![]() ![]() It also offers a powerful historical lesson for our century and all times: the danger of assuming that because people are in positions of responsibility they are necessarily behaving responsibly. ![]() ![]() He interviewed some of the few survivors to learn what happened during and after the disaster. Graced by David McCullough's remarkable gift for writing richly textured, sympathetic social history, The Johnstown Flood is an absorbing, classic portrait of life in nineteenth-century America, of overweening confidence, of energy, and of tragedy. American author and historian David McCullough’s first book, The Johnstown Flood (1968), tells the story of a flood that devastated a steel community in Central Pennsylvania in 1889. It was a tragedy that became a national scandal. Then came May 31, 1889, when the dam burst, sending a wall of water thundering down the mountain, smashing through Johnstown, and killing more than 2,000 people. Graced by David McCullough’s remarkable gift for writing richly textured, sympathetic social history, The Johnstown Flood is an. ![]() Despite repeated warnings of possible danger, nothing was done about the dam. Then came May 31, 1889, when the dam burst, sending a wall of water thundering down the mountain, smashing through Johnstown, and killing more than 2,000 people. In the mountains above Johnstown, an old earth dam had been hastily rebuilt to create a lake for an exclusive summer resort patronized by the tycoons of that same industrial prosperity, among them Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and Andrew Mellon. At the end of the last century, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was a booming coal-and-steel town filled with hardworking families striving for a piece of the nation's burgeoning industrial prosperity. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() The bad news is that someone knows about her positive status and is threatening to reveal her secret to the entire school if she doesn’t end things with Miles. The good news is that her crush, Miles, likes her back (and he’s a really good kisser). Most of the time she appreciates how cool her dads are about everything, and how involved they are in her life, but now that she’s seventeen and has a serious crush on a guy from school, she’s starting to wonder more about sexual relationships and how to approach them as a person with HIV. All her life, she’s attended doctor’s appointments, taken her medication religiously, and listened to countless lectures from her dads about what she needs to do to stay healthy and safe. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Presented as a discussion between Philonous, who represents Berkeley?s ideas, and Hylas, who represents Berkeley?s opponents, ?Three Dialogues? explores the philosophical concepts of conceptual relativity, conceivability, and phenomenalism. In response to this criticism Berkeley published a rebuttal in 1713, ?Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous?, to address the chief objections to his arguments. First published in 1710, ?Principles of Human Knowledge?, met with criticism by such important figures as John Locke. ![]() ?Principles of Human Knowledge? is one of Berkeley?s best known works and in it Berkeley expounds upon this idea of subjective idealism, which in other words is the idea that all of reality, as far as humans are concerned, is simply a construct of the way our brains perceive and according to Berkeley no other sense of reality matters beyond that which we perceive. George Berkeley was an Irish Philosopher who is best known for putting forward the idea of subjective idealism. ![]() ![]() ![]() He dotes on his girls every chance he gets. Degree with a major in Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on June 7, 1964. He attended the University of Denver, the City College of New York and the Iowa Writers' Workshop 1 Grumley received a B.S. He's an avid reader, runner and gardener. Michael Grumley (J April 28, 1988) was an American writer and artist. Grumley lives in Northern California with his wife and two young daughters where he works in the Information Technology field. Now time is running out.and our understanding of the world is about to change forever. To make matters worse, someone from the inside is trying to stop them. Together they must piece together a dangerous puzzle, and the most frightening piece, is the trembling in Antarctica. ![]() However, when an unknown group immediately becomes interested in her work, Alison realizes John Clay may be the only person she can trust. One that was never supposed to be found.Īlison was sure she would never trust the military again. But the team discovers much more from their dolphins than they ever expected when a secret object is revealed on the ocean floor. With the help of a powerful computer system, Alison Shaw and her team are preparing to translate the first two-way conversation with the planet's second smartest species. Strange facts begin to emerge that lead naval investigator, John Clay, to a small group of marine biologists who are quietly on the verge of making history. ![]() ONE OF THE GREATEST BREAKTHROUGHS IN HUMAN HISTORY.Ī SECRET THAT WAS NEVER SUPPOSED TO BE FOUND.ĭeep in the Caribbean Sea, a nuclear submarine is forced to suddenly abort its mission under mysterious circumstances. ![]() ![]() So, then it became, “Okay, what can go horribly wrong in their lives?” After much brainstorming, I settled on “zombie animals,” which isn’t a unique concept but certainly an under-utilized one. STRAND: I had no story idea when I wrote the first chapter - I just liked the idea of this gruff, antisocial guy living in a cabin deep in the woods suddenly having a baby thrust upon him after his sister died. HORROR ADDICTS: Undead animals? What sparked the idea for Ferocious? He even answers the question if there will be a second Wolf Hunt sequel. Strand, who lives in Atlanta, Georgia, agreed to an exclusive interview with about his new book and shares news on a couple of other future projects. Purchase the Kindle edition of Ferocious here. ![]() ![]() Strand’s horror novels, Pressure and Dweller, earned Bram Stoker Award nominations, but the versatile author has also written young adult comedies, horror comedies, and even a romantic comedy.Ĭheck out his website and ridiculously long bio here. ![]() Strand’s first new release of 2019 is the Kindle version of Ferocious, an action-packed novel about wild zombie animals on the prowl in a forest where Uncle Rusty and his teenage niece Mia live off the grid in a cabin. Horror author Jeff Strand is already having a ferocious 2019 following a productive 2018, which featured five new releases from the four-time Bram Stoker Award-nominated writer. ![]() ![]() ![]() Louisa begins to fear for a young man named Lee who is not like the other guests. Morningside and his unusual staff are meant to execute their own justice on those who are past being saved. Far from a place of rest, the house is a place of judgment, and Mr. Morningside, is providing much more than lodging for his guests. ![]() Illustrations.Īn all-new creepy fantasy series from the New York Times bestselling author of Asylum.įeaturing stunning interior illustrations from artist Iris Compiet, plus photo-collages that bring the story to chilling life, House of Furies invites readers to a world where the line between monsters and men is ghostly thin.Īfter escaping a harsh school where punishment was the lesson of the day, seventeen-year-old Louisa Ditton is thrilled to find employment as a maid at a boarding house.īut soon after her arrival at Coldthistle House, Louisa begins to realize that the house's mysterious owner, Mr. About the Book The "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Asylum" launches a new gothic horror series about Louisa Ditton, a teenage girl who finds employment as a maid at a boarding house in Northern England-only to discover that the owner is executing his own brand of dark justice on his guests. ![]() ![]() The guy is hotter than Hades, which makes sense, she guesses, since apparently that’s where he comes from. Meanwhile, she must scrutinize an open arson case that points to Reyes Farrow as the culprit, much as she doesn’t want to face the possibility of his guilt. Surrounded by a close circle of trusted friends on both sides of life, she is suddenly confronted with the possibility of a serial killer who’s been under the radar for decades and may be after her sister. ![]() So when more than a few mysteries crop up, both in the real world and the ghostly realm, she’s one busy lady. Charley, the daughter and niece of cops, has taken on the additional earthly role of solving crimes as a private investigator and consultant to the Albuquerque police force, often with the secret help of spirit allies. ![]() ![]() It’s not easy being someone who can see ghosts, especially as a grim reaper, who has the complicated task of helping spirits move into the next spiritual plane. Charley Davidson, a grim reaper, navigates lost souls, serial killers, murderous husbands and the son of Satan as she solves crimes and ushers spirits into the light. ![]() ![]() Raffles to replace their deceased or missing colleagues, former associate Captain Nemo has retired to his Pacific pirate to decline in surly isolation. ![]() While she and her lover Allan Quatermain have achieved a measure of eternal youth, recruiting new talents are the trans-gendered immortal Orlando, the ghost-finder Thomas Carnacki, and the gentlemen thief A.J. ![]() "The nineteenth century, expiring with a flourish of Moriarty and Martians, has left the division of Military Intelligence commanded by Mina Murray in a state of disrepair. ![]() ![]() ![]() They have lived all their lives in a very large house (‘Marathon’) in Northern Ireland, now neither parent is alive, and for the past six years Laura has been looking after Mildred. It’s brilliant.Īs the novel opens, Laura Percival is returning from the funeral of her sister Mildred. Not in the way that I was by Tea at Four O’Clock. I even read a couple of her other novels when Turnpike Press republished them (they’ve also done this one), and I enjoyed them though I wasn’t blown away by them. ![]() I bought Tea at Four O’Clock by Janet McNeill in 2005, and it has sat quietly waiting for a long time. One of the reasons I love these club years is that it makes me delve into the books that have sat on my shelves for donkey’s years. ![]() ![]() ![]() At the end of book two, she picks Jamison, but throughout book three it feels like the only tension is between her and Greyson, especially with how often she thinks of him and that night in the wine cellar. I'm not a fan of love triangles between brothers, because it feels gross to me. There were only a few things I didn't love, but they are spoilers. I thought his actions were totally reasonable given the circumstances, and he made the right choices in the end. ![]() Some people said Grayson bothered them in this last book but I wasn't bothered by him at all. There was one person I guessed was bad who wasn't, and one I knew was bad who was. It was fun guessing who was good and who was bad and trying to figure everything out. There was one person I guessed was bad who wasn't, and one I knew was I loved this book! I really like mysteries and solving clues, so I was hooked no matter what. I loved this book! I really like mysteries and solving clues, so I was hooked no matter what. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. ![]() |