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by Randy CassinghamRandy Cassingham’s Honorary Unsubscribe Recognizes the Unknown, the Forgotten and the Obscure People who Had an Impact on Our Lives
Volume 3 of the Honorary Unsubscribe Book
Now Available! Volume 3 of writeups from 2004–2006 is available as an instant download for just $3.99 on Amazon for your Kindle (or the free Kindle apps).New: Volume 3
These are the people you wish you had known.
The mainstream media tend to worship celebrities and sports figures, but the real heroes in life are often anonymous to the public.
There are some amazing stories are in this book. The stories are fascinating: you won't believe the cool people you have missed in your life. These are the people you wish you had known.
The guy responsible for bringing Batman to modern audiences, after the character declined after World War II.
The secret agent who went on to form the very first Special Forces team — the Green Berets.
The CBS News reporter who thought kids should understand the news better, and hosted "In the News" for children.
And many more fascinating men and women — 149 in all.
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(Also available at Amazon France, Amazon UK, Amazon Germany, Amazon Italy and Amazon Spain)The Honorees
Included in Volume 3:
- Trauma surgeon Robert Freeark
- Vinyl legend Ahmet Ertegun
- Madame Ambassador Jeane J. Kirkpatrick
- Anti-smoker Allen Carr
- Buchenwald savior Jack Werber
- Grand Master Jack Williamson
- Big-picture thinker Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber
- Disguised friend Arthur Peacocke
- News explainer Christopher Glenn
- Comedy writer Jerry Belson
- Public servant Joseph Kauffman
- School hostage Emily Keyes
- Indoor environmentalist P. Ole Fanger
- Women’s rights crusader Estelle R. Ramey
- Rocketman Rocco Petrone
- Research biologist Vernon M. Ingram
- Maori queen Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu
- Well-belted James Van Allen
- The bookish Frederick G. Kilgour
- Master Navy diver Carl M. Brashear
- Arizona photographer Ray Manley
- Patients rights pioneer Zelda Foster
- Productive adult Lou Dantzler
- The ever-hungry Robert Carrier
- Staying in Vegas Manuel J. Cortez
- Olympic trailblazer Neroli Fairhall
- Swinger Eddie Malone
- Southern desegrationist Hugh B Patterson Jr
- Non-smoker Heather Crowe
- The well pinned-up Joyce Brand
- Barehanded Harold Raymond Kingsmill Bates
- The non-bionic Bruce A. Peterson
- E-patient Tom Ferguson
- Japan expert Otis Cary
- Gem in the Rough Frederick H. Pough
- The sudsy Gloria Monty
- The findable Paul Flaherty
- Chicken evangelist Robert C. Baker
- The tireless Peter Snow
- Head Cowsill Billy Cowsill
- Southern chef Edna Lewis
- The Boopalicious Myron Waldman
- “Grandpa” Al Lewis
- The Good-hearted W. Hunter Simpson
- The jazzy Bob Weinstock
- Vietnam hero Hugh Thompson Jr
- Networker Evelyn Fowler Grubb
- Healer Bradford Cannon
- High achiever Paul Williams
- Friend of the Earth Richard Sandbrook
- Classic clothier Peter Haas Sr.
- The bosomy buddy Wendie Jo Sperber
- Sensei Noriyuki Morita
- Consequential truthteller Ralph Edwards
- Management guru Peter F. Drucker
- Artist R.C. Gorman
- Extraordinary doctor Bill Inman
- The very open Alexander Yakovlev
- TV writer Devery Freeman
- The hospitable John van Hengel
- Extremely equal Constance Baker Motley
- Laser inventor Gordon Gould
- Dancer Murphy Matthews Jr
- Woman Kathy Wilson
- Presidential doctor Daniel Ruge
- Down and dirty Ronald F. Scott
- Typecast film maker David Loeb Weiss
- First Blue Angel Roy Voris
- Good politician Jay Hammond
- The very healthy Richard Doll
- Easy dinner creator Gerry Thomas
- Wartime gypsy Frances Langford
- Classic-maker Ernest Lehman
- Gutsy pilot Ray Holmes
- The non-ignorant Shana Alexander
- Happily married Percy Arrowsmith
- The record-breaking Simon Waronker
- Heroic actor Leon Askin
- The alarming E. Harris Nober
- Actor-impressionist Frank Gorshin
- The magical Jay Marshall
- The well-decorated David H. Hackworth
- Educational TV pioneer John F. White
- Civic-minded Marla Ruzicka
- The well-vaccinated Maurice R. Hilleman
- Real-life Starr Dale Messick
- The cold-hearted Wilfred G. Bigelow
- The very patient Simon Eisdorfer
- Superdad Richard Dutrow
- The pre-recorded George Atkinson
- The safely clad George F. Crikelair
- High-flier Uli Derickson
- Non-dummy Samuel W. Alderson
- The well-grounded Karl Linn
- The low-pressure Edward D. Freis
- Television legend Johnny Carson
- The captivating Nick McDonald
- The scientific Dennis Flanagan
- Victim advocate Oleta Kirk Abrams
- The demanding Gerard Debreu
- Headache-free Julius Axelrod
- The supportive Harold Benjamin
- Loyal American Harry Ueno
- JPLers Jane Galloway, Kerri Agey and Dorothy Forks
- Universalist Albert A. Dorskind
- The rational Ancel Keys
- Media critic Reed Irvine
- Best buddies Jeremiah Baro and Jared Hubbard
- The jazzy Joe Bushkin
- First Amendment defender Richard M. Schmidt Jr
- Photogenic Helen Gee
- Magnificent 1/7th Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr
- Foghorn-voiced Scott Muni
- Accidental spy Iceal Hambleton
- Beachcomber Al Baldwin
- Jack-O-Farmer Nick Venetucci
- Bright as a comet Fred L. Whipple
- Taboo researcher Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
- War photographer Carl Mydans
- Carried-away actress Fay Wray
- Pop food scientist William A. Mitchell
- “R” of “H&R” Richard A. Bloch
- The imaginative Sam McKim
- Valiant illustrator John Cullen Murphy
- Pulp author Hugh B. Cave
- Infant anatomist Edmund Crelin Jr
- Federal judge Prentice Marshall
- Doctor Jordan B. Fieldman
- Eye surgery pioneer Charles Kelman
- Book publisher Roger W. Straus Jr
- Highway engineer Marilyn Jorgenson Reece
- Medical experimentation victim David Reimer
- Surgeon Richard Lynn Varco
- Deaf educator Edward Scouten
- Army wife Julia Compton Moore
- Manufacturer turned health lobbyist Phil Sokolof
- Soviet dissident Larisa Bogoraz
- Special Operations operative Aaron Bank
- Yet Another Unknown U.S. Marine
- Rocket scientist William H. Pickering
- Computer missionary George E. Pake
- Bang-up producer Dana Broccoli
- Over-the-moon composer Bart Howard
- Female prisoner advocate Sybil Brand
- Scifi agent and editor Julius Schwartz
- Movie trailer reinventor Andrew J. Kuehn
- Obstetric anesthesiology pioneer Gertie Marx
- Writer Jack Cady
- Digital sound pioneer Thomas G. Stockham Jr
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