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Did Daphne du Maurier Write “Rebecca” to Document Herself?

Posted on October 25, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Rebecca (2020) I am not a fan of “Gothic” romances, or films. But this latest film version of the 1938 classic, written by Dame du Maurier, is (seemingly) quite faithful to the story line. After a whirlwind romance in Monte … Continue reading →

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Our 11-Year-Old Granddaughter Loves…

Posted on March 14, 2020 by cdsmiller17

The Giver “The Giver is a 1993 American young adult dystopian novel by Lois Lowry. It is set in a society which at first appears to be utopian but is revealed to be dystopian as the story progresses. The novel … Continue reading →

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Initiation into Spiritual Behaviour

Posted on September 25, 2019 by cdsmiller17

How To Know Higher Worlds The text for this book was written over 100 years ago. Then it was known as Knowledge of the Higher Words and Its Attainment. What Steiner discusses here is as applicable now as it was … Continue reading →

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A Return to the Scene of the Crime

Posted on September 12, 2019 by cdsmiller17

The Assassination of Marilyn Monroe Reading this book is like watching Oliver Stone’s JFK. There were just so many people with axes to grind in 1962 that it seems that MM died as a result of too many ‘irons’ in … Continue reading →

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The Hundred Acre Wood is on Fire!

Posted on April 29, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Ashdown Forest When a part of your childhood goes up in smoke, a big hole is burned in your soul. God bless us, every one…

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The Crystal Maze?

Posted on April 15, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Entering the Castle Caroline Myss is a renowned author, intuitive healer, “motivational teacher and popular theologian [who] has created a transcendent work of unique insight and revelation in Entering the Castle. A highly original inner path to self-knowledge, the Castle is also … Continue reading →

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Recruiting a Spy

Posted on April 10, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Hook Just let me say from the outset that I am not reviewing Len Deighton’s trilogy here, although I could because it is an excellent way to tell a story. In the first and second books, he presented the story … Continue reading →

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The Transition from This Life to the Next

Posted on April 5, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Hamish Miller: A Life Divined As you may remember, I’d reviewed a wee book written by Hamish Miller previously on these pages. Hamish also co-authored three other books about energy lines: The Sun and the Serpent with Paul Broadhurst; The Dance of the … Continue reading →

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2016 And All That

Posted on November 15, 2018 by cdsmiller17

1066 + 950 Years I was reading an analysis of Donald Trump this morning and was impressed with the way the article was written. I immediately was reminded of this spoof history book published in 1930. “It’s so easy to … Continue reading →

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On Location with “Anne with an E”

Posted on October 17, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Green Gables (but not as we remember it) These days, if you want to portray a part of Canada in the 1890’s, you need to film in Ontario. It turns out that some of the country in and around Millbrook, … Continue reading →

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