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Posted by on Jan 21, 2014 in Blog, Politics, Travel | 1 comment

They Don’t Build Cars Like They Used To — They Build Them Better

 

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How often do we hear the saying….” they don’t build things like they used to?”

I suppose there’s truth to some older things having more style.  It’s hard to top the fashions and fads from many years ago.

But the fact is, just about everything made today is now better and safer than it used to be.  Especially cars, thanks in no small measure to consumer activist Ralph Nader, the pioneer for American automobile safety.

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Posted by on Dec 7, 2013 in Blog, Book Reviews | 4 comments

Book Review: “Unbroken” by Laura Hillenbrand

 

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Louis Zamperini’s name is probably unfamiliar to you, that is unless you’ve read Lauren Hillenbrand’s second book, Unbroken:  A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption.  By this time next year, you most certainly will know of this book and name as well as his incredible story, since it’s being made into a movie.  Unbroken is scheduled for release in December 2014.  A review of the book follows.

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