Written 7 books, latest: For God, Country & Coca-Cola. Others: Inside the Outbreaks; Uncommon Grounds; Victims of Memory; Mirror Mirror; Japan's Tipping Point.
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Just arrived in Atlanta today for a week of talks 1) GSU real estate conference. 2) Wren's Nest literary series kick-off. 3) Southern Center for Human Rights panel, "Injustice on the Verge." All listed here: bit.ly/2D84NbM #Atlanta #BeltLine
"At the time of the trial, nobody had any doubt about Sandusky’s guilt, and the press jumped on the story." So writes Jerry Coyne in good review article: bit.ly/2m7D5Eb #JerrySandusky #repressedmemory
Amazon review pf MOST HATED MAN from MartinH, worth reading, begins: "I have been following the career of Mark Pendergrast for almost 30 years.
All of his non-fiction is meticulously researched,..." #JerrySandusky
New review of MOST HATED MAN on Amazon from an Australian reader begins: "I was sent this book to read & planned to give it just a quick scan because never in a million years did I think Jerry Sandusky was anything but guilty. " Worth reading this review! #JerrySandusky
And now for something completely different. I was interviewed for this podcast about coffee history because I wrote the book UNCOMMON GROUNDS: bit.ly/2nTs2me. I thought it might be of interest, a diversion from memory distortion and false convictions!
Did you or a friend watch the Netflix series, "The Keepers"? Beware! It is full of questionable recovered memories of abuse and murder. In other words, pseudoscientific bunk For the real story, read: bit.ly/2DtY4sr #repressedmemory
Did you watch the Netflix series "The Keepers"? It is chock full of misleading "facts" relying on the myth of repressed memories. For the real story, read: bit.ly/2DtY4sr #repressedmemory
An amateur video of my talk with Peter Aman yesterday. Some good stuff: bit.ly/2xgEvTq #AtlantaBeltLine #Atlanta #cities
Blank Foundation pledges another $15 million to Atlanta's west side. bit.ly/2xtbQeg Good news, but need more.... #Atlanta
My important editorial calling for recreational use of the new quarry lake in Westside Park in Atlanta: bit.ly/2hcHhQp #Atlanta
My editorial to open Atlanta's new quarry lake for recreational use: bit.ly/2hcHhQp #Atlanta #AtlantaBeltline
Long, nuanced review of CITY ON THE VERGE by Edward Hatfiield. Must read: bit.ly/2vwIrjP #AtlantaBeltline #Atlanta #cities
Good point-counterpoint about bike lanes in Decatur: bit.ly/2p3GRAY bit.ly/2q4Fm41 #AtlantaBeltLine #Atlanta #Decatur
Wren's Nest (in City on the Verge) fun fund-raiser, good cause. bit.ly/2oJHihs #AtlantaBeltLine #Atlanta #cities
"CITY ON THE VERGE review copies available" linkedin.com/pulse/city-verg… by @markpendergrast on @LinkedIn
New audio on COV website! Bill Bolling on food, 3 parts. cityontheverge.com/category/… #AtlantaBeltLine #Atlanta #cities
Save the date: Serenbe May 21 9:30 a.m. talk and siginng. cityontheverge.com/events/ #AtlantaBeltLine #Atlanta #cities
Summary of many rail-to-trail projects, including Atlanta BeltLine. usat.ly/2oBhPWi #AtlantaBeltLine #Atlanta #cities
Save the date: Speech and signing in Gwinnett B&N at Forum, May 20 3 p.m. cityontheverge.com/events/ #AtlantaBeltLine #Atlanta #cities