Occult America: The Secret History of How Mysticism Shaped Our Nation by Mitch Horowitz Bantam (2009) Thirty-four years ago I opened Lemuria to offer books for sale that were at the time not offered in my community. I felt the need to reflect the life-style of the counter-culture movement through my inventory with a lot [...]
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Occult America by Mitch Horowitz
October 15th, 2009 · 1 Comment · History
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The Lost Painting by Jonathan Harr
July 18th, 2009 · 8 Comments · Art/Photography, History
Because I recently graduated from the Art History program at Savannah College of Art and Design, The Lost Painting by Jonathan Harr was recommended to me. I was immediately intrigued. The book follows the investigation of one of the many missing Caravaggio paintings, The Taking of Christ. Harr recounts the work of three people who [...]
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Murder Of A Medici Princess by Caroline Murphy
June 12th, 2008 · No Comments · History
This is a fascinating book about Isabella de Medici and her life as the daughter of Duke Cosimo, 1 —one of intellectual and romantic freedom as long as her father was alive. Given in marriage to Paolo Orsini, she completely ignored her husband living apart from him, refusing to leave Florence, and eventually taking a [...]
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What is the What by Dave Eggers
January 27th, 2008 · 2 Comments · History
What Is The What by Dave Eggers The last two weeks I’ve spent reading this book have been nothing short of eye-opening. What is the What is by far one of the most memorable reads I have had in quite some time. Eggers tells the story of Valentino Achack Deng, beginning with his current living [...]
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