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"Quite a tome, filled to bursting with interesting, informative ideas and weird facts, Bunk is one of the most complex, thought provoking, and deeply intricate works of creative nonfiction I’ve read. Acclaimed poet Kevin Young explores the fraught ..."
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"Award-winning poet and critic Kevin Young traces the history of the hoax as a peculiarly American phenomenon--the legacy of P.T. Barnum's 'humbug' culminating with the currency of Donald J. Trump's 'fake news'. Disturbingly, Young finds that...
Iceland
DVD - 2013
Unaware of Icelandic customs, a flirtatious Marine finds his romantic talk is taken as a marriage proposal. He tries to avoid a wedding, but the appearance of a jilted lover and an extraordinary mix-up lead him into a matrimonial trap.
"If you are familiar with Maddow's podcast "Bag Man" about former vice president Spiro Agnew and like her sense of history and narrative style, I'd recommend this book. It gives some nice background into the personalities and organizations that are..."
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