![]() Fred was believed to have been naturally preserved by the extreme desert heat. Believed to be around 5,600 years old, the Turin mummy was originally thought to be a preservation anomaly. ![]() After being brought to the museum originally, the mummy had not undergone any additional preservation methods, which meant that he would be the perfect subject for investigation in terms of how he was preserved the first time around. A team of researchers made their conclusions after examining “Fred,” an exceptionally well-preserved mummy discovered more than 100 years ago and housed in Turin’s Egyptian Museum since 1901, according to National Geographic. Turin Mummy A new study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science shows strong evidence that embalming practices in Ancient Egypt were in place more than 1,500 years earlier than previously believed. 5,600-Year-Old Mummy Reveals Oldest Egyptian Embalming Recipe Ever Found By Caroline Redmond Published AugUpdated MaFred proves that Egyptians had been using embalming practices for more than 1,500 years longer than scientists believed. ![]()
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Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to deliver an evening lecture in the U.S. Set over a breathtaking 12-hour time span, the book's narrative takes the listener on an exhilarating journey through a masterful and unexpected landscape as Professor of Symbology Robert Langdon is once again called into action.Įxpertly researched and written with breakneck pace, The Lost Symbol once again demonstrates why Dan Brown is the world's best-selling thriller writer. Nothing is ever what it first appears in a Dan Brown novel. ![]() Six years in the writing, The Lost Symbol is Dan Brown's extraordinary sequel to his internationally best-selling Robert Langdon thrillers Angels & Demons and The Da Vinci Code. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She shares stories of her father, a Vietnam vet who was bowed but never broken by life's challenges, and of her mother who survived violence both at home and on DC's volatile streets. Henson writes of her family, the one she was born into and the one she created. With a sensibility that recalls her beloved screen characters, including Katherine, the NASA mathematician, Yvette, Queenie, Shug, and the iconic Cookie from Empire, Taraji P. Henson, Academy Award nominee, Golden Globe winner, and star of the award-winning film Hidden Figures, comes an inspiring and funny memoir-"a bona fide hit" ( Essence)-about family, friends, the hustle required to make it in Hollywood, and the joy of living your own truth. 2017 Audie Award Finalist for Autobiography/Memoirįrom Taraji P. ![]() ![]() ![]() Upon meeting a boy named Ren and a dragon that calls her sister, Kymera discovers that her father is not who she thinks he is and must come to terms with her terrifying body in order to defeat the wizard, save the girls, and protect Bryre’s citizens from a deadly creeping briar. Kymera’s charge, to rescue girls in neighboring Bryre afflicted with a curse from an evil wizard, proves difficult as she begins to have flashbacks of her former life. Upon awakening, Kymera learns that she has been brought back to life by her scientist father through a series of experiments that leave her with patchwork skin, cat eyes, claws, wings, a barbed tail, and no memories. ![]() With echoes of Frankenstein and “Beauty and the Beast,” Connolly’s debut offers a premise both captivating and grotesque. ![]() ![]() In a recent interview in Forbes, Isaacson explains why: “The theme of all my books is that true creativity and innovation comes from being able to stand at the intersection of art and science. Indeed, it was Jobs who planted the seed for the da Vinci book because the great Florentine artist was the Apple founder’s hero and role model. ![]() ![]() Currently president of the Aspen Institute think tank, one-time chairman of CNN and former editor of Time magazine, he is also the author of critically acclaimed biographies of such luminaries as Albert Einstein, Ben Franklin and Steve Jobs. ![]() Monumental is barely adequate to describe journalist Walter Isaacson’s new biography of the world’s greatest Renaissance Man, the 15th century painter and all-round polymath Leonardo da Vinci.īut then Isaacson, himself, is no slouch in the polymath department. ![]() ![]() ![]() And as the Blue Blood enclave weakens yet further, fate leads Schuyler to a terrible choice that will ultimately map the destiny of her heart. 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Now the two of them must embark on the mission Schuyler was destined to complete: to find and protect the five remaining gates that guard the earth from Lucifer, lord of the Silver Bloods.īack in New York, Mimi has been elected Regent of a crumbling coven. ![]() After inheriting the dark Van Alen Legacy, Schuyler fled to Florence with her forbidden love, Jack. ![]() ![]() But playing a part has been wearing on Betsy who hasn’t been able to indulge in her “wild” side. She knows that others are looking at her to find traces of her mother’s scandalous behavior and Betsy is determined to give others nothing to latch onto. ![]() These Wildes love in a big and full way and I love them back.īetsy is the oldest daughter in the family and she suffers from the actions of her mother. The books give me a warm heart and always leaves me with a smile. There is something loving and heartwarming about these characters. The characters are passionate but reasonable and intensely sweet. OPINION: I’ve really been enjoying the Wildes of Lindow Castle series. His interactions with Betsy are also changing him, but does he want her for himself or should he convince her to accept a duke who would her perfect match. Lord Jeremy Roden returned from war in the colonies a changed man and no longer the gentleman he was before. Feeling constrained by her “perfect” facade, Betsy wants some adventure and she makes a bet with a family friend to get her chance. In exchange, she has become the “perfect” lady and has rejected a number of eligible gentlemen’s proposals. THE STORY: Lady Betsy Wilde lived under the feared approbation of her mother’s infidelity and scandalous behavior. ![]() These two were incredible together, and I especially enjoyed that their story was much deeper than the blurb would suggest. I adored the deep emotional center of Jeremy. FINAL DECISION: This book was just amazing. ![]() ![]() ![]() You're no longer the kind of person, at that point, who lets - I call it life plaque - who lets all that life plaque build up around you so that you can barely move. You become the kind of person who consistently edits her life. It can be emotional stuff, but when you hit 50, a funny thing comes over you and it's a new mindset. A really good thing happens when you throw out 50 things and, by the way, that can be stuff, physical stuff. Why 50?īLANKE: Well, a funny thing happens. Well, so "Throw Out 50 Things," the title is. Gail, how are you? Thank you for joining us. Gail Blanke is the author of "Throw Out 50 Things." She's also an executive and life coach and she's with us now from New York. Well, our next guest has an idea for you that she says could be the key to all those other things you want to do. It might be eating better, getting more exercise or getting your finances under control. It's true, many people are thinking about changes that they'd like to make in 2012. Now, to those dreaded words, New Year's resolution. ![]() ![]() ![]() Clockwise from rear right, David Amram with Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso, Larry Rivers and Jack Kerouac. ![]() Then another four amazing actors - John Ventimiglia, John Doman, Kevin Corrigan and Stephanie Berry - also signed on, without hesitation. Then an old colleague of mine - the great playwright and screenwriter Jose Rivera - who had written the screenplay for the 2012 “On the Road” movie based on the book, immediately and excitedly agreed to participate, much to my surprise. I teach acting at HB Studio, and asked three incredible artists who also teach there - the actors Mercedes Ruehl, Marsha Mason and actor/playwright Dael Orlandersmith - to join our cast. And this would take place at the Strand Book Store, where Kerouac was known to have read his work. I was told that the legendary David Amram, who had played music behind Kerouac when he read from the book 65 years ago, would do the same for our production with his current quartet (which includes his son Adam). My thought for the reading was to get a group of diverse artists together, to read this novel from 1957. The two experiences melded in what was, thankfully, a beautiful experience, that resonates with me still. Probably because 37 years ago, while reading the book for a course at Wesleyan University in Connecticut, I happened to try, for the first - and only - time, LSD. ![]() BY DAVID DEBLINGER | When the organizers of The Village Trip arts festival asked me to direct a reading of excerpts from “On the Road,” by Jack Kerouac, I got so excited. ![]() ![]() Someone is taunting her in the worst way possible and Megan is convinced she knows who is responsible. ![]() And the killer has left a disturbing calling card… two laminated photographs of a sixteen-year-old high school girl – Megan. Monique Delmont helped Megan when she was in danger years ago. Propped against the mirror is a South Kitsap High School photo of a teenaged girl.ĭetective Megan Carpenter is no stranger to horrifying crime scenes, but when she arrives at the home of a woman whose body has been brutalized, Megan is shocked to discover that she knows the victim. The theme carries over to the shower curtains, but the yellow vinyl is spattered with red blotches. One bath wall is a mural of a brilliant-yellow sunflower. ![]() |