In an inexplicable worldwide event, forty-seven extraordinary children were spontaneously born by women who had previously shown no signs of pregnancy. Millionaire inventor Reginald Hargreeves adopted seven of the children; when asked why, his only explanation was, 'To save the world.' These seven children form The Umbrella Academy, a dysfunctional family of superheroes with bizarre…
Never Caught: The Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave Ona Judge
In traditional biographies of the Washingtons, the subject of slavery rarely comes up, or, if it does, it is given a paragraph or perhaps a chapter to explain the “peculiar institution” as it related to the first First Family. There is nothing like a personal story—an enslaved person's personal and true story—to get a deeper…
If you like Naked Heat
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If you like Fifty Shades of Grey
When literature student Anastasia Steele is drafted to interview the successful young entrepreneur Christian Grey for her campus magazine, she finds him attractive, enigmatic and intimidating. Convinced their meeting went badly, she tries to put Grey out of her mind - until he happens to turn up at the out-of-town hardware store where she works…
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Horrible History of Medicine
When it comes to the science of medicine there is much to be grateful for. Vaccines, blood typing, x-rays, antibiotics: all make huge differences in how we are treated for accidents and ailments. For those of us who are perhaps morbidly curious, or at least not terribly squeamish, exploring the history of medicine is fascinating…
If you like The Man in the High Castle
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick: In 1962 in America, slavery is legal again. Twenty years earlier the United States lost a war and is now being occupied by Nazi Germany and Japan. The Man in the High Castle is an American television series depicting a dystopian alternate history. The series is based on the 1962 novel of…
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