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---Jeff Stein
Iowa is a great place.
That's why I started this web site....to bring together some of the best Iowa has to offer and share it with those who understand how special Iowa is. You'll find works by Iowans, as well as books and DVDs that tell special stories about Iowans.
So take a look around, come back often to see new offerings, and support the uniquely Iowa way of life.
---Jeff Stein
This Week's Featured Items
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Through special arrangement with the publisher, you can get two top-selling, award-winning books at a major discount!
"Making Waves: The People & Place of Iowa Broadcasting" and "One Week in June: The Iowa Floods of 2008" are available for the first time at this special price! Just $15.00 for both, including sales tax, plus $7.00 shipping and handling (USPS Media Mail) - $22.00 total, a savings of $8.00 if ordered separately! |
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"The Floppy Show"--by Jeff Stein
In 1957, WHO-TV asked staff performer Duane Ellett to come up with an idea to help teach children how to better care for their pets. Ellett created Floppy, a high-voiced beagle dog puppet that became his sidekick for the next 30 years. Together, the iconic duo made 200 personal appearances every year at community festivals and events. The Floppy Show aired weekday afternoons in part of four decades, featuring a live studio audience of children telling Floppy riddles, beeping his nose for luck, and watching cartoons. On weekends, the duo appeared in a variety of programs over time, from the S.S. Popeye in earlier years to The Floppytown Gazette in the 1980s, featuring Floppy and other puppets Ellett created. Thousands of Iowans outside of Des Moines discovered the duo from their performances at the Iowa State Fair. Even now, 30 years after their last television appearance, Duane and Floppy still hold a warm place in the hearts of baby boomers across America. Author Jeff Stein is recognized as Iowa's leading broadcast historian. He is the author of five books, including three on Iowa broadcasting. Part of Arcadia Publishing's noted "Images of America" series.Paperback; 183 photos; 128 pages. (Arcadia Publishing, 2018) $23.55 including sales tax, plus $6.00 shipping and handling = $29.55 |
NEW--"A Journey: Reflections on 50 Years of Writing, Wrestling, Weightlifting and Heroes", by Mike Chapman
Mike Chapman has spent fifty years of his life in journalism, writing about some of the most interesting figures in American history - from Lincoln to Reagan, from movie stars to Olympic champions. Contained are fascinating, behind-the-scenes stories of such famous people as: Ronald Reagan, Muhammad Ali, Bob Mathias, Lou Thesz, Verne Gagne, Dan Hodge, Dan Gable, Dan Severn, Randy Couture, Bob, Feller, Lou Ferrigno and several movie Tarzans. Read about Mike's amazing trip to ancient Troy and walking in the footsteps of Achilles. Read what life was like growing up in the 1950s in Waterloo, Iowa! Paperback, 275 pages. (Culture House Books, 2017) $21.50 including sales tax, plus $6.00 shipping and handling = $27.50 |
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