![]() ![]() The prosecution called a downstate Delaware fisherman to the stand, who testified that he found a cooler floating at sea and kept it for his own use. ![]() Nearly a year after his indictment, Thomas Capano went on trial in the fall of 1998. WHYY thanks our sponsors - become a WHYY sponsor Before his arrest, Capano’s brother Gerard Capano told investigators he helped his brother dump a body from a boat off the Jersey shore. Capano, meanwhile, became a center of the investigation.įahey’s apartment and Capano’s home were extensively searched, but it was more than a year before Capano was arrested and charged with killing Fahey. The 30-year-old scheduling secretary to then-Governor Thomas Carper was the subject of a community-wide search for several weeks. They had dinner at a Philadelphia restaurant in June, 1996. Foul play is not suspected.Ĭapano was the last person seen alive with Anne Marie Fahey. As part of the Deparment of Correction’s standard procedures, his body has been turned over to the State Medical Examiner’s Office. Vaughn Correctional Center near Smyrna and later was pronounced dead. ![]() He was found unresponsive Monday afternoon at 12:34 in his cell at the James T. Thomas Capano, a once-prominent Delaware attorney who was convicted of killing his mistress after a dramatic trial more than 12 years ago, has been found dead in his prison cell.Ĭapano, 61, apparently died of natural causes. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Spillover delivers the science, the history, the mystery, and the human anguish of disease outbreaks as gripping drama. He found surprises in the latest research, alarm among public health officials, and deep concern in the eyes of researchers. He interviewed survivors and gathered stories of the dead. For five years he followed scientists to a rooftop in Bangladesh, a forest in the Congo, a Chinese rat farm, and a suburban woodland in New York, and through high-biosecurity laboratories. Prior to the emergence of our latest health crisis, renowned science writer David Quammen was traveling the globe to better understand spillover’s devastating potential. ![]() This phenomenon-in which a new pathogen comes to humans from wildlife-is known as spillover, and it may not be long before it happens again. The source of the previously unknown virus? Bats. In 2020, the novel coronavirus gripped the world in a global pandemic and led to the death of hundreds of thousands. A masterpiece of science reporting that tracks the animal origins of emerging human diseases, Spillover is “fascinating and terrifying … a real-life thriller with an outcome that affects us all” (Elizabeth Kolbert, author of The Sixth Extinction). ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() GH stands at the door with his hands aloft, “a gesture that was either conciliatory or said Don’t shoot”. Only Alam could turn the contents of the family’s supermarket trolley into a cultural diagnosisīegging entry are George (GH) and Ruth Washington, a black couple in their 60s who claim to own the place. “They’d made a nice life for themselves, hadn’t they?” The children – Archie and Rose – are sun-kissed and sleeping their Brooklynite parents – Amanda and Clay – are basking in a post-coital glow. The walls are white, the picket fence is white, and inside the house is a white middle-class family of holidaymakers “pantomiming ownership”. In a field surrounded by woods stands a lone brick house – “the very material the smartest piggy chose because it would keep him safest” – a luxurious Long Island vacation rental that is out of reach of mobile phone service, and out of earshot of the neighbours. ![]() ![]() Alam’s trope-heavy third novel has the makings of a farce, and the portents of a slaughter. When a midnight knock breaks the quiet of Rumaan Alam’s Leave the World Behind, any one of these plot creatures might be waiting on the doorstep. It’s the narrative spark of children’s jokes, fairytales and campfire ghost stories, of drawing-room dramas and horror film bloodbaths. ![]() ![]() ![]() It features a clever puzzle of a plot, a witty, gentle sense of humor and the absolute sweetest relationships. Zen Cho has the most delightful, charming writing style and this book was a delight. Norrell and Sorcerer to the Crown, I have absolutely loved every Regency-era fantasy I have read for this project. As she’s drawn into their intrigues, she must uncover the secrets of her past, and journey into a world with more magic than she had ever dreamed.”īetween this book, Jonathan Strange and Mr. ![]() If Muna is to save her sister, she must learn to navigate high society, and trick the English magicians into believing she is a magical prodigy. The only hope of saving her is to go to distant Britain, where the Sorceress Royal has established an academy to train women in magic. They have been cursed by an unknown enchanter, and slowly Sakti starts to fade away. “When sisters Muna and Sakti wake up on the peaceful beach of the island of Janda Baik, they can’t remember anything, except that they are bound as only sisters can be. To conclude 2019, we are discussing Zen Cho’s The True Queen, her 2019 sequel to Sorcerer to the Crown. Here is a carry-over review from last year that I didn't get around to posting before the year ended. “It sounds perfectly straightforward,” said Sakti, who had never been sensible in her life.” There is no reason you should run into any trouble, provided you are sensible.” ![]() ![]() ![]() We always returned to it no matter who we were or how it was changed or with what difficulties, or ease, it could be reached. Written during the last years of Hemingway's life, his memoir is a lively and powerful reflection of his genius that scintillates with the romance of the city. Ernest Hemingway, quote from A Moveable Feast There is never any ending to Paris and the memory of each person who has lived in it differs from that of any other. Looking back not only at his own much younger self, but also at the other writers who shared Paris with him - James Joyce, Wyndham Lewis, Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald - he recalls the time when, poor, happy and writing in cafes, he discovered his vocation. Hemingway's memories of his life as an unknown writer living in Paris in the twenties are deeply personal, warmly affectionate and full of wit. 'If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast' A Moveable Feast (Een verplaatsbaar feest) is de titel van de memoires die de Amerikaanse schrijver Ernest Hemingway schreef over zijn verblijf als. ![]() Hemingway's captivating memoir of living in Paris during the twenties. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() An extensive appendix and an index help readers correlate the maps with Tolkien’s novels. The main body of the atlas is six chapters summarizing the history of Tolkien’s world, from the events of the Ainulindalë to the departure of the Ring-bearers across the Sea. Plans and descriptions of castles, buildings, and distinctive landforms are given, along with thematic maps describing the climate, vegetation, languages, and population distribution of Middle-earth throughout its history. Hundreds of two-color maps and diagrams survey the journeys of the principal characters day by day - including all the battles and key locations of the First, Second, and Third Ages. Authentic and updated - nearly one third of the maps are new, and the text is fully revised - the atlas illuminates the enchanted world created in The Silmarillion, The Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien derived the characters, stories, places, and languages of Middle-earth from many sources. Here is the definitive guide to the geography of Middle-earth, from its founding in the Elder Days through the Third Age, including the journeys of Bilbo, Frodo, and the Fellowship of the Ring. Based on Tolkien's geography (according to The Atlas of Middle Earth Fonstad, 1991), the climate of The Shire the home of hobbits Bilbo and Frodo. Among the many influences on Middle-earth are Classical sources (marked 'C' on map), including Greek mythology, Plato s tale of the lost island civilisation of Atlantis, and cities such as ancient Rome. Karen Wynn Fonstad’s The Atlas of Middle-Earth is an essential volume that will enchant all Tolkien fans. ![]() ![]() ![]() Hunt Athalar, personal assassin for the Archangels, wants nothing to do with Bryce Quinlan, despite being ordered to protect her. But when the murderer attacks again, Bryce finds herself dragged into the investigation and paired with an infamous Fallen angel whose own brutal past haunts his every step. Two years later, her job has become a dead end, and she now seeks only blissful oblivion in the city’s most notorious nightclubs. But it all comes crumbling down when a ruthless murder shakes the very foundations of the city-and Bryce’s world. By day, she works for an antiquities dealer, selling barely legal magical artifacts, and by night, she parties with her friends, savoring every pleasure Lunathion-otherwise known as Crescent City- has to offer. Half-Fae, half-human Bryce Quinlan loves her life. ![]() Maas launches her brand-new CRESCENT CITY series with House of Earth and Blood: the story of half-Fae and half-human Bryce Quinlan as she seeks revenge in a contemporary fantasy world of magic, danger, and searing romance. #1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. ![]() ![]() ![]() It tells the story of the Walker children, who sail a dinghy named Swallow, and the Blackett children, who sail a dinghy named Amazon. There is also the British-based group, The Arthur Ransome Society, which has an international membership.The series begins with Swallows and Amazons, published in 1930. The first one to be founded was the Arthur Ransome Club in Japan. There are also several societies dedicated to the study and promotion of Ransome's work which are largely inspired by the series. It contributes to the tourist industry in the Lake District and Norfolk Broads areas of England, where many of the books are set. changed British literature, affected a whole generation's view of holidays, helped to create the national image of the English Lake District and added Arthur Ransome's name to the select list of classic British children's authors". Literary scholar Peter Hunt said he believes the series ". ![]() ![]() The stories revolve around outdoor activities, especially sailing. The twelve books involve adventures by groups of children, almost all during the school holidays and mostly in England, but including four sailing trips that go outside England. The Swallows and Amazons series is a series of twelve children's books by English author Arthur Ransome, named after the title of the first book in the series and set between the two World Wars. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Building the style and the tone of what was to come, he would take in inspiration from the world around him, building his characters and plots in the process. Setting a lot of novels in the city, it is easy to see how much of an impact his upbringing made upon him and his work. ![]() ![]() No stranger to adult fiction either, he has also written a number of works in this particular field too, again gaining a wide variety of readers worldwide.īorn on the 25th of September, 1964, the writer Carlos Ruiz Zafon was brought in the city of Barcelona in Spain, where he grew up, leading to him becoming a resolutely Spanish writer, immersed in the culture of his county, something which was to be a major influence on his writing career to follow. Bringing noir and crime to the genre, he is able to craft a tightly woven and complex narrative, whilst not forgoing character, something to which his many legions of fans can attest to. A Spanish author, the writer Carlos Ruiz Zafon was a highly prolific novelist within his field, with his talent and skill as a producer of numerous young adult books dating back to the early nineties, as he was a leading figure within the industry, respected by both his peers and his contemporaries. ![]() ![]() After an extraordinary escape through the dangerous desert she made her way to London and worked as a maid for the Somalian ambassador until that family returned home. Then, aged 12, when her father attempted to arrange a marriage with a 60 year old stranger in exchange for five camels - she took flight. Waris suffered this torture when she was just five years old. She remembers her early childhood as carefree - running with her brothers, racing camels and moving on with her family to the next grazing spot - until it came her turn to meet the old woman who administered the ancient custom imposed on most Somalian girls: circumcision. Waris, one of 12 children, was born into a traditional family of desert nomads in East Africa. ![]() ![]() Waris Dirie (the name means desert flower) lives a double life - by day she is a famous model and UN spokeswoman on women's rights in Africa, at night she dreams of her native Somalia. ![]() |