Canada has produced many successful proponents of the genre known as heavy metal, which grew out of the hard rock of the 1970s, exploded commercially in the 1980s, and then petered out in the 1990s as grunge took over, only to rise to prominence once again in the new millennium.The road to Canadian musical glory is not lined with the palm trees and top-down convertibles of the Sunset Strip. It is a road slick with black ice, obscured by blizzards, and littered with moose and deer t...

We are living in end times. With climate chaos, an accelerating mass extinction, and signs of civilizational collapse, the Earth community is being drawn into a planetary near-death experience (NDE). These end times, however, also mark the threshold of new planetary identity in the making. Drawing on an impressive range of scholarship from such fields as Big history, comparative religion, transpersonal psychology, and integral philosophies, Sean Kelly reveals the features of this new ident...

For a Ghost-Free Time, Call is an episodic supernatural adventure set in the emerald city of Eugene, Oregon which follows a young man, who–since he was a boy–has had the irritating ability to see ghosts all around him. Episode Two follows the strange events of the previous installment, knocking over dominoes that will seek to destroy Jared's life as he knows it…In the weeks following the mysterious events of Episode One, Jared's life has all but returned to normal, as normal as it ...

A love letter to the hard-rocking, but often snubbed, music of the era of excess: the 1980sThere may be no more joyous iteration in all of music than 1980s hard rock. It was an era where the musical and cultural ideals of rebellion and freedom of the great rock ’n’ roll of the ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s were taken to dizzying heights of neon excess. Attention to songcraft, showmanship, and musical virtuosity (especially in the realm of the electric guitar) were at an all...

For a Ghost-Free Time, Call is an episodic supernatural adventure set in the emerald city of Eugene, Oregon which follows a young man, who–since he was a boy–has had the irritating ability to see ghosts all around him. Episode Three picks up the morning following the harrowing events of the previous installment.Jared has been shaken by loss and doesn't want anything to do with the ghastly forces that put him into his miserable state of self-doubt. However, a cry for help quickly br...

For a Ghost-Free Time, Call is an episodic supernatural adventure set in the emerald city of Eugene, Oregon which follows a young man, who–since he was a boy–has had the irritating ability to see ghosts all around him. Episode Four begins shortly after a startling revelation about the strange incidents happening all over town.With a bolstered resolve, Jared, Dizzy, and Sam pulled an all-nighter in an attempt to solve the mystery of the city's supernatural disasters. After discussin...

A love letter to the hard-rocking, but often snubbed, music of the era of excess: the 1980sThere may be no more joyous iteration in all of music than 1980s hard rock. It was an era where the musical and cultural ideals of rebellion and freedom of the great rock 'n' roll of the '50s, '60s, and '70s were taken to dizzying heights of neon excess. Attention to songcraft, showmanship, and musical virtuosity (especially in the realm of the electric guitar) were at an all...

KELLY – Survival and Persistence Through the AgesKelly is one of the great Irish surnames — ancient, widespread, and still carried by millions across Ireland and the Irish diaspora.From its Gaelic origins as Ó Ceallaigh, the name emerged independently in several regions of Ireland and endured centuries of upheaval that erased countless other names. This book tells the story of how Kelly took root, spread, and survived through conquest, land...

For a Ghost-Free Time, Call is an episodic supernatural adventure set in the emerald city of Eugene, Oregon, which follows a young man who – since he was a boy – has had the irritating ability to see ghosts all around him. Episode Five picks up the morning following Jared's painful run in with the psychic Adya in the previous installment.Surrounded by friends, Jared finds himself desperate to find his ghostly roommate, who vanished after the mysterious psychic's brutal attack. With ...

For the first time since he was fourteen, Benjamin Keller is unemployed, relatively happy and ready to pursue his new path as a writer. Ben embarks on an impromptu road trip to Washington to visit his ill father, ready to take advantage of the long drive to write about his experiences along the way. Ben's impulsive—and quite often irritating—best friend, Taylor, quickly invites himself along, hoping for all the traditional road trip mischief to ensue. Unbeknownst to the traveling companion...

"All descriptions of the past are in the present; therefore, history tells our descendants more about us than it does about the imaginary creatures we like to call our ancestors.... All of which is only another way of saying that the past and the future do not exist; nevertheless, we need these narrative fictions, for we gain knowledge by looking backward at patterns and forward in anticipation of the results of our actions." --William Irwin Thompson

"By making changes to your health, appearance, and mindset, you've embarked on a transformative journey to becoming your best self. But true self-esteem comes from within. It's not about how you look on the outside-it's about how you feel on the inside. When you take care of your mind, body, and spirit, you'll radiate confidence, resilience, and authenticity.This is your life. Take charge of it, and start today. You deserve to feel amazing, inside and out. Remember this is not sayi...