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    Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff

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    Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Prairie State has to offer!Whether you’re a born-and-raised Illinoisan, a recent transplant, or just passing through, Illinois Curiosities will have you laughing out loud as Richard Moreno takes you on a rollicking tour of the strangest sides of Illinois.Take a date to the World’s Largest Laundromat, a ... Read more

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    Nevada's Sagebrush Humorists and Hoaxsters

    When readers see the names Mark Twain and Dan De Quille, fake news may not be the first thing that comes to mind. But these legendary journalists were some of the original, and most prolific, fake news writers in the early years of Nevada’s history. Frontier Fake News puts a spotlight on the hoaxes, feuds, pranks, outright lies, witty writing, and other literary devices utilized by a number of the ... Read more

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  • A Short History of Reno, Second Edition

    This completely revised and updated edition of A Short History of Reno provides an entertaining and informative account of Reno’s remarkably colorful history. Richard Moreno discusses Reno’s efforts, from its early beginnings in the 1850s to the present day, to reinvent itself as a recreation, entertainment, education, and technology hub. Moreno looks at the gamblers, casino builders, and ... Read more

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  • Mysteries and Legends of Nevada

    True Stories of the Unsolved and Unexplained

    Series series Myths and Mysteries Series
    From the mystery of a U.S. Senator’s death (was he kept on ice until after the election?) to a haunting of the Governor’s mansion, this selection of fourteen stories from Nevada’s past explores some of the Silver State’s most compelling mysteries and debunks some of its most famous myths. ... Read more

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  • A Short History of Carson City

    Nevada’s capital city is today a charming, modern community, with an unusually eventful past. A Short History of Carson City traces its history from its origin as a mid-nineteenth-century trading post to its rise as the political center of Nevada. Here are the hard-working citizens and colorful characters, the political and business decisions, and the evolving economy that helped shape it. This is ... Read more

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  • Nevada Myths and Legends

    The True Stories behind History's Mysteries

    Series series Myths and Mysteries Series
    From the mystery of a U.S. Senator’s death (was he kept on ice until after the election?) to a haunting of the Governor’s mansion, this selection of fourteen stories from Nevada’s past explores some of the Silver State’s most compelling mysteries and debunks some of its most famous myths. ... Read more

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  • It Happened in Illinois

    Remarkable Events That Shaped History

    Series series It Happened In Series
    This book offers an inside look at over 25 interesting and unusual episodes that shaped the history of the Hoosier State. From the 1908 race riots in Springfield to Ron Blagojevich's impeachment in 2009, this book will cover a wide range of Illinois history. ... Read more

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  • Illinois Curiosities

    Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff

    Series series Curiosities Series
    Whether you’re a born-and-raised Illinoisan, a recent transplant, or just passing through, Illinois**Curiosities will have you laughing out loud as Richard Moreno takes you on a rollicking tour of the strangest sides of the Prairie State.Take a date to the World’s Largest Laundromat, a 13,500-square-foot facility in Berwyn with 153 washers and 148 dryers in nearly constant use.Enter Chicago’s “sub ... Read more

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  • Nevada Curiosities

    Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff

    Series series Curiosities Series
    The definitive collection of Nevada's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for Nevada residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist. ... Read more

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    Modern lives seem littered with expiration dates. Packaging tells us when our food will go bad; when we can expect appliances to cease functioning; when contracts for the internet finish! But as annoying as these small expiration dates are, they fade to nothing compared to the larger events: when a species goes extinct; when a body of water evaporates, or dies because the PH balance alters; when ... Read more

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  • The Cuba-U.S. Bilateral Relationship

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    At the end of President Barack Obama's second term, it seemed that the U.S. and Cuba might be on track to normalize relations after five decades of cold war animus. These hopes appeared dashed, however, by the results of the 2016 U.S. presidential election, which brought to power a candidate that campaigned on undoing Obama's signature policies, including the rapprochement with Cuba. Several years ... Read more

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    In Search of Wisdom

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    Here is a book born of the friendship of three gifted teachers, exploring the universal human journey and our quest for meaning and understanding. This translation of the French bestseller brings readers an intimate and insightful conversation between Buddhist monk and author Matthieu Ricard, philosopher Alexandre Jollien, and psychiatrist Dr. Christophe Andre. ... Read more

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