-One of very few books on religion and popular music -Covers a wide range of musical styles, from heavy metal and rap to country, jazz and Broadway musicals -The essays are written by academics and informed by their enthusiasm for the music &

With T. S. Eliot's words as his guide, Joey Tallon embarks on a journey toward enlightenment in the troubling psychedelic-gone-wrong atmosphere of the late 1970s. A man deranged by desire, and longing for belonging, Tallon searches for his"place of peace" -- a spiritual landscape located somewhere between his small town in Northern Ireland and Iowa ... and maybe between heaven and hell.

Beguilingly the beckoning air drew them towards the pathway. Crossing the busy road that separated them from the house they stepped upon the green grass the grasslands that once Bourke and Wills the famous explorers who had departed from the parklands in 1861 to cross the interior of Australia, unfortunately to their doom, she recalled and hope that this was not an omen. This was not a comforting thought at this time. Above the ravens had risen, their wings outstretched and they cawed to each other, Sadorn watched them suspiciously and the spirits soared above them.

With the grittiness and mystery of Veronica Mars and the magic and romance of Once Upon A Time, this is a captivating urban fantasy mystery readers are sure to be enchanted by! This fairytale retelling is packed with mystery, adventure, and forbidden romance with characters from favorite fairytales! Magic starts weeping into Wonderland and it spells nothing but trouble. Thanks to her growing reputation as an unofficial private investigator, Alice Wynter gets a visit from Rory Stone, a young woman interested in figuring out who her birth parents are. She lives with her three maternal aunts and they refuse to say a word. Unfortunately for Alice, she’s not as good at finding people as she is at solving crimes, which means she has to recruit Jack Lupine. They haven’t gotten along before Alice’s best friend was murdered. At the same time, Rumplestilskin is back with more information on Beast’s wrongful imprisonment and wants Alice to help figure out why a man would sign his life away for a crime he didn’t commit. All they have is a name - Belle - and the fact that she’s the only person he’s been writing to, besides his sister. When clues lead her to unraveling the truth about the Mad Mage, about whether he’s really back, she realizes she could potentially be putting herself and her small town in danger. Alice may not possess magic, but she’s in a world of it. Wonderland is like an onion; the more she peels back, another more sinister layer is there, ready to threaten everything and everyone she loves. She must press forward and continue to uncover everything about the town’s sordid history if she ever wants to learn what really happened to her best friend - and why Alice is at the center of everything.

In 1977, Elizabeth Lesser cofounded the Omega Institute, now America's largest adult-education center focusing on wellness and spirituality. Working with many of the eminent thinkers of our times, including Zen masters, rabbis, Christian monks, psychologists, scientists, and an array of noted American figures--from L.A. Lakers coach Phil Jackson to author Maya Angelou--Lesser found that by combining a variety of religious, psychological, and healing traditions, each of us has the unique ability to satisfy our spiritual hunger. In The Seeker's Guid, she synthesizes the lessons learned from an immersion into the world's wisdom traditions and intertwines them with illuminating stories from her daily life. Recounting her own trials and errors and offering meditative exercises, she shows the reader how to create a personal practice, gauge one's progress, and choose effective spiritual teachers and habits. Warm, accessible, and wise, this book provides directions through the four landscapes of the spiritual journey: THE MIND: learning meditation to ease stress and anxiety THE HEART: dealing with grief, loss, and pain; opening the heart and becoming fully alive THE BODY: returning the body to the spiritual fold to heal and overcome the fear of aging and death THE SOUL: experiencing daily life as an adventure of meaning and mystery

No one ever really knows if they want the truth - not even Alice. Alice Winter has been waiting for this moment for over a year: the truth about what really happened to her best friend. All Alice knows for sure is Anna was murdered and Beast - the person in Neverland Penitentiary for the crime - didn’t do it. Everything else has been shrouded in mystery …until now. But as the secrets unravel and the real culprit is revealed, Alice realizes nothing is ever simple and no one can be trusted. Not even the person she loves most in the world. In the epic conclusion of The Shadows of Wonderland Saga, go down the rabbit hole with Alice and find out everything you’ve been waiting to know. Fans of Once Upon a Time and Veronica Mars are addicted to this spellbinding urban fantasy romance! Scroll up and 1-click your copy today!

The past doesn’t always stay buried, especially when Alice is the one with the shovel Now that Alice Winter has a better handle on her magic, she’s intent on solving the one crime that’s eluded her for the past year - who attacked her the night of Stephen Charming’s party. The same night Anna was murdered. The night she still barely remembers. She doesn’t want to worry Rumpelstiltskin - who seems caught up in his own family drama back in the Fae realm - so she goes to the only person who can help her: Rumple’s dangerous younger brother, Pan. Pan has his own reasons for helping Alice, and it’s not benevolent. With Pan, it never is. At the same time, the pieces around Anna’s murder start to crumble. Vicious affairs are exposed, evidence shows up in the most unexpected of places, and everything Alice thought she knew about herself and who she is, is revealed to be a carefully constructed lie put into place to punish the innocent and protect the wicked.The only question Alice must answer is which category does she fall into. With the grittiness and mystery of Veronica Mars and the magic and romance of Once Upon A Time, The Seeker’s Revenge is the thrilling fifth book in a captivating urban fantasy mystery readers are enchanted by!

With the grittiness and mystery of Veronica Mars and the magic and romance of Once Upon A Time, this is a captivating urban fantasy mystery readers are sure to be enchanted by! This fairytale retelling is packed with mystery, adventure, and forbidden romance with characters from favorite fairytales! When the wolves in the Blood Forest howl, blood is going to spill. Now that Alice Winters has moved out of her father's place, she decides to do something she never thought she would after her best friend's murder: make friends. When her co-worker invites her out for a drink, Alice agrees. What she doesn't expect is for Crim to completely disappear. Now, Alice is doing a juggling act. Not only is she trying to figure out what happened to her friend, the ever elusive Rumpelstiltskin got her into the highly secured prison to see Beast - who may or may not have committed Anna's murder a year ago. Bank records show he received large payments around the time of the murder, but he refuses to say anything about it. While Alice meets Shane - the guy Crim has been casually seeing - she can tell he knows more than what's going on, so she decides to follow him into the Blood Forest where nightmares come to life. The deeper Alice goes into the mystery surrounding Crim's disappearance, the more she realizes that a major confrontation is bound to occur, especially when she discovers the real reason why Crim was taken. It only gets worse when evidence reveals it has to do with the banishment of the Mad Mage himself. With the grittiness and mystery of Riverdale and the magic and romance of Once Upon A Time, The Seeker’s Darkness is the thrilling third book in a captivating urban fantasy mystery readers are enchanted by!

With magic burning through her veins, Alice can't help wonder who she is and where she really comes from The last thing Alice Wynters wants is to have magic but, apparently, that's not an option. After discovering her abilities by chance, she realizes she possesses dormant magic that's finally starting to manifest. The problem is, she has no way to control it unless she trains with Rumpelstiltskin - something she doesn't want to do until she figures out her conflicting feelings for him. At the same time, Beast is released from prison after it's proven the date of Anna's murder was miscalculated. This poses more questions than answers: Why did the Charmings pay Beast? Why would Beast agree to plead guilty to a crime he didn't commit? Who is he protecting? What does he know? If Alice is finally going to unravel what happened to her best friend and why her magic is finally starting to awaken, she must step into the person she was born to become. Because the closer she gets to the truth, the more dangerous Wonderland is for her, whether she has magic or not. With the magic of Once Upon A Time and the mystery of Veronica Mars, The Shadows of Wonderland series is highly addictive. Scroll up and 1-click your copy today!

With the grittiness and mystery of Veronica Mars and the magic and romance of Once Upon A Time, The Seeker’s Shadow is a captivating urban fantasy mystery readers are sure to be enchanted by! This fairytale retelling is packed with mystery, adventure, and forbidden romance with characters from favorite fairytales! Alice has always felt like an outsider in Wonderland...and with the resurgence of an old cold case involving her best friend, she begins to find out why. Determined to unearth the real culprit and deliver justice, Alice embarks on a perilous quest, finding herself reluctantly drawn into the treacherous realm of the Fae. Teaming up with the charismatic yet unpredictable Fae prince, Rumpelstiltskin, she must navigate a world where trust is scarce and betrayal lurks around every corner. As if her pursuit of truth wasn't challenging enough, Alice finds herself entangled in another mystery. An acquaintance seeks her help to unravel a dark secret, a crime that hits too close to home. Sympathy compels her to take on the case, but with her non-magical status attracting unwanted attention, Alice treads carefully, knowing that her actions could have far-reaching consequences. In a race against time, Alice must balance her desire for answers with the dangers that surround her. With every step closer to the truth, Wonderland's shadows grow darker, and the line between friend and foe becomes blurred. Can Alice expose the secrets that bind her town and find redemption, or will she become lost in a world where magic and danger intertwine? With the magic of Once Upon a Time and the mystery of Veronica Mars, The Seeker's Shadow is a captivating contemporary romantic fantasy, weaving together elements of mystery, magic, and fairytale retellings.