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Collins' New Egypt Book Gives New Meaning to Adage 'As above, so below' as He Reveals Caves Beneath Giza Plain

Although the title and advance news of this latest book by Andrew Collins promotes the discovery of a vast cave network beneath the Giza plain, in fact that part of the book is just one section of the volume.

'Half the Sky' a Horrendous, Yet Uplifting Account of Women's Struggles and Triumphs

The fight for equality in the Third World is nothing like the fight for equality in America. Here it is about equal pay or access to birth control or sexual harassment. In the Third World, it is about nothing less than the fight for your right to live.

Latest Marilyn Monroe Bio Finds Family Secrets, Identity of Father

You would think after dozens of books and a handful of movies about this quintessential sex symbol, Marilyn Monroe, that there was nothing new to reveal. But author J.

Noory's 'Dark Matter' Project Revives Sci-Fi Anthology

Volume One in the Dark Matter series of film shorts is an ambitious attempt to deliver provocative sci-fi to eager audiences. The five stories in the series are all introduced by George Noory, better known for his late-night radio show Coast to Coast.

'Undiscovered Country' a first novel of son solving father's murder in love triangle

The son was certain that his father would not shoot himself while they were deer hunting together, leaving him to discover the body. No, that did not seem like something his dad would do.

'Dear Zachary' documentary tracks tragedy of murder of Dr. Bagby and son

When a woman scorned killed a young doctor and later her toddler son, she not only left a small Pennsylvania town bereft of a beloved family doctor, she turned a set of California grandparents into activists for changes in Canadian bail bond law.

Those Bad Old Red Scare Days are Fodder for Hollywood Murder Mystery [bk. review]

Ben Collier takes the train to go to his brother's side at the hospital after a suspicious fall off a hotel balcony. It is Hollywood just after WWII, and Paulette Goddard and some other starlets are on the train along with a studio head.

"The 13th Hour" Achieves Excellence as Thriller and More

Richard Doetsch' latest novel, The 13th Hour, is the book I wish I had written. It is billed as a thriller, but it is so much more. It has elements of the whodunit, the murder mystery, the love story, the heist, the disaster movie, science fiction, and a journey of the spirit.

"Lost in Austen" a Charming Visit to Jane's England [now on DVD]

How many of us are so hopelessly daft about Jane Austen novels that we wish we could be transported back in time to England and visit with her? Amanda Price is one such lady.

"Transsiberian" a Train Murder Mystery, Is Icy Thriller (now on DVD)

The thriller Transsiberian is set on the legendary Trans-Siberian Railroad which winds from Moscow to Beijing. It is not a nice, neat murder mystery like Orient Express, with which it shares a rail setting.

"Transsiberian" a Train Murder Mystery, Is Icy Thriller (now on DVD)

The noir thriller Transsiberian is set on the legendary Trans-Siberian Railroad which winds from Moscow to Beijing. It is not a nice, neat murder mystery like Orient Express, with which it shares a rail setting.

'Man on Wire' recalls when Twin Towers inspired daring walk (now on DVD)

It is still hard for some of us to even look at pictures of the World Trade Center. But on an August day in 1974, one young tightrope walker walked a wire strung between the two towers and lingered upon it for an hour.

"Rachel Getting Married" an indie film with stars

"Rachel Getting Married" is a rather odd indie film that tries to blend two movies: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, and Girl Interrupted (or other drug-addict-in-rehab films). In a nod to Guess, the groom in the interracial wedding is named Sidney.

Swedish vampire film a lovely, chilling diversion for hot summer nights

The Swedish film "Let the Right One In" is an oddly named work that revisits the popular vampire strand of horror movies. It is based on a Swedish novel.

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