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Captive of the Labyrinth

Author : Mary Jo Ignoffo
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
ISBN 13 : 0826274811
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book Captive of the Labyrinth written by Mary Jo Ignoffo and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captive of the Labyrinth is reissued here to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the death of rifle heiress Sarah L. Winchester in 1922. After inheriting a vast fortune upon the death of her husband in 1881, Winchester purchased a simple farmhouse in San José, California. She built additions to the house and continued construction for the next twenty years. When neighbors and the local press could not imagine her motivations, they invented fanciful ones of their own. She was accused of being a ghost-obsessed spiritualist, and to this day it is largely believed that the extensive construction she executed on her San José house was done to thwart death and appease the spirits of those killed by the Winchester rifle. Author and historian Mary Jo Ignoffo’s definitive biography unearths the truth about this reclusive eccentric, revealing that she was not a maddened spiritualist driven by remorse but an intelligent, articulate woman who sought to protect her private life amidst the chaos of her public existence and the social mores of the time. The author takes readers through Winchester’s several homes, explores her private life, and, by excerpting from personal correspondence, one learns the widow’s true priority was not dissipating her fortune on the mansion in San José but endowing a hospital to eradicate a dread disease. Sarah Winchester has been exploited for profit for over a century, but Captive of the Labyrinth finally puts to rest the myths about this American heiress, and, in the process, uncovers her true legacies.

Captive of the Labyrinth

Author : Mary Jo Ignoffo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Captive of the Labyrinth written by Mary Jo Ignoffo and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Iron Labyrinth

Author : Merrilee Beckman
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1532089023
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book The Iron Labyrinth written by Merrilee Beckman and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2020-09-11 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ripped from his quiet life as a literary editor in London in 1947, Brian Renwick wakes up in a mysterious subterranean labyrinth made of iron. There, he finds himself forced into servitude by his captor, a powerful and enigmatic man who calls himself Uncle. Along with 111 other abductees, Brian now faces an unending regimen of grueling labor, physical training, and intense psychological audiences with his new self-proclaimed king.At first the desolation and brutality of the Iron Kingdom drive Brian to seek his freedom at any cost. He is used to solving problems, after all, and there's no reason this situation can't be analyzed and solved, just like the plots and predicaments of a novel. If there's a way in, there must be a way out. But, slowly, he discovers the only way to escape is to go deeper.

Captive

Author : Jere Van Dyk
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9781429949972
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (499 download)

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Download or read book Captive written by Jere Van Dyk and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-06-22 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An American reporter's chilling account of being kidnapped and imprisoned by the Taliban, in the no-man's-land between Afghanistan and Pakistan Jere Van Dyk was on the wrong side of the border. He and three Afghan guides had crossed into the tribal areas of Pakistan, where no Westerner had ventured for years, hoping to reach the home of a local chieftain by nightfall. But then a dozen armed men in black turbans appeared over the crest of a hill. Captive is Van Dyk's searing account of his forty-five days in a Taliban prison, and it is gripping and terrifying in the tradition of the best prison literature. The main action takes place in a single room, cut off from the outside world, where Van Dyk feels he can trust nobody—not his jailers, not his guides (who he fears may have betrayed him), and certainly not the charismatic Taliban leader whose fleeting appearances carry the hope of redemption as well as the prospect of immediate, violent death. Van Dyk went to the tribal areas to investigate the challenges facing America there. His story is of a deeper, more personal challenge, an unforgettable tale of human endurance.

The Possession of Sarah Winchester

Author : Jim Duggins
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1467094765
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (67 download)

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Download or read book The Possession of Sarah Winchester written by Jim Duggins and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-12-21 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On October 22, 1844, thousands of men, women and children, dressed in Ascension Robes, gather on a desolate, freezing hillside outside Boston to greet the end of the world. Among the crowd is terrified five-year-old, Sarah Pardee, for whom this is the beginning journey to extraordinary fame and notoriety. That night, Sarah is rescued by the cults founder, William Miller, and by Caty and Maggie Fox, who become her friends as they travel their own path to become Americas most distinguished spirit rappers interpreting rapping sounds in haunted houses. As for Sarah, she will go on to become Mrs. William Wirt Winchester, of Winchester rifle fame, one of the richest women in America. She will lose a daughter after only 42 days of life, an event that blights all her remaining days. Guided by an obsession with the spirit world, she will move to the San Jose, California and build one of Americas strangest and most famous structures. But first she will attendand completely disruptthe Charles Street School and then Mary Lyons Mount Holyoke Female Seminary (later Mount Holyoke College), she will meet Edwin Booth, Americas most famous Shakespearean actor, brother to John Wilkes Booth, who presides over a spiritualist meeting where Sarah first communicates with her deceased daughter. Thereafter she will be visited by a spirit guide who directs her building of the massive, controversial monument on the west coast. The Possession of Sarah Winchester tells this compelling story in her own words, revealing child/woman caught in the web of the rise of spiritualism in nineteenth century America. It portrays a brilliant womans mind inundated by repression, grief, and guilt over her familys creation of a weapon that destroyed Native American lives and culture.

In the Labyrinth of Drakes

Author : Marie Brennan
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0765377632
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (653 download)

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Download or read book In the Labyrinth of Drakes written by Marie Brennan and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even those who take no interest in the field of dragon naturalism have heard of Lady Trent's expedition to the inhospitable deserts of Akhia. Her discoveries there are the stuff of romantic legend, catapulting her from scholarly obscurity to worldwide fame. The details of her personal life during that time are hardly less private, having provided fodder for gossips in several countries. As is so often the case in the career of this illustrious woman, the public story is far from complete. In this, the fourth volume of her memoirs, Lady Trent relates how she acquired her position with the Royal Scirling Army; how foreign saboteurs imperiled both her work and her well-being; and how her determined pursuit of knowledge took her into the deepest reaches of the Labyrinth of Drakes, where the chance action of a dragon set the stage for her greatest achievement yet.

A Labyrinth Year

Author : Richard Kautz
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0819226181
Total Pages : 125 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (192 download)

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Download or read book A Labyrinth Year written by Richard Kautz and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2005-10-01 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perhaps nothing expresses the mystery of our search for the divine as well as the labyrinth. A circular pathway based on spirals found in nature, the labyrinth is a time-honored spiritual tool in faith traditions as varied as Native American, Jewish, and Celtic. As seekers walk to the center of the labyrinth, their minds quiet and turn to God. Walking out again, they bring into the world the spiritual gifts they've received. In A Labyrinth Year, Kautz guides readers on a labyrinth pilgrimage that winds through the seasons of the liturgical year with devotions (to be used while walking the labyrinth) based on the thoughts and emotions of biblical characters whose stories are recalled in the seasonal scripture readings. As readers explore the journeys of these people of faith, they connect with the deeper meaning of the stories and learn to live them out in their own experience.

There Is No Lovely End

Author : Patty Templeton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692231241
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (312 download)

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Download or read book There Is No Lovely End written by Patty Templeton and published by . This book was released on 2014-07-02 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1884. Nathan Garlan hears and sees the dead. Using his uncanny aptitudes to assist society and its specters, he has become the most acclaimed medium in Boston. But not all esteem him. Nathan's own mother craves her boy butchered ... New Haven. Sarah Winchester is the heiress to the Winchester Rifle fortune and a haunted woman. She has searched for release from familial phantoms for two decades, yet found no respite. However, she has heard of a medium in Boston who regularly administers miracles... Will Sarah Winchester find serenity through Nathan Garlan's services? Or will Hester Garlan find her son first?

Labyrinths

Author : Jorge Luis Borges
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780811200127
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Labyrinths written by Jorge Luis Borges and published by New Directions Publishing. This book was released on 1964 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forty short stories and essays have been selected as representative of the Argentine writer's metaphysical narratives.

The Maze

Author : Will Hobbs
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061963712
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (619 download)

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Download or read book The Maze written by Will Hobbs and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just fourteen, Rick Walder is alone, on the run, and desperate. Stowing away in the back of a truck, he suddenly finds himself at a dead end, out in the middle of nowhere. The Maze. In this surreal landscape of stark redrock spires and deep sandstone canyons, Rick stumbles into the remote camp of Lon Perigrino, a bird biologist who is realeasing fledgling California condors back into the wild. Intriqued by the endangered condors and the strange bearded man dedicated to saving them, Rick decides to stay on. When two men with a vicious dog drive up in a battered old Humvee, Rick discovers that Lon and his birds are in grave danger. Will he be able to save them? In a heart-stopping adventure infused with the spirit of the Icarus myth and a boy's dreams of flight, Will Hobbs brings readers a unique tale of identity, personal growth, and friendship. 01 Blue Spruce Award Masterlist (YA Cat.), 01 AZ Young Reader Award Masterlist (Teen Bks cat.), 00-01 Sunshine State Young Reader's Award Masterlist (Gr. 6-8), 00-01 Black-Eyed Susan Award Masterlist, 00-01 Minnesota's Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award Masterlist, 00-01 South Carolina Book Award Nomination Masterlist (Grds 6-9), 00-01 Lone Star Reading List, 00-01 Utah Book Award (Gr. 7-12), 01 Washington State Evergreen YA Book Award Masterlist, 00-01 Young Hoosier Book Award Masterlist (Gr. 6-8), and 01 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Nominee Masterlist

A Labyrinth of Kingdoms

Author : Steve Kemper
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 039307966X
Total Pages : 441 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book A Labyrinth of Kingdoms written by Steve Kemper and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2012-05-29 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A true story that rivals the travels of Burton or Stanley for excitement, andsurpasses them in scientific achievements.

Sarah Winchester, My Neighbor

Author : Edith Daley
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781986728980
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (289 download)

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Download or read book Sarah Winchester, My Neighbor written by Edith Daley and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-03-21 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn the truth about Mrs. Sarah L. Winchester, one of the most interesting and mysterious women in American history. The story is told by one of Mrs. Winchester's neighbors: librarian and poet Edith Daley. Ms. Daley shares a wealth of material and personal insights about this unique woman, who built the Winchester "Mystery" House in San Jose, California. In a sympathetic, accurate manner, Edith Daley tells the real story of Sarah Winchester, who kept a room in her home with walls, carpet, and ceiling of white satin, which no one entered but herself. Ms. Daley also shares previously unrevealed information about Mrs. Winchester's everyday life, her habits, her humor, and her little-known generosity. Though this story was written in 1922, upon the death of Mrs. Winchester, it remains as interesting today as it was nearly a century ago. This is a short read, about 10,000 words long.

Sarah Winchester

Author : Bennett Jacobstein
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781794616608
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (166 download)

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Download or read book Sarah Winchester written by Bennett Jacobstein and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-12 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sarah Winchester was a brilliant, creative and generous woman. She lost her only child, Annie, at six weeks old. Her beloved husband William, heir to the Winchester Rifle fortune, died at a young age from tuberculosis. Sarah never recovered from her two heartbreaking losses. Yet through all her pain she was focused on helping those in need.Sarah spent major parts of her adult life on two building projects. Both of them live on today, 97 years after her death.In San Jose, California, Sarah built an architectural marvel, a mansion in the American Queen Anne revival style reflecting great beauty and great innovation. The mansion has operated since 1923 as a tourist attraction known as the Winchester Mystery House. The house is a California Historical Landmark and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Throughout the years rumors have been associated with Sarah and her house. The rumors suggest that the grief-stricken widow sought comfort from a medium in Boston who told her she was being cursed by the spirits of those killed by the Winchester rifle. She should move west, the medium said, and build a house and never stop building. As long as construction continued, she was told, she would not die. The rooms would shelter the good spirits and the sound of hammers would drive away the bad spirits. These rumors led to Sarah being portrayed as eccentric and crazy.In West Haven, Connecticut, Sarah funded the building and operation of a hospital for patients with tuberculosis. The hospital, honoring her husband, was named the William Wirt Winchester Annex for Tuberculosis. Sarah was especially concerned with helping those of limited economic means. Over the years thousands of lives have been saved through the work of this hospital. Although the hospital no longer exists, the fund Sarah created continues to support the Winchester Chest Clinic, now part of the Yale New Haven Hospital.Sarah's hospital remains virtually unknown, whereas Sarah's mansion is toured by a steady stream of visitors from around the world. The mansion was the setting for the 2018 film Winchester, a paranormal thriller starring Academy-Award-winning actress Helen Mirren. The movie was advertised as "inspired by true events." It is true that Sarah and the house both existed, but that is where the "true" events end. The rumors surrounding the house continue to be told. Historical research including newspaper and magazine articles, personal correspondence, and interviews with Sarah's contemporaries reveals an alternative explanation of Sarah Winchester and her mansion.

Sunnyvale

Author : Mary Jo Ignoffo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sunnyvale written by Mary Jo Ignoffo and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Twisted King

Author : Ria Wilde
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (958 download)

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Download or read book Twisted King written by Ria Wilde and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-10-20 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lex They've taken my girl. My little bird. I'll do whatever it takes to get her back, even if it means I have to level this city to the ground. They've woken the monster and I'll be damn sure my face is the last one they see before I send them all to hell. Wren Beaten. Bruised. Broken. They want me weak and submissive but they've underestimated me. I'm no damsel. They've taken me from Lex and I know he'll do everything to get me back. After all, I'm the queen of this city and my rightful place is next to the King. It's time to end this war. Twisted King is the second and final book in the Twisted City Duet. It cannot be read as a standalone. A Dark, dangerous & deliciously sinful mafia romance.

Lodging in France's Monasteries

Author : Eileen Barish
Publisher : Pet Friendly Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781884465239
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (652 download)

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Download or read book Lodging in France's Monasteries written by Eileen Barish and published by Pet Friendly Publications. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the only guides available to tourists wishing to lodge in France's monasteries. Peaceful, safe and very inexpensive, these historic monasteries, ancient castles, villas and abbeys welcome visitors of all faiths. The monks and abbesses embrace visitors as family with hearty, wholesome food and helpful tips for enjoying the region.

Sign My Name to Freedom

Author : Betty Reid Soskin
Publisher : Hay House
ISBN 13 : 1401954219
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Sign My Name to Freedom written by Betty Reid Soskin and published by Hay House. This book was released on 2018 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In Betty Reid Soskin's 96 years of living, she has been a witness to a grand sweep of American history. When she was born in 1921, the lynching of African-Americans was a national epidemic, blackface minstrel shows were the most popular American form of entertainment, white women had only just won the right to vote, and most African-Americans in the Deep South could not vote at all. From her great-grandmother, who had been enslaved until her mid-20s, Betty heard stories of slavery and the times of terror and struggle for black folk that followed. In her lifetime, Betty has watched the nation begin to confront its race and gender biases when forced to come together in the World War II era; seen our differences nearly break us apart again in the upheavals of the civil rights and Black Power eras; and, finally, lived long enough to witness both the election of an African-American president and the re-emergence of a militant, racist far right. Blending together selections from many of Betty's hundreds of blog entries with interviews, letters, and speeches, Sign My Name to Freedom invites you along on that journey, through the words and thoughts of a national treasure who has never stopped looking at herself, the nation, or the world with fresh eyes"--