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BookSpeak NetworkThe History Stacks: Wylie McLallen, from Hemingway to HendrixAuthor and historian Wylie McLallen returns to the BookSpeak Network to discuss his life, career, and biographies, which have left a lasting impression when considering the subject matter.Growing up in Memphis, McLallen earned a degree in History and English. He studied under Professor Robert Drake, a close friend of Flannery O'Connor, who exposed his students to poet and novelist James Dickey. A programmer and analyst by profession, McLallen's work includes Tigers by the River, a history of the early pro football team that his father w...2025-07-2631 min
BookSpeak NetworkDebut: The History Stacks Welcomes Historian & Author Mark CarlsonThe BookSpeak Network debuts a new podcast, dedicated to history and those who have devoted their time and lives to keeping the world's past alive.Dr. Lawrence Knorr, founder and CEO of Sunbury Press Books, invites a familiar voice to be his inaugural guest. Mark Carlson is a lifelong student of military history. For the past two decades, Carlson has regularly contributed to more than a dozen publications devoted to the subject. In this program, Carlson discussed his experiences meeting and interviewing veterans, fellow historians, actors, and writers. Furthermore, Carlson h...2025-06-2928 min
BookSpeak Network"Carlisle's Molly Pitcher" Author J.M. West on the Sunbury Press Books ShowThe American Revolution has brought us the tale of Molly Pitcher, a woman who took her husband's place in battle and manned the ramrod of a cannon. Based on the historical record, Pitcher is a more fictionalized character, but women did serve in battle. Author J.M. West provides a similar account of the Carlisle, Pennsylvania woman, who, based on the historical record best matched that description, Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley.Her life story is told in West's book, Carlisle's Molly Pitcher through the Local History Press imprint of Sunbury P...2025-02-0724 min
BookSpeak Network"A Susquehanna Tale" Author Robert John Andrews on the Sunbury Press Books ShowAuthor Robert John Andrews brings the 18th-century Susquehanna Valley to life in this Catamount Press novella, A Susquehanna Tale. This period of early American history is hard, where the rifle, tomahawk, and knife rule. It is a time of hope and loss, land-hungry settlers and the Iroquois; here, two men, frontier scout Alexander Tennant and pioneer Colonel William Montgomery discuss the stories of their lives and times.A Susquehanna Tale is discussed by Robert John Andrews and Sunbury Press Books founder Lawrence Knorr in this BookSpeak Network podcast. Retired after more than 40 years of pastoral work, including nearly three decades as...2024-11-1028 min
BookSpeak Network"How the Story Ends" Author Tory Gates Appears on The Sunbury Press Books Show!"We are vessels...and sometimes we have to empty them."For years, Jhana has traveled the country as a National Public Radio reporter, looking for the stories of interesting people to tell. Now she has returned to her hometown of Sorel, to empty her vessel and tell listeners her own tale. As she navigates a hometown that has changed but still retains much of what it once was, Jhana reunites and remembers to see if one can go home again, in How the Story Ends.The seventh book by Tory Gates, How the Story Ends finds the author returning to com...2024-10-2929 min
BookSpeak20. Learning English through story - An amazing story - Out of the Way - Interesting Story20. Learning English through story - An amazing story - Out of the Way - Interesting Story2024-10-1509 min
BookSpeak19. Learning English through story - The King of the Wizards -A Legend from Scotland- Interesting Story19. Learning English through story - The King of the Wizards -A Legend from Scotland- Interesting Story2024-10-1518 min
BookSpeak18. Learning English through story - The Final Problem - Sherlock Holmes- Interesting Story18. Learning English through story - The Final Problem - Sherlock Holmes- Interesting Story2024-10-1525 min
BookSpeak17. Learning English through story - An amazing story - Night Train - Interesting Story17. Learning English through story - An amazing story - Night Train - Interesting Story2024-10-1513 min
BookSpeak16. Learning English through story -An Wise Wife - African Love and Wisdom English Story with subtitles16. Learning English through story -An Wise Wife - African Love and Wisdom English Story with subtitles2024-10-1513 min
BookSpeak15. Learning English through story - An amazing story - A Brave Girl's Story - Left Alone in the World15. Learning English through story - An amazing story - A Brave Girl's Story - Left Alone in the World2024-10-151h 06
BookSpeak14. Learning English through story - A Detective story - Sherlock Holmes - A Case of Identity14. Learning English through story - A Detective story - Sherlock Holmes - A Case of Identity2024-10-1526 min
BookSpeak13. Learning English through story - An amazing story -Who wins the lottery - Interesting Story13. Learning English through story - An amazing story -Who wins the lottery - Interesting Story2024-10-1556 min
BookSpeak12. Learning English through story - An amazing story - Newspaper Chase - Million Dollar Painting12. Learning English through story - An amazing story - Newspaper Chase - Million Dollar Painting2024-10-1508 min
BookSpeak11. Learning English through story - An amazing story - Brown Eyes (Level A1)11. Learning English through story - An amazing story - Brown Eyes (Level A1)2024-10-1510 min
BookSpeak10. Learning English through story - An amazing story - Free Time Around the World- Interesting Story10. Learning English through story - An amazing story - Free Time Around the World- Interesting Story2024-10-1512 min
BookSpeak09. Learning English through story - An amazing story - Tinker's Farm- Interesting Story09. Learning English through story - An amazing story - Tinker's Farm- Interesting Story2024-10-1513 min
BookSpeak08. Learning English through story - The Mysterious Transformation - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde08. Learning English through story - The Mysterious Transformation - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde2024-10-152h 05
BookSpeak07. Learning English through story - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Speckled Band07. Learning English through story - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Speckled Band2024-10-1519 min
BookSpeakLearn English with Audio Story - The Adventures of Tom SawyersLearn English with Audio Story - The Adventures of Tom Sawyers2024-10-153h 17
BookSpeak(Full Audiobook) This Book Will Change Everything! (Amazing!)(Full Audiobook) This Book Will Change Everything! (Amazing!)2024-10-142h 00
BookSpeakHow to become 37.78 times better at anything Atomic Habits summary (by James Clear)How to become 37.78 times better at anything Atomic Habits summary (by James Clear)2024-10-1428 min
BookSpeakEnglish Conversation; Learn while you Sleep with 5000 wordsEnglish Conversation; Learn while you Sleep with 5000 words2024-10-142h 29
BookSpeakThe Art of War by Sun Tzu Entire Unabridged AudiobookThe Art of War by Sun Tzu Entire Unabridged Audiobook2024-10-141h 13
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BookSpeak Network"American Roulette" Authors Sherry Knowlton & Pat LaMarche on the SPB ShowThe topic of gun violence in the United States is a highly-charged and emotional issue. As part of an effort to discuss the issue, an eclectic group of award-winning authors come together to craft American Roulette, a novel that brings eight people to a mall food court, on a day they think will be like any other. The collaborative efforts of these writers takes a different tack to examine the tension, dread and action of a novel with the real-life question for all readers: could this happen to me or someone I love?Two Sunbury Press authors involved in the pro...2023-11-1229 min
BookSpeak NetworkRandom Randomness (Episode 3): Haiku, Beer Tasting, Star Wars, and the Quokka!Novel Guys Brian Koscienski and Jeff Young, joined by Brian's wife, Christine Czachur gather at the hidden spot somewhere in Central Pennsylvania for the third installment of Random Randomness! In this episode the gang discuss "Nor Shapes of Men," a new release on the Hellbender Books imprint of Sunbury Press. The random number of 1,977 soon makes sense as Star Wars is recalled by the hosts. Then the tradition of Random Beer tasting continues as the critical taste test and review is offered of Safe Word Beer, a Triple IPA from Free Will Brewing (NOT a sponsor of this program, by t...2023-05-1052 min
BookSpeak NetworkRandom Randomness, Episode 2: Books, Beer and WombatsFor their second foray into "Random Randomness," Novel Guys Brian Koscienski, Jeff Young and Brian's wife Christine Czachur delve into still more random (natch) themes and subjects. The gang discuss Fortress Publishing's latest creation, "Mayhem Menagerie," Book 2 of the Satan's Petting Zoo series. Then for the first time on the BookSpeak Network--a beer tasting! Brian, Jeff and Christine try out Sugar Coated Pony Kisses Beer, from Stable 12 Brewing Company (NOT a sponsor of this program, by the way), and we learn about the serious business of flavor, head and "mouth feel."The metric system is examined, and the fascinating world of...2022-12-0342 min
BookSpeak Network"Random Randomness" Premiers on the BookSpeak Network!What happens when three authors, of like (and unlike) minds come together? For years, Brian Koscienski, Chris Pisano and Jeff Young have written separately and collaborated on projects that take readers inside their imaginations. The results of this remain debateable, but they are worth visiting time and again.The BookSpeak Network has placed microphones inside the secret lair of the trio, odd family and friends for the first of (hopefully) a series of off-the-cuff, random talks about literature, poetry, but also pop culture as a whole. In this premier episode, Jeff discusses how he fell for "Hitchiker's Guide to the...2022-05-2634 min
"Random Randomness" Premiers on the BookSpeak Network!What happens when three authors, of like (and unlike) minds come together? For years, Brian Koscienski, Chris Pisano and Jeff Young have written separately and collaborated on projects that take readers inside their imaginations. The results of this remain debateable, but they are worth visiting time and again.
The BookSpeak Network has placed microphones inside the secret lair of the trio, odd family and friends for the first of (hopefully) a series of off-the-cuff, random talks about literature, poetry, but also pop culture as a whole. In this premier episode, Jeff discusses how he fell for "Hitchiker's Guide to the...2022-05-2635 min
BookSpeak NetworkSUICIDE EARTH (#12) Jonathon Porritt -- Hope in Hell | w. Van CarterHope in Hell: How We Can Confront the Climate Crisis & Save the Earth (Earth Aware Editions, April 2021). It's no longer a Climate Crisis. It has become a Climate Emergency.Ultimately optimistic despite the dire challenge presented to the world, Porritt explores current science and new technologies, mobilization of younger people and political action, and encouraging intergenerational solidarity as older generations learn their own responsibilities in creating a better world for their successors. To face a challenge greater than humanity has ever seen before, we must also accelerate ourselves, by summoning a sense of urgency, courage, and shared effort to match it...2021-09-141h 03
BookSpeak NetworkSUICIDE EARTH (#11) Nathaniel Rich -- Losing Earth | w. Van CarterLosing Earth: A Recent History by Nathaniel Rich (MCD, April 2019)By 1979, we knew nearly everything we understand today about climate change―including how to stop it. Over the next decade, a handful of scientists, politicians, and strategists, led by two unlikely heroes, risked their careers in a desperate, escalating campaign to convince the world to act before it was too late. Losing Earth is their story, and ours.It reveals the birth of climate denialism and the genesis of the fossil fuel industry's coordinated effort to thwart climate policy through misinformation propaganda and political influence. The book carries the story in...2021-08-271h 04
BookSpeak NetworkSUICIDE EARTH (#10) Elin Kelsey -- Hope Matters | w. Van CarterHope Matters: Why Changing the Way We think is Critical to Solving the Environmental Crisis (Greystone Books, Oct 2020) by Elin Kelsey.Fears about climate change are fueling an epidemic of despair across the world: adults worry about their children’s future; thirty-somethings question whether they should have kids or not; and many young people honestly believe they have no future at all. In the face of extreme eco-anxiety, scholar and award-winning author Elin Kelsey argues that our hopelessness—while an understandable reaction—is hampering our ability to address the very real problems we face. Kelsey offers a powerful solution: hope itself...2021-08-131h 04
BookSpeak NetworkSUICIDE EARTH (#9) J.K. Ullrich -- Blue Karma | w. Van Carter(A highly prescient fiction account that helps all of us see the bleak future we are creating.)Blue Karma (Mar 2019, Spaekona Press) by J.K. Ullrich. Came out digitally in 2015. In the near dystopian future, water is the coin of the realm. People steal it. People die for it. Empires depend on it. Water. It covers almost three quarters of the planet, comprises more than half the human body, and has become the most coveted resource on Earth. And because of its sudden scarcity, humans around the world have been displaced.J.K. Ullrich investigates the future as a technology analyst...2021-07-2445 min
BookSpeak NetworkSUICIDE EARTH (#8) Roman Krznaric -- The Good Ancestor | w. Van CarterThe Good Ancestor, A Radical Prescription for Long-Term Thinking (Nov 2020, The Experiment) is by leading public philosopher Roman Krznaric. A timely perspective for this moment in history.Businesses eschew civic responsibility for immediate gains, politicians throw their support behind whatever will win the next election, and we all struggle to focus our attention beyond the next alert from our phones. The result?An inexcusable chasm between the haves and have-nots--and mounting existential threats--have brought our species to the precipice of disaster. Yet Krznaric sees reason to hope... if we can trade short-sightedness with long-term thinking. In The Good Ancestor, Krznaric reve...2021-07-091h 04
BookSpeak NetworkSUICIDE EARTH(#7) Dahr Jamail -- The End of Ice | w. Van CarterThe End of Ice: Bearing Witness and Finding Meaning in the Path of Climate Destruction (The New Press, Jan 2019)After nearly a decade overseas as a war reporter, the acclaimed journalist Dahr Jamail returned to America to renew his passion for mountaineering, only to find that the slopes he had once climbed have been irrevocably changed by climate disruption. In response, Jamail embarks on a journey to the geographical front lines of this crisis―from Alaska to Australia's Great Barrier Reef, via the Amazon rainforest―in order to discover the consequences to nature and to humans of the loss of ice...2021-06-181h 05
BookSpeak NetworkSUICIDE EARTH(#6) Solomon Goldstein-Rose -- The 100% Solution | w. Van CarterIn The 100% Solution: A Plan for Solving Climate Change (Melville House, Mar 2020), Solomon Goldstein-Rose, a leading millennial climate activist, makes clear what needs to happen to hit the 2050 target: the manufacturing booms we must spur, the moonshot projects we must fund, the amount of CO2 we’ll have to sequester from the atmosphere, and much more.Written because the author couldn’t find a comprehensive analysis that actually added up to a full solution, this fully-illustrated and accessible book takes readers through high-level logic about what approaches can solve climate change, and presents a brief analysis of physical options for clea...2021-06-041h 04
BookSpeak NetworkSUICIDE EARTH(#5) Edward L. Rubin -- The Heatstroke Line | w. Van CarterAnother example of serious fiction trying to fight ignorance.The Heatstroke Line (Sunbury Press, 2015) depicts a United State with its coastal cities flooded and its remaining land sweltering under debilitating heat. It has broken into smaller units that are in conflict with each other and it's dominated by more northerly nations, like Canada, that now have temperate climates. It shows an imaginable future, not very distant from the present when there are still modern houses, cars, governments, schools and political conflicts. The purpose is to bring home to Americans the devastating effects that climate change might have on our nation.E...2021-05-2136 min
BookSpeak NetworkSUICIDE EARTH(#4) The Weathermaker -- Glenn Schwartz w. Van Carter(Fiction novels, too, play an important role in garnering public attention of the Climate Crisis)The Weathermaker (Milford House Press, Jan 2020) is a “cli-fi” genre-bending thriller, with the action aspects of Twister. It shows the tragic aspects of climate change (like The Day After Tomorrow) and “the cure is worse than the disease” (Snowpiercer). There is also evidence that controlling nature can lead to disaster (Jurassic Park). The added bonus is that the author is a meteorologist, and the science is accurate. Plus, 40 years on TV has given him lots of “inside TV news” stories.Glenn (Hurricane) Schwartz was the first “storm...2021-05-0848 min
BookSpeak NetworkSUICIDE EARTH(#3) How to Prepare for Climate Change -- David Pogue w. Van CarterHow to Prepare for Climate Change: A Practical Guide to Surviving the Chaos (Jan 2021, Simon & Schuster) is by David Pogue, a science and technology writer best known for his work on CBS News Sunday Morning.Pogue cuts straight to the chase when it comes to climate change. “The world is getting hotter, natural systems are going haywire, and you should begin to prepare,”He lays out the harsh reality of record heat and droughts and details innovations in agriculture. He also offers practical advice on talking to those who reject climate science and on finding the right insurance policy. Pogue descr...2021-04-231h 07
BookSpeak NetworkSUICIDE EARTH(#2) To Know the World -- Mitchell Thomashow w. Van CarterIn To Know the World: A New Vision for Environmental Learning (MIT Press, Nov 2020), Mitchell Thomashow proposes that we revitalize, revisit, and reinvigorate how we think about our residency on Earth. First, we must understand that the major challenges of our time--migration, race, inequity, climate justice, and democracy--connect to the biosphere. Traditional environmental education has accomplished much, but it has not been able to stem the inexorable decline of global ecosystems. Thomashow, the former president of a college dedicated to sustainability, describes instead environmental learning, a term signifying that our relationship to the biosphere must be front and center in...2021-04-091h 04
BookSpeak NetworkSUICIDE EARTH(#1) The Population Bomb -- Paul Ehrlich w. Van CarterThe Population Bomb (Ballantine Books) is a best-selling book written by Stanford University Professor Paul R. Ehrlich and his wife, Anne Ehrlich, (who was uncredited), in 1968. It predicted worldwide famine in the 1970s and 1980s due to overpopulation, as well as other major societal upheavals, and advocated immediate action to limit population growth. Fears of a "population explosion" existed in the 1950s and 1960s, but the book and its author brought the idea to an even wider audience.The book has been criticized since its publication for its alarmist tone, but the Ehrlichs stand by the book despite its flaws...2021-03-241h 00