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The Making of a Monster

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands September 27, 2022October 20, 2022

“Centuries ago it was an idyllic earthen path. Today’s it’s the most dangerous road for cyclists in America.”

Posted inNonfiction, Story

Memoirs of a Used Car Salesman’s Daughter

by Nancy A. Nichols March 26, 2019October 19, 2022

Hearses, limousines, Detroit’s newest model — cars marked many milestones in Nancy Nichols’ life of heartache and family deception.

Posted inFeatured, Nonfiction, Quotes

Volkswagen and ‘the Normalization of Deviance’

by Aaron Gilbreath February 15, 2016October 19, 2022

In The Atlantic, Jerry Useem looks at historic precedents in other large organizations such as Johnson & Johnson, Ford and NASA to explore Volkswagen’s expensive mistake and the corporate climate that led to it.

Posted inBooks, Member Pick, Nonfiction, Story

Ingenious

by Longreads November 5, 2013October 19, 2022

How to spend your entire income building a car to travel 100 miles on a gallon of gas.

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