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Like a Flower in the Field

By: C.W. Spooner

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A strong sense of place and its impact on our lives runs through this collection of twenty stories and two one-act plays. Spooner begins with Chasin the Bird, a story of brotherly love and near tragedy set in San Francisco, the music of an aged street performer providing the soundtrack. In a Sacramento suburb, And Spare Them Not is a tale of vengeance for the murder of a ten-year-old girl. In the mythical town of Millers Forge, Fireworks for Mickey tells of a family forced to deal with death and unresolved issues from the past. Spooner closes with Moral Imperative, a story of moral and ethical choices set in Orange County, California, fireworks from Disneyland booming in the distance. Places leave an indelible mark on our lives, but do we leave a mark on the places weve been? This is the central question in C. W. Spooners second collection of short stories. Aging, wisdom, remorse, poignancy, what it means to be a man in a changing worldits all there in twenty-two unforgettable stories, told with elegance and sensitivity. I picked up the book on a sunny morning, looking for a brief diversion, and didnt put it down until Id finished (Casey Dorman, editor, Lost Coast Review, author of I, Carlos, Finding Martin Bloom, and Murder in Nirvana).

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1532022980

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9781532022982

One Pitch at a Time

A Novella

By: C.W. Spooner

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One Pitch at a Time

A Novella

By: C.W. Spooner

In the mythical town of Gold Ridge, California, Brett Corcoran is pursuing his dream of a career in professional baseball. After a disastrous fall training season, he is cut from the local community college team. But when his father, Don, finds his old high school coach Webb Johnson living in a flophouse in town, everything is about to change. Don persuades Webb to work with his son to rebuild his dream. But there is one provision: Webb must abstain from alcohol while ignoring Don's downward spiral into the same disease. Webb begins to bring himself and Brett back from rock bottom, teaching old school lessons and building confidence. Brett is helped along in his quest by Ramona, a passionate young nursing student and the love of his life. Meanwhile, as a pandemic and social chaos unfold, Don is heading towards the abyss. In this moving novella, a young man battles family conflicts and personal demons to resurrect his dream of professional baseball amid a pandemic and social upheaval.

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155

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1663211566

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9781663211569

Children of Vallejo

Collected Stories of a Lifetime

By: C. W. Spooner

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Children of Vallejo

Collected Stories of a Lifetime

By: C. W. Spooner

For nearly all of its existence, Vallejo was a blue collar, lunch pail city where the destinies of the town and its shipyard were inextricably linked. In his first collection of short stories, C.W. Spooner tracks the lives of a handful of characters as they grow from childhood to adolescence and beyond in a hard place where everyone fought to keep what was theirs and children created their own adventures. Spooner begins with the tale of Nicholas, a terrified four-year-old who is ready to start his first day of nursery school. Nicholas knows he must adhere to his father's advice to always be a good sailor, but when the first day does not go as planned, Nicholas discovers the true meaning of friendship. Fourteen-year-old Nick's dog, George, has gone AWOL. But just when he is ready to give up, hope arrives. When Carol's past shows up at her door with wild hair and a Walt Whitman beard, she is thrilled. His war is finally ending, but it is the gift he leaves with her that finally gives her peace. This compilation of short tales shares a compelling glimpse into what it was like to grow up in a shipyard town during an uncertain time when no one took life for granted. "These stories ... will touch your life no matter where you are from." -Thomas R. Campbell, author of Badass: The Harley-Davidson Experience

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1475938004

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9781475938005

'68

A Novel

By: C.W. Spooner

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'68

A Novel

By: C.W. Spooner

68 is the story of several families living in a small town in Northern California and how they are impacted by the world-changing events of 1968. It is also a story about racial injustice and how, hopefully, we grow beyond it. It is about the lens through which each of us views the world, a work in progress for a lifetime.

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124

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1462073174

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9781462073177

Yeah, What Else?

Essays, Memoirs, Poems, and Reviews

By: C. W. Spooner

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Yeah, What Else?

Essays, Memoirs, Poems, and Reviews

By: C. W. Spooner

Packed with insight, humor, and emotion, Yeah, What Else? offers a collection of author C.W. Spooners previously published memoirs, essays, poems, and reviews. Spanning sixty-five years, from 1950 until the present, the works touch on a variety of universal themes. In the story Shake Hands with Mr. Jolley, Spooner shares a fond memory at a baseball field in the summer of 1950 right before his eighth birthday. Sam: Memories of a Good Dog, tells about a difficult decision Spooner and his wife had to make about their German Shepherd. Spooner closes with Bro. Dick, a heartfelt tribute to his late brother. From memories of friends and family and growing up in Vallejo, California; to tales of his schooling experiences at different institutions; to special eulogies; and more, Yeah, What Else? shares a compilation of reflections that examine one mans life and its special moments.

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1491790679

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9781491790670

Street Cred

By: C.W. Spooner

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Street Cred

By: C.W. Spooner

Nicholas Shane Jr. heads for work on a bright June morning, his first day on the job with the Vallejo Street Department. Nick has definite goals in mind: earn a baseball scholarship to a major university, bank a few dollars to pay the bills, and hold on to Donna, his first love. But his most important goal is to honor the legacy of his late father, a legend for his blue-collar work ethic. With his fathers lunch pail by his side, Nick has no idea of the adventures ahead or the characters he will meet along the way. Its a road with many potholes, but it teaches him the lessons of friendship, loyalty, love, and loss. Nick travels far from home, but his heart never leaves the streets of Vallejo. C. W. Spooner returns to his roots for this story of home, family, and friends both old and new.

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1532057881

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Like a Flower in the Field

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Street Cred

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WASATCH CACHE

By: C.W. SMITH

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WASATCH CACHE

By: C.W. SMITH

Back to a time when life was a bit simpler. When kids were free to discover their own adventure and themselves, which may change history.

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1466992824

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The Lennox Legacy

The History of the CSIRO Laboratory at 343 Royal Parade Parkville

By: DE Rivett,CW Ward,LM Belkin,JAM Ramshaw,JFK Wilshire

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The Lennox Legacy

The History of the CSIRO Laboratory at 343 Royal Parade Parkville

By: DE Rivett,CW Ward,LM Belkin,JAM Ramshaw,JFK Wilshire

The Lennox Legacy: The history of the CSIRO Laboratory at 343 Royal Parade Parkville records many of the events and incidents associated with the genesis and development of the Division of Protein Chemistry over a period of more than fifty years. This book has been titled in honour of Dr Francis Gordon Lennox, the Laboratory's founder and a man who believed that science has an important part to play in bettering the well-being of all Australians. His vision, over the years, of the critical importance of protein chemistry to Australian science and industry, was central to the Laboratory's national and international achievements. The book has been written three parts: *Part 1 attempts to trace the historical record of appointments and changes in research direction that have occurred in the laboratory from 1940 to the present day. *Part 2 presents a more detailed description of the major scientific activities that have been carried out in the Laboratory. It reveals how fundamental studies went hand-in-hand with applied research and thereby contributed greatly to the understanding of practical problems and their possible solution. *Part 3 provides a complete list of Patents and Publications arranged in decades for easy perusal. As former chief Gordon Crewther states in his foreword: "Of necessity, the story is incomplete, but because it records the stresses, exhilarations, frustrations, rewards, good fellowship, team spirit, irritations and humourous interludes arising from the research objectives of the Division and their accomplishment, there is something of interest for all present and past members of staff of CSIRO. The less technical sections, the occasional insights into/behind the scenes' activities, the glimpses of individual personalities, and the occasional reflections on science management, provides worthwhile reading for a more general audience.

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Like a Flower in the Field

Like a Flower in the Field

One Pitch at a Time

One Pitch at a Time

Children of Vallejo

Children of Vallejo

'68

'68

Yeah, What Else?

Yeah, What Else?

Street Cred

Street Cred

Like a Flower in the Field

Like a Flower in the Field

Street Cred

Street Cred

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WASATCH CACHE

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The Lennox Legacy

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