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« Thursday October 08, 2009 »
Thu
Start: 7:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Cranioklepty: Grave Robbing and the Search for Genius (Unbridled Books)   A fascinating discussion by this local author about the extraordinary history of a particular kind of obsession--the desire to own the skulls of the famous, for study, for sale, and for public (or private) display. The rise of phrenology at the beginning of the 19th century only fed that fascination with the belief that genius leaves its mark on the very shape of the head.
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