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A Black Bear Killer in Castaway County

By: John Lindsey Hickman

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A Black Bear Killer in Castaway County

By: John Lindsey Hickman

Wendell Dell Hinton, sheriff of Castaway County, Maine, is happily sleeping when his phone rings in the middle of the night, alerting him to a multiple homicide at a local truck stop. As Dellwho has already solved a ten-year-old cold case during his first termcrawls out of bed, kisses his news anchor girlfriend goodbye, and leaves for the truck stop, he suspects a short night is about to turn into a very long day. When the sheriff arrives on the gruesome scene, he learns that a game warden and two clerks are victims of an apparent robbery. With Lieutenant Frank Bell of the Maine State Police Bureau of Investigations at the helm, Dell delves into the complex investigation. The only witness to the killings, one of the two clerks, is in a coma and there is no apparent motive besides a botched robbery, so the sheriff begins following a trail of clues that soon lead him to believe he may be dealing with a professional killer rather than an amateur thief. In this gripping mystery, a sheriff in the north woods of Maine must use his investigative skills and common sense to piece together the puzzle of what really happened at the Black Bear Truck Stop on a warm summer night.

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1480806412

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9781480806412

The Kaleidoscope of a Black Youth

By: John H. Jackson

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The Kaleidoscope of a Black Youth

By: John H. Jackson

Things and acts seem to come and go in color in Henrys life, as though he were looking through a tube-like kaleidoscope. If we turned the dial of the scope we will perhaps see The Tin Roof. It resembles a Japanese-styled roof, with its crimps and its rich red color, it was quaint but not universally accepted. Property owners viewed it with contempt and didnt care for the occupants who lived under this oriental design, the Beasleys. There were some individuals in this quiet neighborhood who actually loved it, without this red tin roof their lives would have no meaning. The lovers were Henry Jackson and his cousin, Tommy Lee. Their house towered above several houses as it was on a mound and surrounded by a rich hedge of shrubbery, a citadel for the rock throwers who looked forward to the Beasleys cry, You better stop throwing on this tin roof! The reply was robust: Hee, Hee! Fortunately, the enemy were not the military type, they didnt resort to b-b guns, or even slingshots, either weapon would have ignored a mere 45 degree angle that the Beasleys faced. The Jacksons held the high ground as the marines would say. How many enemies dwelled in the tin-roofed home was hard to calculate, but they all hated the citadel dwellers. The Beasleys came out in shifts... and would one day surprise the Jacksons by developing a throwing arm among them... Theres another image in the scope, along with singing The Amazing Grace. All the families on Elm Street were awakened one night at a rather late hour by an intruder. In the Walker house where the Jackson family dwelled with Mrs. Jacksons aunt, everybody was up and peering out the side windows toward the home of the strong man, Isaac, the ebony Charles Atlas. Dozens of kids always surrounded him and pleaded, Do me, Isaac! They wanted to be muscled up in the air by this weightlifting young man. All eyes strained to get a glimpse of the troubadour who was, some said, a cross between Leadbelly and Fats Wailer, but it was a rich and compelling voice. It gave the youngsters in the Walker house a reason for staying up so late. Some lights were turned on in several houses and shone through the rain which by now had become somewhat like a mist. The singer was momentarily silent, but after a brief pause he would beat on the door between shouts, Damn it woman! Open this door! The Jacksons and the Walkers talked quietly among themselves. It was obvious to them the man the man had turned down the wrong street and had found an unsuspecting house that looked like his. The Jackson boy would remember this big house surrounded by hedges and a gazebo on the front lawn; the red headed boy with many freckles. Red, they called him, this ball of energy that matched Tommy Lees, Henrys live-in cousin. His wrestling skills were far above Henrys who until now reigned as king. Tommy respected such power. This country boy from the eastern region of Georgia did not take the precaution the cousins did when they went snake hunting, as he bare-handed snakes as he quickly plucked up rocks while the cousins used forked sticks. Dont you ever use a stick? inquired the cousins. Jackson would remember the back stabbing by his mothers aunt who benefited from her nieces husband, Henry senior, and his paychecks that saved her from financiaL doom. She showed her gratitude by inviting the Jacksons to move in, after all, we are family. We will pull together in these tough days, God help us! One day she called the police to evict them they didnt pay the rent, she charged! Who else paid it? The Walkers didnt have ajob between them. Mr. Henry senior, as usual, didnt say a word, but wore a look of disgust as he looked for a place to move to. Aunt Walker eyed the recently bought bedroom suite of her niece, and being a reasonable Christian woman she offered a compromise, the bedroom suite for the unpaid rent. Years later the Jackson boy would ask his mother if she had forgiven her aunt when the two wo

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1462811523

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9781462811526

Geons, Black Holes, and Quantum Foam: A Life in Physics

By: John Archibald Wheeler

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Geons, Black Holes, and Quantum Foam: A Life in Physics

By: John Archibald Wheeler

Winner of the American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award "This delightful account is packed with insights…[Wheeler] is a consummately American physicist whose wide-ranging career spans much of a disturbing century." —Michael Riordan, New York Times Book Review He studied with Niels Bohr, taught Richard Feynman, and boned up on relativity with his friend and colleague Albert Einstein. John Archibald Wheeler's fascinating life brings us face to face with the central characters and discoveries of modern physics. He was the first American to learn of the discovery of nuclear fission, later coined the term "black hole," led a renaissance in gravitation physics, and helped to build Princeton University into a mecca for physicists. From nuclear physics, to quantum theory, to relativity and gravitation, Wheeler's work has set the trajectory of research for half a century. His career has brought him into contact with the most brilliant minds of his field; Fermi, Bethe, Rabi, Teller, Oppenheimer, and Wigner are among those he called colleagues and friends. In this rich autobiography, Wheeler reveals in fascinating detail the excitement of each discovery, the character of each colleague, and the underlying passion for knowledge that drives him still.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393079481

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9780393079487

Black Queen Without a Throne

The Garden In Eden to America

By: John Brinson

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Black Queen Without a Throne

The Garden In Eden to America

By: John Brinson

In a most masterful way, 'Black Queen Without a Throne' navigates the treacherous waters of the external, undeclared un-civil war that exists between men and women of African descent. This is must reading for right thinking" Black men and women who desire to end the madness. Dr. Michael S. Williams, D/Min, (Pastor, St James Baptist Church, San Francisco, CA.) If we read this book and take it to heart, our subsequent actions will lead us to liberation. Read 'Black Queen Without a Throne.' Dr. Larry Atkins, D/Theology, (Pastor, All Nations Baptist Church, Oakland, CA) This presentation on the conflict between the New African man and woman is such that any reader easily understands, and agrees with it. Not only is the problem exposed, but a solution to this devastation is also offered. You must read this insightful book! Chinelo Uwakwe, Nurse (Nigerian/American) In the midst of the darkness of the African American male and female turmoil, I can see the light of solution in 'Black Queen Without a Throne.' Seyyida Naylor, (A Throne-less, Black Queen)

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1592441025

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9781592441020

Shook! A Black Horror Anthology

By: Bradley Golden,Marcus Roberts,John Jennings

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Shook! A Black Horror Anthology

By: Bradley Golden,Marcus Roberts,John Jennings

12 Funkdafied Tales of Terror! In partnership with Second Sight Publishing, Dark Horse Comics is proud to present, Shook! A Black Horror Anthology. With over 190 pages of terrorizing material, the anthology is filled with stories from a range of award-winning Black writers and artists. Stemming from a love of Southern gothic horror, this anthology boasts a cadre of award winning or nominated writers representing awards such as the Will Eisner Awards, the Ringo Awards, the Hugo Awards, and is the largest collection of Glyph Comics Awards winners and nominees in a single publication. Including work by David Walker (Bitter Root, Black Panther Party), John Jennings (Kindred, The Blacker the Ink), Rodney Barnes (Killadelphia), and more! So, sit back and follow us on this journey of terror, suspense, nightmares, and the darkest depths of FEAR!!!!

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1506741754

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9781506741758

The Development of Attic Black-figure

By: John Davidson Beazley,Sir John Davidson Beazley

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The Development of Attic Black-figure

By: John Davidson Beazley,Sir John Davidson Beazley

The eight lectures that comprise this edition were first delivered by John Davidson Beazley in 1949. They were published in 1951 and soon became a of classical study of ancient Greek vases. This revised edition includes many additional illustrations.

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Univ of California Press

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0520055934

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9780520055933

Black Georgia in the Progressive Era, 1900-1920

By: John Dittmer

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Black Georgia in the Progressive Era, 1900-1920

By: John Dittmer

This is the best treatment scholars have of black life in a southern state at the beginning of the twentieth century." -- Howard N. Rabinowitz, Journal of American History "The author shows clearly and forcefully the ways in which this [white] system abused and controlled the black lower caste in Georgia." -- Lester C. Lamon, American Historical Review. "Dittmer has a faculty for lucid exposition of complicated subjects. This is especially true of the sections on segregation, racial politics, disfranchisement, woman's suffrage and prohitibion, the neo-slavery in agriculture, and the racial violence whose threat and reality hung like a pall over all of Georgia throughout the period." -- Donald L. Grant, Georgia Historical Quarterly.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252008138

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9780252008139

Book's by John A. Black

A Black Bear Killer in Castaway County

A Black Bear Killer in Castaway County

The Kaleidoscope of a Black Youth

The Kaleidoscope of a Black Youth

Geons, Black Holes, and Quantum Foam: A Life in Physics

Geons, Black Holes, and Quantum Foam: A Life in Physics

Black Queen Without a Throne

Black Queen Without a Throne

Shook! A Black Horror Anthology

Shook! A Black Horror Anthology

The Development of Attic Black-figure

The Development of Attic Black-figure

Black Georgia in the Progressive Era, 1900-1920

Black Georgia in the Progressive Era, 1900-1920

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