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His first book, The Good Rain, won the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award in 1991. [3] For The Worst Hard Time , a 2006 book about people who lived through the Great Depression 's Dust Bowl , he won the National Book Award for Nonfiction [ 4 ] [ 5 ] and the Washington State Book Award in History/Biography.
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In 2002, the median price for a single family home in Hyannis was $196,000. [citation needed] Median head of household income was $38,467. 15.9% of households earned more than $75,000. 14.6% of Hyannis population lived below the poverty line. 18.74% were over 65 years old. Unemployment in Hyannis was 3.8% of the labor force.
Peter Jenkins (born August 7, 1951) is an American travel author known for walking from New York to Oregon between October 1973 and January 1979 while writing a bestselling book, A Walk Across America.
The library's unique design and vast collection, including rare books and resources, make it a haven for book lovers and architecture enthusiasts alike. Address and opening hours: 1000 4th Ave ...
Operation Popeye (Project Controlled Weather Popeye / Motorpool / Intermediary-Compatriot) was a military cloud-seeding project carried out by the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War in 1967–1972.
The book received mostly positive reviews. Janet Maslin of The New York Times remarked that Brooks "made the nervy move of transposing his worrywart sensibility from film to book. Two things are immediately apparent about his debut novel: that it's as purposeful as it is funny, and that Mr. Brooks has immersed himself deeply in its creation."
In America is a 1999 novel by Susan Sontag. It won the U.S. National Book Award for Fiction . [ 1 ] It is based on the true story of Polish actress Helena Modjeska (called Maryna Zalewska in the book), her arrival in California in 1876, and her ascendancy to American stardom.