John O'Connor
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"A winning portrait of America at its weirdest." — Publishers Weekly STARRED Review
From the shrouded forests of the Pacific Northwest to off-the-wall cryptozoological conventions, one man searches high and low for the answer to the question: real or not, why do we want to believe?
Bigfoot is an instantly recognizable figure. Through the decades, this elusive primate has been featured in movies and
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Watergate, our "great national nightmare" in the words of President Gerald Ford, was the most impactful scandal in American-and perhaps world-history. Yet even those who believe they have studied Watergate fully could never understand the purpose of this puzzling burglary of DNC headquarters, with no meaningful information to gain, and Nixon far ahead in the polls. In easily accessible vignettes, “The Mysteries of Watergate” will unpack factual...
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The conventional wisdom of Watergate is turned on its head by Postgate, revealing that the Post did not uncover Watergate as much as it covered it up. The Nixon Administration, itself involved in a cover up, was the victim of a journalistic smoke-screen that prevented mitigation of its criminal guilt. As a result of the paper's successful misdirection, today's strikingly deceptive partisan journalism can be laid at the doorstep of the Washington Post....
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About 'Customer at the Heart -How B2B Leaders Build Successful Customer-Centric Organizations
Could a business leader learn anything about customer centricity from 15 senior executives who have been there and done that?
John O'Connor and Peter Whitelaw are both, experienced business leaders in their own right. They have not only shared their own considerable knowledge about customer experience, but they have enticed business leaders from across Europe...
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Deep Throat's lawyer discovers the Washington Post betrayed his client-while covering up the real truth about the Watergate scandal.
The conventional wisdom of Watergate is turned on its head by Postgate, revealing that the Post did not uncover Watergate as much as it covered it up. The Nixon Administration, itself involved in a cover-up, was the victim of a journalistic smoke-screen that prevented mitigation of its criminal guilt. As a result of...
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Journalist and writer John O'Connor takes listeners on a narrative quest through the American wilds in search of Bigfoot, its myth, and meaning. Inhabited by an eccentric cast of characters-reputable men of science and deluded charlatans alike-the book explores the zany and secretive world of "cryptozoology," tracking Bigfoot from the Wild Men of Native American and European lore to Harry and the Hendersons, while examining the forces behind our ever-widening...