Jim Dandy's Books

Living the Dream

An Inside Account of the 2008 Cubs Season

By: Jim McArdle

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Living the Dream

An Inside Account of the 2008 Cubs Season

By: Jim McArdle

Legendary broadcaster Jack Brickhouse once said "any team can have a bad century." He was joking, of course, but the Chicago Cubs franchise, whose games he worked for decades, entered 2008 on the brink of making his words come painfully true. A number of expansion teams in the four major sports never have won a World Series, Super Bowl, Stanley Cup, or NBA title in their brief histories. But no team ever has gone 100 years without winning a championship. Following the Cubs' quest to avert that infamous distinction is the backdrop for Living the Dream, which, for author Jim McArdle, it truly was. McArdle, a former Cubs employee as editor of the official team magazine Vine Line, quit his job to devote himself completely to the 2008 Cubs' season. Thanks to clubhouse access generously offered by the team and an apartment located just beyond Wrigley's left-field fence, McArdle was uniquely positioned to compile this fascinating story.

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Triumph Books

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1600781586

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9781600781582

Navajo Tradition, Mormon Life

The Autobiography and Teachings of Jim Dandy

By: Robert S. McPherson,Jim Dandy,Sarah E. Burak

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Navajo Tradition, Mormon Life

The Autobiography and Teachings of Jim Dandy

By: Robert S. McPherson,Jim Dandy,Sarah E. Burak

Navajo Jim Dandy became a Mormon as part of the LDS Placement pro-gram and found a way to combine the traditions and beliefs of both

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1607812223

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9781607812227

Derby Fever

By: Jim Bolus

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Derby Fever

By: Jim Bolus

Each spring as the Kentucky Derby grows near, a kind of frenzy hits a wide section of the population. People suddenly turn their attention to Churchill Downs, and the anticipation of the Run for the Roses sends everyone into "Derby fever." Here in his third book on the Kentucky Derby, Jim Bolus brings together a collection of his favorite Derby Stories that are sure to make an avid race fan out of anyone. Bolus covers a wide range of topics--from "the Duke" at the Derby; to the famous Derby photograph of the Fighting Finish in 1933; to his favorite Derby, the 1969 running. Also included are such champions as Whirlaway, Exterminator, Secretariat, Spend a Buck, and Nashua. Bolus has devoted a chapter to the Stevens family, whose horse-racing roots trace back more than 120 years, and to the Derby chart callers, those men who through the years have documented the race for posterity. Bolus also relates his own personal experiences as a bettor (and a loser!) on the Derby. In particular, he devotes a chapter to Holy Land, a horse who ran in the 1970 race but lost his jockey and the race. It's a pick Bolus has been kidded about a lot over the years. An authority on the subject, Jim Bolus has conducted hundreds of interviews about the Derby. With this book, readers will understand his passion for the grand old race and its traditions as they learn why so many get Derby fever every spring. Also by Jim Bolus are Remembering the Derby and Kentucky Derby Stories, both published by Pelican.

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Pelican Publishing

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1455603473

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9781455603473

Cold Moon

By: Jim R. Woolard

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Cold Moon

By: Jim R. Woolard

Fell Cooper resolves to leave the perilous Ohio wilderness of 1793 behind, until a strong-willed, beautiful woman settles there and calls on his protection from Shawnee warriors, in a western by a two-time winner of the Spur Award. Original.

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Berkley

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0425160823

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9780425160824

Living with the Paranormal

By: Jim Kelly

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Living with the Paranormal

By: Jim Kelly

The story begins with Jim's introduction to paranormal activities and spirits by becoming involved in current events happening at the local spirit-inhabited "Haunted Hinsdale House." Shortly after this, Jim was taking some photographs and was astounded by what appeared to be showing up in the photos and so his journey begins... He embarks on a quest, searching for the answers as to why this is all happening to him. Why has HE been blessed with such a GIFT? Spirits are appearing in photograph after photograph that he snaps for all sorts of occasions. Finally, Jim receives his answer. His eyes are opened. He has seen the light. The story continues with Jim sharing interesting personal thoughts and experiences as he continues down the path of spiritual enlightenment.

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Covenant Books, Inc.

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1643005561

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9781643005560

Wicked Weaves

A Renaissance Faire Mystery

By: Joyce and Jim Lavene

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Wicked Weaves

A Renaissance Faire Mystery

By: Joyce and Jim Lavene

First in the Renaissance Faire mystery series featuring craft apprentice and sleuth Jessie Morton. INCLUDES RENAISSANCE RECIPES AND FUN FACTS! Assistant professor Jessie Morton spends her summers at the Renaissance Village honing her skills and finding the lady, lord, or serf whodunnit. This summer Jessie is the apprentice to Mary Shift, a basket-maker with a dark past as well as incredible weaving skills. One day a man is bid a deadly fare-thee-well with Mary?s signature weave around his neck. It?s up to Jessie to spring Mary from the stocks of the Myrtle Beach police station. Yet innocence is hard to prove in a place where there?s a fine line between reality and good theater?and history is bound to repeat itself.

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Penguin

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1440639477

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9781440639470

Through the Cedars

A Book of Poems & Short Stories

By: Jim White

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Through the Cedars

A Book of Poems & Short Stories

By: Jim White

Looking through the branches of a cedar tree, an infinite number of faces are revealed. Within each face is a story. The poems and stories in this book are life experiences filtered through the cedars. From the author of Nowhere to Hide & Other Stories comes a poetic expression that allows deep immersion in the gritty emotional landscapes of modern life. Surprising at every turn, stretching the boundaries of human depravation and climbing to heights of hilarity, Through the Cedars asks readers to take a good, hard look at some of the most beautiful and difficult aspects of being alive. Jim White sees the world as it is. With a sense of humour, a sharp eye for detail, lurid imagination, and nerves of steel, he boldly opens doors on addiction, poverty, abuse, religion, grief, sexuality, the things we do to our bodies to get by, the harsh realities of love and heartbreak, and the ways we find home.

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FriesenPress

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1039176429

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9781039176423

The Wild Girl

The Notebooks of Ned Giles, 1932

By: Jim Fergus

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The Wild Girl

The Notebooks of Ned Giles, 1932

By: Jim Fergus

From the award-winning author of One Thousand White Women, a novel in the tradition of Little Big Man, tracing one man's search for adventure and the wild Apache girl who invites him into her world When Ned Giles is orphaned as a teenager, he heads West, hoping to leave his troubles behind. He joins the 1932 Great Apache Expedition on their search for a young boy, the son of a wealthy Mexican landowner, who was kidnapped by wild Apaches. But the expedition's goal is complicated when they encounter a wild Apache girl in a Mexican jail cell, victim of a Mexican massacre of her tribe that has left her orphaned and unwilling to eat or speak. As he and the expedition make their way through the rugged Sierra Madre mountains, Ned's growing feelings for the troubled girl soon force him to choose allegiances and make a decision that will haunt him forever. In this novel based on historical fact, Jim Fergus takes readers on a journey of magnificent sweep and heartbreaking consequence peopled with unforgettable characters. With prose so vivid that the road dust practically rises off the page, The Wild Girl is an epic novel filled with drama, peril, and romance, told by a master. This is the novel your reading group will be talking about long past your discussion!

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Hachette+ORM

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140138241X

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9781401382414

What If? Classic

The Complete Collection Vol. 1

By: Roy Thomas,Gil Kane,Jim Shooter,Don Glut,Scott Shaw,Jack Kirby

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What If? Classic

The Complete Collection Vol. 1

By: Roy Thomas,Gil Kane,Jim Shooter,Don Glut,Scott Shaw,Jack Kirby

Collecting What If? (1977) #1-12. Titanic tales of triumph and tragedy in the mighty Marvel tradition with a twist! Overseen by the Watcher, the most offbeat series of all revisited major Marvel moments, asking the tantalizing question: what if? Imagine that a young Spider-Man joined the Fantastic Four! Consider the Hulk with Bruce Banners brain! Envision a world where the Avengers never existed or one where they assembled in the 1950s! How about the FF with different powers? Daredevils secret exposed? Cap and Bucky surviving World War II? The first time Jane Foster wielded the hammer of Thor, a different Hulk or multiple Spider-People? Some of the ideas that shook Marvels foundations began in the realm of remote possibility! But can even Uatu believe his eyes when Jack Kirby reimagines himself and his fellow Bullpen legends as the Fantastic Four?!

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Marvel Entertainment

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1302508091

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9781302508098

The Villain

The Life of Don Whillans

By: Jim Perrin

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The Villain

The Life of Don Whillans

By: Jim Perrin

Don Whillans has an iconic significance for generations of climbers. His epoch-making first ascent of Annapurna's South Face, achieved with Dougal Haston in 1970, remains one of the most impressive climbs ever made - but behind this and all his other formidable achievements lies a tough, recalcitrant reality: the character of the man himself. Whillans carried within himself a sense of personal invincibility, forceful, direct and uncompromising. It gave him sporting superstar status - the flawed heroism of a Best, a McEnroe, an Ali. In his own circle, his image was the working-class hero on the rock-face, laconic and bellicose, ready to go to war with the elements or with any human who crossed his path on a bad day.

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Random House

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1446409481

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9781446409480

Backpacker's Magazine Guide to the Appalachian Trail

By: Jim Chase

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Backpacker's Magazine Guide to the Appalachian Trail

By: Jim Chase

Whether you're just setting out for a day hike or are planning to trek all the way from Maine to Georgia, Backpacker Magazine's Guide to the Appalachian Trail is the definitive guide to the most famous footpath in the nation. This updated edition provides detailed descriptions of what terrain hikers can expect to find in any given section, along with information on local natural history and nearby towns and landmarks. Chapters on the geology of the trail and the history of its creation complete the picture, ensuring that this will continue to be a well-worn resource for countless hikers.

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Stackpole Books

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0811742466

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9780811742467

Outside the Wire

Riding with the "Triple Deuce" in Vietnam, 1970

By: Jim Ross

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Outside the Wire

Riding with the "Triple Deuce" in Vietnam, 1970

By: Jim Ross

Thoughtful, action-packed memoir of one American soldier's combat tour in Vietnam in 1970

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Stackpole Books

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0811712222

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9780811712224

Guess You Had To Be There

By: Jim Lescher

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Guess You Had To Be There

By: Jim Lescher

These stories are fictions based on the composites of memorable characters. The stories are based on speculations, reflections and the consequences of their actions. The multi-faceted truth of the human comedy and drama is examined in a mostly optimistic manner.

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AuthorHouse

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Jeep 4x4 Performance Handbook, 3rd Edition

By: Jim Allen,James Weber

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Jeep 4x4 Performance Handbook, 3rd Edition

By: Jim Allen,James Weber

In this fully updated third edition of Jeep 4x4 Performance Handbook, Jeep experts Jim Allen and James Weber give you all the information and expertise you need to build and drive your ultimate Jeep without breaking the bank.

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Motorbooks International

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0760370087

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9780760370087

By the Balls

The Complete Collection

By: Jim Pascoe,Tom Fassbender

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By the Balls

The Complete Collection

By: Jim Pascoe,Tom Fassbender

“The stories are fast with page-turning addictiveness, filled with gems of street-smart dialogue…Noir collections don’t get much better than this.”—New York Journal of Books This volume includes the two underground cult-classic novels By the Balls and Five Shots and a Funeral, along with two brand-new short stories, a new introduction, and over a dozen short essays by industry luminaries. The tales follow the exploits of Ben Drake, a detective with a passion for small cigars and big fights, a love of Old Grand-Dad, and a weakness for women in trouble. North of Las Vegas in the fictional town of Testacy City, Drake sniffs out killers, thieves, kidnappers, cock fighters, double crossers, crooked cops, and numbers runners—all culminating in the bizarre murder of Gentleman Joe Biggs, a well-loved local bowling hero. And as he continues to crack clues in the case, Drake is drawn deeper into a citywide criminal conspiracy. “Readers who enjoy their hard-boiled detective fiction seasoned with self-referential humor will welcome this collection, which includes two new short stories…The title work, a novel first published in 1998, is the highpoint, as a murder in a bowling alley claims the life of Gentleman Joe Biggs, the city’s leading bowler. Along the way to a crafty solution, the authors wink at the readers—a light touch that leavens a grim fictional universe.”—Publishers Weekly “With their tongues well placed in their pulpy cheeks, these stories could be read as fairly faithful homages to the classic mystery noirs of the 1930s (and '40s, and '50s) as well as wickedly playful satires...A definitive package of noir throwbacks that will tickle your fancy if you're a fan of Hammett, Spillane and Chandler.”—Shelf Awareness

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Akashic Books

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1617751715

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9781617751714

J. R. 's Cookbook

True Ringside Tales, BBQ, and Down-Home Recipies

By: Jim Ross,J. R. Ross

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J. R. 's Cookbook

True Ringside Tales, BBQ, and Down-Home Recipies

By: Jim Ross,J. R. Ross

Get in the ring with World Wrestling Entertainment superstars and some of the best barbecue in the business with the newest cookbook from legendary WWE announcer "J.R." Ross.

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Simon and Schuster

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0743483103

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9780743483100

The Surrounding

A Spectral Mystery

By: Jim Lawrence

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The Surrounding

A Spectral Mystery

By: Jim Lawrence

Wildfires ravage much of Central Florida. They have burned out of control for weeks and nothing seems to be able to stop them. In the tiny Spiritualist Village of Cassadaga, 71-year-old retiree and widower Everett Chambers, a certified medium and spiritual counselor, struggles with depression and loneliness following the death of his beloved wife, Eleanor. One evening at an "All Message Service" Ev (as he likes to be called) receives a strange and ambiguous communication from the other world. It appears that a young woman who has recently "passed over" is desperately trying to contact her sister named Katherine. For some mysterious reason Ev has been chosen as the conduit. At that moment 26-year-old Orlando television traffic reporter Katie OHara is experiencing frustrations with her job and is restless to find something more in life. One morning as she appears on a local news broadcast Ev and his friend and neighbor Jonelle Smathers see her traffic report. Ev is immediately convinced beyond doubt that she is the "Katherine" he is to contact. His first attempts to communicate this "message" to Katie fail miserably. She, her co-worker Chantelle Sonnier, and Katies fianc Dan Abel, a local architect, all believe Ev to be a crackpot, "one of those Spiritualist kooks," and dismiss him outright. Katie and Dan escape for a weekend of skiing on the Indian River near the Ponce Inlet Lighthouse. She continues to think about the odd message from the persistent old man in Cassadaga. One night at dinner she and Dan meet Rudy Vasquez, a college friend of Dans who is a detective with the Daytona Beach police department. Later we learn of a serial murderer of young women that has been dubbed by the press as "The Resort Killer." In The Surrounding all these disparate elements eventually converge. Even as the wildfires continue to burn Ev and Katies fates become inexorably intertwined in a suspenseful and dangerous quest. They are forced to work together if they are to solve the haunting mystery of a dead girls true identity and to bring her murderer to justice. In the process both the young woman and the old man have their own intimate and powerful encounters with the world of spirits. Each finds an emotional reconnection with loved ones who have "passed over" and each ultimately is forced to come face to face with the greatest mystery of them all.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1462830447

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9781462830442

Those Were the Days

Why All in the Family Still Matters

By: Jim Cullen

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Those Were the Days

Why All in the Family Still Matters

By: Jim Cullen

Between 1971 and 1979, All in the Family was more than just a wildly popular television sitcom that routinely drew 50 million viewers weekly. It was also a touchstone of American life, so much so that the living room chairs of the two main characters have spent the last 40 years on display at the Smithsonian. How did a show this controversial and boundary-breaking manage to become so widely beloved? Those Were the Days is the first full-length study of this remarkable television program. Created by Norman Lear and produced by Bud Yorkin, All in the Family dared to address such taboo topics as rape, abortion, menopause, homosexuality, and racial prejudice in a way that no other sitcom had before. Through a close analysis of the sitcom’s four main characters—boorish bigot Archie Bunker, his devoted wife Edith, their feminist daughter Gloria, and her outspoken liberal husband Mike—Jim Cullen demonstrates how All in the Family was able to bridge the generation gap and appeal to a broad spectrum of American viewers in an age when a network broadcast model of television created a shared national culture. Locating All in the Family within the larger history of American television, this book shows how it transformed the medium, not only spawning spinoffs like Maude and The Jeffersons, but also helping to inspire programs like Roseanne, Married... with Children, and The Simpsons. And it raises the question: could a show this edgy ever air on broadcast television today?

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Rutgers University Press

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1978805799

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9781978805798

The All-American Muscle Car

The Birth, Death and Resurrection of Detroit's Greatest Performance Cars

By: Jim Wangers,Randy Leffingwell,Colin Comer,Joe Oldham

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The All-American Muscle Car

The Birth, Death and Resurrection of Detroit's Greatest Performance Cars

By: Jim Wangers,Randy Leffingwell,Colin Comer,Joe Oldham

The All-American Muscle Car" celebrates the fifty-year history of the breed through stunning modern and archival photography, head-to-head shootouts between the cars, past and present, and brilliant essays from today's top muscle-car writers.

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MotorBooks International

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0760343829

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9780760343821

Hollywood and the Baby Boom

A Social History

By: James Russell,Jim Whalley

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Hollywood and the Baby Boom

A Social History

By: James Russell,Jim Whalley

Between 1946 and 1964 seventy-five million babies were born, dwarfing the generations that preceded and succeeded them. At each stage of its life-cycle, the baby boom's great size has dictated the terms of national policy and public debate. While aspects of this history are well-documented, the relationship between the baby boom and Hollywood has never been explored. And yet, for almost 40 years, baby boomers made up the majority of Hollywood's audience, and since the 1970s, boomers have dominated movie production. Hollywood and the Baby Boom weaves together interviews with leading filmmakers, archival research and the memories of hundreds of ordinary filmgoers to tell the full story of Hollywood's relationship with the boomers for the first time. The authors demonstrate the profound influence of the boomers on the ways that movies were made, seen and understood since the 1950s. The result is a compelling new account that draws upon an unprecedented range of sources, and offers new insights into the history of American movies.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1501331523

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9781501331527

Midnight of the Phoenix

By: Jim Brewster

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Midnight of the Phoenix

By: Jim Brewster

: Darius Bey, an Egyptian immigrant, has risen to preeminence in corporate America by devious financial manipulation. He conglomerate, International Holdings, Inc., has recently acquired a medical research firm whose data from a new vaccine indicates a cure for AIDS. Initially heralding a miraculous break-through, more extensive testing in Zaire divulges an alarming morality rate. Unwilling to release the damaging results to the FDA, Bey plans to aggressively market the drug while secretly buying millions of shares of company stock with the aid of his Mafia partners. Aware that he must stay one step ahead of the certain SEC and the FBI investigation, he plans to dump the stock after its initial run-up blaming his executives, specifically a newly hired VP Marketing. Beys devious plan entangles four applicants for the new VP Marketing position. They have been brought in as a group for interviews. As the interviews proceed, they become increasingly aware that something is wrong with the project. What started as competition for a job becomes an ominous involvement leading to violence. Almost by accident, the candidates start the domino effect that leads to the unraveling of Beys plans. In the process, two love stories develop among the applicants. Finally exposed, Bey seeks to escape only to die in a fiery plane crash as he is taking off for the Caymans. There are four principal characters in addition to Darius Bey: Tom Orrick, divorced ex-Bronco defensive back; Elyda Nelson, a beautiful Black woman with limited expectations yet the most eager for the job; Chris Parker, Boston Brahmin, graduate of Hotchkiss School, Yale University, and Harvard Business School, engaged to a Back Bay socialite; Sue Benson, Miss America runner-up, embittered by her hero fathers infidelity. Other characters involved are executive recruiters, Orricks Bronco buddies, and a nubile young Latino who plays to Beys well-known appetites. The story is dialog driven. The location is set in downtown Phoenix, Arizona with sorties to various towns in the Valley. The title derives from the legend (Egyptian) of the ancient Phoenix consumed by flames at midnight but reborn at dawn from its own ashes.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1462802877

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Through the Eye of the Tiger

The Rock #n' Roll Life of Survivor's Founding Member

By: Jim Peterik,Lisa Torem

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Through the Eye of the Tiger

The Rock #n' Roll Life of Survivor's Founding Member

By: Jim Peterik,Lisa Torem

Hey, yo, Jim . . . This is Sylvester Stallone. Give me a call . . ." It was these words that would set Jim Peterik on the road to rock 'n' roll immortality. After he and his Survivor bandmates recorded "Eye of the Tiger" for the Rocky III soundtrack, the song would go on to earn a Grammy, an Oscar nomination, reach triple platinum status—and become one of the most recognizable tunes in music history. But there's much more to the story of Survivor and its founding member, Jim Peterik, than meets the eye. As one of the most prolific songwriters of his generation, Peterik has cowritten songs with some of the most famous bands and artists of our time, including 38 Special ("Caught Up in You," "Hold on Loosely"), Sammy Hagar ("Heavy Metal"), The Beach Boys, The Doobie Brothers, REO Speedwagon, Cheap Trick, and many more. Now, for the first time, Peterik is sharing his stories. Filled with tales from Peterik's life in rock 'n' roll, Through the Eye of the Tiger documents his early days of success with The Ides of March ("Vehicle"), through the often torturous power struggles within Survivor, and the giddy highs that accompany a trail of worldwide hits. From going to a party in Led Zeppelin's hotel room (and turning right back out the door) to escorting a disoriented Janis Joplin back to her hotel room after opening her show in Calgary, Peterik's accounts will surprise and delight. Through the Eye of the Tiger is more than just a memoir of a songwriting legend; it's a classic rock 'n' roll story told through the eyes of someone who has lived through it all—and through the Eye of the Tiger.

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BenBella Books, Inc.

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1940363160

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9781940363165

All Aboard

The Complete North American Train Travel Guide

By: Jim Loomis

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All Aboard

The Complete North American Train Travel Guide

By: Jim Loomis

Written for both veterans and those considering their first rail journey, this guide is an expansive resource for train travel and the broader world of rail transit in the United States and Canada. Bridging the past with the present, the handbook explores the origins of the rail systems, the monumental task of building America's first trans-continental railroad, passenger and freight railroad operations, and the differences between the various lines. The new edition includes updated information on ticketing procedures, routes, Amtrak's simplified fare structures, and the explosion of railroad-related data such as schedules and ticket purchase options available on the internet. In addition to offering time-tested advice on finding the lowest fares, avoiding pitfalls, packing for an overnight trip, when to board, and whom to tip and how much, the reference presents a number of rail itineraries-from day trips to see the colors of the fall season to lengthy journeys that will take more adventurous travelers around the entire country. A perspective on high-speed lines-such as proposed links between Los Angeles and San Francisco and Chicago to St. Louis-envisions the future of rail transportation.

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Chicago Review Press

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1569768498

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9781569768495

Jughead #209

By: Craig Boldman,Rex Lindsey,Jim Amash, Jack Morelli, Digikore Studios

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Jughead #209

By: Craig Boldman,Rex Lindsey,Jim Amash, Jack Morelli, Digikore Studios

Building A Better Jughead." Jughead and Moose make an unlikely team, but when Jughead needs a place to stay, he finds a soft bed, and some hard exercise at Moose's house. It's too bad sharing their conflicting routines means bruises and weight gain.

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Archie Comic Publications, Inc.

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1619880393

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9781619880399

Office 2008 for Macintosh: The Missing Manual

The Missing Manual

By: Jim Elferdink

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Office 2008 for Macintosh: The Missing Manual

The Missing Manual

By: Jim Elferdink

Still the top-selling software suite for Mac users, Microsoft Office has been improved and enhanced to take advantage of the latest Mac OS X features. You'll find lots of new features in Office 2008 for Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Entourage, but not a page of printed instructions to guide you through the changes. Office 2008 for Macintosh: The Missing Manual gives you the friendly, thorough introduction you need, whether you're a beginner who can't do more than point and click, or a power user who's ready to tackle a few advanced techniques. To cover Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Entourage, this guide gives you four superb books in one -- a separate section each for program! You can manage your day and create professional-looking documents, spreadsheets, and presentations in no time. Office 2008 has been redesigned so that the windows, toolbars, and icons blend in better with your other Mac applications. But there are still plenty of oddities. That's why this Missing Manual isn't shy about pointing out which features are gems in the rough -- and which are duds. With it, you'll learn how to: Navigate the new user interface with its bigger and more graphic toolbars Use Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Entourage separately or together Keep track of appointments and manage daily priorities with the My Day feature Create newsletters, flyers, brochures, and more with Word's Publishing Layout View Build financial documents like budgets and invoices with Excel's Ledger Sheets Get quick access to all document templates and graphics with the Elements Gallery Organize all of your Office projects using Entourage's Project Center Scan or import digital camera images directly into any of the programs Customize each program with power-user techniques With Office 2008 for Macintosh: The Missing Manual, you get objective and entertaining instruction to help you tap into all of the features of this powerful suite, so you can get more done in less time.

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Afraid of the Dark

What Whites and Blacks Need to Know about Each Other

By: Jim Myers

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Afraid of the Dark

What Whites and Blacks Need to Know about Each Other

By: Jim Myers

The definitive guide for anyone who has contact with people of another race--in companies, schools, neighborhoods, or other social situations--this book asserts that race is not the unfathomable mystery it is usually made out to be. In a revealing, accessible, and stimulating discussion based on little-known facts and innovative research, this book explains why many whites are uneasy about blacks and how blacks react to this, why numerous blacks suspect the worst from whites, why white explanations don't hold up, why myths about sex remain so prevalent, and what both races can do together to make their relations better.

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156976588X

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Guts, Grace, and Glory

A Football Devotional

By: Jim Grassi

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Guts, Grace, and Glory

A Football Devotional

By: Jim Grassi

When everything is on the line, great men turn to strength and faith—in football and in life. In Guts, Grace, and Glory Dr. Jim Grassi shows how to incorporate faith and endurance on a daily basis—not just to win at football, but to win at life. Anecdotes from the greatest players in the game—Johnny Unitas, Tim Tebow, Paul Bear Bryant, RGIII, Bryan "Bart" Starr, Matt Hasselbeck, and more—and their coaches demonstrate how glory, on and off the field, hinges on a solid relationship with God and the guts with which one plays out life’s challenges. The book touches on several life-affirming topics including setting your heart and mind on the eternal, living your life as a model of Christ, and building a legacy that lasts.

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Thomas Nelson

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Fishing for Chickens

A Smokies Food Memoir

By: Jim Casada

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Fishing for Chickens

A Smokies Food Memoir

By: Jim Casada

Fishing for Chickens is a well-seasoned blend of memoir and cookbook. It offers the perspective of a Bryson City, North Carolina, native on a particular portion of southern Appalachia—the Smokies. Casada serves up a detailed description of the folkways of food as they existed in the Smokies over a span of three generations, beginning early in the twentieth century. Fancy-dancy food magazines and self-ordained cuisine cognoscenti regularly rave about gustatory delights reflecting the Appalachian cooking tradition. Yet they focus on restaurants in regional cities such as Asheville and Nashville, Chattanooga and Cleveland, or even the bustling metropolis of Atlanta. Simply put, they are missing the boat, at least in Casada’s eyes. Peppered with ample anecdotes, personal memories and experiences, the wisdom of wonderful cooks, and recipes reflective of the overall high-country culinary experience, Casada’s book brings these culinary tales to life. Fishing for Chickens includes dishes that Casada has cooked and eaten, recipes handed down through family or close friends, food memories of an intensely personal nature, and an abiding love for a fast-fading way of life. In addition to twenty-four chapters focusing on such diverse topics as “Yard Bird,” Nuts,” and “New Year’s Fare,” the author includes nearly two hundred family recipes. With his story, Casada guides readers through a fast-vanishing culinary world that merits not only recollection but preservation.

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University of Georgia Press

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0820362115

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Photo Idea Index - People

Ideas and Inspiration for Creating Professional-Quality Images Using Standard Digital Equipment

By: Jim Krause

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Photo Idea Index - People

Ideas and Inspiration for Creating Professional-Quality Images Using Standard Digital Equipment

By: Jim Krause

Rethink, revitalize and reinvent the way you shoot portraits. Photo Idea Index: People is a photography book unlike any other. Rather than focusing on the "how to" aspects of digital photography, author Jim Krause focuses on the "what if" aspects. You'll learn how to use your camera to photograph people around you from different perspectives and how to capture personal, beautiful digital images. You'll learn how subtle variations in setting, lighting, props and digital manipulation can change the look of an image dramatically. Krause shares his shooting techniques—both on-site and post-shooting digital treatments—so you can train your eyes to look for situations that will allow you to capture unique shots and create remarkable compositions.

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Simon and Schuster

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1440310513

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Walk of Ages

Edward Payson Weston's Extraordinary 1909 Trek Across America

By: Jim Reisler

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Walk of Ages

Edward Payson Weston's Extraordinary 1909 Trek Across America

By: Jim Reisler

On his seventieth birthday in 1909, a slim man with a shock of white hair, a walrus mustache, and a spring in his step faced west from Park Row in Manhattan and started walking. By the time Edward Payson Weston was finished, he was in San Francisco, having trekked 3,895 miles in 104 days. Weston’s first epic walk across America transcended sport. He was “everyman” in a stirring battle against the elements and exhaustion, tramping along at the pace of someone decades younger. Having long been America’s greatest pedestrian, he was attempting the most ambitious and physically taxing walk of his career. He walked most of the way alone when the car that he hired to follow him kept breaking down, and he often had to rest without adequate food or shelter. That Weston made it is one of the truly great but forgotten sports feats of all time. Thanks in large part to his daily dispatches of his travails—from blizzards to intense heat, rutted roads, bad shoes, and illness—Weston’s trek became a wonder of the ages and attracted international headlines to the sport called “pedestrianism.” Aided by long-buried archival information, colorful biographical details, and Weston’s diary entries, Walk of Ages is more than a book about a man going for a walk. It is an epic tale of beating the odds and a penetrating look at a vanished time in America.

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0803286449

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The Most Memorable Games in Giants History

The Oral History of a Legendary Team

By: Jim Baker,Bernard M. Corbett

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The Most Memorable Games in Giants History

The Oral History of a Legendary Team

By: Jim Baker,Bernard M. Corbett

With extensive reporting and engrossing storytelling, Jim Baker and Bernard Corbett give us the scenes of one of the NFL's most successful and popular franchises. Interviews with Giants legends who participated in these historic moments put us behind closed doors in the commissioner's office during a fixed game in 1946, in the backfield wit Frank Gifford as the Giants advance to the championship in 1958, and in the huddle with Eli Manning as he diagrams the play that would result in the deciding touchdown in the 2008 Super Bowl. With an eye for memorable details and historical significance, Baker and Corbett let the players themselves tell the war stories that all Giants fans love to relive, and in so doing, construct an engrossing and exciting history of the team and the sport. The book will also feature revealing statistical sidebars and fresh analysis of the games that throw new light on the history of the team.

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1608190749

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Windward Passage

A Novel

By: Jim Nisbet

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Windward Passage

A Novel

By: Jim Nisbet

Jim Nisbet is a cult favorite in Europe and it's easy to see why. He's "a lot more than just good . . . his style has overtones of Walker Percy's smooth southern satin, but his characters--losers, grifters, con men--hark back to the days of James M. Cain's twisted images of morality," writes the Toronto Globe-Mail. In the tradition of Jim Thompson and Damon Runyon, Jim Nisbet is too good to miss and Windward Passage is a masterpiece that raises the bar even for a master like Nisbet. In the parallel near-future, a ship named for a jellyfish sinks into the Caribbean with its captain chained to the mast. Left behind is a logbook missing ten pages, presidential DNA hidden in a brick of smuggled cocaine, and a nearly- completed novel. Tipsy, the dead sailor's sister, and Red Means, his erstwhile employer, travel from San Francisco to the Caribbean and back as they attempt to unravel a mystery that rapidly widens from death at sea to international conspiracy. With verve and humor to match the Illuminati Trilogy, Nisbet has fashioned an engaging facsimile of our modern world, albeit with snappier dialogue, amped-up technology, and even more clearly stated political prejudices. "Neither Norman Mailer nor Truman Capote has in their writing been able to produce such an intensity as Nisbet has achieved," writes Germany's Die Welt. Pick up Windward Passageand see why.

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Abrams

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1468302981

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Horizons West

Directing the Western from John Ford to Clint Eastwood

By: Jim Kitses

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Horizons West

Directing the Western from John Ford to Clint Eastwood

By: Jim Kitses

When first published in 1969, Horizons West was immediately recognised as the definitive critical account of the Western film and some of its key directors. This greatly expanded new edition is, like the original, written in a graceful, penetrating and absorbingly readable style. It provides definitive critical analysis of the six greatest film-makers of the Western genre: John Ford, Anthony Mann, Budd Boetticher, Sam Peckinpah, Sergio Leone and Clint Eastwood. And it offers illuminating accounts of such classic Westerns as The Searchers, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, Once Upon a Time in the West, Shane and many more. Among the completely new material in this edition is Kitses's magisterial account of the work of the greatest of Western directors, John Ford. Kitses also assesses how the Western has been challenged by revisionist historical accounts of the West and the Western, and by movement such as feminism, postmodernism, multiculturalism and psychoanalysis. The product of a lifetime's labour and love, Horizons West is a landmark of scholarship and interpretation devoted to, what is for many, Hollywood's signature genre. It provides a compelling account of the powerful mythology of America's past as forged by Western films and the men who made them.

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