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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

John Pollack collected well over a hundred thousand wine corks and used them to build a replica of a Viking ship which he then sailed in Portugal.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Laura Miller tells Anne Strainchamps why she thinks Stephanie Meyers' "Twilight" books are such a phenomenal success with young women, even though the lead female character is so lacking in gifts or accomplishments.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Mimi Sheraton is the author of “The Bialy Eaters: The Story of a Bread and a Lost World.”  She explains what she found when she traveled to Bialystock.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Intrepid TTBOOK intern John Pederson visits local bee keeper Mary Seeley as she's setting up some new hives.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Mark Kingwell is a Canadian philosopher who knows all about the terror of the blank page and the procrastination that leads to.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Musician and author Rae Spoon grew up as a girl. About ten years ago Rae came out as a transman. Then, a couple of years ago, they decided to retire... from gender.

You can also check out "Gender Failure" by Rae and Ivan E. Coyote.

 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Lewis Buzbee has spent his life besotted with books. He's sold them, and now he writes them.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Katha Pollitt is a celebrated feminist writer and columnist for The Nation magazine. Her new book is "Learning to Drive."

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