Ian Snowball – författare

Foreword by Martin FreemanWhether flying across a screen or lighting up the stage, Madness' wild, energetic sax player has always been hard to miss. For Lee 'Kix' Thompson, life is for having as much fun as possible.Growing Out of It is the tale of one 'nutty boy' not really growing out of it at all. From getting up to no good as a teenager to his many musical (mis)adventures in the 1970s, Lee's memoir of his formative years captures his enduring love for his north London stomping ground, where he first met the other members of Madness.This is a story of growing up in a certain time and place when anything felt possible, even a bunch of north London lads forming a ska revival band - and becoming one of Britain's best-loved groups.

With public executions on the ancient Penenden Heath still within living memory of the elders of Kent, England, a new threat lingers in the shadows of the North Downs-the unspeakable Lady Highwaymen.What motivates them? Who are they? Are they coming for you?Father and daughter, Ian and Josie reunite for a second book, a tale of the future that’s set in the past. Set in Kent in the winter of 1775, The Unspeakable Lady Highwaymen is a story of courage, resistance and disruption.It’s a call to action to be brave in the face of oppression and it takes no prisoners. And is packed full of themes that continue to resonate through society even today. Alongside the fictional aspect of the novel, the authors have also included factual references from the period, as they relate to life in the 18th Century in both England and during the tensions of the American Revolutionary War.The Unspeakable Lady Highwaymen is an original untold story that has been waiting to be written. There’s romance, there’s mystery, there’s being transported back in time, and Josie and Ian have created characters you will warm to, despise, detest and fall in love with. It’s a story that truly stands up and delivers…

OUR VIBE-A Sound Healing Journey is not a book about self-promotion or forcing an opinion about what sound healing is and should be. It is, however, an attempt to challenge, where there is the opportunity to challenge, and to explore and reassess the reasons why we do what we do when it comes to the practice of sound healing.It’s a book about a sound healers personal development, and the esoteric and alternative view to this fascinating practice. It’s also about the Energy worlds which lay at the heart of the natural world, like the Tuning Fork Principle and the Law of Attraction because sound healing cannot be considered without exploring this.The hope is that OUR VIBE-A Sound Healing Journey is a book that will be liberating and give a sense of freedom that reflects the possibility of these new times with the new permissions for personal refinement, development and evolvement, for those whom this sense resonates.And it’s a book with tips and techniques, assisting meditations, and interviews and advice from other sound healers who willingly share their passions and experiences.It is a book that is intended to shine a light and provide some insight into the sound healers world and to encourage curiosity and serve as an invitation to someone who is considering attending a sound healing session. And it’s for the more seasoned who might simply like to learn more about the sound healing art and the Our Vibe Sound Healing community, and the many companionships forged through this most wonderful world.OUR VIBE- A Sound Healing Journey is intended to be a pocketbook of possibilities. Enjoy the journey, your journey, which is far from being over…