Some blamed the disease on moldy corn or sugarcane products, others stated that only poor people in squalor contracted pellagra. My book talk: Baffled by a Europe-only disease appearing in the southern USA before World War I, scientists and doctors raced to find the cause of pellagra which led to insanity and death. Review copy and cover image courtesy of the publisher. Thankfully, all the historic photos are in black and white.īook info: Red Madness: How a Medical Mystery Changed What We Eat / Gail Jarrow. Red Madness recounts the medical sleuthing involved and tells why pellagra is listed as an inactive disease in today’s USA. Thanks to the doctors who wouldn’t quit searching for answers, you probably never will! Wait! When was the last time you heard of anyone suffering from its bright red rashes, impaired digestive system, delirious visions, and death?
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Nothing further is known for certain of his life. He became an Athenian citizen and rose to be chief magistrate in 145, which qualified him to become a member of the Areopagus, the chief governing body of Athens. He retired or was recalled before the death of Hadrian in 138, and devoted the rest of his life to writing, living at Athens. He also wrote a Tactical Manual for cavalry, and the Circumnavigation of the Black Sea, an account of the voyage he undertook from Trapezus to Dioscurias in 131-2. In ad 134 he drove the invading Alans out of Armenia in a campaign he describes in The Formation Against the Alans. His command included two Roman legions and numerous auxiliary troops, a rare, perhaps unexampled, responsibility for a Greek at that time. But it was his appointment as governor of the border province of Cappadocia a year later which shows how greatly the Emperor Hadrian trusted his undoubted military and administrative abilities. His imperial advancement was rapid, and in ad 129 or 130 he achieved the consulship. In about ad 108 he studied philosophy under Epictetus and wrote down his sayings in the Discourses, and a summary of his teachings in a Manual. THE CAMPAIGNS OF ALEXANDER ADVISORY EDITOR: BETTY RADICEĪrrian, or Lucius Flavius Arrianus, was a Greek born of well-to-do parents at Nicomedia, the capital of the Roman province of Bithynia, probably a few years beforeĬitizenship which enabled Arrian to take up his career in the imperial service. 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Even as she’s torn by her love for a handsome aristocrat, Hadassah clings to her faith in the living God for deliverance from the forces of a decadent empire. Amid the depravity around her, a young Jewish slave girl becomes a light in the darkness. While wealthy Roman citizens indulge their every whim, Jews and barbarians are bought and sold as slaves and gladiators in the bloodthirsty arena. The first book in the beloved Mark of the Lion series, A Voice in the Wind brings readers back to the first century and introduces them to a character they will never forget-Hadassah. Book 1 in the 3-book historical Christian fiction series by the New York Times bestselling author of Redeeming Love and The Masterpiece. Jackson as Doaker Charles, John David Washington as Boy Willie, and Danielle Brooks as Berniece. The Piano Lesson is directed by Tony Award ® nominee LaTanya Richardson Jackson – who is making her Broadway directorial debut and is the first woman to ever direct an August Wilson play on Broadway, and stars Samuel L. The official opening night is on Thursday, October 13. New York, NY – Last night, the sold-out crowd at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre were in attendance for the first-ever performance of the Broadway revival of August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson, which comes more than 30 years after the seminal, Pulitzer Prize ®-winning drama’s premiere for its 17-week engagement. WERE IN ATTENDENCE FOR THE FIRST PERFORMANCE OF Rick Miramontez / Marie Bshara / Kendall / / 695 7400įOR RELEASE ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2022 Reader says this book is.: alien worlds (1) cool gadgets & tech (1) entertaining story (1) great world-building (1) strong heroine (1) Deceiving him seems impossible, especially when he strays dangerously close to secrets she struggles to hide.Ĭan Kira reconcile the pain of her past with the possibilities of her future? The fate of two races depends on her success. Winning her freedom should be easy, but a powerful and relentless Tuann warrior stands in her way. Kira's existence holds the key to a faltering peace treaty with the Tuann - a technologically advanced alien race who dislikes and distrusts all humans. Now a salvager, she makes a living sifting through the wreckage of dead alien ships from a war that nearly brought humanity to its knees.Īfter her ship takes damage, she's forced to re-route to a space station where her past and present collide with dangerous consequences. She's risen above the pain of her beginnings to become a war hero only to leave it all behind in the pursuit of a simple life. The war everyone thought was over is just beginning. The intervention comes days after First Republic reported losing about 40% of its deposits in the first quarter of the year. “The banking system remains sound and resilient, and Americans should feel confident in the safety of their deposits and the ability of the banking system to fulfill its essential function of providing credit to businesses and families,” the spokesperson said in a statement. A spokesperson for the Treasury Department sought to reassure the markets and the public after First Republic, with $229.1 billion in total assets at the time of closure, eclipsed Silicon Valley Bank ($209 billion at the time of closure) to become the second-largest bank failure in American history. “Son” is being touted as the fourth book in the “Giver” quartet, as Lowry has previously published two loosely related companion novels, “Gathering Blue” (2000) and “Messenger” (2004). Now, nearly 20 years later - and with a glut of fictional oppressive societies leaving many of us with a bit of dystopia fatigue - she’s returned with a concluding volume that gloriously rebels against the restraints of the very genre she helped to create. In many ways, Lowry invented the contemporary young adult dystopian novel. It’s difficult to imagine, in our post-“Hunger Games” world, how unusual and unsettling it was then for a children’s book to touch on euthanasia, suicide and murder, to couch it all in a bleak vision of political and emotional oppression and to leave its protagonist’s ultimate fate undecided. Suzanne Collins had just sold her first teleplays for the gentle, nonviolent world of children’s television, and “dystopia” was a 50-cent SAT word unlikely to trip off the average sixth-grade tongue. Rowling had not yet begun scribbling magic words on the back of cafe napkins and Stephenie Meyer had just graduated from her (presumably vampire-free) high school. In 1993, when Lois Lowry shocked adult and child sensibilities alike with her Newbery Medal-winning novel “The Giver,” J. His only friend is Jenny, an over-achieving, no-nonsense do-gooder who is only tentatively willing to listen to Micah's stories. Micah is struggling in school and is mocked for his ability to intuitively tie and untie complicated knots. Because Ephraim is sick, Micah is forced to live with Ephraim's sister, Gertrudis, who is grouchy and mean and unwilling to believe Ephraim's stories about the fantastical world of Circus Mirandus. It is quickly revealed, however, that Ephraim is dying, which is troubling news for Micah, who has lived with him since the sudden death of his parents. At this point, Beasley has not revealed who or what the Lightbender is, and this mystery remains for much of the novel. The story begins with Ephraim sending a letter via a talking bird with a serious attitude problem, to the Lightbender. All the while, the pair have to grapple with an invisible tiger, many disgruntled carnival workers, and the most formidable of all characters, Micah's angry Great Aunt Gertrudis. As Ephraim nears death, Micah and his friend Jenny are summoned to Circus Mirandus to find the Lightbender, who owes Ephraim a miracle. Micah becomes enthralled by the world of Circus Mirandus, a fantastical traveling circus that Ephraim supposedly visited as a young boy, and which both Ephraim and Micah believe still exists. Circus Mirandus by Cassie Beasely is a young adult fantasy novel about a young boy named Micah Tuttle, who is struggling to come to terms with the impending death of his grandfather, Ephraim. True Norwegian Black Metal is a visual testimonial to this subculture. With each visit Beste saw more, photographed more and eventually accumulated enough material for this book. Beste has earned the respect and trust of this impenetrable, suspicious and often elitist community. Beste's access and insight has been absolutely without precedent, resulting in an amazing photographic journey. What started as juvenile frenzy came to symbolize the start of a war against Christianity, a return to the worship of the ancient Norse gods, and the complete rejection of mainstream society.Īmerican documentary photographer Peter Beste has spent the last eight years working in the milieu of this insulated and secretive community. In the early-mid 1990's, members of this extremist underground committed murder, burned down medieval wooden churches, and desecrated graveyards. It has its roots in a heady blend of splatter movies, heavy metal music, Satanism, Pagan mythology and adolescent angst. "In the last two decades a bizarre and violent musical subculture called Black Metal has emerged in Norway. Photographer Peter Beste, renowned for his photographic work covering Norwegian black metal artists, has issued the following press release regarding his forthcoming hardcover book True Norwegian Black Metal: |