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The Perverse Appeal of Anti-Heroes

Why do some people seek straightforward narratives that present heroes they can admire, while others (like me) are drawn to ambiguous...

The Perfect Gift For the Reader in Your Life

Wallis Budge: Magic and Mummies in London and Cairo (Rev. Ed, 2021), was researched and written with readers in mind. I wrote Wallis...

"Forward" to Wallis Budge: Magic and Mummies in London and Cairo

Please enjoy the "Forward" to my biography, Wallis Budge: Magic and Mummies in London and Cairo (Dost Publishing, 2021). On November 28th...

Writing Biography: For or Against Budge?

One of the odd questions I often got when writing about E. A. Wallis Budge was, "Are you for or against Budge?" This question always left...

Writing Wallis Budge

I wrote Wallis Budge: Magic and Mummies in London and Cairo, in my own time, since I was not an academic and writing books was not part...

Wallis Budge: A New Edition 10 Years Later

Ten years ago, in 2011, after years of research and writing, I published Wallis Budge: Magic and Mummies in London and Cairo with the...

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