As Mikel Jollett recalls his horrifying childhood in his memoir, "Hollywood Park", it is hard to visualize how such a small boy could survive the cruel chaos of the world around him. His surreal early years spent in a cult environment were just the warm-up for what was to follow. Faced with mental and physical cruelty, poverty-level living conditions, a highly-dysfunctional family, and so much more, he somehow endured his hellish journey to manhood. Overcoming his own personal struggles, he later graduated with honors from Stanford University and found success as a musician and writer. As the years passed, Mikel Jollett would follow through an emotional full-circle, coming to terms with what he could not change, and finding hope and love through the power of forgiveness.