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Welcome back inside the Ann Arbor Studios of the Big 1050, WTKA online at the big 1050.com.

Coming up at the top of the hour, we have Word Manual 101 in the TMI Studios with Sam Webb. We appreciate because of that scheduling that our friend John E. Bacon comes on, well, really about half an hour early because of the timing of it. Really, John, though, it's more like an hour and a half early since you're in the Twin Cities. Good morning. John Bacon, how are you?

Good way too early morning, but I can't complain to you guys since you guys get up at what?

430.

Something like that.

Yeah, something like that.

So, yes, here it is 7.30 and I've been doing a couple of radio hits already.

And we're ready to go.

All right, so you're in the Twin Cities for the book tour. So as we like to ask, where in the world is, we know where in the world, you're in Minneapolis, but tell us the latest for today and this weekend, et cetera, for the book tour as you head into Thanksgiving because nothing better than during the holiday season, buying books and a great book. Gales in November, I hear it's great. Well, I know it's great. I'm halfway through it. It's great. I don't just hear it's great. Amazon here is great. The Washington Post has heard it's great. Who else heard it great that it's so great that you're high up on their lists? We got the New York Times number seven this week. You're coming up, I guess, number seven, number three in the Washington Post. And they had to order the publisher, Norton, ordered the fifth printing on Friday, and they

ordered the six printing yesterday, and these are large printings.

So, tens of thousands.

So they're going big, and that's because some stores running out too fast.

So if you're a store and send me a display, I'll pump it up on the social media.

Schuler has plenty, Horizon Books in Traverse City, right there on Front Street.

I'll be there Tuesday night to sign from 5 to 7, but they've got hundreds and a nice display there.

McLean and Eakin and Botowski, Marquette's got them, bookstall in Chicago, Lake Forest bookstore,

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