A witty, candid, sharply written memoir by the cofounder of Steely Dan In his entertaining debut as an author, Donald Fagen—musician, songwriter, and cofounder of Steely Dan—reveals the cultural figures and currents that shaped his artistic sensibility, as well as offering a look at his college days and a hilarious account of life on the road. Fagen presents the “eminent hipsters” who spoke to him as he was growing up in a bland New Jersey suburb in the early 1960s; his colorful, mind-expanding years at Bard College, where he first met his musical partner Walter Becker; and the agonies and ecstasies of a recent cross-country tour with Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs. Acclaimed for his literate lyrics and complex arrangements as a musician, Fagen here proves himself a sophisticated writer with his own distinctive voice.

Hans Holzers probing investigative techniques and expertise in the paranormal have earned him the reputation the world over as the Ghost Hunter. Here we follow him around the globe on the trail of the Uncanny and in pursuit of unexplained footsteps, apparitions, and other psychic phenomena. Along the way, he introduces us to the ghosts who still inhabit homes, cling to castle walls, and lurk at lonely country crossroads. These are just a few of the ghosts we meet: Grandma Thurston, whose ghost still works the loom, tugged at the Ghost Hunters elbow in an eighteenth-century farmhouse. The Ghost at the Altar is that of a pastor whose wooden church burned down, destroying many years of work and many dreams. The specter of railroadman Joe Baldwin, who lost his head while trying to forestall a collision, still patrols a section of track in Wilmington, North Carolina. A haunted house in Los Angeles is the site of a nightly party where invisible guests celebrate as the horrified inhabitants listen on. We watch from a front-row seat as Holzer establishes a connection to the spirits behind these and other hauntings in deep-trance sessions conducted with renowned psychics. In these sessions, he eases the spirits transition from this world to the next-and brings the reader face to face with haunted places and people around the world.

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This book is about my life as God chose it for me, My Thoughts Keep Me Alive. Please do not judge me, just listen to the words I say, feel how I feel as I flip flop with myself, trying to find the real me in this crazy world. Writing has been my hidden treasure, written on scraps of paper to become this book. As I release myself to where I am suppose to be dealing with my own life's challenges which help me find my way to my own reality. Welcome to my crazy wonderful world! Sit back and enjoy for we all have a story, this one is mine.

Manit: A guy who leaves his parents for love and struggle to fulfil his dreams. Maanya: A girl who supports her man dreams but denies staying away from her parents. Aditya: A guy who fails to express his feelings of love in a fear of losing friendship. Bhoomi: A girl who leaves the city for friendship and refuses to accept the feelings of love for her man. Rajat: A guy who dreams to become a musician and struggle to achieve something in life. Ankit: A guy who works in an IT hub and a person who never say no for any kind of help. Is it a friendship or love that makes us better with our lives? How these people meet and how are they connected? Do they achieve their dreams? Why is it so difficult to express your love when you are already a best friend? Let's get into the book and get the answer for all these questions. I promise, reading your dreams kept me alive will be worth of each minute that you spent in reading it. Happy reading

The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.