Larry Payne - THE HEART OF HOUSTON
The Heart of Houston includes an introduction by Dr. Stephen L.
Klineberg, Rice University sociology professor and co-director of the
Kinder Institute for Urban Research about the ways Houston exemplifies
this philosophy. Twenty essays come from every sector: business,
commerce, education, medicine—and many more. They include religious
leaders like Rabbi Samuel Karff, Rabbi Emeritus of Congregation Beth
Israel and faculty member at the McGovern Center for Humanities and
Ethics at the University of Texas Medical School; civic and literacy
champions like former first lady of Houston, Andrea White; and other
Houstonians whose impact emanates from their service to others. Leading
by example, they have helped Houston preserve a strong sense of
community, philanthropy, and positive energy as it has grown from a
small Southern town to a thriving, international metropolis. They
exemplify the idea that the world is not about I or you but the togetherness of we.
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A haunted Argentinian mansion.
A family curse.
A twist you'll never see coming.
Welcome to Vaccaro School.
Simmering in Patagonian myth, The Tenth Girl is a gothic psychological thriller with a haunting twist.At the very southern tip of South America looms an isolated finishing school. Legend has it that the land will curse those who settle there. But for Mavi—a bold Buenos Aires native fleeing the military regime that took her mother—it offers an escape to a new life as a young teacher to Argentina’s elite girls.
Mavi tries to embrace the strangeness of the imposing house—despite warnings not to roam at night, threats from an enigmatic young man, and rumors of mysterious Others. But one of Mavi’s ten students is missing, and when students and teachers alike begin to behave as if possessed, the forces haunting this unholy cliff will no longer be ignored... and one of these spirits holds a secret that could unravel Mavi’s existence.
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