Midnight Rising: John Brown
and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War

Original air date: November 25, 2011

“Plotted in secret, launched in the dark, John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry was a pivotal moment in U.S. history. But few Americans know the true story of the men and women who launched a desperate strike at the slave holding South. Now, Midnight Rising portrays Brown’s uprising in vivid color, revealing a country on the brink of explosive conflict.”

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Wicked Bugs

Original air date: October 28, 2011

“In this darkly comical look at the sinister side of our relationship with the natural world, Stewart has tracked down over one hundred of our worst entomological foes—creatures that infest, infect, and generally wreak havoc on human affairs. From the world’s most painful hornet, to the flies that transmit deadly diseases, to millipedes that stop traffic, to the “bookworms” that devour libraries, to the Japanese beetles munching on your roses, Wicked Bugs delves into the extraordinary powers of six- and eight-legged creatures.”

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Young, Broke, and Beautiful:
Broke Ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply

Original air date: October 21, 2011

“This book isn’t simply a guide to living cheaply: it’s more than that. It’s a celebration of the fact that you don’t have to be rich to enjoy your life. You don’t have to have designer clothes and expensive things to prove you’re amazing. What makes life interesting is not the things that you own, but the sh*t that you do. Young, Broke, and Beautiful is a celebration of the fact that readers don’t have to be rich to enjoy life; it’s about using the resources they have around them to enrich their existence of “brokeitude.” Broke-Ass Stuart takes under his wing those readers seeking to live life to the fullest and provides, in his inimitable raw and frank way, how to do it on the cheap.”

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