The Man Who Walked Backward

The Man Who Walked Backward

Ben Montgomery on Plennie Wingo’s attempt to walk backward around the world.
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Sounds Like Titanic

Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman’s real memoir about her turn as a fake violinist.
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Wright Brothers, Wrong Story

How Wilbur Wright solved the problem of manned flight.
On A Peace Hotel Drive Around In Mogadishu

Peace Hotel – A Guest’s Perspective

Want to know what it’s like to visit Mogadishu and stay at Peace Hotel 1 near Aden Adde International Airport?
View From The Roof Of Peace Hotel 1

Peace Hotel Mogadishu

Want to visit the capital of Somalia? Hotelier Bashir Osman—and his gunmen—make it possible.
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The Sinking of El Faro

Rachel Slade, author of “Into the Raging Sea,” on the sinking of American container ship El Faro.
Gunflint Burning Book

The Ham Lake Fire

Cary J. Griffith, author of “Gunflint Burning,” on one of the largest wildfires in U.S. history.

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