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Jay Bonansinga, The Sinking of the Eastland. America's 'forgotten tragedy'--the sinking of the S.S. Eastland, in which 844 people were crushed and drowned in full view of thousands of bystanders--is vividly told for the first time by award-winning writer and bestselling author Jay Bonansinga.

Jon Meacham duels David Brooks over Jefferson and Hamilton political influences in American history. Pulitzer Prize winning biographer, former editor-in-chief of Newsweek, and executive editor the Random House book publishing house, Jon Meacham engages in a lively debate with New York Times conservative columnist David Brooks over the adversarial politics and personalities of America's founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton.

Jere Gettle reviews the qualities, variety, and environmental benefits of heirloom seeds. Founder of the Baker Creek Heirﾭloom Seed catalog and author Jere Gettle discusses everything you need to know about growing, cooking, nutrition, flavor, and varieties of heirloom vegetable, fruit, and flower seeds.

R.L. Stine, Nancy Krulik, and C. Alexander London turn their own 'boring' lives into page turners. With hundreds of millions of books in print, bestselling middle grade authors R.L. Stine, Nancy Krulik, and C. Alexander London reveal secrets of their trademark page turners.

Alice Hoffman meets fans and autographs 'The Dovekeepers'. Bestselling author Alice Hoffman talks with fans as she autographs her most recent novel, 'The Dovekeepers' at BookExpo America 2011.