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Since their unremarkable beginnings as cheap shacks and curbside pumps, gas stations have taken many forms and worn many guises: pagodas, cottages, and teepees; Tudor Revival and Streamline Moderne; clad with wood, stucco, or gleaming porcelain.

Born at the dawn of the automobile age, the gas station evolved in tandem with the rest of America, responding with architectural and operational changes to the Depression, World War II, the post-war boom and the new interstate highway system, and the environmental movements of the end of the twentieth century. Fill ’er Up traces the history of these ubiquitous buildings, taking readers on a journey to nearly sixty historic stations still standing in Wisconsin. Authors Jim Draeger and Mark Speltz also share the stories of the people who ran these stations—often known as neighborhood meeting places.

Fill ’er Up provides a glimpse into the glory days of gas stations, when a visit meant service with a smile, a windshield wash, and the cheerful question, “Fill ’er up?”

In what may be among the most innovative twists on sudoku ever seen, the creative geniuses at Conceptis have literally turned solving puzzles into an art form! Rather than simply figuring out which numbers go where, the solver first uses logic and creative reasoning to choose the correct number to put in each square, and then shades in the corresponding number of squares surrounding it to reveal a surprise picture. For example, the number 6 will be surrounded by six shaded squares. Discovering which six of the eight potential choices are correct adds to the challenge. 

Class is back in session! Bedside Baccalaureate is the ultimate miscellany series for smarties: it speaks directly to people’s desire for a better education and eagerness for a fun, no-pressure “college-like” experience Every volume lets readers enroll in the courses they wish they had taken years ago—or studied more closely than they did. This new collection builds on the knowledge imparted in the first book, with the curriculum ranging from Origins of Human Society and Italian Renaissance Art to Schools of Buddhist Thought and Game Theory. To enhance learning, the back matter contains bibliographies with suggestions for further study. Filled with color illustrations, The Bedside Baccalaureate: Second Semester is an entertaining package for the up-and-coming intellectual.

Each volume contains:

Classes that rotate in groups of five, just like a typical semester’s schedule does

Four rotations, or 20 courses in all, that thoroughly delve into specific, rather than broad subjects, promoting understanding rather than trivial knowledge

Eighteen one-page “lectures” for each course