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  Gary Hoover loves books. Among the nine companies he founded was the bookstore chain ...

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The other day, I found myself walking around a large grocery store, after a several-month hiatus from ...

The economist Tyler Cowen describes books that fundamentally change your perspective as "quake books." ...

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For soldiers at war, there aren't too many creature comforts at hand. Living conditions may be Spartan, ...

Last month some friends of ours invited us to be on their team for a non-stop overnight running relay ...

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  When Chris Kronner took his first head chef position at an upscale restaurant, he ...

I have always taken books with me when on hunting and exploring trips. In such cases the literature ...

An essential part of being an awesome uncle is having a repertoire of tricks and jokes that will amaze ...

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The soundtrack of a movie can really help make a film, deepening the anxiety of suspense, heightening the ...

Chicken breasts are not a very popular meat for summer BBQs, as they’re perceived as invariably turning ...

  After more than a year of being cooped up due to pandemic restrictions, lots of people are itching to ...

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The batter tightens his grip around the bat and stares down the pitcher with a flinty look. The pitcher ...

  Fishing has long lent itself to imparting philosophical parallels and metaphorical life lessons. ...

We tend to think of the authors of travel books and the authors of fiction books as two separate and ...

There are five elements of flavor in any dish or drink: sweet, sour, bitter, salty, umami. (Those first ...