For the first time in his own words, the legendary musical genius of The Beach Boys reflects on his tumultuous life and astonishing 21st-century comeback to live performance and renewed creativity.Brian Wilson was the driving creative force behind The Beach Boys, a band that defined an era and charted nine consecutive gold albums and hit after unstoppable hit. But he was derailed in the 1970s by mental illness, drug use, and the shifting fortunes of the band he'd h...

Smile has become one of the most unavoidable legends of rock'n'roll folklore, and in this searching examination Domenic Priore presents the true story behind the album's 40-year conception.Work on Smile began hot on the heels of the ground-breaking Pet Sounds, when Brian Wilson collaborated with Van Dyke Parks to create a 'musical story of America'. However, production would famously collapse under a tide of internal fighting, record business chicanery and Brian's own health proble...

The CIA have a double agent leaking secrets to the Chinese. In an attempt to identify the double agent, Adam Brown, a senior CIA operative disappears leading to speculation and confusion, which is added to when Frank- a world-renown physicist becomes involved. This is an action packed spy novel; a thriller that will have you sitting on the edge of your seat as the mystery unfolds leaving you guessing to who are the good guys and who is the double agent. Brian Wilson - the author known for ...

This is the tale of a town on the fringes of fear, of ordinary people and everyday objects transformed by terror and madness, a microcosm of the world where nothing is ever quite what it seems. This is a world where the unreal is real, where the familiar and friendly lure and deceive. On the outskirts of civilisation sits this solitary town. Home to the unhinged. Oblivion to outsiders.Shallow Creek contains twenty-one original horror stories by a chilling cast of contemporary write...

The General Grant, a clipper, met a tragic fate on May 4th, 1866 when it crashed into the cliffs of the Auckland Islands, carrying 83 passengers and a reported 2,576 ounces of gold. What happened to the gold? Robbie, a Southland sheep farmer, harbours suspicions that his uncle, a renowned treasure hunter, salvaged the treasure from this wreckage. Unfortunately, the truth died with his uncle, leaving Robbie with a lingering question. His obsession to unravel this mystery takes him down a da...

As the pages of life turn, we journey through the ever-changing seasons of the soul. Spring whispers of new beginnings, budding with the promise of growth and renewal. In summer's warmth, we bask in the fullness of our experiences, savouring moments of joy and abundance. Autumn arrives, painting our path with the colours of reflection and transition, as we gather the wisdom of the years gone by. And in the stillness of winter, we find solace in the quiet embrace of introspection, preparing...

This is the main book, not a summary bookhis is the main book not a summaryThis is the main book, not a summary bookDeveloping a positive thinking mindset involves cultivating optimistic thoughts and attitudes to enhance well-being and resilience. It requires acknowledging negative thoughts without dwelling on them, reframing challenges as opportunities, and focusing on gratitude and self-affirmation. By embracing positivity, one can attract positive outcomes, maint...

Mike Love and Brian Wilson's world-famous song, gloriously illustrated by Paul Hoppe, will bring smiles to the faces of children and parents alike.*"*Zany fun . . . Good Vibrations is a good book for an aging Baby Boomer, a hipster, or a beach-going anyone." — New York Journal of Books"I'm pickin' up good vibrationsShe's giving me the excitationsGood, good, good, good vibrations

Alone in his kayak, Brian Wilson sets off from the Solway Firth on a 2000-mile odyssey around Scotland's extraordinarily varied coastline of cliffscapes, unspoiled shorelines, treacherous sea passages and beautiful Hebridean islands. Adventure is there aplenty as he battles with whirlpools, heavy seas and hypothermia and survives a close encounter with a killer whale.During the voyage, which finishes on the East Lothian coast at Seacliff, he meets a colourful cast of characters, in...

The story of a football club born in a poverty-stricken corner of Glasgow—and its powerful rise to champion status and worldwide renown.Celtic is a club like no other. Its story is a unique one, of a football club founded to raise money to help alleviate poverty within the predominantly Irish immigrant community of Glasgow's East End. Yet, from its inception, Celtic has been a club open to all. From those humble and charitable origins, Celtic have gone on to become...

In the late 1960s, drawing on Scandinavian experience, Western Ferries pioneered roll-on roll off ferry operations in Scotland's West Highlands and Islands. This innovative company's original focus, was Islay, where its hitherto undreamt of frequency of service transformed that island's access to the outside world. The company's profitable and efficient operation was, however, deliberately sabotaged by heavily subsidised predatory pricing by the feather-bedded state owned competitor.

"When you play with fire you get burnt," as Danny and his son Sean discover. The turbulent 1970s in Northern Ireland - fraught with shootings, bombings, and rioting ― left indelible scars on their lives. Their story presents a poignant narrative of a time when homes, families, and lives were mercilessly obliterated.Haunted by a dark, violent past, Danny seeks solace for his family by leaving a home turf marked by upheaval. But is truly running away from one's past an easy solution?...