{"id":26,"date":"2025-12-16T07:08:34","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T07:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/AuthorHouse\/869100\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2026-02-04T15:06:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T15:06:18","slug":"about-the-author","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/AuthorHouse\/869100\/about-the-author\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Author"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"711\" src=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/AuthorHouse\/869100\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/author-1024x711.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/AuthorHouse\/869100\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/author-1024x711.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/AuthorHouse\/869100\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/author-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/AuthorHouse\/869100\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/author-768x533.jpg 768w, https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/AuthorHouse\/869100\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/author.jpg 1138w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Henry \u201cHank\u201d Biernacki<\/strong> lived a life defined by adventure, curiosity, and generosity. Even though he battled severe dyslexia, he excelled both academically and athletically. He earned a BA in romance languages and international affairs, becoming fluent in six languages. As a commercial airline captain, he was type-rated in seven aircraft, including the Airbus 319\/320 and Boeing 747. He died in April 2025 while traveling \u2014 doing what he loved most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Works<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/AuthorHouse\/869100\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Steppe-Cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/AuthorHouse\/869100\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Steppe-Cover.jpg 330w, https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/AuthorHouse\/869100\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Steppe-Cover-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Steppe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through this timeless novel, Henry Biernacki carves images of the steppe (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan), an area often overlooked by travelers. Once Emperio changed his habitual routine, in Paris, of importing art, for one of exploration, he began to alter his life rather than accept destiny. Emperio\u2019s appreciative outlook to experiences, without definite outcomes, arises in the novel, and his passion shapes his future. The descriptions become tangible, and the reader feels the sways of the train, touches of the wind, relishes each shared meal, and finally absorbs the steppe. Biernacki reveals the importance of the swiftly fading moments and those enduring lifetimes. \u201cThe essence of traveling is not so much discovering the newness of a culture; moreover, and far superior, the discovery becomes a deeper side of the individual, who takes the step to learn.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-63375db1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/en\/bookstore\/bookdetails\/731614-the-steppe\" style=\"border-radius:3px;background-color:#415aa8;font-size:15px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>ORDER A COPY NOW<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/AuthorHouse\/869100\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/No-More-Heroes-Cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/AuthorHouse\/869100\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/No-More-Heroes-Cover.jpg 330w, https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/AuthorHouse\/869100\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/No-More-Heroes-Cover-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>No More Heroes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No More Heroes is a beautifully written testimony to the art of living. It is a poetic and joyful reminder of those seemingly ordinary moments and interactions that are indeed so extraordinary. Biernacki shares with the reader an uncommon sense of wonder and a profound sense of humanity. It is a rare gem in the form of a 180 page novel.<br>James M. Montoya<br>Vice President The College Board\/<br>Former Dean of Admission<br>Stanford University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The Past should be the past unless you live it fully. If you live it fully it will be so vivid in your memory that it will not seem to leave.&#8221; And so goes the bittersweet, thoughtful, and yearning wisdom that pours from the pages of Biernacki&#8217;s book, <em>No More Heroes<\/em>.<br>Victor Cass<br>Author &#8211; <em>Telenovela and Love, Death, and Other War Stories<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No More Heroes is part travelogue, part human interest, part inspirational. I felt that I was with Biernacki every step of the way as his writing style beautifully describes the scenes and images that he encounters along this journey. As one who likes to travel but doesn&#8217;t, this book is an inspiration to perhaps undergo such an adventure. Bravo Biernacki!<br>Alan Mautner<br>Music Conductor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biernacki&#8217;s sensitivity and understanding only comes with the broadening effect of being a world traveler. Truly, the author presents heroes upon which the reader may model their own life.<br>Kevin Brendan Arnold Cunniff<br>World Traveler, College Lecturer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-63375db1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/en\/bookstore\/bookdetails\/302593-no-more-heroes\" style=\"border-radius:3px;background-color:#415aa8;font-size:15px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>ORDER A COPY NOW<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/AuthorHouse\/869100\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/qr.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2162\" style=\"width:276px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/AuthorHouse\/869100\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/qr.png 500w, https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/AuthorHouse\/869100\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/qr-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/AuthorHouse\/869100\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/qr-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">TheGlobalHenry.Org<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Henry \u201cHank\u201d Biernacki lived a life defined by adventure, curiosity, and generosity. Even though he battled severe dyslexia, he excelled both academically and athletically. He earned a BA in romance languages and international affairs, becoming fluent in six languages. 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