New Book from Dr. Bruce Erwin Branch Argues Against Going It Alone, Drawing on Biblical and Modern Examples

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Dr. Bruce Erwin Branch has released a new book, "Don’t Guess And Don’t Assume," published through Covenant Books, that takes aim at a specific habit: the belief that one’s experience and education are sufficient to manage every situation independently.

The book’s central comparison is to an occasional gambler convinced he’s cracked the system. According to the publisher’s description, that confidence works right up until it doesn’t, and the same pattern shows up in family and personal conflict. Branch pairs biblical figures with contemporary examples to make the point, arguing that incorrect assumptions, rather than mere chance, typically lead to negative outcomes.

Much of the book deals with family conflict specifically, according to the publisher’s synopsis, including sibling rivalry, misunderstandings that stretch on for years, and disputes that escalate because someone was certain their own read on a problem was the correct one. The synopsis cites disagreement, deception and even murder among the outcomes Branch traces back to that root cause, drawing on stories from the Bible as well as more recent examples. The book is listed under biography and autobiography, and a paperback edition is set for release in May 2026, with an ebook also available.

Branch’s argument, as the publisher frames it, isn’t that experience is worthless, but that it has limits a person often can’t see from the inside. The book’s answer is to seek out other advisers rather than assume self-sufficiency is enough.

Studio CarryOnHarry will be watching to see whether a book built on a single, repeated analogy can sustain reader interest across a full-length treatment, or whether its strongest material is the shorter anecdotes it promises along the way.

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