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Why Are Bikes So Much Fun? Because They’re Not Cars. (Published 2022)

In “Two Wheels Good,” Jody Rosen makes clear that the bicycle has touched nearly every element of life on earth.

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Jim Ruland: 'Make It Stop'

Prolific novelist and punk rock journalist and historian Jim Ruland has a new novel coming out, "Make It Stop," a speculative look at a dysfunctional capitalist healthcare system and the underdogs, vigilantes and avengers who are (messily) trying to uptur

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Disco’s Out… Murder’s In! 2016

Famous for its revolutionary aspects in musical, political, sexual identity and consumerist ideas, punk rock also has its lesser-known gangster ethos as well, explained here by players in the various punk gangs in Los Angeles, Orange County, and Sout

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HarperAudio Goes Retro with New Vinyl Audiobook Series

Following successful vinyl record releases by Amy Poehler and others, HarperAudio plans to produce a series of spoken word vinyl audiobook titles (with accompanying digital editions) in 2018.

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Bucket o'Blood :: Books & Records :: Buy, Sell, Trade. Chicago

We buy, sell, and trade used books and records. Specializing in science fiction, fantasy, horror, literary fiction, popular science, creative non-fiction and biographies