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by Michael Largo
Definitive book on the true causes of death of public figures––providing the ultimate demise of heroes and icons, politicians and celebrities, inventors and explorers, business leaders and sports figures, as well as the unlikely endings of radicals, murderers, feminists, Nobel Prize winners, and others. Organized thematically. The true cause of death is often omitted in history, but may reveal the most poignant snapshot of a life. PODCAST
by Maureen Ogle
This historian has delved into how beer became our national drink. It wasn't always that way. First there was the hard stuff, then the beer bigots, then Prohibition, then the decline and now beer making and drinking is bigger than ever.
by Leah Kramer
Getting Crafty with Craftster: Handy with your hands? Find out why the new craft movement isn't your grandmother's doily. This book is fun! PODCAST
by Conn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden
A nostalgic book with a heartfelt plea for a renewed sense of adventure in the lives of boys and men. For dads, sons, and all men, this is a reminder of lore and technique that have not yet been completely lost to the digital age.
by Kathy Stewart
Where in the World? Americans are clueless. Map skills are questionable, locating our own state capital is a guessing game. We've become geographic illiterates. Kathy Stewart has the reasons we should be geographically literate. PODCAST
by Melissa Kirsch
This is a book to help young women face the challenges of life in the real world. There's information and advice in a common-sense, funny and easy-to-read primer on all aspects of life for women in their 20s and 30s, deftly organized into 10 chapters covering health, work, money, manners, friends, love, family, spirit, home and fashion. PODCAST
by Richard Weiner
For anyone who has ever stuck around for the credits at the end of a movie and wondered what gaffers and best boys do, this compendium of media slang, jargon and shoptalk will be a welcome read. Weiner covers everything from advertising to broadcasting to slang used by comedians and explains the lineage of phrases such as "break a leg." PODCAST
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