Aaron Chapman is a writer, historian, and musician with a special interest in Vancouver's entertainment history. His previous books are Vancouver after Dark: The Wild History of a City's Nightlife, winner of the Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award in 2020; The Last Gang in Town, the story of Vancouver's Clark Park Gang; Liquor, Lust, and the Law, the story of Vancouver's Penthouse Nightclub, now available in a second edition; and Live at the Commodore,...

The story of a year-long confrontation in 1972 between the Vancouver police and the Clark Park gang, a band of unruly characters who ruled the city’s east side. Corrupt cops, hapless criminals, and murder figure in this story that questions which gang was tougher: the petty criminals, or the police themselves.This publication meets the EPUB Accessibility requirements and it also meets the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG-AA). It is screen-reader friendly and is accessible...

The story of Vancouver’s legendary Penthouse nightclub, founded in 1947 and active to this day. In its heyday, acts like Sammy Davis Jr and Nat King Cole performed, and stars like Frank Sinatra and Gary Cooper visited; in the 1970s, the club became infamous for its exotic dancers and a lurid history that included vice squads, politicians, and con men.

Vancouver's Commodore Ballroom is, like New York's CBGB's and Los Angeles's Whiskey a Go-Go, one of the most venerated rock clubs in the world; originally built in 1930, it's hosted a who's-who of music greats before they made it big: The Police, The Clash, Blondie, Talking Heads, Nirvana, New York Dolls, U2, and, more recently, Lady Gaga and the White Stripes. Filled with never-before-published photographs, posters, and paraphernalia, Live at the Commodore is a visceral, energeti...

A raucous history of Vancouver’s music and entertainment venues, from Prohibition-era nightclubs and Chinatown cabarets to gay bars, dive bars, goth hideaways, discos, and taverns. Archival posters and photos chronicle how the city’s nightlife changed with times, and how some of these nightspots ushered in changes to Vancouver. Vancouver after Dark documents the famous people and infamous places that contributed to the non-stop party, at least once the sun went down.

Im Called to Preach Now Whatthis is an excellent step-by-step user guide for preachers that are in the embryonic stage of ministry, the experience veteran, and or the seminary trained preacher who desires to have a scholarly but yet practical methodology for preaching effective messages.

Dr. Aaron Chapmans expressions on efficacious expository preaching is a masterpiece. It is a must read for aspiring expositors and for the tenured preacher. I am encouraged to keep pressing for a higher level in this calling because of this book (Pastor C. L. Mayes; Macedonia Baptist Church, Toledo, Ohio; national evangelist). A library must have, is this soul-searching, conscious-pricking discourse of self examination of ones calling and commitment to make full proof of their fervor towar...

This homiletic text was birthed from my burning desire to witness the clergy maximizing their potential. In the ecclesiastical sector, there are many preachers deprived of a fighting chance in ministry. Mining for Masterpieces encourages you to take digging to another dimension and is a textual follow-up to my previous literary preaching text, Im Called to Preach; Now What?

Dorinda Clark-Cole A Legend of Gospel Music It never ceases to amaze me what this Man of God is Capable of. Dr. Aaron Chapman makes preachers stay at the top of their game in the world of Preaching. Just perusing thru chapters of this book Its fascinating, intriguing and appealing. You cant put this book down. If destiny is pulling and tugging and drawing you to do more in your life and or ministry, this is the book for you. It will help you rediscover who God called you to be, redefine yo...

Build stronger homes. Stronger teams. Stronger futures.Supported Independent Living (SIL) is where people live their lives. To do it well, providers need more than good intentions.They need homes that feel like home, strong teams, reliable systems, and a genuine commitment to helping people live their best lives.This book brings together frontline leaders, clinicians, strategists, innovators, and people with lived experience to show you what good SIL looks like in t...

Given the current zeitgeist, the actualization of 21st Century ministry has increasingly become a daunting enterprise.The confluence of the intellectual, moral, and cultural tenor of the times causes us to examine the assessment of ministry motives. We must ask ourselves What is our priority? Style or substance? Conviction or compromise? Have too many preachers augmented their authenticity, gyped themselves of their genuineness, and become maligned by misguided motives?Such is the ...

This preaching text is a critical response to the contemporary critique that preaching is on life support. The reader will find within this text a ripening rationale of why preaching’s best days are ahead instead of behind us. Lastly, this text is used as a reminder for preachers of the vision, value, and vitality of the call to ministry.