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Dennis Meredith—The Czar Bomb
Dennis Meredith's latest scifi novel starts with a real event, the 1961 Soviet detonation in the Arctic of a bomb far bigger than those dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Soviets allegedly hid an even larger bomb in East Germany. In The Czar Bomb, rogue state terrorists locate it and plan to detonate it over Washington, DC. The race is on to neutralize it. Hi-tech warfare ensues.
David Baron—The Martians: The True Story of an Alien Craze That Captured Turn-of-the-Century America
Our infatuation with Mars, David Baron writes, “began in a strange era, not that long ago, when it was the astronauts who were fiction and the Martians that were real.” In The Martians: The True Story of an Alien Craze That Captured Turn-of-the-Century America, Baron explores the consequences of astronomer Percival Lowell’s 1894 assertion that “canals” he saw on Mars suggested life existed there.
2025 David Perlman Virtual Mentoring Program
Coverage from the NASW David Perlman Virtual Mentoring Program for graduate and undergraduate students, which was held during the summer of 2025.
Claire Wilcox MD—Rewire Your Food-Addicted Brain: Fight Cravings and Break Free from a High-Sugar, Ultra-Processed Diet Using Neuroscience
It's no surprise that food manufacturers design products to taste good. Ultra-processed foods promote overeating, often leading to obesity, Claire Wilcox writes in Rewire Your Food-Addicted Brain: Fight Cravings and Break Free from a High-Sugar, Ultra-Processed Diet Using Neuroscience. Healthier food choices, she asserts, can normalize brain chemistry, foster weight loss, & benefit overall health.
The existential challenges of self-promotion
Award-winning author, journalist, podcaster and public speaker Christie Aschwanden offers insight and practical tips to reduce the stress of self-promotion in this Sept.4, 2025 event recording.