1. The richest passenger on board the Titanic was John Jacob Astor IV. His net worth was around $85 million (or $2 billion in today's terms). Astor perished with the Titanic. He was last see… Read More

POR RAUL SOUSA – Um título alternativo a esse texto pode ser “Resposta a dois escritores”. A ideia surgiu após responder e discordar das proposiç&otil… Read More

* Texto com spoilers POR RAUL SOUSA – A publicação de Os Assassinatos na Rua Morgue constitui um marco na literatura. A história, considerada pelo próprio… Read More

Nas águas glaciais do Oceano Atlântico, em 14 de abril de 1912, um gigante se recolhia. O RMS Titanic, navio considerado a perfeição dos mares construído p… Read More

Elusive IsabelAuthor: Jacques Futrelle Description A spy classic of epic proportions by Jacques Futrelle, author of The Thinking Machine Isabel Thorne—half Italian… Read More

This phrase is often thought of boys obsessed with girls and chasing skirts in a fun sort of sexual puberty phase that boys grow out of.  Sorry but I think it is a much more cynical ter… Read More

Jacques Heath Futrelle (1875-1912) was an American journalist and mystery writer who worked for the Atlanta Journal, where he began their sports section and met his great love and fellow wri… Read More

Everyone’s favorite snowflake-melting fire emoji is back. Over the weekend, the New York Times asked, “Can My Children Be Friends With White People?” It’s an inten… Read More

One thing I’ve noticed is that a lot of stories of intuition seem to revolve around tragedies. I’m not sure if that’s because people’s intuition sometimes gets strong… Read More

Yup, they've done it again. All the replacement books from Amazon came, and two, a whole two out of six, have arrived in what I would deem "as new" condition. The Henrietta Lacks book, and A… Read More