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Matthew J. Pallamary

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Matthew J. Pallamary’s works have been translated into Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Norwegian, French, and German. His historical novel of first contact between shamans and Jesuits in 18th century South America, titled, Land Without Evil received rave reviews along with a San Diego Book Award for mainstream fiction. It was also adapted into a full-length stage and sky show, co-written with and directed by Agent Red and performed by Sky Candy, an Austin Texas aerial group. The making of the show was the subject of a PBS series, Arts in Context episode, which garnered an EMMY nomination.

His nonfiction book, The Infinity Zone: A Transcendent Approach to Peak Performance is a collaboration with professional tennis coach Paul Mayberry that offe Matthew J. Pallamary’s works have been translated into Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Norwegian, French, and German. His historical novel of first contact between shamans and Jesuits in 18th century South America, titled, Land Without Evil received rave reviews along with a San Diego Book Award for mainstream fiction. It was also adapted into a full-length stage and sky show, co-written with and directed by Agent Red and performed by Sky Candy, an Austin Texas aerial group. The making of the show was the subject of a PBS series, Arts in Context episode, which garnered an EMMY nomination.

His nonfiction book, The Infinity Zone: A Transcendent Approach to Peak Performance is a collaboration with professional tennis coach Paul Mayberry that offers a fascinating exploration of the phenomenon that occurs at the nexus of perfect form and motion. The Infinity Zone took 1st place in the International Book Awards, New Age category and was a finalist in the San Diego Book Awards.

His first book, a short story collection titled The Small Dark Room Of The Soul was mentioned in The Year’s Best Horror and Fantasy and received praise from Ray Bradbury and has been released as an audio book.

His second collection, A Short Walk to the Other Side was an Award Winning Finalist in the International Book Awards, an Award Winning Finalist in the USA Best Book Awards, and an Award Winning Finalist in the San Diego Book Awards. It has been released as an audio book.

DreamLand a novel about computer generated dreaming, written with legendary DJ Ken Reeth won first place in the Independent e-Book Award in the Horror/Thriller category and was an Award Winning Finalist in the San Diego Book Awards. It has also been released as an audio book.

It’s sequel, n0thing is titled after the main character, who in the real world is his nephew, an international Counter-Strike gaming champion. After winning what amounts to the Super Bowl of gaming, n0thing and his winning teammates, are recruited as a literal “dream team” whose mission is to go into the nightmares of battle scarred veterans and rescue them from their traumatic memories while becoming ambassadors for a gaming platform that exceeds virtual reality with an experience that pushes the boundaries of reality itself.

Eye of the Predator was an Award Winning Finalist in the Visionary Fiction category of the International Book Awards. Eye of the Predator is a supernatural thriller about a zoologist who discovers that he can go into the minds of animals.

CyberChrist was an Award Winning Finalist in the Thriller/Adventure category of the International Book Awards. CyberChrist is the story of a prize winning journalist who receives an email from a man who claims to have discovered immortality by turning off the aging gene in a 15 year old boy with an aging disorder. The forwarded email becomes the basis for an online church built around the boy, calling him CyberChrist. It has also been released as an audio book.

Phantastic Fiction – A Shamanic Approach to Story took first place in the International Book Awards Writing/Publishing category. Phantastic Fiction is Matt’s guide to dramatic writing that grew out of his popular Phantastic Fiction Workshop.

Night Whispers was an Award Winning Finalist in the Horror category of the International Book Awards. Set in the Boston neighborhood of Dorchester, Night Whispers is the story of Nick Powers, who loses consciousness after crashing in a stolen car and comes to hearing whispering voices in his mind. When he sees a homeless man arguing with himself, Nick realizes that the whispers in his head are the other side of the argument.

His memoir Spirit Matters detailing his journeys to Peru, working with shamanic plant medicines took first place in the San Diego Book Awards Spiritual Book Category, and was an Award-Winning Finalist in the autobiography/memoir category of the National Best Book Awards. Spirit Matters is also available as an aud ...more

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	Land Without Evil: A Novel 4.35 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 1999 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	spirit-matters 4.45 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2007 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Night Whispers 4.83 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2015 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eye of the Predator 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2014 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Center Of The Universe Is Right Between Your Eyes But Home Is Where The Heart Is 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Phantastic Fiction: A Shamanic Approach to Story 4.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	CyberChrist 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2014 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Short Walk to the Other Side 4.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Infinity Zone - A Transcendent Approach To Peak Performance by Matthew J. Pallamary (Goodreads Author), Paul Mayberry 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	DreamLand by Matthew J. Pallamary (Goodreads Author), Ken Reeth 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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A Long Time Ago In A Cannabis Field Far, Far Away... Drug Wars: A New Dope

DRUG WARS: A New Dope is a Star Wars parody written in the tradition of Spaceballs with Cheech and Chong overtones, now available in print, audio, and electronic formats.
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Matthew Pallamary liked Matthew J. Pallamary's blog post: DRUG WARS: A New Dope "We live in dark divisive times. In my darkest moments I laugh at myself, and the more the darkness and absurdity piles on, the harder I laugh. Laughter is healing and a wonderful release. It was the purpose of the court jester in medieval times ..." Read more of this blog post »
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Matthew Pallamary liked Matthew J. Pallamary's blog post: Please Allow Me To Introduce Myself. "Don't let the cover fool you! Death really loves you and wants you to hear it for yourself, so please enjoy listening to the opening chapter of DEATH: (A Love Story) which you can also read in print and as an ebook. https://mystic-ink.captivate...." Read more of this blog post »
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Matthew Pallamary answered Aria Sun-Hee's question: I found your book Land Without Evil to be quite beautiful of a story. I’ve wanted to share this book with a few people who have found themselves incarcerated and are only allowed paperback books. I cannot seem to find paperback versions and am wondering would you consider offering a paperback version? Thank you for your time and consideration, I know this is an unusual question. Love & Light ~* Hi Aria, Sorry for the delay in responding. I have been out of the country. Thank you for your kind words. Unfortunately, Land Without Evil is not available in paperback at present. It is available as an ebook and as an audiobook. I am sorry about this as See Full Answer
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Erudite, eloquent, iconoclastic, "The Thinning Veil" once again showcases author Matthew J. Pallamary's mastery of the short story, raising this literary format to an impressively high level of literary fiction. Thoughtful, thought-provoking, enterta ...more
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“Through the ages, countless spiritual disciplines have urged us to look within ourselves and seek the truth. Part of that truth resides in a small, dark room -- one we are afraid to enter ”
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“You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.”
― Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You

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“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.”
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“I have never listened to anyone who criticized my taste in space travel, sideshows or gorillas. When this occurs, I pack up my dinosaurs and leave the room.”
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Oct 29, 2014 05:22AM

Back in February I taped the Bridging Heaven and Earth Show with my good friend Allan Silberhartz who had been doing the show for about twenty years. I was on the show once before about twelve years ago.
Sadly, Allan left the planet suddenly a few short weeks after the taping, so this is one of the very last shows that he did and I was blessed and honored to be on it.
His amazing partner Bianca Childs is carrying the torch and the message that Allan dedicated his life to, so a special thanks goes out to her for her hard work and dedication to the One.

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Jan 20, 2014 09:44AM

We have officially "gone viral" with over 10,500 downloads in 24 hrs. of one of the best interviews I have ever done about shamanism and plant medicines on the Inner Journey radio show from the KX93.5 studio where the audio book of my memoir Spirit Matters was recorded over the summer, so if you haven't listened yet, jump on board!

http://kx935.com/podcast/innerjourney...

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