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Have We Lost Our Common Sense?

By: Bob Terrell

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Have We Lost Our Common Sense?

By: Bob Terrell

We as a people of a proud and historic nation have watched as our economy was fractured badly during the 2001 period through 2009. The lust for big power and wealth has caused some leaders of government, business, and religion to have more ambition to achieve their own personal success than to care about those persons they are responsible in leading and protecting. Our political system has lost the ability or desire to have bi-partisan teamwork to make the quality of life better for our children and grandchildren. My goal is to get us to seek and find solutions to problems and not just whine and gripe among ourselves for self gain. I am a small town boy from Kentucky who was fortunate to get to go to college on a basketball scholarship. My college education may not have been possible without athletics. Three years as a young Marine Corps Officer gave me an opportunity to see life from another vantage point. Forty years as an Executive in the Auto Industry and an opportunity to live in eleven different states and one territory and raise a family of five gave me another good perspective on life. This book has been born from the memories and actual experiences I have enjoyed from relationships and friendships with many interesting personalities from Baseball Great Roberto Clemente to former Governor George Nigh of Oklahoma to many top executives in industry. I have seen the "Good, the Bad" and even the Ugly" of life. Fortunately I have seen so many good and kind people that the bad and the ugly have been overcome.

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1452024960

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Loss

A Love Story

By: Bob Moulton

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Loss

A Love Story

By: Bob Moulton

Loss is a story of love. A swift river of rampage, lust, war and redemption. Of growing up, growing old. And final loss. There is nothing more I can do. You must learn to cope.

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1452009562

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9781452009568

Tragedy in Black and White

By: Bob Cheney

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Tragedy in Black and White

By: Bob Cheney

What if race relations in the United States got so bad that the nation decided to try a radical idea: separation? The events that propel the country to such an extreme are riots, disturbances in the armed forces and on college campuses, and finally the assassination of a prominent black presidential candidate. In this book a nation-wide referendum approves the idea. Three states are set aside for blacks only, seven just for whites and the other 40 remain integrated. The story follows Mike, a white policeman, to all-white Miami; black college professor Ben and his family to all-black Chicago; and young militant Sherman also to Chicago. The brave new world that each was expecting proves elusive, for both external and internal reasons. This is a story about ambition, love, hate, violence, and betrayal. Marriages will be sorely tried, children will rebel against their parents, careers will take abrupt and surprising turns. All the manifestations of upheaval will be explored against a background of racial misunderstanding. Woven into the story is a study of the background of racial conflict dating back to slavery and segregation. Would such a solution to our racial troubles work?

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iUniverse

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0595194338

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The Gilded Age

The Forgotten Executives

By: Bob Navarro

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The Gilded Age

The Forgotten Executives

By: Bob Navarro

This is my fifth book on American History that is based from the perspective of the Chief Executives and the events surrounding their terms. This book is concerned with the gilded age, which covers the period from 1869 to 1901. It presents the presidencies of Ulysses S. Grant, James Garfield, Chester Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison and William McKinley. The era depicts the financial and military transformation of the United States into one of the world’s powers, and also discusses the beginning of military adventures into foreign lands, especially the Far East.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1450000363

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9781450000369

Soldiering For Freedom

How the Union Army Recruited, Trained, and Deployed the U.S. Colored Troops

By: Bob Luke,John David Smith

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Soldiering For Freedom

How the Union Army Recruited, Trained, and Deployed the U.S. Colored Troops

By: Bob Luke,John David Smith

This Civil War history provides an in-depth look at the impact and experiences of African American men fighting in the Union Army. After President Lincoln issued the final Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863, many enslaved people in the Confederate south made the perilous journey north—then put their lives at risk again by joining the Union army. These U.S. Colored Troops, as the War Department designated most black units, performed a variety of duties, fought in significant battles, and played a vital part in winning the Civil War. And yet white civilian and military authorities often regarded the African American soldiers with contempt. In Soldiering for Freedom, historians John David Smith and Bob Luke examine how Lincoln’s administration came to the decision to arm free black Americans, how these men found their way to recruiting centers, and how they influenced the Union army and the war itself. The authors show how the white commanders deployed the black troops, and how the courage of the African American soldiers gave hope for their full citizenship after the war. Including twelve evocative historical engravings and photographs, this engaging and meticulously researched book provides a fresh perspective on a fascinating topic.

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Johns Hopkins University Press+ORM

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1421413744

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Faith-Based Inefficiency

The Follies of Bush's Initiatives

By: Bob Wineburg

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Faith-Based Inefficiency

The Follies of Bush's Initiatives

By: Bob Wineburg

On January 29, 2001, President Bush established the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. Its stated mission is to fight society's ills by rallying the armies of compassion inside America's churches. In Faith-Based Inefficiency Bob Wineburg argues that beneath the compassionate camouflage lies a five-star war plan to demolish government programs, mobilize and increase the size of the evangelical Christian voting block, shift government money to churches and other faith-based organizations in the conservative-led culture war, and develop a smoke screen of convincing media images and baffling words to confuse detractors. This largely understated relationship between the plan's politics and its service delivery has been overlooked, until now. Wineburg untangles the web of motives and complex activities in this newest dimension of the ongoing culture war to capture America's soul. He identifies the parties—religious extremists, social engineers, and politicos—and shows how they work to further the agenda of the core constituency of compassionate conservatism. His analysis clearly explains this initiative and exposes the naivete of the Administration's approach to fixing the serious and complex problems of persistent poverty. In addition, Wineburg illustrates through first-hand examples what is required for effective services, and he shows how local communities can develop plans to produce more skills for coping with local problems. He addresses complex issues like worker displacement, illiteracy, child abuse, substance abuse, and prison reentry, while offering workable options for small churches to participate in partnerships with government and other local nonprofits to prevent, solve, and manage such problems.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313087369

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9780313087363

Plain Enemies

Best True Stories of the Frontier West

By: Bob Scott,Robert Scott

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Plain Enemies

Best True Stories of the Frontier West

By: Bob Scott,Robert Scott

Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press The years 1830-1870 were years of expansion west as the U.S. government encouraged patriots to civilize its great untamed wilderness. But the West was already occupied-by Native peoples. The conflicts that ensued are legendary, but many stories are yet to be told. Veteran author Bob Scott brings many of these more obscure stories to light.

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0870043641

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Seven Webfoot Way

Memoir of a Radical Average Person

By: Bob Spohn

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Seven Webfoot Way

Memoir of a Radical Average Person

By: Bob Spohn

An exhilarating experience with six African American teenage girls changed the life of a white guy from Jersey who had grown up with an outhouse until he was eight years old. He left a successful career with a Fortune 500 company to become a dynamic college professor and art collector, eventually living in a charming little house at 7 Webfoot Way on Cape Cod. You will get some inside information about the corporate and academic worlds and witness the ending of a long-term monogamous marriage and the subsequent exciting life as a single person. The expository writing and storytelling is intended to inform and entertain. It is laced with humor, mostly self-deprecating. You might want to use this memoir as a model or template for telling your offspring your life story, just as hes done for his grandson, Aidan.

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1543432115

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9781543432114

Duty

Book I in the Duty, Honor, Country Trilogy

By: Bob Mayer

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Duty

Book I in the Duty, Honor, Country Trilogy

By: Bob Mayer

Will leave you spellbound. Mayer’s long suit is detail, giving the reader an in-depth view of the inner workings of the Army and West Point." Book News An epic series in the vein of HBO's Rome, following two ordinary men through extraordinary times; from West Point, through the Mexican War, into the Civil War. Elijah Cord and Lucius Rumble swore oaths, both personal and professional. They were fighting for country, for a way of life and for family. Classmates carried more than rifles and sabers into battle. They had friendships, memories, children and wives. They had innocence lost, promises broken and glory found. Duty, Honor, Country is history told epic and personal so we can understand what happened, but more importantly feel the heart-wrenching clash of duty, honor, country and loyalty. And realize that sometimes, the people who changed history, weren’t recorded by it. Our story starts in 1840, in Benny Havens tavern, just outside post limits of the United States Military Academy. With William Tecumseh Sherman, Cord, and Benny Havens’ daughter coming together in a crucible of honor and loyalty. On post, in the West Point stables, Ulysses S. Grant and Rumble are preparing to saddle the Hell-Beast, a horse with which Grant would eventually set an academy record. On this day, all make fateful decisions that will change the course of their lives and history. We follow these men forward to the eve of the Mexican War, tracing their steps at West Point and ranging to a plantation at Natchez on the Mississippi, Major Lee at Arlington, and Charleston, SC. We travel aboard the USS Somers and the US Navy mutiny that led to the founding of the Naval Academy at Annapolis. We end with Grant and Rumble in New Orleans, preparing to sale to Mexico and war, and Cord with Kit Carson and Fremont at Pilot Peak in Utah during his great expedition west. This is book 1 in the Duty, Honor, Country series. (Formerly titles West Point to Mexico)

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Cool Gus Publishing

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1621251683

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Fear of the Unknown

By: Bob & Barb Sheppard

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Fear of the Unknown

By: Bob & Barb Sheppard

A small town sheriff discovers a deadly new species responsible for terrorizing locals and tourists sporadically throughout northern Michigan. Everyone is in danger. Sheriff Tate and his deputies work diligently to eradicate them before it's too late.

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1312261587

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A Military History of Victoria, Australia 1803-1945

Gibraltar of the South

By: Bob Marmion,Andrew Dagg

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A Military History of Victoria, Australia 1803-1945

Gibraltar of the South

By: Bob Marmion,Andrew Dagg

This is a case study of possibly the most complex defensive system in Australia between 1803 and 1945. Defending Victoria was such a wide ranging and demanding task that the colony, and later the state, of Victoria was known as the Gibraltar of the South. This book fills a major gap in Australian military and naval history. Using Victoria as a case study, the book shows how defence developed from the idea of a basic sand fort emanating from a fear of French invasion during the early 19th century, into a complex, modern three-dimensional defensive system incorporating air, land and sea defences as well as radar and secret defence technology by the 1940s. The book is not a simple narration of facts and events, but a substantial addition to Australian military history, on account of its extensive analysis of the political, social, economic and technological factors which impacted defence over many decades of the 19th century.

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Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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1527575705

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In Their Own Words: Founding Fathers & the Bible

By: Bob Gingrich

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In Their Own Words: Founding Fathers & the Bible

By: Bob Gingrich

This captivating, easy-to-read primer features selected Founding Fathers and early American history written in a journalistic rather than professorial style. Tenets of the culture are presented in understandable terms. (Social Issues)

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Xulon Press

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1600346197

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9781600346194

Queensbury and Glens Falls

By: Bob Bayle,Andrea Matte,Tim Weidner

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Queensbury and Glens Falls

By: Bob Bayle,Andrea Matte,Tim Weidner

In 1762, Abraham Wing led a group of Quakers to lands he had acquired on the edge of the Adirondacks. Soon, a cluster of log cabins surrounded the mills that Wing had built at the falls on the Hudson River. By the early 19th century, Queensbury consisted of several small hamlets and the village of Glens Falls, which grew into an industrial and commercial center. Factories produced lumber, lime, paper, shirts, and cement, and the city featured many stores, churches, theaters, and a hospital. The surrounding township remained largely agricultural but offered such recreational activities as golf, swimming, fishing, boating, and skiing. After World War II, commercial momentum shifted to Queensbury as motels, tourist attractions, and shopping centers sprang up along Route 9, the main route to Lake George and the Adirondacks.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738591491

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Glens Falls People and Places

By: Bob Bayle,Lillian Casola,Stan Malecki,Gwen Palmer

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Glens Falls People and Places

By: Bob Bayle,Lillian Casola,Stan Malecki,Gwen Palmer

The name Glens Falls went through a series of changes, beginning simply as the Corners, after a bend in the road from a major military installation in Fort Edward. In the 1700s, it was known as Wings Falls, and later Pearlville, Pearl Village, and Glenns Falls; but by the middle of the 1800s, it was determined to be Glens Falls, one of the wealthiest villages in the state. It was the people who settled in the town that helped to shape it. The lumber barons provided the financial backing to begin banking and insurance institutions and served as officers of every major business and governmental agency in town. Glens Falls People and Places covers the lives of the prosperous and preposterous people and their contributions to the citys development through the 20th century.

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1439621675

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If These Walls Could Talk: Seattle Seahawks

Stories from the Seattle Seahawks Sideline, Locker Room, and Press Box

By: Dave Wyman,Bob Condotta,Dave Krieg

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If These Walls Could Talk: Seattle Seahawks

Stories from the Seattle Seahawks Sideline, Locker Room, and Press Box

By: Dave Wyman,Bob Condotta,Dave Krieg

The Seattle Seahawks are perennial contenders, with ten division titles, three conference championships, and, of course, a Super Bowl title to show for it. Dave Wyman, as a former player and current analyst, has gotten to witness more than his fair share of that history up close and personal. Through singular anecdotes only they can tell, as well as conversations with current and past players, this book provides fans with a one-of-a-kind, insider's look into the great moments, the lowlights, and everything in between. Seahawks fans will not want to miss this.

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Triumph Books

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1641253193

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In Their Own Words

By: Bob Gingrich

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In Their Own Words

By: Bob Gingrich

All of the factual information collected here is intended as a tool to help Americans rediscover their wonderful heritage; to reintroduce them to the preeminent men and women who had the courage, intelligence, wisdom, and foresight to look to God for guidance in putting together our foundational documents and our systems of government and commerce. Convincing evidence is abundant that our laws, customs, ethics, and moral codes were based upon precepts of the Judeo/Christian Bible and that the overwhelming majority of those involved in the discovery and founding of the United States of America were Christians on a Christian mission. That they fully expected this country to be governed according to those precepts is made clear in their speeches and voluminous writings."--Page xi-xii.

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Xulon Press

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1600346200

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Inside the Empire

The True Power Behind the New York Yankees

By: Bob Klapisch,Paul Solotaroff

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Inside the Empire

The True Power Behind the New York Yankees

By: Bob Klapisch,Paul Solotaroff

Forthcoming from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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Mariner Books

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1328589358

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Samson's Diary

By: Bob Arnone

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Samson's Diary

By: Bob Arnone

In an effort to protect her child from the harsh realities of her impending death, Mary pours her heart into a diary, her legacy to her challenged ten-year-old son, Samson. After her passing, the grief-stricken child writes longingly to his lost momma, in the hopes that his fervent words might reach her in the great beyond. Born with extraordinary powers found only in the primate world, he is a mystery to the medical world. His doctors know of a progressive tumor on his thyroid, but even that can t explain his gigantism. At ten, he is 6 9 and weighs 175 pounds. Nora, his devoted nanny, loves him as if he was her own flesh and blood, and she does her best to encourage the boy. When his mental abilities also begin to grow beyond expectations, only his father believes that it is the work of Mary, his dead wife. At sixteen, 7 6, and 275 pounds, he s on the verge of harnessing his true potential. Soon, he s on his way to glory in professional sports and folk-hero status, but there s a powerful emptiness to his life. Tragedy follows him everywhere. He continues to write to his momma, desperate to know why he keeps losing the ones he loves. At nineteen, undaunted by his doctor s fears that physical exertion will kill him, he experiences a mystical transformation, with his momma and a phalanx of angels to guide him. When his body betrays him, can they or should they save him?

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iUniverse

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1491741406

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9781491741405

The Civil War: Great Speeches and Documents

By: Bob Blaisdell

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The Civil War: Great Speeches and Documents

By: Bob Blaisdell

Key documents and memorable speeches include the Gettysburg Address; Lee's "Farewell to the Army of Northern Virginia"; Frederick Douglass's "The War and How to End It"; plus campaign reports, private letters, and more.

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Courier Dover Publications

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0486806170

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9780486806174

An Abridged History of the United States Volume I

By: Bob Navarro

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An Abridged History of the United States Volume I

By: Bob Navarro

The United States has been around for almost 250 years--almost as much as the Roman Republic. It has a unique history that include many cultures and significant events.

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Lulu.com

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1794747273

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The Illusion of Net Neutrality

Political Alarmism, Regulatory Creep and the Real Threat to Internet Freedom

By: Bob Zelnick,Eva Zelnick

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The Illusion of Net Neutrality

Political Alarmism, Regulatory Creep and the Real Threat to Internet Freedom

By: Bob Zelnick,Eva Zelnick

In this riveting treatise, coauthors Bob Zelnick and Eva Zelnick sound the alarm on the debilitating effect that looming regulations, rules, and powerful interests would have on today's regulation-free Internet. The authors lay out the imminent threats—from “network neutrality” to FCC regulations—that would rob this global, society-changing, communication powerhouse forever of its full potential.

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Hoover Press

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0817915966

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Painting the Corners Again

Off-Center Baseball Fiction

By: Bob Weintraub

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Painting the Corners Again

Off-Center Baseball Fiction

By: Bob Weintraub

Baseball and the people who live and breathe it will seem closer and more vivid than ever. Painting the Corners Again is Bob Weintraub’s second marvelous collection of baseball stories. It goes directly to the core of what America’s pastime does for us when we watch it being played on the field. Weintraub shows us that baseball has its heroes and its villains, and that they can reach into a person’s life and remain a part of us for the rest of our days. Told from various perspectives, Painting the Corners Again offers the personal experiences of the baseball player, manager, general manager, coach, scout, owner, writer, broadcaster, and fan. Each strives for its own sense of authenticity and is full of characters that we recognize and want to spend time with. In this collection, the author digs beyond the statistics and numbers that sometimes dominate our view of a sport to get to the true humanity of baseball. W. P. Kinsella, author of Shoeless Joe (the novel on which Field of Dreams was based) says, “Weintraub has executed a triple play: savvy baseball writing, unforgettable characters, and a home run ending for each tale.” Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction—novels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

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Simon and Schuster

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1631580337

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9781631580338

Gorilla Suit

My Adventures In Bodybuilding

By: Bob Paris

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Gorilla Suit

My Adventures In Bodybuilding

By: Bob Paris

An inside look at the world of professional bodybuilding by the former Mr. Universe, Bob Paris. "An unexpectedly eloquent guide".--"Kirkus Reviews".

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Macmillan

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0312194587

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From Small Screen to Vinyl

A Guide to Television Stars Who Made Records, 1950-2000

By: Bob Leszczak

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From Small Screen to Vinyl

A Guide to Television Stars Who Made Records, 1950-2000

By: Bob Leszczak

From its infancy, television networks and studios explore others avenues to increase their revenues. Conveniently enough, several film studios and production companies—MGM, MTM, Columbia/Screen Gems, Talent Associates, Warner Brothers—had their own record label divisions. The obvious benefit was cross promotion: a television series could be plugged on the record and the record could be promoted on the TV show. Though few and far between, several television performers went on to become major recording stars. Ricky Nelson started as a child actor on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet before dominating rock and pop charts. Johnny Crawford of The Rifleman, Walter Brennan of The Real McCoys, and even Bruce Willis of Moonlighting all scored Top Ten hit singles. But these were just the standouts from the hundreds of TV actors who recorded songs, and the stories behind their records are simply fascinating. In From Small Screen to Vinyl: A Guide to TV Stars Who Made Records 1950-2000, author Bob Leszczak offers a look at hundreds of stars who performed double duty: as a television performer as well as a recording artist. He looks not only at the show and the performer but the behind-the-scenes dramas that unfolded as each attempted to tackle the two different mediums. Through his interviews with many of these multitaskers, the author has uncovered new, and mostly never before known facts about those who sought to conquer the world of vinyl. As Leszczak stresses, most eagerly embraced the opportunity to record, while others saw it as a necessary evil—the result of contractual obligations or industry pressures. Entries are listed alphabetically from Nick Adams (of The Rebel) to Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. (of 77 Sunset Strip). Also included are over 80 photos of these rare releases taken from the author’s private collection. For a new look at your old favorites, From Small Screen to Vinyl, will let you see that just because one is a TV star does not mean that he or she does not have the ability to expand beyond their acting prowess. Baby boomers, fans of classic hits radio, and devotees of classic TV programs will find From Small Screen to Vinyl a treasure trove of TV and record trivia—and no TV or music library can be considered complete without it.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1442242744

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The Heart of Everything That Is

The Untold Story of Red Cloud, An American Legend

By: Bob Drury,Tom Clavin

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The Heart of Everything That Is

The Untold Story of Red Cloud, An American Legend

By: Bob Drury,Tom Clavin

This acclaimed New York Times bestselling biography of the legendary Sioux warrior Red Cloud, is “a page-turner with remarkable immediacy…and the narrative sweep of a great Western” (The Boston Globe). Red Cloud was the only American Indian in history to defeat the United States Army in a war, forcing the government to sue for peace on his terms. At the peak of Red Cloud’s powers the Sioux could claim control of one-fifth of the contiguous United States and the loyalty of thousands of fierce fighters. But the fog of history has left Red Cloud strangely obscured. Now, thanks to the rediscovery of a lost autobiography, and painstaking research by two award-winning authors, the story of the nineteenth century’s most powerful and successful Indian warrior can finally be told. In this astonishing untold story of the American West, Bob Drury and Tom Clavin restore Red Cloud to his rightful place in American history in a sweeping and dramatic narrative based on years of primary research. As they trace the events leading to Red Cloud’s War, they provide intimate portraits of the many lives Red Cloud touched—mountain men such as Jim Bridger; US generals like William Tecumseh Sherman, who were charged with annihilating the Sioux; fearless explorers, such as the dashing John Bozeman; and the memorable warriors whom Red Cloud groomed, like the legendary Crazy Horse. And at the center of the story is Red Cloud, fighting for the very existence of the Indian way of life. “Unabashed, unbiased, and disturbingly honest, leaving no razor-sharp arrowhead unturned, no rifle trigger unpulled....a compelling and fiery narrative” (USA TODAY), this is the definitive chronicle of the conflict between an expanding white civilization and the Plains Indians who stood in its way.

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1451654707

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A Good Long Drive

Fifty Years of Texas Country Reporter

By: Bob Phillips

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A Good Long Drive

Fifty Years of Texas Country Reporter

By: Bob Phillips

In 2021, Texas Country Reporter celebrates its fiftieth season on the air. Broadcast every week on stations across Texas, it focuses on “ordinary people doing extraordinary things.” And at the center of it is Bob Phillips, the show’s creator and host—an erstwhile poor kid from Dallas who ended up with a job that allowed him to rub elbows with sports figures, entertainers, and politicians but who preferred to spend his time on the back roads, listening to less-famous Texans tell their stories. In this memoir, Phillips tells his own story, from his early days as a reporter and his initial pitch for the show while a student at SMU to his ongoing work at the longest-running independently produced TV show in American television history. As we travel with Phillips on his journey, we meet Willie Nelson and former Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry; reflect on memorable, unusual, and challenging show segments; experience the behind-the-scenes drama that goes on in local television; witness the launching of an annual festival; and discover the unbelievable allure of Texas, its culture, and, especially, its people. Spanning generations, A Good Long Drive is proof that life’s journey really is a destination unto itself.

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The Country in Conflict

Executives and Events During the American Civil War

By: Bob Navarro

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The Country in Conflict

Executives and Events During the American Civil War

By: Bob Navarro

After only 72 years in existence as an independent country, the United States succumbed to a civil war in 1861. President James Buchanan did very little to stem the tensions leading to the conflict, and the task fell to President Abraham Lincoln to save the Union from destruction. President Jefferson Davis of the Confederacy of seceded states fought an unsuccessful war against the Union based on maintaining states rights. When President Abraham Lincoln was murdered at the wars end in 1865, President Andrew Johnson inherited the job of readmitting the states involved in the rebellion back into the Union.

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1462821510

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Canada's Three Korean Wars

Navy, Army, Air Force, Merchant Navy

By: Bob Orrick

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Canada's Three Korean Wars

Navy, Army, Air Force, Merchant Navy

By: Bob Orrick

Canadas Three Korean Wars is a capsule account of Canadas army, navy, air force, and merchant marine during the Korean War, June 1950 to July 53 and beyond, to cover the so-called peacekeeping postwar period to September 1955, when the last unit of the RCN departed the theatre and returned to Canada. Each of the three military forces and the merchant marine contributed greatly in stopping the spread of communism in the Far East and proving that capitalism in the form of democracy far exceeds the evil of communism. The success of South Korea today (2015) is proof of that statement.

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1503546217

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The Civil War

By: Bob Rees

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The Civil War

By: Bob Rees

Why was the Civil War so important and how did the American people become so divided? Why was the conflict so devastating and how did it affect people on both sides of the conflict? This book seeks to relate the overall events and chronology of the war and shows its impact on everyday lives.

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Capstone

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1484611624

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Fiddlin' Charlie Bowman

An East Tennessee Old-time Music Pioneer and His Musical Family

By: Bob L. Cox

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Fiddlin' Charlie Bowman

An East Tennessee Old-time Music Pioneer and His Musical Family

By: Bob L. Cox

This new book tells-for the first time-the story of Charlie Bowman, a musician from East Tennessee, who was a major influence on the distinctive fiddle style definitive of country music of the 1920s and 1930s. Charlie, along with three of his brothers and two of his daughters, were part of the Columbia Records "Johnson City Sessions" of 1928 and 1929. The farmer-turned-musician was one of the pioneers who helped shape and develop a vital American musical genre. Bowman was acquainted with many musical luminaries of that colorful era, including the legendary Carter Family. But this is not simply the biography of one man. Fiddlin' Charlie Bowman is the portrayal of a large colorful family, a close-knit mountain community, a geographic area, and a specific musical variety defined as old-time traditional Appalachian music. This volume explores Bowman's musical life - his work with various bands, including the Hill Billies (the first group to use that name to characterize old-time music), his years on the road touring, and his association with other performers. Beyond that, it chronicles the experiences of Bowman's large family left behind in Gray Station, Tennessee and details the many hardships caused by his departure and prolonged absence. Written by Bowman's great nephew Bob L. Cox, this biography provides an insider's perspective on an important but often overlooked musician. For his research, Cox drew on his family's records and memories. In addition to published books and articles, his resources included the family Bible, scrapbooks, diaries, photographs, and taped interviews with family members and friends. Sure to be enjoyed by all those interested in the origins of country music and Appalachian history, Fiddlin' Charlie Bowman is a delightful account of the life and times of this musical trailblazer. Bob Cox, a retired chemical engineer, is a history columnist with the Johnson City (Tennessee) Press, producing a weekly feature entitled Yesteryear.

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1572335661

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The Odd Couple on Stage and Screen

A History with Cast and Crew Profiles and an Episode Guide

By: Bob Leszczak

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The Odd Couple on Stage and Screen

A History with Cast and Crew Profiles and an Episode Guide

By: Bob Leszczak

Inspired by the real life post-divorce experiences of television comedy writer Danny Simon, The Odd Couple has touched multiple generations of fans. Playwright Neil Simon embellished his brother Danny's pseudo-sitcom situation and created an oil-and-water twosome with memorable characters showcasing the foibles of mankind. The original Broadway production enjoyed a run of 964 performances. The story of the cohabitation of Felix Ungar and Oscar Madison translated extremely well to the silver screen, and then in 1970 to television, where it brought weekly laughs and mirth to an even larger audience for five seasons in prime time. This thorough history details The Odd Couple in all its forms over the decades. It provides capsule biographies of the stage, film and television casts and crew, as well as an episode guide and a wealth of little-known information.

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McFarland

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147661539X

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Shooting Scripts

From Pulp Western to Film

By: Bob Herzberg

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Shooting Scripts

From Pulp Western to Film

By: Bob Herzberg

In their heyday, pulp westerns were one of America's most popular forms of entertainment. Often selling for less than 50 cents, the paperback books introduced generations to the "exploits" of Billy the Kid and Jesse James, brought to life numerous villains (usually named "Black" something, e.g., Black Bart and Black Pete), and created a West that existed only in the minds of several talented writers. It was only natural that filmmakers would look to the pulps for stories, adapting many of the works for the big screen and shaping the Western film genre. The adaptations of seven of the pulps' best writers--Ernest Haycox, Luke Short, Frank Gruber, Norman A. Fox, Louis L'Amour, Marvin H. Albert, and Clair Huffaker--are analyzed here. Insightful and humorous, the work looks at how the pulp novels and the movie adaptations reflected the times in which they were produced. It examines the cliches that became a part of the story: the rescue of the heroine, the gunfights, the evil banker or rancher ready to steal the land of the good, law-abiding citizens, and the harlot with a heart of gold. A critical examination of how the books were interpreted--or frequently misinterpreted--by filmmakers is included, along with commentary on the actors and directors who put the pulps on screen.

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0786421738

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Game of My Life Philadelphia Eagles

Memorable Stories of Eagles Football

By: Bob Gordon

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Game of My Life Philadelphia Eagles

Memorable Stories of Eagles Football

By: Bob Gordon

In the newly updated Game of My Life Philadelphia Eagles, several legendary Eagles players share their fondest memories as each one recalls the game that sticks out the most from his Eagles career. The games they choose may very well be the ones with which you most associate them—a championship game, a playoff game, or a heralded comeback. But a fair number of choices may surprise you, as some Eagles cite encounters that time has buried deep within history’s vault. No matter which game each player chooses as his most memorable, each one tells a story. Each fills in a bit more of the complex legacy that defines the Philadelphia Eagles. More importantly, and certainly more poignantly, each story humanizes the larger-than-life warriors who strapped on their winged helmet each Sunday and played for the glory of the city of Philadelphia. Some of the former Eagles players profiled in this book are: • Chuck Bednarik • Brian Dawkins • Tommy McDonald • Bill Bergey • Seth Joyner • Keith Jackson • Mike Quick • Brian Baldinger • Claude Humphrey • Bill Bradley • Lito Sheppard • Vince Papale The new edition includes insight on the 2018 Super Bowl run.

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Simon and Schuster

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1683582934

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Gray Matters

The Workplace Survival Guide

By: Bob Rosner,Allan Halcrow,John Lavin

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Gray Matters

The Workplace Survival Guide

By: Bob Rosner,Allan Halcrow,John Lavin

An illustrated guide to surviving today's turbulent and challenging workplacefrom the authors of "The Wall Street Journal" bestseller "The Boss's SurvivalGuide.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0471455083

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In My Father's House

Lessons Learned in the Home of a Civil Rights Pioneer

By: Bob Shands

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In My Father's House

Lessons Learned in the Home of a Civil Rights Pioneer

By: Bob Shands

The History Of Actions Of The Author's Father In Atlanta From 1953-1963 The Father Was A White Southern Baptist Minister Who Took Unpopular Positions On School Designation. The Book Further Deals With The Impart On The Author Growing Up In That Household.

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0976151367

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The Creators of the Constitution

By: Bob Navarro

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The Creators of the Constitution

By: Bob Navarro

The American Constitution was written in 1787 by a group of dedicated men who accomplished the feat in less than 100 days. Since that time it has withstood many attempts to tamper with it, including a Civil War, but it has been a magnificent document that stands as a monument of excellence.

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Lulu.com

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0359446191

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The USA TODAY College Football Encyclopedia 2009-2010

By: Bob Boyles,Paul Guido

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The USA TODAY College Football Encyclopedia 2009-2010

By: Bob Boyles,Paul Guido

The most comprehensive resource on college football ever published.

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Skyhorse Publishing Inc.

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1602396779

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Single Season Sitcoms, 1948-1979

A Complete Guide

By: Bob Leszczak

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Single Season Sitcoms, 1948-1979

A Complete Guide

By: Bob Leszczak

This book finally casts a spotlight on some short-lived and almost forgotten sitcoms--those which aired for only one single season. Many books have already been written about situation comedies that enjoyed long and storied runs on television but this volume focuses upon the others. Overflowing with fresh facts, interviews, photographs, and stories, nearly 300 short-lived sitcoms over a 32 year span are presented A-to-Z, whether network or syndicated, prime time or Saturday morning.

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0786468122

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The USA TODAY College Football Encyclopedia 2008-2009

A Comprehensive Modern Reference to America's Most Colorful Sport, 1953-Present

By: Bob Boyles,Paul Guido

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The USA TODAY College Football Encyclopedia 2008-2009

A Comprehensive Modern Reference to America's Most Colorful Sport, 1953-Present

By: Bob Boyles,Paul Guido

The result of 15 years of exhaustive research, this work is the definitive statistical and factual reference for everything related to college football in the past 50 years.

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1602393311

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9781602393318

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