[3] In the decade spanning the 1950s, the U.S. government churned out roughly 400 million pieces of Civil Defense propaganda. If that fact alone is not enough to make you want to “duck and cover,” consider the actual threat of nuclear annihilation Americans lived under during the Atomic Age.
[5] The sinking of the Titanic has captured people’s imaginations for the last hundred years. In the 19th century another ship disaster became a legend in the United States and even left a mark on American literature.
[7] Whether you are a beginning cook or just looking for a collection of simple, delicious, everyday recipes, How To Cook Everything: The Basics [8] by Mark Bittman is a staple for any kitchen.
[10] It’s official: Frank White has been inducted into the Library Hall of Fame. What did the Royals’ former star second baseman do to receive this singular honor? Simple. He got on camera and testified to the power of reading and libraries.
[12] When people hear the name Mark Twain, they likely think about The Adventures of Tom Sawyer or its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. But Twain had written a lot before either of those works came out.
Links:
[1] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/KC+Unbound/feed
[2] http://drupal.org/node/11816
[3] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/video-michael-scheibach-america-s-atomic-obsession
[4] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/18861#comment-form
[5] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/heart-sea-nathaniel-philbrick
[6] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/heart-sea-nathaniel-philbrick#comments
[7] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/how-cook-everything-basics-mark-bittman
[8] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22mark+bittman%22+title:%22the+basics%22
[9] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/18853#comment-form
[10] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/video-royals-star-frank-white-shares-his-library-love
[11] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/18835#comment-form
[12] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/classic-review-innocents-abroad-mark-twain
[13] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/18775#comment-form
[14] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113
[15] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=9
[16] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=6
[17] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=7
[18] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=8
[19] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=11
[20] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=12
[21] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=13
[22] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=14
[23] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=112
