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Thought I'd chime in and mention Sometimes We're Always Real Same-Same by Mattox Roesch. It takes place in Unalakleet, AK (where the author lives). The New York Times said Roesch 'deftly portrays Unalakleet, where “every yard is littered with skeletons of four-wheelers and snow machines and fishing boats...'" You can find an excerpt here: http://issuu.com/unbridledbooks/docs/sam...
Happy Halloween!! We received many great responses! We had a tough time narrowing them down, but you can read our favorite 30 submissions here: http://cranioklepty.com/pick-a-skull/fav...We'll be contacting winners directly to send a copy of CRANIOKLEPTY: Grave Robbing and the Search for Genius by Colin Dickey (http://cranioklepty.com).
Cheers!
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Happy Halloween!! We received many great responses! We had a tough time narrowing them down, but you can read our favorite 30 submissions here: http://cranioklepty.com/pick-a-skull/fav...We'll be contacting winners directly to mail a copy of CRANIOKLEPTY: Grave Robbing and the Search for Genius by Colin Dickey (http://cranioklepty.com).
Cheers!
rachel / Unbridled Books
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Happy Halloween!! Thank you for so many great responses! We had a tough time narrowing them down, but you can read our favorite 30 submissions here: http://cranioklepty.com/pick-a-skull/fav...We'll be contacting winners directly, but feel free to send us your address right away to receive your copy of CRANIOKLEPTY: Grave Robbing and the Search for Genius by Colin Dickey (http://cranioklepty.com).
Cheers!
rachel / Unbridled Books
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Happy Halloween!! Thank you for so many great responses! We had a tough time narrowing them down, but you can read our favorite 30 submissions here: http://cranioklepty.com/pick-a-skull/fav...We'll be contacting winners directly, but feel free to send us your address right away to receive your copy of CRANIOKLEPTY: Grave Robbing and the Search for Genius by Colin Dickey (http://cranioklepty.com).
Cheers!
rachel / Unbridled Books
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http://twitter.com/unbridledbooks
http://facebook.com/unbridledbooks
Happy Halloween!! Thank you for so many great responses! We had a tough time narrowing them down, but you can read our favorite 30 submissions here: http://cranioklepty.com/pick-a-skull/fav...We'll be contacting winners directly, but feel free to send us your address right away to receive your copy of CRANIOKLEPTY: Grave Robbing and the Search for Genius by Colin Dickey (http://cranioklepty.com).
Cheers!
rachel / Unbridled Books
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Hi Bentley! Happy Halloween! Thought you might like to see the announcement of our favorite Whose Skull Would You Pick submissions: http://cranioklepty.com/pick-a-skull/fav... We received quite a few responses, so it was tough to narrow it down to only 30!Just picked up a new book called The True History of Tea that I'm looking forward to reading. There are a lot of books on the subject (and I've read quite a few of them), so I'm interested to see how this one differs. Most Americans think tea is boring or passe, but there was a time when tea played a significant roll in international commerce and politics!
Cheers,
rachel / Unbridled Books
Happy Halloween!! Thank you for so many great responses! We had a tough time narrowing them down, but you can read our favorite 30 submissions here: http://cranioklepty.com/pick-a-skull/fav...We'll be contacting winners directly, but feel free to send us your address right away to receive your copy of CRANIOKLEPTY: Grave Robbing and the Search for Genius by Colin Dickey (http://cranioklepty.com).
Cheers!
rachel / Unbridled Books
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http://twitter.com/unbridledbooks
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Why her skull, Maltaise?
George wrote: "what a ghoulish bunch you are. I think maybe you're in the wrong group or maybe need to establish a new one, something like History is Horrible or History gives me Horrors. Halloween is next month."I dunno, George. Sounds like all this fits perfectly with History is Not Boring! Love all these responses, though some folks forgot to mention whose skull they'd pick! Me, I'd go with da Vinci. He'd totally understand.
Not at all. That's a great response!
Well that's a creative response. Now we need to know why!
Silvana wrote: "Jules VerneGeorge Orwell
Golda Meir
Erwin Rommel
Beethoven
"
Hey Silvana! I know it's tough, but can you narrow it down to one? And tell us why that one in particular?
Now that you mention it, I'm curious about Cleopatra too!
Yeah, I can't imagine trying to actually rob a grave. But there have been more honest and less gross ways of obtaining skulls, too (or so I learned from reading the book), I assure you!Even though the response is rather obvious, humor me here - why Churchill?
I think I'd go with da Vinci. A genius and a Renaissance man, if there ever was one. Also, I think he'd be okay with the whole skull stealing thing. He'd understand!
Lighting up his skull is such a fantastic idea. I know I said I'd go with an author, but I'd probably choose da Vinci instead. First of all, he'd completely understand. Second, can you say genius? Third, I've been obsessed with him since I was 12 or so. A natural choice, really.
Paul wrote: "Dostoevsky. "I'd likely go with an author, too. Why Dostoevsky in particular?
We thought this macabre exercise and a chance to win a book might interest the folks in this group. The question is: If you could steal a skull, any skull, whose would you choose, and why?
Cranioklepty (the theft of skulls) has fallen out of fashion, but it wasn’t very long ago that stealing skulls was viewed by some as akin to possessing genius. Colin Dickey has written the history of this peculiar kind of obsession in his forthcoming CRANIOKLEPTY: GRAVE ROBBING AND THE SEARCH FOR GENIUS (coming out later this month). The after-death stories of Franz Joseph Haydn, Ludwig van Beethoven, Emanuel Swedenborg, Sir Thomas Browne and many others have never before been told in such detail and vividness. The desire to own the skulls of the famous, for study, for sale, for public (and private) display, seems to be instinctual and irresistible in some people. So, again, WHOSE SKULL WOULD YOU DIG?
You can send us your choice—by responding to this discussion (preferred!), posting a comment on our profile page, or via email (cranioklepty@gmail.com) between September 9 and October 21, 2009. We’ll be posting the most lively ones (no pun intended) on Cranioklepty.com and as a thank you, we’ll be sending a copy of CRANIOKLEPTY to the folks whose selections most intrigued us. Winners will be announced on October 31, 2009 (yes, on Halloween). For complete rules and regulations visit http://cranioklepty.com/pick-a-skull/rul... We do not, for the record, endorse the actual stealing of skulls!
We thought this macabre exercise and a chance to win a book might interest the folks in this group. The question is: If you could steal a skull, any skull, whose would you choose, and why?
Cranioklepty (the theft of skulls) has fallen out of fashion, but it wasn’t very long ago that stealing skulls was viewed by some as akin to possessing genius. Colin Dickey has written the history of this peculiar kind of obsession in his forthcoming CRANIOKLEPTY: GRAVE ROBBING AND THE SEARCH FOR GENIUS (coming out later this month). The after-death stories of Franz Joseph Haydn, Ludwig van Beethoven, Emanuel Swedenborg, Sir Thomas Browne and many others have never before been told in such detail and vividness. The desire to own the skulls of the famous, for study, for sale, for public (and private) display, seems to be instinctual and irresistible in some people. So, again, WHOSE SKULL WOULD YOU DIG?
You can send us your choice—by responding to this discussion (preferred!), posting a comment on our profile page, or via email (cranioklepty@gmail.com) between September 9 and October 21, 2009. We’ll be posting the most lively ones (no pun intended) on Cranioklepty.com and as a thank you, we’ll be sending a copy of CRANIOKLEPTY to the folks whose selections most intrigued us. Winners will be announced on October 31, 2009 (yes, on Halloween). For complete rules and regulations visit http://cranioklepty.com/pick-a-skull/rul... We do not, for the record, endorse the actual stealing of skulls!
We thought this macabre and historical exercise might interest the folks in this group. The question is: If you could steal a skull, any skull, whose would you choose, and why?
Cranioklepty (the theft of skulls) has fallen out of fashion, but it wasn’t very long ago that stealing skulls was viewed by some as akin to possessing genius. Colin Dickey has written the history of this peculiar kind of obsession in his forthcoming CRANIOKLEPTY: GRAVE ROBBING AND THE SEARCH FOR GENIUS (coming out later this month). The after-death stories of Franz Joseph Haydn, Ludwig van Beethoven, Emanuel Swedenborg, Sir Thomas Browne and many others have never before been told in such detail and vividness. The desire to own the skulls of the famous, for study, for sale, for public (and private) display, seems to be instinctual and irresistible in some people. So, again, WHOSE SKULL WOULD YOU DIG?
You can send us your choice—by responding to this discussion (preferred!), posting a comment on our profile page, or via email (cranioklepty@gmail.com) between September 9 and October 21, 2009. We’ll be posting the most lively ones (no pun intended) on Cranioklepty.com and as a thank you, we’ll be sending a copy of CRANIOKLEPTY to the folks whose selections most intrigued us. Winners will be announced on October 31, 2009 (yes, on Halloween). For complete rules and regulations visit http://cranioklepty.com/pick-a-skull/rul... We do not, for the record, endorse the actual stealing of skulls!
