adult, which he combines with illuminating insights, wisdom, and new ideas shared from years of experience, studies and work - coming together in a simple yet masterful unified approach that can be easily applied for success at every level - individual and societal.
Landscapes of the Heart stands apart from other books; Milligan interweaves his life's struggles, adventures and successes, punctuated with his written works, professional research and groundbreaking concepts - leading readers into a path forward lit by compassion, driven by personal responsibility and proven by the examples taken from Milligan's own life and those evidenced by fact-based research shared. Landscapes of the Heart is a carefully constructed map to a more beautiful world; starting with ourselves and building outward.
A Brief History in Thailand:
A Collection of Journals 2009-2014 released August 19, 2015
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This is an all-encompassing collection of seven hand-written journals Milligan meticulously scribed on each journey to S.E. Asia; primarily within the golden country of Thailand. Milligan masterfully weaves his experiences into the connection between nature and humanity --- proving the clear, definitive link within all living things upon this earth and beyond into the vast universe. As with his previous works, Milligan pours out his heart, spilling its entire content and meaning into every word. Amid his many recollections and recantations of events in Thailand; the greater purpose underlying Milligan's prose is bestowing within readers a true understanding of why they are in this world ... who we are as a species -- the inspiration and culmination of which Milligan found within the Kingdom of Thailand; "A most enchanting country." Within this collection of journals, Milligan eloquently describes what is possible when showing compassion for one another and nature itself.
The Keepers released March 31, 2020
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The Keepers shows the tying together of all good souls to repair the devastating holes created by abuse and the power of true understanding. Of how to get there no matter your starting point with a grand and welcoming "Come Along" cheer that brings everyone in and everyone home. No one is too bad or lost to be found. It could possibly represent to the world the best part of hope needed to just hang on. Like the best friendliest and happiest map you could ever find because you know it's real; it shows you where all the pitfalls and traps are, and also where the magnificent treasures are along the way. And you can "Come Along" either by inspiration or desperation, but please still come along.
From Suffering to Fulfillment Resilience and Liberation in a Beautiful World released August 15, 2024
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In "From Suffering to Fulfillment: Resilience and Liberation in a Beautiful World," Dr. Gregg Tyler Milligan invites us into the shadowed corridors of human suffering, where despair and hope wage a silent war. With a voice as tender as it is unyielding, he recounts the scars of his past and the quiet miracles that have shaped his survival. His journey is not one of simple endurance but a pilgrimage through the darkness, where faith and love, guided by grace, are the fragile yet resilient threads that stitch together a fractured soul.
This is not merely a chronicle of pain. It is a whispered prayer, a guide for those who walk the same desolate paths, showing that beyond the tears, beyond the agony, there lies a sacred possibility: the transformation of suffering into liberation. Dr. Milligan’s words do not just speak—they reach out, grasping the reader’s hand, leading them toward a place where resilience becomes not just an act of defiance but an act of grace. It's a comforting and insightful companion in the journey from suffering to fulfillment, offering profound understanding and unwavering support to the reader.
Each page of this work is a quiet testimony to the strength of the human spirit, which, though battered by the relentless storms of life, finds within itself the power to stand, forgive, and heal. Illuminated by divine grace, this book offers more than solace; it provides a sacred blueprint for reclaiming one’s soul from the depths of despair, discovering a purpose forged in the fires of suffering, and finding, at last, the peace that has always been the proper destination.