The wild, untold oral history of the unlikely rise of Phish, Dave Matthews Band, Widespread Panic, Blues Traveler, and numerous other bands that helped define the 1990s jam band sceneSharing in the Groove is a rich examination of an underdog genre that helped define the 1990s musical landscape—a scene that paved the way for modern-day cultural institutions such as the Bonnaroo Music Festival and kept the Grateful Dead ethos alive. It was also a world with ...

An ironically upbeat book that asks some of today’s most inimitable musicians which song they would choose to be the last one they ever hearVariety Best Music Book of 2020TIME Best Book of Fall 2020 SelectionIf you could choose the last song you’d hear before you died, what would it be and why? Your favorite song of all time? Perhaps the one you danced to at your wedding? The song from that time you got super stoned...

An ironically upbeat book that asks some of today's most inimitable musicians which song they would choose to be the last one they ever hearIf you could choose the last song you'd hear before you died, what would it be and why? Your favorite song of all time? Perhaps the one you danced to at your wedding? The song from that time you got super stoned and just let the chords speak to you? It's a hard question that Mike Ayers has thought about for years.In

Most fathers want to raise children they are deeply connected to, yet few know where to begin. Father Friend charts the path for fathers to support their children through every stage, helping them build a strong, lasting bond.Dr. Mike Ayers introduces the Father Friend Model—rooted in Scripture, informed by child development research, shaped by decades of pastoral ministry, and tested through raising three children to adulthood. Built on four developmental...

Ministry can be brutal. Discouragement, frustration, and exhaustion are common experiences for all church leaders, often resulting in a lack of joy and a loss of focus. Aiming to encourage and strengthen pastors in particular, Jared Wilson helps readers rediscover the soul-satisfying gospel of grace as he creatively merges biblical exposition and personal confession. In addition to covering topics such as holiness, humility, and confidence, Wilson explores the nature of pastoral ministry t...