Envy Apartment

I may not be a listener of audio books, but I know some readers are. This week, as I'm working on deadline, you've had reviews of several audio books. Thank you, Sandie, for this review of Juliet Blackwell's book. Give Up the Ghost Haunted Home Renovation series #6 Written by Juliet Blackwell, Narrated by Xe Sands Unabridged audiobook Listening Length: 7 hours and 51 minutes Publisher: Tantor Audio Release Date: December 1, 2015 There is a mansion in the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco, California known as the Crosswinds for sale at $29 million.  During renovation, pieces of the home were carelessly taken off in favor of newer items.  At least one ghost in the house is very upset that familiar items are gone and is making the same noises the items did.  For instance, the ghost makes the sounds of the squeaky weathervane which is now missing.   The only reason the owners care is because the noises and screaming the ghosts are making are scaring away possible b...

Of the 10 plays August Wilson wrote — two of which won him the Pulitzer Prize — nine were based in and around the Hill District in Pittsburgh; he chronicled the city’s changing landscape over decades. He is not the only writer to have chosen the Steel City as a backdrop. Below, one book explores the places that influenced Mr. Wilson’s plays, and two others reimagine Pittsburgh’s people and culture. Photo AUGUST WILSON Pittsburgh Places in His Life and Plays By Laurence A. Glasco, Christopher Rawson 146 pp. Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation (2015; second edition). For a visual tour of the historical sites that figure in Mr. Wilson’s work, turn to this book. It includes photographs of places like the apartment where he lived on Bedford Avenue, and locations name-dropped in his plays like West Funeral Home and what used to be Lutz’s Market. The guide also features essays that contextualize his work, as well as personal introductions written by his niece Kimberly C. Ellis a...

As President Donald Trump promised to unleash 'fire and fury' on North Korea,  a slightly-built, bearded TV evangelist bragged of his recent visit to the White House and warned of an up-coming ' nuclear winter .' Jim Bakker's studio audience whooped and cheered – before reaching deep into their pockets to buy 'Staying Alive' food - buckets full of freeze- dried products apparently capable of sustaining survivors through the Apocalypse. The charismatic pastor then made an impassioned plea for money to keep his ministry afloat – suggesting a year's supply of pancakes with a 30- year shelf life for an apparent bargain $550 or four cheaply published books for $40 to tide readers over through Armageddon. sell food buckets full of freeze- dried products , claiming the meals will keep followers alive after the Apocalypse" class="blkBorder img-share" /> Jim Bakker (pictured with wife Lori) uses his platform as a televangelist to sell f...