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Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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From the best-selling author of the National Book Award-winning The Year of Magical Thinking: two extended excerpts from her never-before-seen notebooks--writings that offer an illuminating glimpse into the mind and process of a legendary writer.
Joan Didion has always kept notebooks: of overheard dialogue, observations, interviews, drafts of essays and articles--and here is one such draft that traces a road trip she took with her husband, John Gregory...
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Medieval art historian Alixe Bovey follows the Gough Map to the once-important port town, Sandwich; to Canterbury Cathedral, the resting place of Thomas Becket; and to London, which became one of the most powerful cities of the Middle Ages thanks to the River Thames.
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Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
In this episode, Kurt, Doug and his dog, Jerri, travel to legendary Islamorada in the Florida Keys to fish the reefs and wrecks for a mixed bag of toothy contenders and hard-fighting brawlers. A hidden gem of a hotel is revealed, and the catch of the day is cooked in true island fashion.
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Language
English
Description
Their names were linked to the two most powerful men during the Civil War. Their lives were both controversial and often times misunderstood, yet never before in American history were there two first ladies. This is the story of Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of the President of the United States, and Varina Davis, wife of the President of the Confederate States of America. Although they were two women from rival governments, they led parallel lives, struggling...
Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands and American Samoa are organized unincorporated territories of the United States. They’re famous for all kinds of things, from sandy beaches and indigenous culture to unique animals, like the tooth-billed penguin. Let’s find out more.
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