Daleville, Alabama Apr 20, 2026 (Issuewire.com) - FLORENCE, Miss. Brad Cooney has spent decades collecting moments that most people would not believe. His new memoir, WHEW! What a Life!: From the Arctic, Through the Holy Land, to The Hidden Haunts of Mississippi, published March 28, 2026 by the Amazon Best Selling author, is the full account of a life shaped by extraordinary timing, unlikely connections, and encounters that seemed guided by something greater. Illustrated by Jon Martinez and told entirely in Cooney's own voice, the 296-page book is available now on Amazon where it holds a perfect 5.0 star rating and currently ranks No. 3 in Ghosts and Hauntings.
WHEW! What a Life! is not a book about one thing. It ranges from the seas of the Arctic Circle to the streets of New York, from the Holy Land to Los Angeles, and ultimately back to Florence, Mississippi. Along the way, Cooney recounts a string of moments that he describes as feeling like a statistical going against the grain, a lifetime of good fortune arriving in ways he never could have anticipated. The book captures all of it, from his early years and Navy service to his career as a boxing journalist and celebrity interviewer, to the paranormal investigation that turned him into a global figure in the field.
One of the book's most anticipated revelations centers on a flight from Houston to Los Angeles. Cooney struck up a casual conversation with the young man seated next to him, not knowing at the time that the passenger would go on to become quite famous. He kept that name to himself for years. In WHEW! What a Life!, he finally shares it. It is one of many stories in the book that illustrate the recurring theme running through Cooney's life: the right person, in the right seat, at exactly the right moment.
Readers who discovered Cooney through The House in Between documentary films will find several chapters devoted to that investigation and the now famous A-frame home in Florence, Mississippi. But as Cooney makes clear from the first page, the films are one chapter of a much larger story. WHEW! What a Life! is the book he was always going to write. It is the complete picture of a man whose life has taken him everywhere, and whose story, as he puts it, is not over yet.
"There is so much more to tell about my life. And if you choose to tag along, I look forward to sharing every detail."
Brad Cooney, WHEW! What a Life!
Book Details
Title: WHEW! What a Life!: From the Arctic, Through the Holy Land, to The Hidden Haunts of Mississippi
Author: Brad Cooney
Illustrator: Jon Martinez
Publisher: Independently Published
Publication Date: March 28, 2026
Print Length: 296 pages
ISBN-13: 979-8254446880
ASIN: B0GVMRS333
Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars (7 reviews)
Current Amazon Rankings:
No. 3 in Ghosts and Hauntings
No. 44 in Psychic Phenomena
No. 700 in Memoirs
Available in Kindle and Paperback
Purchase: https://amzn.to/4dVR6Af
Media and Interview Availability
Brad Cooney is available for media interviews, podcast appearances, and press requests.
Book Interview: https://youtu.be/pNQwZA_AoJc
Film Interview (1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOO3eYxDcaA
Film Interview (2): https://youtu.be/_s2z39FFds0
About the Author
Brad Cooney is an Amazon Best Selling author, paranormal investigator, podcast host, and cast member of The House in Between documentary series. A United States Navy veteran and New York native, he built an early career as a boxing journalist and celebrity interviewer, co-founding the widely respected boxing platform 8countnews.com and interviewing some of the sport's biggest names. In 2016 he began investigating the paranormal case at Alice Jackson's Florence, Mississippi home, work that grew into one of the most successful independent paranormal documentary series of the past decade. WHEW! What a Life! is his most personal and wide-ranging work to date.
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