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In Quest of the Jewish Mary: The Mother of Jesus in History, Theology and Spirituality

Mary Christine Athans

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Jesus, as is well known, was born and raised as a Jew in first-century Palestine. A great deal of...

Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History

Erik Larson

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September 8, 1900, began innocently in the seaside town of Galveston, Texas. Even Isaac Cline,...

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Erika Kehlet (21 KP) rated Blue Labyrinth (Pendergast, #14) in Books

Feb 21, 2018

NOTE: If you haven't read anything in this series yet, Blue Labyrinth might not be the best place to start. There are returning characters from previous novels, and reading some of the earlier books (especially Relic, #1 in the series) will make this one even more enjoyable.

I love revisiting old friends and old places in this series, and the New York Museum of Natural History is by far my favorite place in Pendergasts New York. Blue Labyrinth opens with a dead body in the museum, and Margo Green called in to assist with the police investigation. Full of danger and Pendergast family drama, this installment moves along at an incredible pace, and is a great addition to the series.

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Geometry for Naval Architects

Adrian B. Biran

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Geometry for Naval Architects is the essential guide to the principles of naval geometry. Formerly...

The Morville Year

Katherine Swift

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One of the most admired gardening writers of her generation, Katherine Swift returns to describe a...

Awix (3310 KP) rated The Relic (1997) in Movies

Jul 14, 2020

The Relic (1997)

1997 | Horror, Sci-Fi

5.7

(10 Ratings)

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Somewhat bungled monster-horror movie. A trail of decapitated bodies leads from the Chicago docks to the city's Natural History Museum. A police detective and an evolutionary biologist figure out that recently-arrived samples from Brazil may be involved, and that something new may be living in the museum basement. Should they stop the imminent gala evening? Nah!

Definite potential here for an odd mash-up of The X Files and The Poseidon Adventure, but problems with the pacing, exposition and structure mean that the movie never quite takes flight in the way it could have. Decent performances, some good dialogue in places and a decent monster, but should have been much better. As it is, passes the time reasonably engagingly.