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Denise Kiernan 7/3/12 Denise Kiernan 7/3/12

Hangin’ with Wilde and Beckett @FadoDC, #pub of dreams. #dc #EireApparent

Denise Kiernan 7/3/12 Denise Kiernan 7/3/12

Denise Kiernan 6/16/12 Denise Kiernan 6/16/12

Yay! @LincolnsGrille after day of #atomic & #WW2 history in #OakRidge. #Nuclear wings! Lucifer VI Lens, Kodot XGrizzled Film, No Flash, Taken with Hipstamatic — Yay! @LincolnsGrille after day of #atomic & #WW2 history in #OakRidge. #Nuclear wings!
Lucifer VI Lens, Kodot XGrizzled Film, No Flash, Taken with Hipstamatic

Denise Kiernan 6/15/12 Denise Kiernan 6/15/12

Outside @A_M_S_E in #OakRidge getting ready for #SecretCity. #tn #atomic #history #WWII

Denise Kiernan 6/15/12 Denise Kiernan 6/15/12

Denise Kiernan 6/10/12 Denise Kiernan 6/10/12

Rockhouse rocks. Rich, layered, smoky blackberry… #NC #wine #tryon #vino

Denise Kiernan 6/9/12 Denise Kiernan 6/9/12

#HuffPost Excerpt Sparks Conversation

Wow. The Huffington Post excerpt from our book, “Stuff Every American Should Know,” has generated more than 2,000 comments and more than 7,000 “likes.” LOVE seeing books generating this much conversation.

Denise Kiernan 6/8/12 Denise Kiernan 6/8/12

10 Books Every American NEEDS To Read

Thanks to Huffington Post's book section for this excerpt from our latest, “Stuff Every American Should Know.”

Denise Kiernan 6/7/12 Denise Kiernan 6/7/12

The Takeaway

Enjoyed speaking with Celeste Headlee on WNYC’s “The Takeaway” this morning about Stuff Every American Should Know. Their Facebook page has a quiz about American food (see below).

If you visit, check out their “person on the street” interviews about American history.

Denise Kiernan 6/6/12 Denise Kiernan 6/6/12

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Denise Kiernan 6/6/12 Denise Kiernan 6/6/12

I love this opener from Ray Bradbury’s Zen and the Art of Writing, one of the most accessible, inspirational and timeless books on writing I’ve ever read. Zoom in and see for yourself.
Thank you, Mr. Bradbury. — I love this opener from Ray Bradbury’s *Zen and the Art of Writing*, one of the most accessible, inspirational and timeless books on writing I’ve ever read. Zoom in and see for yourself.

Thank you, Mr. Bradbury.

Denise Kiernan 6/6/12 Denise Kiernan 6/6/12

todaysdocument:

Fire!
This photograph shows the USS Nevada providing naval gunfire support for the troops storming Omaha and Utah beaches in Normandy. During the first 3 days of the invasion, the battleship fired 876 rounds of 14-inch and 3,491 rou… — todaysdocument:

**Fire!**

This photograph shows the USS *Nevada* providing naval gunfire support for the troops storming Omaha and Utah beaches in Normandy. During the first 3 days of the invasion, the battleship fired 876 rounds of 14-inch and 3,491 rounds of 5-inch ammunition. The ship’s ten 14-inch guns threw 1,800-pound shells that landed as far as 17 miles away.

via DocsTeach

Denise Kiernan 6/5/12 Denise Kiernan 6/5/12

Meatballs in progress #eataly #foodie #yumyum Loftus Lens, DC Film, No Flash, Taken with Hipstamatic — Meatballs in progress #eataly #foodie #yumyum
Loftus Lens, DC Film, No Flash, Taken with Hipstamatic

Denise Kiernan 6/5/12 Denise Kiernan 6/5/12

Pulled pork with spring onion gravy. Oh my. @lab_asheville #avleat #theotherwhitemeat Loftus Lens, DC Film, No Flash, Taken with Hipstamatic — Pulled pork with spring onion gravy. Oh my. @lab_asheville #avleat #theotherwhitemeat
Loftus Lens, DC Film, No Flash, Taken with Hipstamatic

Denise Kiernan 6/3/12 Denise Kiernan 6/3/12

Denise Kiernan 6/1/12 Denise Kiernan 6/1/12

Mmmmmmm… #Avleat #yumyum #breakfastfordinner #photo

Denise Kiernan 5/24/12 Denise Kiernan 5/24/12

One of my favorite rooms anywhere.
Amazing to me that it still, in a sense, looks the same.

librar-y:

Catalogue room, the New York Public Library, c. 1910.

Denise Kiernan 5/21/12 Denise Kiernan 5/21/12

Killer Book Covers: My next review: The Mesmerist

YAY for my husband, Joe D’Agnese, and his cover artist Jeroen Ten Berge.

Reblogged from…

killerbookcovers:

I’m already breaking this blog’s #1 rule: review books soley because they have awful covers. The Mesmerist doesn’t have an awful cover, quite the opposite actually. The art looks great, and I’m getting a 100 Bullets vibe from it (check that series out if you miss the reference).

I was…