Showing posts with label adventure. Show all posts
Showing posts with label adventure. Show all posts

Thursday, April 19, 2012

'The Scroll' - Destiny awaits!

"What determines the worth of an archaeological artifact? Does the value come from the component materials, the previous owners’ identity, the historical significance or something else? In “The Scroll,” Grant R. Jeffrey and Alton L. Gansky offer their opinions on the topic and that opinion is enormous, as are its implications.


The title scroll, a document scribed on copper, provides clues to the location of hidden treasures spirited away from the Temple in Jerusalem prior to its destruction. A team of biblical archaeologists assemble to follow the clues in the document in an effort to locate the precious artifacts. Here’s the catch: the treasures won’t go in to a museum. Instead they will be used to rebuild the Temple and outfit its priesthood."

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Thursday, March 22, 2012

Coloma, CA Provides the Setting for 'Sourdough Creek' by Caroline Fyffe

"Stories about Gold country usually contain greed, treachery and sometimes violence. When Carolyn Fyffe writes about Gold country, she includes the beauty of the area, a mystery or two, and a love story. Her knowledge of horses adds deep richness to the story."