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Mike Duran
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There are many odd tidbits in Strange Angel, George Pendle’s biography of rocket scientist and occultist Jack Parsons. Parsons died in a mysterious 
explosion in 1952 in his Pasadena home, but not before becoming one of the world’s most influential rocket scientists and a passionate devotee to the teachings of Aleister Crowley, the self-proclaimed “wickedest man in the world.” Parsons was a favo...
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The Telling
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The Resurrection: A novel
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Winterland
— published 2011 — 2 editions |
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Subterranea: Nine Tales of Dread and Wonder
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Why We Love the Church: In Praise of Institutions and Organized Religion
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Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality
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| I’m not sure I would have read this book if not for the fact that I’m researching memoirs on Christian spirituality. When Blue Like Jazz Blue-Like-Jazz3was all the rage (back in 2005-6), I checked out Miller’s website to see what all the buzz was abo...more | |
“They strain over gnats and swallow camels. They also cannibalize each other for power.”
― Mike Duran, The Resurrection: A novel
― Mike Duran, The Resurrection: A novel
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