Whitney (album) also praised her vocals as follows: "Houston's voice sounds good, real good. [...] She's firmer, more confident." With the highly anticipated release of her second album "Whitney", Houston became the first female artist to debut at number one in the history of "Billboard" 200 chart (formerly the "Top Pop Albums" chart). It made her the fourth artist to achieve that feat overall, behind Elton John with "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" and "Rock of the Westies", Stevie Wonder with "Songs in the Key of Life" and Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band with "Live/1975–85". On June 27,
Captain Nemo: The Fantastic History of a Dark Genius Captain Nemo: The Fantastic History of a Dark Genius Captain Nemo: The Fantastic History of a Dark Genius is a novel by Kevin J. Anderson, published in 2002 by Pocket Books. It is a secret history and crossover work, the central premise being that many of the things Jules Verne wrote about existed in real life as told to him by the real Captain Nemo. The novel follows Verne and André Nemo from their childhoods. Verne is depicted as being a sheltered, almost neurotic individual who is incapable of taking risks, while Nemo is adventurous and resourceful, especially after the