Curiosities is a twice annual publication of short speculative fiction in the retropunk subgenres.In this edition, you will find ten stories from the age of jazz and diesel, with hard boiled detectives, fast talking time travelers, bakelite automatons, body hopping cultists, ambitious aviators, a Tesla powered metropolis, and the Fairy King himself in Weimar Berlin.Welcome to our fall exhibits of wonders and curiosities.This Particular Evening by Manuel Royal

The Mysteries of Knowledge Beyond the Senses: Dialogues with Courageous Scientists reports on the current research and personal characteristics of 22 visionaries from the US and the UK. They reveal information about learning from other dimensions, altered states of consciousness, extrasensory perception, dreams, near-death experiences, remote viewing, parapsychology, etc. Vanguard scientists believe there is more than what we see and are formulating a non-materialist paradigm that expands ...

From one of this country's most important intellectuals comes a brilliant analysis of the blues tradition that examines the careers of three crucial black women blues singers through a feminist lens. Angela Davis provides the historical, social, and political contexts with which to reinterpret the performances and lyrics of Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday as powerful articulations of an alternative consciousness profoundly at odds with mainstream American culture.

In the autumn of 1873, one of the worst yellow fever epidemics in U.S. history swept through Shreveport. As the deadly scourge claimed a quarter of the town's population, the dedicated efforts of five missionary priests offered a call to hope, even as they laid down their own lives in the struggle. True martyrdom is vanishingly rare, extolled as the highest possible sacrifice, yet Shreveport bore abundant witness through these five saintly priests. Their heroism in the midst of this tragic...

Durante una cena in un’elegante casa di Greenwich un amico di un amico dei padroni di casa si alza da tavola e non torna più. Si scopre che si è chiuso nella stanza degli ospiti e non ha la minima intenzione di uscire. Perché ha preso questa decisione? Cosa spera di ottenere? E soprattutto chi è Miles Garth?Gen, la padrona di casa, si mette alla ricerca di amici e parenti del suo ospite indesiderato che possano convincerlo a desistere dal suo proposito inspiegabile.Comincia così una carrel...

Il più importante genere musicale afroamericano degli anni successivi alla schiavitù fu senza dubbio il blues. Nato all'incrocio tra l'eredità della tradizione sacra degli spiritual e quella sociale dei canti di lavoro, affinò le tecniche della musica di schiave e schiavi in cui la resistenza era espressa in maniera sottintesa, comprensibile solo da coloro che ne possedevano il codice. Analizzando quegli aspetti dei testi e delle performance di Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith e Billie H...

NOVELA GANADORA DEL PREMIO ENCORE Y DEL PREMIO DEL LIBRO DEL SCOTTISH ARTS COUNCIL, Y FINALISTA DEL BOOKER Y DEL ORANGE PRIZE«Esta extraordinaria novela te atrae como un imán. Smith es una arquitecta de personajes y voces muy talentosa».The Washington Post«Ali Smith tiene estilo, ideas y garra. Léanla».Jeanette WintersonCinco mujeres: cuatro están vivas, tres son for...

Manger sainement commence par un fond de cuisine approprié : Jennifer Hart-Smith se propose de vous aider à préparer des bases culinaires saines et originales pour agrémenter vos recettes du quotidien (assaisonnement, condiments, épicerie, superaliments maison). Elle met ensuite en application ses bases en proposant des plats et des desserts simples à réaliser et bon pour la santé en s’appuyant sur les principes de la naturopathie.

Les 4 piliers essentiels pour vivre pleinementÀ cette question récurrente : « Que recherches-tu dans la vie ? » quoi de plus spontané que de répondre : « Le bonheur ! » Pourtant, cet objectif semble toujours nous échapper et nous laisser insatisfaits. Pourquoi, alors, ne pas poser la question différemment ? Car ce qui fait que la vie vaut la peine d'être vécue, c'est le sens qu'on lui donne !En se basant sur les avancées récentes de la psychologie, tout en ...

Songbook with 12 Ladies Blues Songs - simply notated for the Tin Whistle / Penny Whistle / Low Whistle.Twelve blues songs, composed and/or performed by four of the most legendary Blues Ladies: Billie Holiday, Berta "Chippie" Hill, Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey.Each tone of the melodie is shown with fingering images for the Tin Whistle, the rhythm of the tones is given by the lyrics and / or the ...

Ma'riine: Extinction Level Event 6 (The Medusa Syndrome) is the source novel to the Ma'riine series. The series began with my book Narratives: The Continuing Generational Pandemic which sets the tempo for the series. Ma'riine uses fictional and real life places and events beginning with the discovery of an ancient city in 2022 that holds a deadly secret. A secret that could end the human race. It is a race against time for Professor Tuan Rashauni, a South African scientist who is chased ar...

Five Views on the Gospel presents five different perspectives on the question "What is the gospel?" Presenting a variety of contemporary and tradition-based perspectives, each contributor answers key questions about the nature of the gospel. Questions contributors address include:What is the gospel?What is the context for understanding the New Testament teaching about the gospel?What are the primary biblical texts that you believe express the gosp...