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"A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in old age, as a fine building should be seen by morning light, at noon and by moonlight."                         ~ Robertson Davies ~89

Stretching Minds With Short Stories- The Cut Glass Bowl

Wednesday again; where does the time go? Last week we wrapped up Ray Bradbury's, The Veldt, and ended with a look at our next short story. The children left with their copies of F. Scott Fitzgerald's, The Cut...

13 comments    history vanity attitudes
Stonehenge: An amazing monument, one of the great mysteries of the ancient world.89

Mysteries of Ancient History

The World is full of incredible ancient mysteries that history books just won't teach you, and it's rather sad to me how few people are aware of some of the incredible discoveries and unknown history of this...

16 comments    education travel religion
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The Magdalene Line of Kathleen McGowan

I've just spent three days in Belgium with Kathleen McGowan, author of "The Expected One" and "The Book of Love". So don't think this is a literary review or something. It's always tricky to write a review...

8 comments    religion arts literature
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Marvel Comics Requiem, the End of the Silver Surfer

 With the remaining three hubs of my thirty days of thirty hubs on comic books I have decided to explain first the death of a character, then tomorrow the rebirth, and on Wednesday I will tell a more...

2 comments    writing books comic books
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Find Books About Vampire Lore

I've had this weird obsession about vampires for years now. I think it started when I saw "Queen of the Damned," but I could be mistaken. In any sense, I like vampires. I like to read vampire fiction. I like...

2 comments    books vampire books vampire lore
Vicki Leon, a picture from her website73

Working IX to V, by Vicki Leon

If I ever thought that I'm overworked and under-payed, well...I changed my mind. It could have been worse. Imagine being a slave 2000 years ago (or all the time throughout the history), or a servant, or the...

10 comments    history jobs job
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Richmond Burning

To many, the city of Richmond stood for the thing which they had all fought so hard; the Confederacy itself. Be it the soldier who guarded her, the citizens who lived within her, or the armies who sought to...

0 comments    education history book review
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Reading and Writing Are Tools for Life

I believe reading and writing are important tools that a person needs throughout their lifetime regardless of what profession someone is in. Literacy can open up many possibilities for someone. Writing well...

2 comments    life education children
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Medieval Manuscript Illumination in a Nutshell

In the early middle ages most manuscript illumination was executed by monks primarily for monastic use, as part of the daily spiritual routine in the monasteries. Copying earlier manuscripts was an activity...

0 comments    religion arts history
The family - muse and inspiration68

Wide View And Experiences

The family - muse and inspiration No this is not about zoology like last time. It is about a short but impelling book that in a few pages (around 100) redefines the meaning of revolution, power, leadership...

0 comments    movies books history
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