Minnesota Public Radio's Midmorning show is talking with Maggie Jackson, author of Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age. She worries that computers and cell phones and multitasking are making us unable to concentrate on... um... right, the world around us. For the record, Maggie Jackson was in our store in June. … Continue reading Attention Span
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We’re with the Band
Minneapolis band Solid Gold recently gave a long interview to psychopedia.com for their "My Town" column. The band members run down their favorite places in town, and mentioned us as the place to go to get good reading material.Thanks to the band for the plug. We're always grateful to our fans.--David E
Stefan Fatsis
Stunt journalist Stefan Fatsis trained with the Denver Broncos football team for three months to become a big-league place kicker. He tells the story in his new book A Few Seconds of Panic : A 5-foot-8, 170-pound, 43-year-old Sportswriter Plays in the NFL. Fatsis recently took part in an online chat with readers of the … Continue reading Stefan Fatsis
Musings from Magers and Quinn 