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	Collision on Tenerife: The How and Why of the World's Worst Aviation Disaster by Jon Ziomek (Goodreads Author), Caroline Hopkins 4.15 avg rating — 388 ratings — published 2018 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lobster Theory by Greg Fishman, Jon Ziomek (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Judy Roberts (Editor) 4.30 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Journalism Transparency and the Public Trust: A Report of the Eighth Annual Aspen Institute Conference on Journalism and Society 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2005	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Jon Ziomek's Blog: My recent interview

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The June/July issue of Smithsonian's Air & Space magazine has a Q&A with me about my new book, "Collision on Tenerife." Here's a link:
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How We Live Is How We Die

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The Invention of Yesterday: A 50,000-Year History of Human Culture, Conflict, and Connection

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