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It’s a Mystery: Fractured, by Karin Slaughter - 72 days ago
Every parent’s nightmareFractured, a story about a murder/kidnapping/sex abuse case, is a police procedural concerned primarily with the relationship between the two detectives assigned to the horrific crime. Will Trent, a loner who was raised in... Topics: crime, fiction, reading

Historical Fiction: The Dark Tower, by Louis Bayard - 72 days ago
Tour de forceIt has generally been accepted that the son of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI was murdered shortly after the executions of his parents. Now, more than 200 years later, Louis Bayard has taken another look at the fate of the dauphin. Could he.. Topics: 19th century, France, History, mystery

The Trulli of Alberobello - 75 days ago
A trullo (plural, trulli) is a traditional stone dwelling with a conical roof. The style of construction is specific to the Itria Valley in the Murge area of the Italian region of Apulia (Puglia). Trulli were generally constructed as dwellings or... Topics: History, Italy, tradition, travel

Watch This: Changeling, with Angelina Jolie - 76 days ago
Changeling is the incredible story, based upon actual events, of Christine Collins’ quest to find her young son Walter, missing without a trace. It is also the story of appalling corruption in the government and police department of... Topics: Arts and Culture, History, Movie/DVD Review, thriller, women

Monday Morning Poem: Time Is - 77 days ago
by Henry Van DykeTime isToo Slow for those who Wait,Too Swift for those who Fear,Too Long for those who Grieve,Too Short for those who Rejoice;But for those who Love,Time is not. Topics: Arts and Culture, Life, poetry






















