Eight new books that demand reading since they entertain and educate

Edit The Examiner 22 May 2016
A new month is coming. A new chapter is about to start. Here are some nifty must-read titles. Bloomsbury’s Wooden Books series offers two teeny tomes that entertain and educate ... His death—at the hand of the famously inefficient executioner Jack Ketch—is wrapped in legend, including theories that his execution was faked, and that his head was stitched back on his exhumed body to create a portrait of the elusive duke ... "Get What’s Yours ... ... ....

Alternative Comics reveals Fall 2014 lineup

Edit Digital Spy 29 Jun 2014
Alternative Comics has announced its Fall 2014 lineup. The publisher's upcoming releases include four print and digital graphic novels as well as four digital comics. © Alternative Comics. © Alternative Comics ... © Alternative Comics. © Alternative Comics ... The Josh Shalek Collection, which includes the cartoonist's early work such as Tomb of the Zombies and Dancing with Jack Ketch, will be released digitally in June ... ....

Friday letters: Worried about bicycle riders

Edit Houston Chronicle 31 Jan 2014
Crowded roads. Regarding "23 bicycle riders die in 5 years" (Page A1, Sunday), the only way to reduce bicyclist injury is to have less bicycle traffic on our major streets, not more. Just because something is legal doesn't mean that it is the responsible thing to do - like the lady I saw bicycling northbound on Weslayan just north of Bissonnet with a baby seat on the back of her bike ...   ... Jack Ketch, posted on HoustonChronicle.com ....
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