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The Eye of God: A Book on a 16th-century Witch’s Trial

The Eye of God by Elizabeth Sutherland, deals with the two witchcraft trials of the 16th century. Catherine Ross of Fowlis, the heroine of the story, has the countrywoman’s knowledge of herbs and healing, and also has a power which she does not understand, which can be used for either good or evil.

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The Sign of Attila

The Sign of Attila is a novel that sees this war for more ‘points of view: that of the Hun leader Balamber, the prefect Aulus Sebastian, sent by the Magister Aëtius and a woman, Frediani, daughter of a chief of a Gallic people killed by Huns.

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WWIIAction in The Devil’s Brigade: The True Story of The Black Devils, The Forefathers of The Special Forces

Comprehensive look at the special operations unit assembled in the early days of World War II, with American and Canadian specialists in mayhem, depicted in the William Holden movie, “The Devil’s Brigade”.

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Large Population in the Philippines

Even though the Philippines is facing a problem on over-population, still there is a way on how to make use of the large population. This also tells how to help jobless,poor and homeless people.

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The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane By: Katherine Howe

Let Katherine Howe take you back to 1692: the Salem Witch Trials. Her story shifts from the year 1991 where Connie Goodwin is a canidate at Harvard University for her PHd in the history of the colonial period. During the summer she has to get her Grandmother’s house read to sell, but something unexpected happens.

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Rape as a Tool of War

A review of S.: A Novel about the Balkans by Slavenka Drakulic.

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Skeletons in the Closet

Review of Tatiana de Rosnay’s Sarah’s Key.

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Sadako and a Thousand Paper Cranes

I went to watch the play “Sadako and a Thousand Paper Cranes” a few days ago and this is my reaction.

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Some Great Civil War Novels

The War of Northern Aggression, as die hard Rebels call it, has provided the sweeping backdrop for the following novels, which run the literary gamut from passionate romance to graphically authentic recreations of the battles that tore the country apart.

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The Caine Mutiny

Brief summary of the book by Herman Wouk.

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