Published works
Nonfiction as Chuck Ackerman. Fiction as Lars C. Hallene. Two names, one author, zero regrets.
Latest fiction release
Grimm's Modern Nightmares · Book One
Writing as Lars C. Hallene
The fairy tale you thought you knew has been reimagined as a dark, modern thriller. Deep in the off-grid wilderness, a young woman discovers that the dangers her grandmother warned her about are very, very real — and much closer than she ever imagined.
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Giants of Commerce
Before the Genius Bar, there was the Red Shirt Army. A firsthand account of CompUSA's meteoric rise and tragic collapse — the Black Fridays, commission wars, and the moment a tech cathedral lost its soul.
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Giants of Commerce
In 1996, NVIDIA was thirty days from collapse. The untold story of the biggest gamble in tech history — from a bullet-riddled diner booth in San Jose to the secret meetings that saved the company now powering the AI revolution.
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Standalone
Part history, part memoir, part consumer guide. The psychology, secrets, and wild front-line stories of the world's most chaotic shopping holiday — and what we lost when it moved online.
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Fiction — Writing as Lars C. Hallene
Chuck's fiction is published under the pen name Lars C. Hallene — an anagram of his first and middle names. Dark, modern retellings of classic tales with a thriller edge. View Lars's Amazon author page →
Grimm's Modern Nightmares — Book One
The fairy tale you thought you knew reimagined as a dark, modern thriller. Deep in the off-grid wilderness, a young woman discovers that the dangers her grandmother warned her about are very, very real.
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Grimm's Modern Nightmares — Book Two
The Grimm's Modern Nightmares series continues. Follow Lars C. Hallene on Amazon to be notified when the next title drops.
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On the horizon
Chuck is continuing the Giants of Commerce nonfiction series, documenting the companies and moments that shaped modern consumer culture. More titles are in development.
The next installment in the Grimm's Modern Nightmares series by Lars C. Hallene is in development. Follow on Amazon to be the first to know when it drops.