BOOKS: Putterin About the Past
nashvillescene.com     May 15, 2008            

Tony Horwitz visits forgotten corners of American history—literally by Michael Ray Taylor After a chance visit to Plymouth Rock (which resembles a five-foot “fossilized potato”), Tony Horwitz realizes that, despite being a college history major—not to mention the celebrated author of historical... [read full story]                

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Books, Books, Books [Uncertain Principles]

scienceblogs.com     1 hr ago          

Via Tom, a big long list of books with which to showcase either my broad cultural background or pathetic cultural ignorance. As Tom's original source notes, the claim that most Americans have only read six of these is kind of...                

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Bryson blasts councils for ‘fly-tipping failure’

thisisdorset.net     yesterday   1 related          

BILL Bryson, president of the Campaign to Protect Rural England, has slammed Poole and New Forest councils for "doing nothing" to stop fly-tipping. The celebrated author and former Daily Echo sub editor spoke out in an article,...                

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US post goes for green fleet

alternative-energy-news.info     Jul 22, 2008   9 related          

Greenbang has read reviews of the US postal service in Bill Bryson’s Notes From A Big Country. It didn’t fare well, but the huge organisation did give out cookies in a customer appreciation day, so it’s not all bad. Greenbang...                

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Bookendsgetting Ready For Ishmael Beah's Talk Authors Appearing At Stores, Library Poets,...

redorbit.com     Jul 21, 2008          

In anticipation of the appearance of Ishmael Beah, author of A Long Way Gone: Adventures of a Boy Soldier at Millersville University, the League of Women Voters of Lancaster County has arranged for a discussion of his book. It...                

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