While Thunder Bay Public Library commemorates the 100th anniversary of World War 1 through a series of displays and events between 2014 and 2018, it is timely to remind ourselves how the war began in the first place. Europe was at peace in June 1914 when Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated in... Continue Reading →
Gateway to Atlantis: the Search for the Source of a Lost Civilization by Andrew Collins
You might already be familiar with the myth of Atlantis. The Greek genius, Plato, wrote about it in his famous works the Critias and the Timaeus about 2000 years ago. When he wrote about Atlantis, that great, lost civilization "beyond the Pillars of Hercules" he stated that the hey-day of Atlantis was many thousands of... Continue Reading →
Murder in the Abbey or The Name of the Rose
Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose is an unusual book, that looks on the surface like a simple historical mystery but is filled with symbolism, history, religious hysteria and a glimpse into the recesses of the human heart. When William of Baskerville, (a nod to Sherlock Holmes) and his assistant Adso of Melk, arrive at... Continue Reading →
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