Category Archives: Books, Music & Video

Northeast Michigan Bookstores

January 16, 2008 – 8:29 am

Northeast Michigan is the next stop on or bookstore tour. There must be some we've missed - if you know of any booksellers - with our without web sites - that we missed, add a comment!
Saturn Booksellers, Gaylord
Gaylord's hometown bookstore right in the heart of the Alpine Village, is a general, independent shop for readers [...]

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Bookstores in Michigan's Upper Peninsula

January 15, 2008 – 9:56 am

There must be more bookstores in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, but these are the only ones we could find with web pages. If you know of any UP Michigan bookstores that we missed, let us know in the comments!

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"My Brave Mechanics:" The First Michigan Engineers and Their Civil War by Mark Hoffman

January 15, 2008 – 9:18 am

Today we take a look at "My Brave Mechanics:" The First Michigan Engineers and Their Civil War by Mark Hoffman (Wayne State University Press). Hoffman is deputy department director of the Michigan Department of History, Arts and Libraries and the book features the letters, diaries, regimental records, and local newspaper accounts of the 1st Michigan [...]

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Northwest Michigan Bookstores

January 14, 2008 – 10:13 am

We head north from Southwest Michigan to check out some of the bookstores around Northwest Michigan. As usual, we miss some great ones, but that's OK because you'll post comments and let us know about those we overlooked - at least that's how I wrote it in my head!

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Michigan Books: Mackinac Bridge: A 50-Year Chronicle, 1957- 2007 by Mike Fornes

January 14, 2008 – 9:42 am

Today's Notable Book is Mackinac Bridge: A 50-Year Chronicle, 1957- 2007 by Mike Fornes (Cheboygan Tribune Printing Co.) honors the 50th anniversary of the Mighty Mac with details of day-to-day life on the bridge that united Michigan's two peninsulas and became a symbol of the Great Lakes State.
Combining exhaustive research and interviews, Fornes recounts tales [...]

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Absolute Michigan: The Week for January 13, 2008

January 14, 2008 – 9:23 am

The third episode of The Week features more Michigan Notable Books, author Tom Bissell, the the 2008 Detroit Auto Show and a great iceboating video from our video group, and lots of photos from the Absolute Michigan pool.

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Southwest Michigan Bookstores

January 11, 2008 – 8:59 am

Southwest Michigan is the first stop on our tour of Michigan's great new and used bookstores. As always, we love it when you let us know about the ones we've missed in the comments!

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Michigan Books: Iggy Pop: Open Up and Bleed by Paul Trynka

January 11, 2008 – 8:01 am

Today's Michigan Notable Book is Iggy Pop: Open Up and Bleed by Paul Trynka from Broadway Books.
The Ann Arbor born "Godfather of Punk" was the front man for The Stooges, a band that was instrumental in the development punk, glam and New Wave. Trynka, a former editor of the music magazine Mojo, has penned the [...]

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Michigan Books: From the Vine: Exploring Michigan Wineries by Sharon Kegerreis and Lorri Hathaway

January 10, 2008 – 7:09 am

Today's Notable Michigan book is From the Vine: Exploring Michigan Wineries by Sharon Kegerreis and Lorri Hathaway published by the Ann Arbor Media Group. The 192 page, coffee table book does a great job of taking both those new to Michigan wines and those who know a lot about them closer to the wineries and [...]

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Michigan Books: Fork in the Road with Eric Villegas by Eric Villegas

January 9, 2008 – 9:59 am

The cookbook Fork in the Road with Eric Villegas by Eric Villegas from Huron River Press (publisher's page on Fork in the Road) is based on chef and restaurateur Eric Villegas's award-winning PBS cooking show, Fork in the Road. From the author's site:
The 192-page, hard cover, book is filled with gorgeous food & other [...]

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