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Journeymen in Murder: The Assassin in English Renaissance Drama
Martin Wiggins
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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ASIN: 0198112289 |
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Torture and murder are the sort of dirty jobs that rich and powerful men have always considered beneath them. In sixteenth and seventeenth-century English drama, they often employed others to take care of that side of the business of being a villain. Such characters developed from being minor but memorable Elizabethan bit-parts into key figures in some of the greatest Jacobean tragedies: The White Devil, The Duchess of Malfi, and The Changeling. Journeymen in Murder shows how assassins, embroiled though they are in violence and intrigue, often served to address issues of political and moral concern in the period, such as the dangers of tyranny, or the corrupting power of money. The book's scope is broad, covering the entire corpus of English Renaissance drama, and it offers detailed critical consideration of many plays, including several that are here studied in depth for the first time. Throughout, the achievement of major dramatists is placed in the context of other writers' use of similar material, illuminating the ways in which they create their own distinctive and disturbing effects by using playgoers' prior experience of the character.
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- a chilling and thrilling read
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Chaucer and the Doctor of Physic: A Medieval Murder Mystery
Philipa Morgan
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ASIN: 0786718242 |
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Poet and diplomat Geoffrey Chaucer, newly returned from a delicate mission to Florence on behalf of Edward III, is despatched to sort out a home-grown problem in the Devon seaport of Dartmouth. Geoffrey must leave his family in London and travel west, expecting to solve the theft of the cargo of a Genoese ship with comparative ease. Chaucer and his companions are lodging with a wealthy doctor of physic in his fine house overlooking the water. But there is deep hostility in the port town between citizens and sailors — accusations and daggers fly.
There are tensions in the house as well, and murder occurs soon after their arrival when one of the occupants is done to death in the herb garden. Geoffrey investigates the death and its possible connection to the theft. Meanwhile, Philippa Chaucer, staying in the Palace of Savoy, is warned of a conspiracy against Katherine — her sister and the mistress to John of Gaunt, now the most powerful man in England after the king. Philippa once saved Katherine's life during an outbreak of plague when they were children. Will she again be called on to protect her sister from her equally dangerous enemies at court?
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a chilling and thrilling read.......2006-09-19
After the disappointment of "Chaucer and the Legend of Good Women," I was happy to find myself deeply absorbed with the goings-on in "Chaucer and the Doctor of Physic." Suspenseful and intriguing, this third Chaucer installment is definitely the best mystery novel in the series so far and is worth recommending as an excellent read.
Geoffrey Chaucer has only just recently returned from his diplomatic mission to Italy and is enjoying a brief respite with his family, when he is once again summoned by his king to go and sort out a spot of trouble in Devon. The captain of an Italian ship had stored his valueable cargo at the mayor of the seaport of Dartmouth's warehouse while his ship was being repaired. Unfortunately, the cargo has now been stolen, with both the sea captain and the mayor accusing each other of the theft. And because these accusations and counteraccusations could disrupt the good and lucrative relationship the English have with the Italians, Chaucer has been asked to investigate the matter and resolve it as soon as possible. Not an easy task at all given that the Mayor, rogue though he is, is a very popular figure, and the townspeople's natural hostility to foreigners and Londoners. Could that be the reason why Chaucer and his party are attacked just a few miles outside the town? Things become even more complicated and dire when a murder is committed at Richard Storey's (Chaucer's host) house and Storey's own son is implicated in the murder. Chaucer, however, is not convinced that everything is so cut and dried. There is something dark and sinister going on in the town of Dartmouth and Chaucer means to discover what it is and put and end to it...
If you enjoy the dark and atmospheric West Country mysteries that Michael Jecks pens, you will definitely enjoy "Chaucer and the Doctor of Physic." Philipa Morgan's latest effort possesses many of the same qualities that a book by Michael Jecks would possess: the dark and threatening atmosphere, the detailed descriptions of scenes, the clever layering of historical fact into the mystery at hand, an intriguing and suspenseful mystery subplot, red herring suspects, clever plot twists and turns, and credible and believably portrayed characters (I, especially liked her portrayal of Chaucer and the clever way with which she inserts characters easily recognised from Chaucer's works into her mysteries). I was hooked from the very first chapter and simply had to finish the book in one go. All in all, this was a fantastic read, and I'm eagerly looking forward to the next "Chaucer" mystery novel.
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- Not what I expected to read
- Entrain Your Brain To Higher Frequencies!
- PHILADELPHIA EXPERIMENT IS TRUE
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The Philadelphia Experiment Murder: Parallel Universes and the Physics of Insanity
Alexandra Bruce
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ASIN: 096318895X |
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very good book.......2007-01-15
This book is very well written; the author extensively covers related areas of research in a fairly neutral and professional way. The facts are offered in a sensible and plain manner with ample verification. Extremely interesting interviews and well documented facts, this book sheds a brilliant new light on the growing interest of the Philadelphia experiment.
Test Your Mettle and Read this Book!.......2004-07-13
Chica bravely takes on the disturbing and malignly convoluted world of Montauk weirdness,time travel and the murder of Phil Schneider, an insider who threatened to spill the beans on alien collusion, underground bases and ghastly experimentation on humans. The world of Montauk is filled with some of the most fraudulent/sleaziest/spookiest characters on and under the face of the earth. (check out my review of Alexandra's book on the Disinfo.Com website). It is recommended to take it all with a dose of consecrated sea salt or Holy Water. A not so fun house full of mirrors indeed and one requiring much self reliance, inner strength and a connection with spirit to keep ones one sanity intact during forays into parallel universes and beyond. Test your own spiritual mettle and read this book! If you pass through the gauntlet, not much in life will phase you and perhaps a much needed technological transfer will take place, i.e., time travel technology will be used in a positive way to heal victims of MK-ULTRA, MPD and other state approved forms of torture and mind control.
Not what I expected to read.......2004-04-24
Anyone wishing or has any interest in purchasing this book to read about or to become more informed about the Philadelphia Experiment will be disappointed.
The first part of the book, talks about the credentials of the authors and then progresses onto the suspicious murder that took place about a man who allegedly worked on top secret projects that involved working with aliens. Only one chapter is dedicated to the Philadelphia Experiment. The Montauk Project experiment is referred to continuously throughout the book.
The majority of the book talks about and to the 'few' people that were involved at a very 'high' level of security on the top secret government projects - bases created underground so the government could work jointly with aliens.
Entrain Your Brain To Higher Frequencies!.......2003-12-01
The ever-growing Montauk Project mythos continues on full force into the new millennium with the latest installment to the Sky Book series courtesy of Alexandra "Chica" Bruce, who blows her own unique riff on the theme in The Philadelphia Experiment Murder: Parallel Universes and the Physics of Insanity.
Much of The Philadelphia Experiment Murder concerns the late Phil Schneider, who before his untimely demise traveled the UFO and patriot lecture circuit in the early 90's exposing various conspiracies, among these allegations of a secret pact between the alien grays and the U.S. Government, which consisted of the trading of human genetic material for the latest and greatest in alien high tech. Schneider became privy to these clandestine activities while working on top secret projects for the government under civilian contract. Purportedly, Schneider helped construct tunnels into the earth, which connected a series of secret underground bases where aliens and humans participated in assorted hyjinks, including the back engineering of alien craft, time travel projects and alien/human hybrid genetic experimentation. Phil was probably one of the first (if not the first) to speak out on the Dulce War, a fabled alien/human underground battle, featuring laser guns and big-nosed grays. Allegedly, Phil was at the forefront of this legendary skirmish, kicking ass and taking alien names.
While many may scoff at such far-flung assertions, Chica exhorts us not to throw out the alien baby with the bathwater, but instead to entertain a whole spectrum of possibilities, including not only the wild and wooly stories circulated by Phil Schneider, but as well an assortment of other mind-bending speculations concerning alternate dimensions and parallel worlds influencing and interacting with our own.
In The Philadelphia Experiment Murder, Chica suggests that Schneider's death went far beyond a garden variety suicide, and more likely than not was aided and abetted by those shadowy members of that arcane fraternity more commonly known in the annals of conspiracy lore as the "New World Order"-or in another dimension, the dreaded "Illuminaughty". In this regard, Schneider joins a long list of other supposed victims of this international cartel of creeps who pull the world's strings from behind the scenes, manipulating human beings to further the New World Odor's nefarious agenda.
In the final analysis, Chica's journey into the arcane territories of the Montauk Project, The Dulce War, and the very nature of reality is--in essence--a journey of self discovery, as in the epilogue she waxes poetic upon the potential pitfalls of falling prey to the prevalent consensus reality tunnels that mire our everyday existence. Furthermore, Chica makes some quite salient points about "conspiracy theories" that mirror many of my own feelings about the conspiracy research scene, such as it is. You see, conspiracies are a means of expanding consciousness, in my opinion, just like certain hallucinogens or extreme Tantric sex can catapult the cerebellum to higher forms of awareness and inner revelations. And this, methinks, is Chica's ultimate pursuit in writing this book (if I may be so bold): to entrain her own brain to higher frequencies and ultimately groove to those very same vibrations which are there for us all, whether we wish to take advantage of them or not.
PHILADELPHIA EXPERIMENT IS TRUE.......2003-05-15
I HAVE PURCHASED THIS BOOK, BUT HAVE NOT YET READ IT....I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO IT AFTER THE OTHER BOOKS I HAVE READ ON THIS TOPIC. IF IT'S AS GOOD AS THE OTHERS I WILL BE VERY HAPPY. HOPE ANYONE WHO HAS READ IT LIKES IT
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The Physics of Murder
Don Light
Manufacturer: 1st Books Library
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ASIN: 1414041470 |
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- Not a book with broad appeal
- I'm in love with this book!
- It's hard to add anything new to this discussion...
- Foie Gras for the mind
- Did someone say the Secret History?
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Special Topics in Calamity Physics (Unabridged)
Marisha Pessl
Manufacturer: audible.com
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ASIN: B000MGTPXK |
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This mesmerizing debut, uncannily uniting the trials of a postmodern upbringing with a murder mystery, heralds the arrival of a vibrant new voice in literary fiction.
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Not a book with broad appeal.......2007-06-29
As a fairly forgiving reader, I am not often inclined to do what I did today - abandoned this book to start a new one. The propensity of the writer to be "clever" in the longest-winded way possible combined with a plot that moves at a glacial pace finally got the better of me. I can see other readers' points about the endless witticisms on Americana that resonated with them but at some point this book crossed over into self-obsession and left me scratching my head. I guess there's a side to this book that holds out a mirror to the fans of mySpace and Facebook, but I didn't find myself needing that kind of self-validation.
I'm in love with this book!.......2007-06-25
When Calamity Physics was first reviewed, I ordered it, read it, and loved it. Then I volunteered to lead it for my Book Group (of 45 years.)
I had qualms; I knew it wasn't for everyone.
I have just finished rereading it and loved it even more. It was a wonderful experience to savor the language, the creativity, the humor. I have been underlining like mad.
Today I read through the reviews on Amazon, and one thing stood out: there is no middleground of opinion on this book. People either loved it or hated it, the hatred sometimes with real venom.
Knowing the women in my Book Group, I think they will be in the four or five star range - but who knows?
Maybe the joy this book brought me won't be shared as much as I predict!
It's hard to add anything new to this discussion..........2007-06-25
...and say anything about this book that hasn't been said a hundred times already. I think that the advice I would give is to read the book without prejudice and don't take it too seriously. There are aspects of it that are frustrating and perhaps overwrought, but I think the same writerly inclinations are probably responsible for the glib and deft and lovely aspects of the writing, as well. More than anything here you have a really well-done novel, an impressively-crafted story. Forget about Nabokov and Salinger and read it to glean its own merit. It's touching and entertaining, satisfying and a lot of fun.
Foie Gras for the mind.......2007-06-23
Its an exceptionally good very rich read. I am the kind of person who reads fiction in one or two goes or not at all. With this I enjoyed the writing a lot but I found I couldn't take too much of it in one go. I'll give it 4 because sometimes its perhaps a bit too clever when it doesnt need to be and the ending is a bit so what.
As a first novel I thought the writing amazing and I look forward to more from the Author. But not too soon. I need something light and disposable to cleanse the palate.
Did someone say the Secret History?.......2007-06-19
Although I must admit to enjoying the last 200 pages of this book I cannot say the same for the first 300. This book could have been edited down dramatically. The last 200 pages in fact seemed to be somewhat of an entirely different book and story. Many of the characters that you believe to be relevant to the story turn out to be just pawns carrying you along - most of what seem like main characters, turn out to be completely irrelevant to the main plot.
What bothered me most about this book was that the start of the book and parts within the middle were a complete ripoff of "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt. This books starts off by revealing the death of Hannah Schneider in the first chapter, without giving too much details to her death. In the opening chapter, of the Secret History, the reader learns of the death of student Edmund "Bunny" Corcoran. Here too, few details are given. Then the parallel beginnings start off with new students who are brought into "secret societies" of students that surround a single professor the only difference being the sex and age of the main characters. In both of these inner societies there is a Charles and in both groups there is a gay male student. In both stories there is a murder in the woods. Really, can this get any more similar. One person suggested to me that maybe this was part of Pessl's method of bringing in other snippets from books and movies throughout the novel but I don't think she is being that clever.
I will give Pessl kudos for her great writing but she could take some lessons in editing down the her content.
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