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A Day at the Ballpark

Posted by on January 18, 2012

New York Yankees v Kansas City Royals

As a sports fan growing up in Kansas, I went to plenty of Kansas City Royals games as a kid. I’m just old enough to remember Royals greats like George Brett, Bret Saberhagen, Frank White, and so on. (I don’t remember Amos Otis or Freddie Patek, sorry.) I remember actually expecting the Royals to contend [...]

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REVIEW: Ken Burns’ Documentary “The War”

Posted by on November 21, 2011

The War DVD by Ken Burns

What was always taught as a dry timeline of sleep-inducing dates and names, “The War” made natural connections between events and people, and even campaigns and battles became distinct. But not only was I learning facts, I was sensing major social changes emerging as a result of the war.

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HUSH: a podcast from your library – Episode 9

Posted by on July 22, 2011

HUSH: a podcast from your library

HUSH – Listen to a conversational podcast (37:59). Christina Callison book talks some historical non-fiction, Mary Campbell discusses the popular Friends of the Library Booksales and Booktique and Nate Hohl promotes Sports Trivia and Fantasy Football programs.Plus, Lissa and Thad announce exciting changes coming to HUSH. Subscribe to HUSH via iTunes.

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While you’re waiting for that hot title…

Posted by on March 15, 2011

book covers

It’s a familiar story…the newest, hottest book by your favorite authors are all checked out and there is a long waiting list. Sometimes you might get lucky and find a copy in our bestseller express collection, but if you don’t here are some suggestions from Novelist Plus of similar books that you might enjo

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Uncommonly Good Books Read By Two Common Guys – Hunting Eichmann

Posted by on August 19, 2010

Nate:  Hi everyone, today we’re discussing the book “Hunting Eichmann”, by Neal Bascomb, which focuses on the search for the Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in the years following World War II.  I have to say, Dave, I didn’t know a lot of the details surrounding Eichmann, the search for him, and the way he was actually [...]

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