""Michael in My Life"" chronicles my lifelong recollections and journals of prophetic dreams, messages, symbols, spiritual visitations, poems, and prayers. I explore my connection to the Divine in life, to Michael, and to friends and family as well. We all have signs and clues guiding us along our paths in life...sometimes we see them in time, sometimes we don't. However, it's especially easy to see these signs when looking back on your life...and that's what I've done with Michael in My Life. Michael Jackson has always been at the heart of my spirituality....even when I didn't recognize it at the time. Looking back over the past 50-plus years, it is crystal clear to me. He was, is, and will always be with me. I'm so happy to be joined by 24 fellow Disciples & Soldiers of Love, whom have shared their loving stories of Michael in their lives. All wonderful MUST reads! Full-color, awesome, artwork included!

So tender yet courageous is this fierce family memoir that it makes mass incarceration nothing less than a new American tragedy. In a shattering work that shifts between a woman’s private anguish over the loss of her beloved baby cousin and a scholar’s fierce critique of the American prison system, Danielle Allen seeks answers to what, for many years, felt unanswerable. Why? Why did her cousin, a precocious young man who dreamed of being a firefighter and a writer, end up dead? Why did he languish in prison? And why, at the age of fifteen, was he in an alley in South Central Los Angeles, holding a gun while trying to steal someone’s car? Cuz means both “cousin” and “because.” In this searing memoir, Allen unfurls a "new American story" about a world tragically transformed by the sudden availability of narcotics and the rise of street gangs—a collision, followed by a reactionary War on Drugs, that would devastate not only South Central L.A. but virtually every urban center in the nation. At thirteen, sensitive, talkative Michael Allen was suddenly tossed into this cauldron, a violent world where he would be tried at fifteen as an adult for an attempted carjacking, and where he would be sent, along with an entire generation, cascading into the spiral of the Los Angeles prison system. Throughout her cousin Michael’s eleven years in prison, Danielle Allen—who became a dean at the University of Chicago at the age of thirty-two—remained psychically bonded to her self-appointed charge, visiting Michael in prison and corresponding with him regularly. When she finally welcomed her baby cousin home, she adopted the role of "cousin on duty," devotedly supporting Michael’s fresh start while juggling the demands of her own academic career. As Cuz heartbreakingly reveals, even Allen’s devotion, as unwavering as it was, could not save Michael from the brutal realities encountered by newly released young men navigating the streets of South Central. The corrosive entanglements of gang warfare, combined with a star-crossed love for a gorgeous woman driving a gold Mercedes, would ultimately be Michael’s undoing. In this Ellisonian story of a young African American man’s coming-of-age in late twentieth-century America, and of the family who will always love Michael, we learn how we lost an entire generation.

'I WENT THROUGH A LONG PERIOD WHERE I WAS AFRAID OF DOING THINGS I WANTED TO DO, AND YOU GET YOUR COURAGE BACK, WHICH IS WHAT'S IMPORTANT' – GEORGE MICHAEL Born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, George Michael was raised in a family of Greek Cypriot immigrants in North London, and dreamed of stardom when he was a little boy. At just twelve years old he met Andrew Ridgeley and the two of them went on to achieve stunning success in the early 1980s with Wham!, creating music that remains popular to this day. Yet despite the enormous success of Wham!, George wanted more, and so set about recreating himself as a serious solo artist, reaching heights of even greater success. Ironically, however, even from the early days he was plagued with insecurity about his sexuality, which, combined with the calamity of losing his first lover to AIDS and his mother to cancer, plunged him into a lifelong struggle with drug addiction. He died, at the tragically early age of just fifty three, on Christmas Day 2016. George Michael's life and career brought him international fame, and his sudden and unexpected death shocked the world. His unrivalled popularity as an artist, however, and the music he made, have turned him into one of the immortal greats of pop music. As Emily Herbert shows in this new biography, his legacy is not just his music, but his many extraordinary, and often anonymous, acts of charity.

The Life of Michael Angelo by Romain Rolland: In this compelling biography, Romain Rolland traces the life and artistic journey of the legendary Italian Renaissance sculptor and painter, Michelangelo Buonarroti. The book delves into the artist's creative genius, his enduring legacy, and the tumultuous historical period in which he lived. With a blend of historical research and vivid narrative, Rolland's biography offers readers an intimate portrait of one of the most influential figures in art history. Key Aspects of the Book "The Life of Michael Angelo": Artistic Genius: Rolland explores Michelangelo's exceptional artistic talent and the masterpieces that defined his career. Historical Context: The biography provides a detailed backdrop of the Renaissance era and the significant events that shaped Michelangelo's life and works. Personal Struggles and Triumphs: Readers encounter the challenges and achievements of Michelangelo's life journey, capturing the essence of the artist as both a creative visionary and a complex individual. Romain Rolland was a French author, playwright, and essayist born in 1866. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1915 for his extensive literary output and contributions to French literature. Rolland's fascination with historical events and social themes is evident in his writings. Through "The Life of Michael Angelo," he presents a captivating and empathetic portrait of the renowned artist, Michelangelo Buonarroti.

"Most Americans first heard of Michael Harrington with the publication of The Other America, his seminal book on American poverty. Isserman expertly tracks Harrington's beginnings in the Catholic Worke"