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Blogs in January 1970

Wild 1st January 1970

At twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother’s death, her family scattered and her own marriage was soon destroyed. Four years later, with nothing more to lose, she made the most impulsive...

Scones and Bones 1st January 1970

Indigo Tea Shop owner Theodosia Browning, set in Charleston, South Carolina, keeps getting involved in mysteries. In this latest book Theodosia and her master tea blender Drayton attend the heritage society’s “Pirates and Plunder” party featuring all kinds of...

Airport 1st January 1970

Only available second hand, but still a great novel set at O’Hare aiport. It is an intense, and detailed look at a few people’s lives over a period of a few hours – airport staff, airline crews, passengers, relatives.

The Last Days of Detroit 1st January 1970

By the end of the nineteenth century, Detroit, founded by the French as a fur-trading post, was thriving. In 1913 Henry Ford began mass-producing cars at his Model T plant, transforming the area into the Silicon Valley of its...

Chipset 1st January 1970

What could be dangerous about the idyllic, picturesque island of Madeira? Madeira, a Portuguese island in the Atlantic, would seem to be a perfect destination for technology journalist Karl Lustig and his wife, Shira Markham. But, Karl, on his...