Books

Even Broke, Mark Twain Traveled in Style

n 1895, a bankrupt Mark Twain embarked on a round-the-world speaking tour to pay his debts. It worked, but what we remember are his funny, acerbic travel notes.” Celebrity perks usually amount to a few comped bottles of champagne or courtside tickets. A British railway once set aside 35 miles of mountain track in the […]

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The Third Annual AJC Decatur Book Festival

Friday August 29 – Sunday August 31 2008 Activities include authors readings, lectures, book signings, discussion panels, a writers conference, poetry slam, book sales, cooking demonstrations, and activities for children, including a parade.

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