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David Striepe lives in Atlanta, Georgia among cats, flowers and smog. He writes poetry and short stories, and has published two books of poems, miniature ships and distant friends. He loves fixing things, gardening, games, and music. He is married to a crafty genius, Becky Striepe.

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World’s Fair Wednesday – Wonderful World of Chemistry

At the 1964 World’s Fair, DuPont put on a musical called The Wonderful World of Chemistry. As you’d expect, it featured DuPont products. Characters like the Happy Plastic Family would extol the virtues o f nylon, mylar, and corfam – a new synthetic leather.

The musical ran forty-eight times a day, followed each time by a demonstration called Molecular Magic. Think Bill Nye or Mister Wizard if...

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	miniature ships by David Striepe (Goodreads Author), Cooper Sanchez (Illustrator) 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2010	My rating:
	Distant Friends 2.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	My rating:
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David Striepe wrote a new blog post: World’s Fair Wednesday – Wonderful World of Chemistry World’s Fair Wednesday – Wonderful World of Chemistry At the 1964 World’s Fair, DuPont put on a musical called The Wonderful World of Chemistry. As you’d expect, it featured DuPont products. Characters... read more »
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David Striepe gave to: Walt and the Promise of Progress City by Sam Gennawey (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
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David Striepe gave to: The Wind Through the Keyhole: A Dark Tower Novel by Stephen King	My rating:
I love the Dark Tower series. I grew up with it and saw it through to its conclusion. This book fits well in between books 4 and 5 and while it doesn't add much to the overall story, it's MORE. Hoping King does more like this.
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David Striepe gave to: Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) by Suzanne Collins	My rating:
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David Striepe gave to: The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins	My rating:
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David Striepe gave to: Equal Rites (Discworld, #3) by Terry Pratchett	My rating:
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David Striepe gave to: The Light Fantastic (Discworld, #2) by Terry Pratchett	My rating:
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