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    Cleveland Food Memories
    A Nostalgic Look Back at the Food We Loved, the Places We Bought It, and the People Who Made It Special
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    Cleveland Ethnic Eats
    The Guide to Authentic Ethnic Restaurants and Markets in Northeast Ohio
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    Corpse in the Cellar
    #3 in a series of incredible but true stores of Cleveland crime and disaster.
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    Hilarious and heartbreaking true stories told by Cleveland police officers.
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    Cleveland Amusement Park Memories
    A nostalgic look back at Northeast Ohio's amusement parks.
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    Neil Zurcher, author of Tales from the Road

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    Neil Zurcher

    As a professional journalist, Neil Zurcher has worked in television, newspapers, magazines, and radio for over a half-century. He has logged more than a million miles on Ohio's roads over 25 years as a TV travel reporter. He was the original host of the "One Tank Trips" travel report, which aired on Fox8 Television in Cleveland and has since been imitated in other television markets throughout the United States. Zurcher received the Distinguished Service award from the Society of Professional Journalism and the Silver Circle award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. He also received an Emmy, the Award for Excellence in Broadcasting from the Cleveland Association of Broadcasters, and has been inducted into the Cleveland Press Club Hall of Fame. He was also inducted into the Ohio Broadcasters Hall of Fame and received their "Living Legacy" award in 2007. For many years, Zurcher wrote a column for AAA Ohio Motorist magazine and now writes regularly for the Plain Dealer. He has written five books about Ohio, including Ohio Oddities and Strange Tales from Ohio.

    Books by Neil Zurcher

    Clevland books: Tales from the Road by Neil Zurcher
    Tales from the Road
    Memoirs from a Lifetime of Ohio Travel, Television, and More
    by Neil Zurcher

    After a million miles and four decades as a TV reporter, Neil Zurcher has a lot of great stories to tell . . . He met Prince Charles in a bathroom, and tripped and fell on President Gerald Ford. He ra  . . . [Read More]

    Clevland books: Ohio Road Trips 2nd Edition by Neil Zurcher
    Ohio Road Trips 2nd Edition
    52 Trips—Hundreds of Fun & Unusual Getaway Ideas
    by Neil Zurcher

    New, updated, and expanded edition of this popular local guide! Discover the best and most unusual places to visit in all of Ohio. Longtime TV travel reporter Neil Zurcher has made a career of showing  . . . [Read More]

    Clevland books: Ohio Oddities 2nd Edition by Neil Zurcher
    Ohio Oddities 2nd Edition
    A Guide to the Curious Attractions of the Buckeye State
    by Neil Zurcher

    An updated and revised edition of the very popular guide to Ohio's strangest roadside attractions by Neil Zurcher—the veteran TV newsman who has driven more than a million miles in Ohio covering loca  . . . [Read More]

    Clevland books: Strange Tales from Ohio 2nd Edition by Neil Zurcher
    Strange Tales from Ohio 2nd Edition
    True Stories of Remarkable People, Places, and Events in Ohio History
    by Neil Zurcher

    An updated and revised edition of the popular book about Ohio's offbeat history, by Neil Zurcher—the author of "Ohio Oddities" and "Ohio Road Trips." Learn why residents of Blueball, Ohio, erected a  . . . [Read More]