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Minot resident!! Big Book!! I am really pushing this one!
RED PLATOON
By Clint Romesha
$28
The only comprehensive, firsthand account of the fourteen hour firefight at the Battle of Keating by Medal of Honor recipient Clinton Romesha, for readers of "Black Hawk Down "by Mark Bowden and "Lone Survivor" by Marcus Luttrell.
"'It doesn't get better.' To us, that phrase nailed one of the essential truths, maybe even "the" essential truth, about being stuck at an outpost whose strategic and tactical vulnerabilities were so glaringly obvious to every soldier who had ever set foot in that place that the name itself "Keating "had become a kind of backhanded joke."
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Dad Magazine: America's #1 Magazine for "Pop" Culture
$15.99
This hilarious dad-centric satire is the first magazine written exclusively by dads, for dads Complete with hard-hitting feature reporting ( What's Going On with Your Neighbor's Lawn? ), in-depth lifestyle articles ( How to Talk to Your Son About Growing A Beard ), fashion tips ( Buying Shoes on eBay: A Guide ), and insightful opinion pieces ( These Smoke Detectors Are Too Damn Sensitive, If You Ask Me ), this is the perfect faux periodical for dads of every age, facial-hair style, and sandals/socks combo. Photos, illustrations, and humorous (fake) advertisements throughout showcase all the frustrations, failures, and funny moments that make up the face of modern fatherhood
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Old -Fashioned Hardware Stores
By Walter H. Olson
$39.95
This is a wonderful coffee table book full of descriptons, stories and advice.
Only a few notable olde- fashioned hardware stores continue to thrive in America, despite the conventional wisdom that big box hardware stores are the end of the mom and pop shop. These family -owned stores in 28 different states have hard to find items, local traditions and special services.
This book brings to life the storefronts, expert employees, the merchandise and antiqye fixtures. These resilient stores have survived fires, floods, economic depressions, family deaths, and big-box competition. The owners and staff will listen to your request and lead you directly tow hat you need, explain choices, give free advice, provide encouragement and sometimes even a diagram . . .
This book is the perfect father's gift for the do-it-yourselfer dad or grandpa who missed those old days.
One of my favorite memories from my father was going to the hardware store with him. My two favorite smells in the world are sawdust and fresh baked bread and both those smells more than likely occurred on the weekends when I was young. I still remember the bins of nails and screws -- wood crates full of doo-dads and whatchamacallits and the owner knowing my dad by name.
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