Timber Hawkeye (born Tomer Gal on July 19, 1977), is an Israeli-born American author. He is best known for writing Buddhist Boot Camp and his self-published memoir, Faithfully Religionless.

Biography

Hawkeye was born as Tomer Gal in Bat Yam and was raised in Katzrin, a town in the Golan Heights of Israel, before moving with his parents and older sister to San Francisco at the age of 13.

Hawkeye worked several jobs during his teenage years and early twenties. He started as a paperboy at 14, delivering the San Francisco Examiner in the Sunset District. During his senior year of high school, he worked for the State Compensation Insurance Fund. He then attended California State University, Stanislaus for college. Hawkeye also worked jobs at the California State University, Stanislaus Foundation Department, and as a paralegal in the Bay Area and Seattle, Washington, focusing mainly on commercial real estate. Hawkeye stated that he found living in Seattle more rewarding than living in California, despite earning less money.

After living in Seattle, Hawkeye sold his belongings and moved to Honolulu, Hawaii, with the intention of leading a simpler life.[1][2] He worked odd jobs on the island to cover expenses and spent the rest of his time engaging in leisure activities and studying.

In 2013, Hawkeye published his first book, Buddhist Boot Camp. It is a collection of emails he sent to his friends from Hawaii over approximately eight years. It was initially self-published,[2] then later published by HarperCollins.[3]

After touring for Buddhist Boot Camp, Hawkeye moved to the Eastern Sierras to write and publish his second book. He founded a publishing company, Hawkeye Publishers, in early 2016, to publish his and others' work.

Faithfully Religion less is a self-published memoir aimed at audiences who consider themselves spiritual but not religious. It was launched at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. The book tour included appearances at several churches across the U.S.

The Opposite of Namaste was self-published on August 8, 2022. It contains 84 transcripts of Hawkeye's podcast.

References

  1. ^ Jean (2016-06-01). "Timber Hawkeye | Journeys Of Life". Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  2. ^ a b "Timber Hawkeye: "Buddhist Boot Camp" – Conejo Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship". cvuuf.org. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  3. ^ Hawkeye, Timber. "Buddhist Boot Camp - Timber Hawkeye - Hardcover". HarperCollins US. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timber_Hawkeye
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