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Sk8 the St8s: my dads-&-sons skateboarding road trip & book project
In the summer of 1979, my parents took my brother and I on a cross-country road trip in a surplus army ambulance that my dad had converted into a camper. The beast was slow and noisy. It was hot as … Continue reading
Posted in skateboard, skateboarding, travel, Writing
Tagged Books, CBS, cross-country, Hummer, kickstarter, Neal Thompson, seattle, skate parks, skateboarding, Skatepark, windells
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“A Day at the Office”: authors Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan & Peter Mountford
Cheryl Tan and I worked together nearly fifteen years ago at the Baltimore Sun. She’s since worked as a fashion writer at the Wall Street Journal and recently published her first book, A Tiger in the Kitchen. During her recent … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Books, Journalism, Newspapers, seattle, Writing
Tagged Author, Authors, Books, cheryl tan, coffee, Journalism, peter mountford, Writers, Writing, yaddo
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Tribute to legendary ski film director Warren Miller
*UPDATE (June 7): This event has been postponed due to a scheduling glitch. It is going to be rescheduled for some time in the fall. I’ll keep you posted. This Wednesday at 7pm, I’ll be on stage at Seattle’s Benaroya … Continue reading
Posted in seattle, Writing
Tagged Arts, Author, Books, film, Neal Thompson, seattle, siff, skiing, Sports Illustrated, warren miller, Writing
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‘Light This Candle’ autographed book giveaway
Today (as I’ve been reminding anyone on Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, or Tumblr who’ll listen) is the 50th anniversary of the day Alan Shepard became America’s first spaceman. In commemoration of that event – which provided the title of my 2004 … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Books, Light This Candle, space
Tagged Alan Shepard, Author, bbc, Books, c-span, huffington post, Moon, NASA, Neal Thompson, Space, usa today
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Tomorrow is 50th anniversary of Alan Shepard, & USA, in space
In advance of tomorrow’s 50th anniversary of the day Alan Shepard became America’s first spaceman, I’m reviving this 2004 talk I did for C-Span/Book-TV, discussing “Light This Candle” at the US Naval Academy. It’s been viewed all of 334 times … Continue reading
Posted in Light This Candle, space
Tagged Alan Shepard, Books, NASA, Neal Thompson, Space
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50th anniversary of Alan Shepard, and America, in space
In advance of the anniversary of the day Alan Shepard became America’s first spaceman (5/5/61), I’m posting Light This Candle excerpts this week, along with photos and links related to Shepard and the book. Here’s a sample from Chapter 9, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Light This Candle, space
Tagged Alan Shepard, Books, Cold War, NASA, Naval War College, Neal Thompson, New York Times, Space, spunik
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Review: A Young Man’s Guide to Late Capitalism
A Young Man’s Guide to Late Capitalism by Peter Mountford My rating: 4 of 5 stars In one chapter of my forthcoming biography of Robert Ripley, I recount the eccentric, world-traveling “Believe It or Not” cartoonist’s months-long journey through South … Continue reading
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Tagged Author, Bolivia, Books, Grand Canyon, Hedge fund, La Paz, Late Capitalism, New York, richard hugo house, Robert Ripley, seattle, South America, Writers, Writing
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My interview with author Karen Abbott
I’d briefly met Karen a few years ago in Asheville, NC, during her tour for her first book, Sin in the Second City. She visited Seattle last month to talk at Elliott Bay Book Co. about her new book, American Rose, … Continue reading
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Tagged Author, Authors, Books, burlesque, Gypsy Rose Lee, karen abbott, seattle, Writers, Writing
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Sipping moonshine with Warren Etheredge
I’m on the other side of the lens for a change in this recent interview with Warren Etheredge, on his cool show “The High Bar.” We sipped two kinds of moonshine I brought along and talked about NASCAR, the South, … Continue reading
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Tagged Author, Authors, Books, bootleggers, Garth Stein, Journalism, moonshine, NASCAR, seattle, Warren Etheredge, whiskey, Whisky, Writers, Writing
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