Article first published as Book Review: Queenmaker: A Novel of King Davidâs Queen by India Edghill on Blogcritics. About: Queenmaker: A Novel of King Davidâs Queen by India Edghill is considered to be biblical fiction. I have studied the bible (both Jewish and Christian) and do enjoy biblical fiction very much. 384 pages Publisher:Â Picador; First Edition edition (November 2002) Language:Â English ISBN-10:Â 0312289197 My rat...
From comic creator Mark Waid: originally posted at http://markwaid.com/?p=695 Hi. Mark Waid here. As promised if you were paying attention at WonderCon today during my spotlight panel, hereâs a free PDF download of a short digital-comics story I did as proof-of-concept with the talented artist Jeremy Rock. Itâs a little zombie story called âLutherâ, and itâs a sample of the approach Iâm taking to my long-promisedâan...
Before anything else, here is a good question for anyone who intends to launch and endorse his or her next book usinmg social media. âHow do you plan to create a fan base on Twitter, Facebook, or any social networking site?â Internet Facts First, let us look into important numbers regarding the Webâs development more than two decades ago. The first website was set up in 1990. There were 252 million people in N...
On 3 October, 1993 soldiers from the United States Delta Force, Army Rangers, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division,UN forces, and Navy SEALs attempted to capture Mohamed Farrah Aidid, a Somali warlord in Mogadishu...
Today is the anniversary of the publication of Nathaniel Hawthorneâs The Scarlet Letter. Besides a great tale, The Scarlet Letter also had a wonderful that goes with its own publication. Great price on this book in paper or FREE in elecÂtronic ForÂmat through the Man of la Book AffilÂiÂate Account More books by Nathaniel Hawthorne 1 ) The Scarlet letter is set in 17th century in Puritan Boston between 1642 â...
Article first published as Book Review: The Book of Lost Fragrances by M. J. Rose on Blogcritics. About: The Book of Lost Fragrances by M. J. Rose is fictional book in the Reincarnationist series. This is the fourth book in the series, however they are all standalone books. 384 pages Publisher: Atria Books Language: English ISBN-10: 1451621302 My rating for The Book of Lost Fragrances â 4 Great price on this book in paper or el...
On 17 December, 1862 Major-General Ulysses S. Grant issued his infamous General Order No. 11 expelling all Jews from his military district...
Psychiatric nursing, to some extent, is a calling. Itâs not easy to delve into someoneâs psyche and pull out the demons that are haunting him or her. The specificity of the intricacies of the mind and how it works is astonishing and a mystery at the same time. I was fortunate to be enrolled in psychology classes that correlated with elements in the diagnoses of my psychiatric patients; allowing me to utilize these newly-acquired ski...
While Iâm not much of a fan of science fiction books, I love the covers. It seems Iâm not the only ones, pulp art â where buxom babes and hulky heroes reign supreme â is popular with many as is proved by the abundance of pulp art out there. I must admit that the art of the likes of Frank Frazetta catches my eye more than any other. Below are a few sample of covers from the Edgar Rice BurÂroughs BarÂsoom series ...
Edgar Rice Burroughsâ hero John Carter celebrates 100 this year. The John Carter movie comes out to much trumpeting and the books are on the verge of Renaissances â a reason for all of us to celebrate. Books by Edgar Rice Burroughs 1 ) Burroughsâ books which star John Carter are called the Barsoom series. Barsoom being the Martian name for Mars. 2 ) The first book of 11 in the Barsoom series is A Princess of Mars (my thoug...