Books by David Hoffman

Hailed as "the most dramatic and comprehensive account" of the early years of Russian capitalism New York Times Book Review

Memoir from the founder of a global non-profit organization that fosters independent media.

A previously unknown Islamic terrorist group steals a weapon from Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal. Paola Vasquez, a beautiful Brazilian escort in Abu Dhabi, overhears one of the plotters on the phone. Paola and other prostitutes also work for a private spy agency run by a Cuban expatriate, Celia Sanchez. Celia sells her information to the Israelis, but as the world anxiously awaits a terrorist attack with an atomic bomb that could destroy an entire city, Celia realizes she and Paola are being used. She calls on the one man she trusts to unravel the plot, Frank Reynolds, an ex-CIA officer who first recruited her as a spy, and together they race against the clock to stop the ultimate terrorist attack and safeguard their love.

After his marriage breaks up and his wife runs off with another woman, Sasha Simonov quits his tenure track university position to grow pot in Northern California. Having never worked with his hands, he must learn how to survive on his own in the middle of a remote wilderness. The story is at once a voyage of personal transformation and a passionate embrace of a life in nature. Set in the early 1970's, On Grizzly Mountain recounts the early back-to-the-land cannabis growing scene when pot was illegal, but worth its weight in gold. It is a tale of self-discovery and spiritual awakening. After many months growing his crop surrounded by beauty, Sasha faces a choice between two women: the playful free loving Darlene or his grounded, self-sufficient friend and mentor, Miriam. But first he must face the possibility of losing everything.