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The Mental Floss History of the World: An Irreverent Romp through Civilization's Best Bits»rank: 1240by: Erik Sass, Will Pearson, Steve Wiegand
: :With mental_floss's trademark smart-aleck approach, combined with hilarious (but true) trivia, world history has never been such a joyride. Review:History is . . . (a) more or less bunk. (b) a nightmare from which I am trying to awaken. (c) as thoroughly infected with lies as a street whore with syphilis. Match your answers: (1) Stephen Daedalus of James Joyce's Ulysses (2) Henry Ford (3) Arthur Schopenhauer It turns out that answer need not be bunk, nightmarish, or diseased. In the hands of mental_floss, history's most interesting bits have been handpicked and roasted to perfection. Packed with little-known stories and outrageous—but accurate—facts, you'll laugh yourself smarter on this joyride ... |
U.S. History for Dummies»rank: 17182by: Steve Wiegand
: :Lots of people think that learning U.S. history is a punishment. It's a subject you had to take in school. You memorized a bewildering array of dates, absorbed definitions for terms like Manifest Destiny, and wondered if America really needed two presidents named Harrison. Historical figures were presented to you as if they were characters in a junior high school costume pageant, with their blemishes airbrushed out and personalities drained away in stodgy history textbooks. History textbooks often overlook the fascinating moments of history. They present U.S. history as something dry and distant, all events and facts, and don't focus on what is really is: The story of Americans. It's ... |
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Papers of Permanence (The first 150 years of the McClatchy Company)»rank: 17182by: Steve Wiegand
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Papers of Prmanence The First 100 years of The McClatchy Company»rank: 3456343by: Steve Wiegand
: :A comprehensive examination of 150 years of history of The McClatchy Company. McClatchy operates 32 daily newspapers in 29 markets, with a total circulation of 3.3 million. |
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Sacramento Tapestry»rank: 3456343by: Steve -- Hayward, Charlie Wiegand
: :A comprehensive examination of 150 years of history of The McClatchy Company. McClatchy operates 32 daily newspapers in 29 markets, with a total circulation of 3.3 million. |
Sacramento Tapestry (Urban Tapestry Series)»rank: 142350by: Steve Wiegand, Dennis Pottenger
: :'Sacramento has what has been an overriding California trait since the days of the Spanish conquistadors: the promise of a better tomorrow.' A lifelong resident of California and a senior writer for the Sacramento Bee, Steve Wiegand knows the Sacramento area. In Sacramento Tapestry, he captures the unique-and distinctly un-Californian-feel of his city. With the help of more than 250 images supplied by some of the city's best photographers, he takes readers on a colorful trip through the Sacramento of yesterday and today-from the gold Rush years that brought almost 12,000 settlers to this little farming town of 150 to the Sacramento of today, a modern western hub of industry ... |
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SACRAMENTO TAPESTRY.»rank: 142350by: Steve & Charlie Hayward. Wiegand
: :'Sacramento has what has been an overriding California trait since the days of the Spanish conquistadors: the promise of a better tomorrow.' A lifelong resident of California and a senior writer for the Sacramento Bee, Steve Wiegand knows the Sacramento area. In Sacramento Tapestry, he captures the unique-and distinctly un-Californian-feel of his city. With the help of more than 250 images supplied by some of the city's best photographers, he takes readers on a colorful trip through the Sacramento of yesterday and today-from the gold Rush years that brought almost 12,000 settlers to this little farming town of 150 to the Sacramento of today, a modern western hub of industry ... |
U.S. History for Dummies»rank: 142350by: Steve Wiegand
: :'Sacramento has what has been an overriding California trait since the days of the Spanish conquistadors: the promise of a better tomorrow.' A lifelong resident of California and a senior writer for the Sacramento Bee, Steve Wiegand knows the Sacramento area. In Sacramento Tapestry, he captures the unique-and distinctly un-Californian-feel of his city. With the help of more than 250 images supplied by some of the city's best photographers, he takes readers on a colorful trip through the Sacramento of yesterday and today-from the gold Rush years that brought almost 12,000 settlers to this little farming town of 150 to the Sacramento of today, a modern western hub of industry ... |