In 1999, a priest at the Chicago diocese, Fr. Demetri, is asked to visit a gang member convicted of a grisly murder whose scheduled execution is only weeks away. Meeting Andrew, a likable man with a shattered past, transforms the Greek Orthodox priest, who finds himself determined to save Andrew's life simply because the man on death row was made ......
Celebrate the 25th anniversary of Survivor with a look back at one of history's most popular and long-running reality shows. Premiering in 2000, Survivor altered the landscape of network television from its first season, popularizing reality shows for audiences in the 21st century and quickly growing to a semi-annual release slate that has ......
An Entrepreneur's Six-Step System to Gaining More Time, Money, and Freedom
Every business owner knows the personal costs of entrepreneurial struggle. Most wear multiple hats, which leaves them feeling chronically exhausted and strapped for time. Many feel stuck working in their business rather than on it. As a result, few will successfully scale their companies. Constantly scrambling to complete minor tasks makes any ......
There are said to be only four places in the world where two major rivers--with entirely separate watersheds--converge at their mouths to form a common delta. Three are famous, having loomed large in the histories and economies of their regions: the Sacramento, San Joaquin delta in California; Tigris, Euphrates delta in Iraq; and the Ganges, ......
Award-winning novelist Monica Wood's first play, Papermaker, debuted at Portland Stage in Portland, Maine, setting the theater's all-time attendance record and enjoying successful runs at other regional theaters. It tells the story of a paper-mill owner and his daughter who unexpectedly encounter a family of mill workers near the bitter end of a ......
Harrowing Tales from the Fletchers Neck Life Saving Station
From 1874 until 1915, the "Storm Warriors" of the Fletchers Neck Life Saving Service and the citizens of the Village of Biddeford Pool shared a common history. During the 19th century, the stretch of Maine coast between Portland and the busy docks at Portsmouth, New Hampshire was among the most dangerous passages along the coast of Maine. Rocky ......
This is the definitive tribute to the glamor and character of a beloved icon, including rarely published details, photographs and stories about the lasting impact of Audrey Hepburn's remarkable life. Academy Award-winning actress, fashion icon, ethereal beauty, wife, mother, World War II resistance activist, UNICEF champion-- Audrey Hepburn ......
The History of a Movie Icon from Fay Wray to Peter Jackson
The 2005 book King Kong: The History of a Movie Icon from Fay Wray to Peter Jackson covered the six King Kong movies that had been produced up at that time: King Kong (1933), The Son of Kong (1933), King Kong Vs. Godzilla (1962), King Kong Escapes (1967), King Kong (1976), and King Kong Lives (1986), providing in-depth chapters chronicling the ......
A Guide to American Music Museums, Historical Sites, and Other Points of Interest
Wherever you are, you don't have to go far in the United States to find world-class music museums and historical sites. Whether in major cities like Nashville, Detroit, and New Orleans or less familiar locales like Hibbing, Minnesota (the birthplace of Bob Dylan) or Bozeman, Montana (home of the Gibson Guitar Company), the riches of the nation's ......
