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The legacy of the Hamiltons’ psychic archive In the wake of the First World War and the 1918–19 pandemic, the world was left grappling with a profound sense of loss. It was against this backdrop that a Winnipeg couple, physician T.G. Hamilton and nurse Lillian Hamilton, began their research, documenting and photographing séances they held in their home laboratory. Their extensive study of the survival of human consciousness after death resulted in a stunning collection of hundreds of photographs, including images of tables flying through the air, mediums in trances, and, most curious of all, ectoplasm—a strange, white substance through which ghosts could apparently manifest. The Art o...
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The world's longest-lasting and most successful communal society, the Hutterites have a model of governance that has served them well for almost five hundred years. In the past the colony was an "ark," isolated from both the secular world and the host society. But today colonies face new challenges because of globalization and digital technologies and are losing much of their ability to exclude these influences from their lives. Based on extensive fieldwork with the Schmiedeleut branch of the Hutterites, the book includes the Conference Letters and Regulations, published for the first time in English translation, that provide invaluable insights into strategies for managing change.
Each of Moore Ruble Yudell's Berlin projects, which include urban design, master planning, housing and commercial and institutional buildings, has marked an important moment in the history of this city. For example, Tegel Harbor proclaimed humane values
AUTHOR HEALTH WARNINGSchool reunions can be dangerousThe lives of four apparently unconnected people change forever when they visit the school reunion Internet site - Schoolfrenz.Richard Bard has just been released from prison. He believes this time he really is going straight until he encounters someone who reminds him he has an old teenage score to settle.Following the death of her parents Georgina Haywell is shocked to discover she was adopted at birth. The quest to find her natural mother and father leads to a more disturbing truth, and now she wants revenge.David Sterry heads an architect's practice. His working and domestic life begins to fall apart when his nemesis from 20 years ago attempts to contact him. Shirley Bonnett is content with her life in Australia until her husband is viciously killed. Dissatisfied with police progress, her own investigation leads her to Tyneside and a schoolboy gang called the Mag7.As the four pursue their personal causes, they visit Schoolfrenz and a common past emerges. The present is a tale of surprises, and the future holds retribution and murder.
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Includes biographies of some former members of the squadron.
"This first complete history provides an overview of the league's early years, detailed summaries for the official seasons of 1920 through 1947 and accounts of the exciting pennant races between the Negro league teams and the white professional teams. Appendices provide extensive statistical information."--BOOK JACKET.