Author: Frank Thiess
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
The Devil's Shadow
Author: Frank Thiess
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Almost Heaven
Author: Doc Fletcher
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
December 2055... a baseball-fanatic, 101-year-old man, dies and goes to heaven. Beyond blessed by being reunited with loved ones who have gone before, and meeting the two Guardian Angels who ushered him during his time on earth, he is embraced by The Other Side's peaceful, gentle, majestic, comforting, loving, and awe-inspiring beauty. As wonderful as it all is, including seeing Beethoven & Hendrix perform together on stage (John Prine the opening act), to paddle endless winding rivers with a back that never aches, play in baseball games that joyfully run for days yet never tire, it is the opportunity to be sent back to earth by Saint Peter for a decade-long (1911 through 1920) "human experience" that is most intriguing: with the opportunity to see, arguably, the greatest baseball player of them all, Ty Cobb, in action - viewed by a Tiger fan born 3 decades after Cobb retired. "Almost Heaven" takes you back to the 1910s, a decade that began with major league baseball teams constructing the first steel & concrete stadiums to replace their old wooden ballparks, and ends as the dead ball era of Detroit Tigers Ty Cobb & Wahoo Sam Crawford begins its metamorphosis into the live ball era of home run king Babe Ruth. The dead ball era (through 1919) was an era noted for its scientific / small ball approach, when teams played for one run at a time by out-thinking the foe, bunting, stealing bases, "hittin' 'em where they ain't", creating a mental hazard for the opposition by doing the unexpected – and Ty Cobb was its leading practitioner.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
December 2055... a baseball-fanatic, 101-year-old man, dies and goes to heaven. Beyond blessed by being reunited with loved ones who have gone before, and meeting the two Guardian Angels who ushered him during his time on earth, he is embraced by The Other Side's peaceful, gentle, majestic, comforting, loving, and awe-inspiring beauty. As wonderful as it all is, including seeing Beethoven & Hendrix perform together on stage (John Prine the opening act), to paddle endless winding rivers with a back that never aches, play in baseball games that joyfully run for days yet never tire, it is the opportunity to be sent back to earth by Saint Peter for a decade-long (1911 through 1920) "human experience" that is most intriguing: with the opportunity to see, arguably, the greatest baseball player of them all, Ty Cobb, in action - viewed by a Tiger fan born 3 decades after Cobb retired. "Almost Heaven" takes you back to the 1910s, a decade that began with major league baseball teams constructing the first steel & concrete stadiums to replace their old wooden ballparks, and ends as the dead ball era of Detroit Tigers Ty Cobb & Wahoo Sam Crawford begins its metamorphosis into the live ball era of home run king Babe Ruth. The dead ball era (through 1919) was an era noted for its scientific / small ball approach, when teams played for one run at a time by out-thinking the foe, bunting, stealing bases, "hittin' 'em where they ain't", creating a mental hazard for the opposition by doing the unexpected – and Ty Cobb was its leading practitioner.
Life's A Gas
Author: Ken Alley
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1469707187
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Life's a Gas is a collection of over 1,000 true, funny happenings. You won't believe how people trip over their own tongues and take one step forward while taking two steps back and not even know it.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1469707187
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Life's a Gas is a collection of over 1,000 true, funny happenings. You won't believe how people trip over their own tongues and take one step forward while taking two steps back and not even know it.
The Big Book of Church Humor
Author: Ken Alley P.K.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1469756544
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
The Big Book of Church Humor is a collection of several thousand true church foibles, faux pas, tongue twisters and typographical blunders. It also contains hundreds of hilarious Christian anecdotes from book written as long as 100 years ago. "Laughter is the best medicine" and this book proves it!
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1469756544
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
The Big Book of Church Humor is a collection of several thousand true church foibles, faux pas, tongue twisters and typographical blunders. It also contains hundreds of hilarious Christian anecdotes from book written as long as 100 years ago. "Laughter is the best medicine" and this book proves it!
Watch Your Step!
Author: Ken Alley
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1469761874
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Watch Your Step! is a collection of humorous farm anecdotes taken, with permission, from books originally compiled by Leewin B. Williams the first half of the 20th Century. It's amazing how much truth can be distilled from dated humor. You either recognize the people or, in some instances, you recognize yourself.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1469761874
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Watch Your Step! is a collection of humorous farm anecdotes taken, with permission, from books originally compiled by Leewin B. Williams the first half of the 20th Century. It's amazing how much truth can be distilled from dated humor. You either recognize the people or, in some instances, you recognize yourself.
Striking Illustrations in Christianity
Author: Ken Alley
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1469731797
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
STRIKING ILLUSTRATIONS IN CHRISTIANITY, a collection of down to earth thoughts from a long time ago. Even though they were excerpted from books our great-grandparents read, they hold the same values. The Golden Rule never changes.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1469731797
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
STRIKING ILLUSTRATIONS IN CHRISTIANITY, a collection of down to earth thoughts from a long time ago. Even though they were excerpted from books our great-grandparents read, they hold the same values. The Golden Rule never changes.
More Things In Heaven and Earth
Author: Jeff High
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101618361
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
FIRST IN A NEW SERIES! Tucked away in the rolling Tennessee countryside is the charming community of Watervalley, whose inhabitants are quirky and captivating and more surprising than you might expect… As an ambitious young doctor with a penchant for research, Luke Bradford never wanted to set up practice in a remote rural town. But to pay back his student loans and to fulfill a promise from his past, he heads for Watervalley, Tennessee—and immediately stumbles into one disaster after another. Will he be labeled the town idiot before he’s even introduced as the new doctor? Very quickly he faces some big challenges—from resuscitating a three-hundred-pound farmer who goes into cardiac arrest to not getting shot by a local misanthrope for trespassing. He expects the people of Watervalley to be simple, but finds his relationships with them are complicated, whether he’s interacting with his bossy but devout housekeeper, the attractive schoolteacher he consistently alienates, or the mysterious kid next door who climbs trees while wearing a bike helmet. When a baffling flu epidemic hits Watervalley, Luke faces his ultimate test. Whether the community embraces him or not, it’s his responsibility to save them. And he’ll soon discover that while living in a small town may not be what he wants, it may be just what he needs… READERS GUIDE INCLUDED For stories, recipes, and anecdotes from your favorite Watervalley characters, visit watervalleybooks.com.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101618361
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
FIRST IN A NEW SERIES! Tucked away in the rolling Tennessee countryside is the charming community of Watervalley, whose inhabitants are quirky and captivating and more surprising than you might expect… As an ambitious young doctor with a penchant for research, Luke Bradford never wanted to set up practice in a remote rural town. But to pay back his student loans and to fulfill a promise from his past, he heads for Watervalley, Tennessee—and immediately stumbles into one disaster after another. Will he be labeled the town idiot before he’s even introduced as the new doctor? Very quickly he faces some big challenges—from resuscitating a three-hundred-pound farmer who goes into cardiac arrest to not getting shot by a local misanthrope for trespassing. He expects the people of Watervalley to be simple, but finds his relationships with them are complicated, whether he’s interacting with his bossy but devout housekeeper, the attractive schoolteacher he consistently alienates, or the mysterious kid next door who climbs trees while wearing a bike helmet. When a baffling flu epidemic hits Watervalley, Luke faces his ultimate test. Whether the community embraces him or not, it’s his responsibility to save them. And he’ll soon discover that while living in a small town may not be what he wants, it may be just what he needs… READERS GUIDE INCLUDED For stories, recipes, and anecdotes from your favorite Watervalley characters, visit watervalleybooks.com.
Cry to Heaven
Author: Anne Rice
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0345396936
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
In a sweeping saga of music and vengeance, the acclaimed author of The Vampire Chronicles draws readers into eighteenth-century Italy, bringing to life the decadence beneath the shimmering surface of Venice, the wild frivolity of Naples, and the magnetic terror of its shadow, Vesuvius. This is the story of the castrati, the exquisite and otherworldly sopranos whose graceful bodies and glorious voices win the adulation of royal courts and grand opera houses throughout Europe. These men are revered as idols—and, at the same time, scorned for all they are not. Praise for Anne Rice and Cry to Heaven “Daring and imaginative . . . [Anne] Rice seems like nothing less than a magician: It is a pure and uncanny talent that can give a voice to monsters and angels both.”—The New York Times Book Review “To read Anne Rice is to become giddy as if spinnning through the mind of time.”—San Francisco Chronicle “If you surrender and go with her . . . you have surrendered to enchantment, as in a voluptuous dream.”—The Boston Globe “Rice is eerily good at making the impossible seem self-evident.”—Time
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0345396936
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
In a sweeping saga of music and vengeance, the acclaimed author of The Vampire Chronicles draws readers into eighteenth-century Italy, bringing to life the decadence beneath the shimmering surface of Venice, the wild frivolity of Naples, and the magnetic terror of its shadow, Vesuvius. This is the story of the castrati, the exquisite and otherworldly sopranos whose graceful bodies and glorious voices win the adulation of royal courts and grand opera houses throughout Europe. These men are revered as idols—and, at the same time, scorned for all they are not. Praise for Anne Rice and Cry to Heaven “Daring and imaginative . . . [Anne] Rice seems like nothing less than a magician: It is a pure and uncanny talent that can give a voice to monsters and angels both.”—The New York Times Book Review “To read Anne Rice is to become giddy as if spinnning through the mind of time.”—San Francisco Chronicle “If you surrender and go with her . . . you have surrendered to enchantment, as in a voluptuous dream.”—The Boston Globe “Rice is eerily good at making the impossible seem self-evident.”—Time
National Geographic Kids Chapters: Hoot, Hoot, Hooray!
Author: Ashlee Brown Blewett
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
ISBN: 1426322003
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Meet some brave, amazing animals and the caring people who come to their rescue. Filled with engaging photos, fast facts, and fascinating sidebars, readers won't want to put this book down. National Geographic Kids Chapter books pick up where the best-selling National Geographic Readers series leaves off, offering young animal lovers who are ready for short chapters lively, exciting, full-color true stories—just right to carry in backpacks, share with your friends, and read under the covers at night.
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
ISBN: 1426322003
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Meet some brave, amazing animals and the caring people who come to their rescue. Filled with engaging photos, fast facts, and fascinating sidebars, readers won't want to put this book down. National Geographic Kids Chapter books pick up where the best-selling National Geographic Readers series leaves off, offering young animal lovers who are ready for short chapters lively, exciting, full-color true stories—just right to carry in backpacks, share with your friends, and read under the covers at night.
Big Heaven
Author: Charlotte Hebert
Publisher: Savant Books & Publications
ISBN: 0996325506
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Mo Proctor is the recipient of a prophecy-how cool is that? She believes the prophecy states that she needs to leave home to become a nun at the age of sixteen-which is now. The problem is her mother recently died, and her father is showing signs of early Alzheimer's disease-which are really significant problems. How can she reconcile it all? And is the prophecy the only thing driving her to want to pack up and leave home?
Publisher: Savant Books & Publications
ISBN: 0996325506
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Mo Proctor is the recipient of a prophecy-how cool is that? She believes the prophecy states that she needs to leave home to become a nun at the age of sixteen-which is now. The problem is her mother recently died, and her father is showing signs of early Alzheimer's disease-which are really significant problems. How can she reconcile it all? And is the prophecy the only thing driving her to want to pack up and leave home?