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Albert Einstein is possibly the man most of us think of first when we hear the very word "genius" tossed about, and certainly Dr. Einstein is the archtype of the modern, astute, slightly eccentric, scientist. J. Robert Oppenheimer is a man less known to popular culture but still a very public face in the landscape of American science, the nuclear arms race, and the development of the Cold War. More ... There is no question that "The Shack" is the publishing phenomenon of the year. Published by a small Christian firm, it has shot to the top of best seller lists. The sub-title might be dialogues with God, as the protagonist carries on an extended conversation with God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit in an abandoned shack. More ... Sometimes truth really is stranger than fiction, and in the case of Italian merchant Giannino di Guccio such was certainly the situation. Di Guccio was summoned to Rome from Siena to be alerted to the fact that, according to Senator Cola di Rienzo (the coy ruler of Rome at the time), he, di Guccio, was actually the crown prince of France but had been switched at birth with another child. More ... I Did as I Was Told; an autobiographical novel by Marty Rightmyer, is touching and compelling.It will take you on a journey through her young life and takes place during the nineteen fifties and beyond. Beginning with an unraveling, postpartum mother, an abusive alcoholic father and bewildered siblings left in her constant immature care as she struggles for normality. More ... |
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