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Kids of all ages will delight at this eye-popping collection of sports photos from Sports Illustrated, all presented in 3-D (book includes a pair of 3-D glasses). Football, basketball, baseball, rodeo, monster trucks, hockey, skating, rugby, racing, rock climbing and other activities burst vibrantly to dimensional life in ways that’ll make you feel like you’re smack in the middle of the action.
—Neil Pond, American Profile

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This heavyweight history-at-your-fingertips collection starts with a book, which assembles 300 reproductions of historic front-page news from America’s pre-eminent “newspaper of record.” Then it continues on three DVD-ROMs, which present the remaining 54,267 front pages. And finally, it leads online to the complete New York Times archive, containing every story, start to finish, ever printed in its pages. This journalism juggernaut is perfect for newshounds, history buffs and anyone just curious about what was going on in the world on any given day of the past 157 years.
—Neil Pond, American Profile

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Legends, superstars and newcomers share the spotlight in this well-researched, intimately detailed stargazing into the lives, loves and losses of performers affiliated with the world-famous Grand Ole Opry. Author Oermann, a renowned music historian, finds fresh angles for dozens of riveting stories, including the mysterious death of Hank Williams, the romance of Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood and the reason many Opry stars wondered, back in 1963, if they were living—and dying—under a curse.
—Neil Pond, American Profile

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From the author of the ’80s travelogue Blue Highways comes this new diary of adventures, encounters with colorful characters and stopovers at pleasingly offbeat places along the less-traveled back roads of small-town America. Incorporating into its title a long-forgotten word denoting anything strange or peculiar, Roads to Quoz is an absorbing literary trek full of delightful surprises.
—Neil Pond, American Profile

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Where is heaven on Earth? National Geographic asked 82 different photographers to seek it—and bring back photos. From spectacular scenes of nature to sublime places of the heart impossible to find on any map, these 155 images will transport you to realms of tranquility, beauty and wonder that invite your eyes to linger on every page.
—Neil Pond, American Profile

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Part travelogue, part history, part tribute, part memoir, The Old Man and the Harley chronicles a cross-country motorcycle journey that connects past and present and paints a vivid picture of a country changed in countless ways by the sacrifices of its citizens—like the author’s father—who served in World War II. It’s a riveting literary journey that rings with the joys of the open road, the thrill of discovery, the emotional bonds between a father and a son and the memories of a rapidly disappearing generation of American veterans.
—Neil Pond, American Profile

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This outstanding examination of 46 profoundly impacting “breaking news” events—from the crash of the Hindenburg to the massacre at Virginia Tech—reminds us of the essential role TV and radio have always played in keeping America informed at moments of celebration as well as catastrophe. An engrossing “you-are-there” recap of history’s highlights across the decades of the broadcast era, this revised 10th-anniversary edition is packed with some 250 photos and also includes three CDs, narrated by newsman Bill Kurtis and containing more than two hours of original broadcast audio, plus a foreword by Walter Kronkite and afterword by NBC’s Brian Williams.
—Neil Pond, American Profile

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An intrepid Brit discovers the offbeat joys of various American festivities and festivals in this humorous first-person travelogue across the United States. Party-crashing a hobo convention in Iowa, an Oklahoma prison rodeo, the 11th annual “Redneck Games” in Georgia and numerous other events, the author brings a refreshing “outsider’s” perspective to some of our most colorful—and admittedly unusual—causes for celebration.
—Neil Pond, American Profile

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Movie lovers who want to go a little deeper than checking this week’s showtimes will love this little encyclopedia, which provides a photo-packed crash course on the many stars, directors and films that have made the silver screen shine for almost a century.
—Neil Pond, American Profile

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