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  Consider the Lobster - And Other...

  David Foster Wallace

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  Do lobsters feel pain? Did Franz Kafka have a funny bone? What is John Updike's deal, anyway? And what happens when adult video starlets meet their fans in person? David Foster Wallace answers these questions and more in essays that are also enthralling narrative adventures. Whether covering the three-ring circus of a vicious presidential race, plunging into the wars between dictionary writers, or confronting the World's Largest Lobster Cooker at the annual Maine Lobster Festival, Wallace projects a quality of thought that is uniquely his and a voice as powerful and distinct as any in American letters.

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  Great Britain: A Concise...

  Eric Brown

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  Explore the History of Great Britain From Start to End...*** 4 Manuscripts in 1 Book - English History, Irish History, Welsh History, Scottish History *****English History** 
  In this book, you will learn about the country, its people and their rich history, including:The Medieval ageThe ReformationKings and queensAnd much more…**Irish History** 
  In this book, Irish History, you will find out about what has happened to Ireland through the ages, with chapters on:Early peoples and agesThe advent of ChristianityThe Middle AgesAnd much more…**Welsh History** 
  Inside the pages of Welsh History, you will find that there is much more to this small nation than meets the eye, with chapters the cover:How Wales emerged as a countryThe rise of national consciousnessThe Welsh economyAnd much more…**Scottish History** 
  This book, Scottish History, tells Scotland’s story through several hundred years of turmoil and strife and includes chapters on:The emergence of the Scottish nationThe golden ageThe Wars of IndependenceAnd much more…Don’t wait another moment to enjoy from this information – Get your copy of Great Britain right away!

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  Inaugural Address

  Rutherford B. Hayes

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  Rutherford B. Hayes’s presidential campaign was fraught with drama, and a late acceptance (only a week before the inauguration) made the presidential hopeful’s speech even more interesting. During this speech, Hayes made many promises, especially revolving around race and the state of jobs during that time. Acknowledging that the change in political atmosphere connotated a change in the way the entire nation was run, Hayes promised to work toward a constructive change for the betterment of all Americans. He then asks his fellow citizens to join him in rejoicing over the unification of the two sides. 

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  Haunted Baton Rouge

  Bud Steed

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  Learn about the ghosts that haunt Louisiana’s capital city in this collection of spooky stories and photos . . .    With yellow fever, Civil War battles, murders, and tragic accidents staining its history, it is no wonder that Baton Rouge is rife with tales of ghostly visitors. Highland Road has had so many reports of Civil War soldier sightings that the local police department sent out an officer to track one down. Spirits crowd about in the stately grounds of the Magnolia Mound and Old Cottage Plantations, the Old State Capitol building and the new, and even the USS Kidd. Unlikely spots like the Guaranty Income Life and Broadcast Building have plenty of hair-raising stories of their own; the cafeteria used to be a morgue.   Now you can explore the Red Stick’s eerie past with paranormal investigator Bud Steed—as he uncovers the city’s most chilling tales.  

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  The Mediatization of the OJ...

  Tatjana Neubauer

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  F. Scott Fitzgerald once said: »Show me a hero, and I'll write you a tragedy.« In the 1990s, nobody fell deeper than O.J. Simpson. Once considered a national treasure, the athlete was accused of brutally slaying his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ronald Goldman on June 12, 1994. Within days, the media and public developed an unprecedented obsession with the story, turning a murder investigation and trial into a sensationalized reality show. Tatjana Neubauer examines the mediatization, deliberate manipulation, and the simplification of popular criminal trials for profit on television. She demonstrates that TV conflated legal proceedings into entertainment programming by commodifying events, people, and places.

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  Haunts of the White City - Ghost...

  Ursula Bielski

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  The author of Chicago Haunts explores historical reports of ghosts, the curse of H.H. Holmes, and other dark tales from the Windy City.   At the close of the nineteenth century, Chicago offered the world a glimpse of humanity's most breathtaking possibilities—and its most jaw-dropping horrors. Even as the White City emerged from the ashes of the Great Fire, serial killers like H.H. Holmes stalked the sparkling new boulevards and tragic accidents plagued the factories, slums and railroads that powered the churn of industrial innovation. In other words, amid the city’s shining achievements, there were a lot of ghosts.   Demons, mesmerists and birds of ill omen preyed on the unwary from the shadows. Ship captains spoke to the dead, while undertakers discovered reanimated corpses no longer requiring services. From posh mansions built on massacre grounds to the drowned quarries of a forest preserve, Chicago historian Ursula Bielski reveals the many hauntings and unexplained phenomena hidden within the Second City.

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