Sunday morning. Church as usual.The worship team finished singing, the offering was collected. Pastor Craft turned the service over to me. I ascended to the pulpit."Have you ever wrestled with God? I have," I declared. My sermon was about the importance of being honest with yourself and sharing your struggles with others. I invited those who were proud of their deliverance to join me on the platform, but how could I reciprocate given my hidden proclivities? I felt the urging ...

For the past decade or more, few Hollywood stars have experienced a more meteoric rise than Tyler Perry. As much as he is lauded by fans, Perry is panned by cultural critics who reject his work as overtly preachy and rife with racially stereotypical characterizations and controversial themes. This book explores the vast chasm between his fans’ adoration and the critical reception of his work: while some argue that Perry’s brand of «blackness» is little more than buffoonery, others claim he...

One of SPIN'S Best Music Memoirs of 2022!Brian Johnson’s memoir from growing up in a small town to starting his own band to ultimately replacing Bon Scott, the lead singer of one of the world biggest rock acts, AC/DC. They would record their first album together, the iconic Back in Black, which would become the biggest selling rock album of all time.Brian Johnson was born to a steelworker and WWII veteran father and an Italian moth...

A Minnesota journalist breaks down the cold case that has beguiled a community and haunted his family for generations.At 3:30 a.m. on April 11, 1933, neighbors and firefighters arrived at the farmhouse of Albin and Alvira Johnson to find a smoldering heap where a seemingly happy home once stood. Beneath the ruins, investigators found the bodies of Alvira and her seven children, but Albin's remains were nowhere to be seen. The authorities determined that Alvira and ...

"Surprisingly refreshing . . . You don't need to know anything about AC/DC to appreciate his funny and highly descriptive writing about [cars]." — Publishers WeeklyFrom "Pink Cadillac" to "Low Rider" to "Little Red Corvette," rock music has always had a racy love affair with cars. And AC/DC lead singer Brian Johnson is not only a rock legend, second-to-none at infusing razor-sharp lyrics with the screaming metal energy of a true rock and roller, but also a ...

Within Reach is a soft science fiction novel about an amateur writer and stigmatist who narrowly escapes being killed in a mass shooting, defying incredible odds. He unwillingly amasses a group of followers who look up to him as a spiritual leader. He loses control over his life's narrative and struggles to regain it only to discover himself ascending to an even more profound role than he had expected but at a terrible cost.

Caution: This is a true story based on real-life events and contains many triggers.As a young lad, I was exposed to grave robbing, car theft, murder, extortion, abuse, parental abandonment, nudity, and troubles with the "Queen."

The Testament of Solomon comprises a family of texts, some dating to the fourth century CE or earlier, relating an extra-Biblical account of King Solomon's divinely-conferred power to constrain the demons who plague the human race. It is also, implicitly, a handbook for those bold or foolhardy enough to follow his example in the demonological sciences.Translated here for the first time from fifteenth-century Byzantine Greek manuscripts, one such text of this secret Solomon...

A Brace of Professors is comprised of both ‘Professor’ stories.THE PROFESSOR: The self-titled character gives up his Lepidopterist hobby after observing Charles Montgomery Hackett pedal his pushbike into the rear end of a stationary bus. The "Professor" instantly decides to abandon the butterfly and moth fraternity and become an anthropologist instead. He is going to study Charlie. However, the Professor is not a well man, mentally speaking.Between lust-fuelled desire for h...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.You already understand the importance of quality communication. But good communication is built not on speaking but on listening.When we learn to actively listen—to listen well—this ability resonates through all our relationships and interactions. Research has found that by listening actively, you will obtain more information, increase others' trust in you, reduce conflict, and better understand the message bein...

The Mass Psychology of Addiction is written by a psychoanalyst who is a master of neurobiology. He offers solutions that will dramatically lower deaths from addiction. Buying alcohol should require a license that one can lose. You lose your driver's license if you are a bad driver. You lose your alcohol purchase license if you are a bad drunk. All other drugs should be sold at state addictive drug (SAD) centers with ads like "Citizens of New York, please buy our superheroin! We wi...

In the first book of its kind, an acclaimed futurist gives readers the tools they need to envision and create the future they want.If you’re like most people, thinking about tomorrow makes you anxious. You may have dreams of what you want to do or where you want to be in the next few months, years, or decade, but you’re fearful because you don’t know what may await. Unfortunately, this apprehension affects how you make decisions today—the kind of decisions that wil...