• American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst

    American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst

    I was twenty-four years old and living in the Bay Area when Patty Hearst was kidnapped. It was without a doubt one of the strangest things to happen during the counter-culture movement of the late sixties – early seventies. Toobin retells the story of Hearst’s kidnapping and her conversion to an SLA member. He has… Continue reading

  • The Dig

    The Dig

    In 1939 Edith Perry contacted the Ipswich Museum about some mounds she wanted excavated on her property in East Anglia. The museum recommended an amateur archeologist, Basil Brown. Mr Brown went on to uncover one of the most significant sites of medieval history in England. What ensured was a battle between Museums and property owns… Continue reading

  • A Head Full of Ghosts

    A Head Full of Ghosts

    I am at a loss how to describe my feelings about this book. To me, the book did not hold up as a horror story, maybe a horrible story? At age 14, I think that Marjorie was too young to show signs of acute schizophrenia. Demonic possession was a stronger possibility as Marjorie’s family was… Continue reading