![]() Some have established reputations as “the most haunted mansion in America,” or “the most haunted prison” others, like the haunted Indian burial grounds in West Virginia, evoke memories from the past our collective nation tries to forget. Crammed into old houses and hotels, abandoned prisons and empty hospitals, the spirits that linger continue to capture our collective imagination, but why? His own fascination piqued by a house hunt in Los Angeles that revealed derelict foreclosures and “zombie homes,” Dickey embarks on a journey across the continental United States to decode and unpack the American history repressed in our most famous haunted places. Colin Dickey is on the trail of America’s ghosts. One of NPR’s Great Reads of 2016 “A lively assemblage and smart analysis of dozens of haunting stories…absorbing… intellectually intriguing.” - The New York Times Book Review From the author of The Unidentified, an intellectual feast for fans of offbeat history that takes readers on a road trip through some of the country’s most infamously haunted places -and deep into the dark side of our history. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Mari is a yokai with the ability to transform into a terrifying monster. And it would be, if she weren’t hiding a dangerous secret. Mari has spent a lifetime training to become empress. All are eligible to compete – all except yokai, supernatural monsters and spirits whom the human emperor is determined to enslave and destroy. Conquer Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall, and you can marry the prince. Survive the palace’s enchanted seasonal rooms. In each generation, a competition is held to find the next empress of Honoku. In a deadly tournament to become empress, any may enter but only one will survive, and one competitor doesn’t just plan to win, she’s going to steal the Emperor’s fortune. ![]() ![]() Shrouded in cold, brooding fog, the close-knit coastal town harbors dark secrets and suspicious residents. But when a television-show host presses her to tackle the one story everyone claims she cannot write–the story of her own family’s destruction–her perfect life shatters.Determined to finally face her past, Meg returns to her hometown of Shelter Bay. ![]() A bestselling true-crime writer, Meg has money, fame, and a wealthy fiance. Two decades after her sister’s brutal attack and murder, Meg Brogan has finally found happiness…or so it appears. You can read this before In the Waning Light PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom. Here is a quick description and cover image of book In the Waning Light written by Loreth Anne White which was published in November 3, 2015. Brief Summary of Book: In the Waning Light by Loreth Anne White ![]() ![]() ![]() 4th century BCE – 1st century CE, via Wikimedia Commons. The Socratic Mind Bust of Socrates, a copy of a bronze statue by Lysippos, c. By the number of posthumous accounts of his life and his death, it can be argued that Socrates was well known among the Athenian population and well liked. Politically Socrates remained a moderate as well and took no sides between the Athenian Democrats and the Athenian Oligarchs – the two rival political parties in his era. He roamed the streets of Athens barefoot wearing solely a robe. ![]() By historical accounts, written posthumously, Socrates held no regard to physical and material pleasures and affairs: he did not often bathe himself, and was indifferent to his physical appearance. He practiced moderation in everything that he did, from food to sex. Socrates was famously an unattractive man – known for his crooked and upturned nose, as can be noted in his busts, and large protruding gut. ![]() What is known about Socrates is that he was an Athenian citizen, fought in service of the city in the Peloponnesian War, and was educated in the city as well. The only historical accounts of his life come via two of his pupils: most notably the philosopher Plato, and the historian Xenophon. Not much is known about Socrates’ early life. ![]() 1810, via the National Gallery of Slovenia Early Life: What Led to the Trial of Socrates? Socrates with a Disciple and Diotima, by Franc Kavčič, c. ![]() ![]() ![]() On a hot summer's night her worst fears are realized. Nothing feels safe anymore every time Mia and Zach leave the house, she worries about them. It has always been easy-until senior year of high school tests them all. Jude does everything to keep her kids on track for college and out of harm's way. Then Zach falls in love with Lexi and the three become inseparable. Lexi, a former foster child with a dark past, quickly becomes Mia's best friend. ![]() ![]() When Lexi Baill moves into their small, close-knit community, no one is more welcoming than Jude. To hold on…to let go…to forget…to forgive.… Which road will you take?įor eighteen years, Jude Farraday has put her children's needs above her own, and it shows-her twins, Mia and Zach, are bright and happy teenagers. For a mother, life comes down to a series of choices. ![]() ![]() ![]() Interactions should not primarily be for personal benefit. Interact with the community in good faith. Respect for members and creators shall extend to every interaction. Visionīuild a reputation for inclusive, welcoming dialogue where creators and fans of all types of speculative fiction mingle. We reserve the right to remove discussion that does not fulfill the mission of /r/Fantasy. We welcome respectful dialogue related to speculative fiction in literature, games, film, and the wider world. r/Fantasy is the internet’s largest discussion forum for the greater Speculative Fiction genre. For updated information regarding ongoing community features, please visit 'new' Reddit. ![]() Resource links will direct you to Wiki pages, which we are maintaining. Please be aware that the sidebar in 'old' Reddit is no longer being updated with information about Book Clubs and AMAs as of October 2018. ![]() ![]() ![]() But, no: Jackson Brodie is back, somewhat older, but once again enmeshed in a tangle of storylines. “Big Sky” is both an entertaining caper fueled by coincidence and a sordid story of human trafficking. ![]() ![]() We haven’t heard from this hard-luck case in more than a decade, although a version of him showed up - played by Jason Isaacs, often missing his shirt - in the BBC television series “Case Histories” in 2011. It seemed entirely possible that even his creator, who can be surprisingly ruthless, had given the old boy the boot. Jackson Brodie, former soldier and police inspector, now private detective, is novelist Kate Atkinson’s most popular character. Hero of four previous novels and champion of the powerless, Jackson has led a star-crossed life: He was left motherless at 13 his sister was murdered his brother hanged himself his first wife, the mother of his daughter, divorced him his second, absconded with his money and his paramour, Julia, the mother of his son, moved on to other men. ![]() ![]() ![]() At length he realizes that the horrific crimes are based upon events in the Book of Revelation. Revelation-the strongest novel in the series to date-is sure to delight Sansom's many fans and bring him to a wider audience. Because the political implications of the unfolding series of murders could damage the Protestant cause, Shardlake, aided by his Jewish assistant Jack Barak and a clever Moorish doctor, agrees to help solve the mystery. As Bishop Bonner prepares to purge London of Protestants, Shardlake, with his assistant Jack Barak, uncovers a series of horrific murders that shake them all to the core. His search leads him back to Bedlam but also to Catherine Parr-and the dark prophecies of the Book of Revelation. When an old friend of Shardlake's is murdered, he vows to bring the killer to justice. Meanwhile, Matthew Shardlake is working to defend a teenage boy, a religious fanatic who is being held in the infamous Bedlam hospital for the insane. In Revelation, Sansom's newest book in the series, the year is 1543 and King Henry VIII is wooing Lady Catherine Parr, a woman sympathetic to reform, whom he wants for his sixth wife- much to the dismay of Archbishop Cranmer and the embattled Protestant faction at court. The first three Shardlake mysteries have won over critics and readers alike. ![]() ![]() ![]() Man of a family suffering from depression due to their soft hearts. It is about a girl losing her friends and moving to a new place. The story can’t be summaries in a few lines, as it is about many things. There is a commentary about war, feminism and few other elements to move the plot. ![]() We explore the Nao family, and about her uncle sacrifice in the army. There we learned about the nun lifestyle and Japanese culture. Where she taste the poverty that she was not used to, father got depressed, and the mother starts working.īullying and father’s suicide attempt happen, which throws the Nao into messy family life.īut her grandmother takes her to the nun-temple for the summer. She is a girl born in America, but after the dot com bubble, her father has to move back to Japan. In the diary, Nao tries to write her thoughts. The Fortec Conspiracy by Garvin and Addeo. ![]() ![]() ![]() Raymond Johnson in 2013 discovered that the original face, held by the Art Institute in Chicago where the exhibition began, belonged to the original bust, held at Palazzo Altemps. ![]() ![]() “A Portrait of Antinous, in Two Parts” brings together the long-fragmented second century sculpture. Egyptologist W. Antinous was also frequently represented in sculpture not just as Osiris but sometimes as Apollo or Dionysus.Īn exhibition dedicated to Antinous in celebration of the reunited parts of a luminous marble portrait continues through mid-January at the Palazzo Altemps in Rome. Images of Antinous, with his signature curly hairstyle, began to appear on coins and medallions, and the youth became the subject of numerous sculptures. Although it was not uncommon for his predecessors to have taken male lovers alongside a female spouse, Hadrian was unique in making his love official in a way that no other emperor had before him. Grief-stricken, the emperor declared antinous a god and founded the city Antinoupolis where Antinous was identified with the Egyptian god of death and resurrection, Osiris. The art that flourished during the reign of Hadrian (117-138) was replete with representations of antinous after the youth mysteriously drowned in the Nile River in 130 while accompanying Hadrian on a tour of Egypt. Antinous, the young man who became first the companion of the Emperor Hadrian and then a deity, was born 27 November 111 in Claudiopolis (present day Bolu, Turkey), in the Roman province of Bithynia. ![]() |