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A "richly anecdotal" account of the secluded LA neighborhood's legendary music scene, a tale of groupies, cocaine, and California dreaming ( Salon).Finalist, SCBA Book Award for NonfictionA Los Angeles Times BestsellerIn the late sixties and early seventies, an impromptu collection of musicians colonized a eucalyptus-scented canyon deep in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles and melded folk, rock, and ...

The popular and critical successes of films like The Sixth Sense and The Ring and its sequels in the late 1990s led to an impressive international explosion of scary films dealing with ghosts. This book takes a close look at a number of those films from different countries, including the United States, Japan, South Korea, Spain, and Great Britain. Making a crucial distinction between these atmospheric films and conventional horror, Michael Walker argues that they are most...

The Workhorse© 2025 by Michael WalkerIntroduction:The saga is set—long before cities rose, when treasure maps were drawn on faded weathered parchment—there lived a poor prospector named Juriel (pronounced "Zhuriel"), a man who believed fortune was always hiding just one day farther down the road. He dreamt of treasures, but mostly just gold.His only companion was a horse, though "companion" was far too loving a word...

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Giving Christianity a bad name is a tale of a young mans journey into finding the truth about the real agenda's of modern churches. It despels myths and deception from spiritual leaders, who are pushing their own brand to make the Bible fit their desired outcome. This books also gives facts based on research, and some personal opinions by the author about Christianity in general. This book is designed to open your mind and look at all the evidence to formulate your own conclusion.

The island of Ireland sent two international teams to the European Championships finals in France in 2016. The Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland were both managed by a man called O'Neill — Martin and Michael — both were resplendent in emerald green and both were backed by noisy, good-natured supporters. But they were two distinct entities. Green Shoots examines why, almost a century after one Irish Association became two, this is still the case. It traces the overlapping stories and...

Do not be misled by the title of this book “The Fear of the Lord Is His treasure”. The fear of God is a wonderful and astonishing gift that He chooses to offer to us, along with many promises. Not wanting those promises, I believe, is akin to not wanting the work of the birth, life, death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus. In today's modern world, it is a rarely talked about facet of the Christian faith that is shrouded in negativity arising from the use of the word “fear”. This is an u...

In April 1897, a strange airship crashed in Aurora, Texas and the "unearthly" pilot was buried in the local cemetery. Today, the pilot finally awakened. God help us all. In July 2015, supernatural sleuth Kevin Starkly disappeared mysteriously in the New Jersey Pine Barrens. What secrets did he uncover about the Aurora UFO crash, and has he paid a terrible price for his curiosity? Four twenty-something paranormal investigators, a self-styled "Nerd Legion," —Tony Fermia (a psychic who talks ...

Within the Western church in this 21st century, for the first time in man's history, death is as much a taboo subject as without, yet the Christian's greatest hope is not for this present life. Instead it is in the “afterlife”, where we talk of “being with Jesus” or “going to Heaven” as though these are better options for us than our present life. Yet, the way we live our lives does not reflect these ideas. And how can we live our lives in the truth of death, unless we know what the bible ...

“The cross” is a simple phrase used to refer to the greatest single act in history. An act that has transformed the world. An act that produced a seismic shift in the whole world. An act with profound depths. Those simple words, though, have within so much more than just the crucifixion of Jesus nearly 2000 years ago. A new place for us was ushered in – the Kingdom of God. This book intends to convey something of the fullness of what is meant when we refer to “the cross” and as such brings...

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Make it make sense is a detailed look at the four major religions. This book gives accurate details on the history, teachings, and beliefs of each. It also goes into greater details on who wrote the guides, and why some of them were written. It examines what each religious concept of the afterlife is, and what to expect upon death. It speaks on things that make absolutely no sense when it comes to our beliefs. It also speaks on the contradictions of each guide, problems with prayer, and cr...