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Just a Thin Slice: A Family's Journey Through the American Landscape - 1623 to the Present

By: Jim Kenaston

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Just a Thin Slice: A Family's Journey Through the American Landscape - 1623 to the Present

By: Jim Kenaston

Just a Thin Slice" is a selective account of a family history covering nearly 400 years. The life and times of multiple generations are characterized for the sake of young members of the family and for others who may find the account to be a useful or edifying word. This second edition provides an updated set of reflections in accordance with our changing times.

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Lulu.com

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1387252003

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9781387252008

The Blow-off

A Novel

By: Jim Knipfel

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The Blow-off

A Novel

By: Jim Knipfel

Monster Stalks NYC When a local drunk is mugged near the toxic Gowanus Canal by “a hulking, hairy beast who smells really bad,” Hank Kalabander thinks nothing of blaming the assault on the legendary Bigfoot. His sardonic crime blotter for The Hornet, a local Brooklyn rag, often gleefully recounts the tragedies that befall the borough’s dimmer residents. But when an upstart reporter from The Eagle, a tabloid paper, lifts his piece and implicates Bigfoot in two more attacks, the crimes become local news fodder and the hunt for the “Gowanus Beast” takes off. Pretty soon the G.B. is to blame for everything from murder and robberies to playground scuffles and a pie’s disappearance—and neighborhood watch patrols have taken to the streets. Alarmed by the populace’s response, Hank decides it’s his responsibility to disprove the existence of this menacing beast and, with the help of an old carny colleague, put an end to the growing hysteria. In The Blow-off, acclaimed writer Jim Knipfel has crafted an astoundingly funny send-up of our current times—an intoxicating blend of sharp cultural references, wildly comical scenes, discerning commentary, and unforgettable characters.

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Simon and Schuster

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1439159017

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9781439159019

Frankie's Place

A Love Story

By: Jim Sterba

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Frankie's Place

A Love Story

By: Jim Sterba

“A joy to read—a portrait of a place, a way of life, and a marriage by a reporter who turns out to be the world’s last extant romantic.” —Joan Didion In this Tracy-Hepburn romance, a sophisticated New York intellectual is charmed by a down-to-earth newspaperman. Frankie’s Place is the tale of a summer cottage and the story that unfolds under its roof. Jim Sterba is the down-to-earth newspaperman who charms the New York sophisticate, Frances FitzGerald, after several visits to her writer’s retreat on the coast in Maine. Frankie’s place is a secluded little house out of harm’s way and the clamor of the modern world. Icy plunges into the Somes Sound christen their island mornings; then there is a long period of dutiful writing followed, in the late afternoon, by rigorous mountain walks, forays for wild mushrooms, and sailing. In the evenings Jim and Frankie prepare simple island meals as they talk about everything from the stories or books they’re working on to the bigger issue of Jim’s reunion with his long-lost father. Although they couldn’t have had more disparate childhoods—Jim grew up on a struggling Michigan farm while Frankie lived in a Manhattan town house and an English country estate—their shared summer rituals have them falling in love before our eyes. “A highly entertaining tale of love, family, and place . . . It took me places I hadn’t expected to go. I loved it.” —Tom Brokaw

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Open Road + Grove/Atlantic

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1555847412

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9781555847418

Even Trolls Love Pasties

A Goode Ann Arbor Tale

By: Jim Abb

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Even Trolls Love Pasties

A Goode Ann Arbor Tale

By: Jim Abb

Even Trolls Love Pasties looks back to life in Ann Arbor during the 1970s and two freshmen at the University of Michigan as they move through at world of young loves, new friendships, drugs, music, politics, Wolverine football and the occasional ghost. After encountering the slings and arrows that life throws their way, the two embark on a road trip to Daytona Beachvia Seattle.

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333

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Xlibris Corporation

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1465378006

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9781465378002

These Children Who Come at You with Knives, and Other Fairy Tales

Stories

By: Jim Knipfel

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These Children Who Come at You with Knives, and Other Fairy Tales

Stories

By: Jim Knipfel

From the irresistibly droll mind of Jim Knipfel comes These Children Who Come at You with Knives, and Other Fairy Tales, a series of twisted fables that echo with pinpoint acuity. A masterful storyteller whose memoirs and novels have earned him widespread acclaim, this is Knipfel’s first foray into the short story, and he delivers in spades: this wickedly dark satire on the notion of happily ever after turns the traditional fairy tale on its head. Among the array of lonely losers wallowing in discontent, the enterprising reader of this volume may meet a talking chicken who learns the world has little patience for intelligence, a foul-mouthed gnome set on world domination, and a magical snowman wrestling with the horror of being alive. In These Children Who Come at You with Knives, Knipfel’s singular and brilliantly funny mind reinvents the bedtime story and offers up a wildly entertaining meditation on the perils of human nature.

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Simon and Schuster

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1439159009

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9781439159002

Residue

By: Jim Knipfel

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Residue

By: Jim Knipfel

A longtime Wisconsin sheriff faces his first-ever homicide: “[Fuses] murder and mortuary science in a novel of the humorously macabre” (Derek Davis, author of Gifts of a Dead Man). In the nearly twenty years that Leonard Koznowski has been sheriff of Beaver Rapids, Wisconsin, he’s never encountered a homicide. When the local mortician and his assistant are brutally gunned down, Leonard is thrust into a tumultuous investigation linking religion, high school athletics, the black market of body parts, unwholesome sexual proclivities, and a sinister secret society. And with deer season fast approaching, the timing could’ve been a hell of a lot better. Inspired by actual events, Jim Knipfel gives a hilariously dark, satirical twist to the American pastoral. “In Sheriff Koznowski, Knipfel creates a straightforward man of the law with more smarts than he can admit to, while surrounded by deputies incapable of the simplest of procedures―like thinking. You’ll find yourself saying ‘yah’ and ‘okeydokey’ for at least a week after you’ve finished tearing through this delightful, engaging paean to the rural absurd.” ―Derek Davis, author of Gifts of a Dead Man “A gifted stylist.” —The New York Times Book Review

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239

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Red Hen Press

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1597095567

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9781597095563

Unplugging Philco

A Novel

By: Jim Knipfel

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Unplugging Philco

A Novel

By: Jim Knipfel

Wally Philco is a gentle, midlevel insurance industry operative living with his wife, Margie, in Brooklyn. In the years since those terrible events took place in Tupelo, Mississippi, though, the world -- and Brooklyn, too -- has become a very different place. Nobody's sure exactly what happened on the day now known as Horribleness Day, but it became pretty clear afterward that the Australians were involved somehow. Long after all the initial craziness has petered out, the Horribleness is still being used as an excuse for everything, from insomnia and lower back pain to joblessness, bank robbery, higher taxes, drunk driving, and murder. Likewise, everything from icy sidewalks to earthquakes to casino bus accidents is being cited as the work of terrorists. Now it's every Mutual Citizen's job to keep an eye on his neighbor and to report anything amiss. Wally's neighbor, Whit Chambers, has been busy practically setting a world record for turning in suspicious characters and Unmutuals to the local authorities and, in fact, Whit's had his eye and his telescope trained on Wally for some time now. When Wally finally snaps, he finds refuge with the Unpluggers, an underground movement fighting for just a few minutes of peace and quiet. With a cast of Dickensian characters, from stroller-wielding Brooklyn mothers to former Kennedy spooks and Norwegian cowboys, Jim Knipfel's Unplugging Philco is a wildly funny look at our life and times, filled with sharp cultural references and vivid, witty prose that testifies to a dangerously perceptive mind behind the madness.

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385

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Simon and Schuster

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1416593802

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9781416593805

The Great Radio Soap Operas

By: Jim Cox

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The Great Radio Soap Operas

By: Jim Cox

This reference work contains exhaustive histories of 31 of network radio's most durable soap operas on the air between 1930 and 1960. The soap operas covered are Aunt Jenny's Real Life Stories, Backstage Wife, Big Sister, The Brighter Day, David Harum, Front Page Farrell, The Guiding Light, Hilltop House, Just Plain Bill, Life Can Be Beautiful, The Light of the World, Lora Lawton, Lorenzo Jones, Ma Perkins, One Man's Family, Our Gal Sunday, Pepper Young's Family, Perry Mason, Portia Faces Life, The Right to Happiness, Road of Life, The Romance of Helen Trent, Rosemary, The Second Mrs. Burton, Stella Dallas, This Is Nora Drake, Today's Children, Wendy Warren and the News, When a Girl Marries, Young Doctor Malone, and Young Widder Brown. Included for each series are the drama's theme and story line, an in-depth focus on the major characters, and a listing of producers, directors, writers, announcers, casts, sponsors, ratings, and broadcast dates, times and networks. Profiles of 158 actors, actresses, creators and others who figured prominently in a serial's success are also provided.

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McFarland

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1476604142

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9781476604145

Slackjaw

By: Jim Knipfel

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Slackjaw

By: Jim Knipfel

The "darkly comic and inspiring narrative" of a young man faced with a genetic eye disorder, an inoperable brain lesion, and a drinking problem.

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Berkley Trade

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0425173305

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9780425173305

Noogie's Time to Shine

A Novel

By: Jim Knipfel

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Noogie's Time to Shine

A Novel

By: Jim Knipfel

ATM thief hits the road with 350 pounds of $20 bills. Ned “Noogie” Krapczak grew up in rough circumstances in Jersey City, New Jersey. Movies were his only escape, and he dreamed of becoming a filmmaker. But by the time he hits 30, things haven’t worked out the way they were supposed to. Instead of making movies, Noogie has a job restocking ATM machines in delis and drug stores. One day he sees a way out of it all, in the form of a slow-motion heist, siphoning $20 bills a few at a time out of the machines he is supposed to be filling. When his scheme is finally uncovered, he hits the road with his Siamese cat, Dillinger, and 350 pounds of $20 bills totaling $5 million. In that instant, he finds himself not watching movies, but living them. He’s pulled off a great caper and is on the lam cross-country, a life worthy of Edward G. Robinson or Steve McQueen. Noogie works his way down the east coast on this great escape, disguising himself by using the names of characters in some of his favorite movies. In telling the stories of Noogie’s final days, Knipfel’s novel captures the tragic end of a broken man who, however briefly and however unseemly, managed to live the American dream—he became a movie star.

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Virgin Books Limited

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0753512831

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9780753512838

NFL Head Coach

Prima Official Game Guide

By: Jim Boyd,Lew Halboth

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NFL Head Coach

Prima Official Game Guide

By: Jim Boyd,Lew Halboth

NFL Head Coach Draft scouting and depth charts for every team. Complete team analysis. Analysis of every team's personnel needs and draft recommendations for each. Details on the offensive and defensive Money Plays for each franchise. Don't know a 3-4 from a 4-3? The Football 101 section will make sure you're a coach who knows the game inside and out. Learn the day-to-day tasks you need to complete to earn your players' and coaches' trust, impress the owner, and keep your job.

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0761553398

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9780761553397

COWBOY CHRISTMAS, An Anthology of Christmas Tales from the Old West

By: Jim Kennison,Dave P. Fisher,Johnny Gunn

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COWBOY CHRISTMAS, An Anthology of Christmas Tales from the Old West

By: Jim Kennison,Dave P. Fisher,Johnny Gunn

Christmas is a joyous season, and has been so for millions of people over the centuries. The concept of Christmas in the Old West has inspired six creative authors to combine their talents to create a moral, uplifting series of tales from that era. Contributions include the following stories that you'll find worth reading over and over again. A CHRISTMAS STORM by Jim Kennison - A LIFE CHANGED by Dave P. Fisher - CHRISTMAS ON THE CONCHO by Dr. Herb Marlow - BIG BEAR'S CHRISTMAS by Johnny Gunn - AN ANGEL FOR CHRISTMAS by Hamilton Haley - THE CHRISTMAS TREE by Liz Compton. All six stories share one thing...the joy and excitement of the Christmas season. Gather your whole family, especially the children, in front of the fireplace and enjoy a COWBOY CHRISTMAS.

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1612036201

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9781612036205

A Sentimental Journey

By: Jim Kennison

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A Sentimental Journey

By: Jim Kennison

After his wife's unexpected death, San Francisco attorney Bryce Gibson decides to revisit all the places in Europe that hold memories of her. On this sentimental journey Bryce meets an attractive woman, Traci Dunne, who is embroiled in legal troubles with the Catholic church. The two travel through Europe together, working on Traci's case and falling in love.

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1612030920

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9781612030920

Conversations with Jim Harrison

By: Jim Harrison

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Conversations with Jim Harrison

By: Jim Harrison

The first-ever collection of interviews with this well-known, prolific writer whose books include twenty-two volumes of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction published over a period of thirty-six years

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Univ. Press of Mississippi

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1578064562

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9781578064564

Jim Harrison

The Essential Poems

By: Jim Harrison

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The Essential Poems

By: Jim Harrison

Publishers Weekly called Jim Harrison "an untrammeled renegade genius," a poet who performed "absolutely brilliant and outrageous things with language.

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155659528X

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Book's by Jim Kennison

Just a Thin Slice: A Family's Journey Through the American Landscape - 1623 to the Present

Just a Thin Slice: A Family's Journey Through the American Landscape - 1623 to the Present

The Blow-off

The Blow-off

Frankie's Place

Frankie's Place

Even Trolls Love Pasties

Even Trolls Love Pasties

These Children Who Come at You with Knives, and Other Fairy Tales

These Children Who Come at You with Knives, and Other Fairy Tales

Residue

Residue

Unplugging Philco

Unplugging Philco

The Great Radio Soap Operas

The Great Radio Soap Operas

Slackjaw

Slackjaw

Noogie's Time to Shine

Noogie's Time to Shine

NFL Head Coach

NFL Head Coach

COWBOY CHRISTMAS, An Anthology of Christmas Tales from the Old West

COWBOY CHRISTMAS, An Anthology of Christmas Tales from the Old West

A Sentimental Journey

A Sentimental Journey

Conversations with Jim Harrison

Conversations with Jim Harrison

Jim Harrison

Jim Harrison

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