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Walter Hagen's Caddie

By: John van Weenen

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Walter HagenHenry CottonDai ReesBobby JonesBen HoganBobby LockePeter ThomsonPercy AllissGeorge DuncanAbe MitchellJoyce WetheredBabe DidriksonCharles WhitcombeErnest WhitcombeReg WhitcombeJoe KirkwoodJoe EzarThe Prince of WalesThe Aga KhanPrince Aly KhanBob HopeBing CrosbyPlus thirteen amazing fictional stories published for the first time - all with a golfing connection."e;How very pleasant to read of the golfing experiences of such a remarkable man as Leo van Weenen, who caddied for my father back in the 1920s. I enjoyed the book immensely and would thoroughly recommend it to others interested in the exploits of the past masters of the game."e; Peter Alliss, Golf World Ltd

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New Generation Publishing

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1800313195

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9781800313194

Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) of Texas

By: John Abbott

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Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) of Texas

By: John Abbott

Damselflies and Dragonflies (Odonata) of Texas is an indispensable updated reference to the 234 species of odonates distributed throughout the Lone Star state. Included in this volume are detailed species distribution and seasonality information arranged so that users can quickly and easily search by scientific name, county name, or flight season. This is not intended to be used as an identification guide, but rather compliment available field guides. All information is updated through 2009. Whether using the book to find new species records in the deserts of west Texas or perusing articles in the comfort of your home, volume 4 of the Odonata Survey of Texas is an essential guide for both life-long and budding odonatologists alike.

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0557381541

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9780557381548

The Dublin Stage, 1720-1745

A Calendar of Plays, Entertainments, and Afterpieces

By: John C. Greene,Gladys L. H. Clark

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The Dublin Stage, 1720-1745

A Calendar of Plays, Entertainments, and Afterpieces

By: John C. Greene,Gladys L. H. Clark

In the analytical introduction to the calendar, the authors discuss the physical characteristics and locations of the theatres; their acoustics and capacities; the Dublin theatre season; composition, administration, and management of the companies of performers; management styles and techniques; actors' contractual arrangements, conditions, and salaries; ticket prices; benefit and command performances; the composition of the repertory; costumes, scenery, wardrobe, and machinery, and much else. Special attention is paid to areas that have been neglected by previous histories, such as dance and dancers, and prologues and epilogues.

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Lehigh University Press

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093422322X

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9780934223225

The Caddie Who Played with Hickory

A Novel

By: John Coyne

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The Caddie Who Played with Hickory

A Novel

By: John Coyne

Before there were titanium woods and graphite shafts, golf clubs were made from the wood of hickory trees and had intriguing names like cleek, mashie and jigger. Golf was a game played not with high-tech equipment but with skill, finesse, and creativity. And the greatest hickory player of all time was Walter Hagen---until the day he met a teenage caddie at a country club outside Chicago. America's first touring golf professional, Hagen made (and spent) more prize money than his friends Babe Ruth and Jack Dempsey earned from baseball and boxing during the Golden Age of Sports. In this novel, set in the halcyon post-war Midwest of 1946, Hagen comes to historic Midlothian Country Club as the champion he is---but also as a man handicapped by a secret. Waiting for him are two caddies. Harrison Cornell—a onetime rich playboy from the Bahamas—has a past; the other---Tommy O'Shea, a farm boy who caddies at the country club---may have a future . . . but only if he can somehow beat Hagen on the links, in one last game played with hickory. Cornell is a mystery man who appears from nowhere and presents himself as a "looper," a professional caddie. Soon everyone sees that he has a gift---within weeks he has improved the games of dozens of members. Only Tommy O'Shea, his eager pupil, knows Cornell's real motive for coming to the club: his grudge against Walter Hagen, over something that happened during the Second World War in the lovely paradise known as the Bahamas. As the playboy and the farm boy become friends, Harrison teaches Tommy the secrets of playing golf with hickory, along with lessons in life and love. But the shadow of Hagen, and the upcoming match, fall across the Midwest summer, and as the competition nears, Tommy's hopes for the future---and his love for a member's daughter---are threatened when the truth about Harrison's past is revealed. Not until the climax, played out in an exciting shot-for-shot match, will all the questions be answered and all the scores settled. As in his previous novel, The Caddie Who Knew Ben Hogan, author John Coyne has created a world rich in characters, action, and golf lore---this time including the fascinating history of hickory play. An entertaining, suspenseful read for anyone who loves the game, it is also a book that offers a pure dose of Midwestern soul, written by a new voice in golf literature who has firmly established himself as one of the leaders of the genre. Praise for The Caddie Who Played with Hickory: "A highly entertaining must-read for anyone interested in hickory golf or the history of the game. I loved it!" -- Randy Jensen, 7-time National Hickory Golf Champion "John Coyne knows his golf history, its characters and the game. He spins a story that includes a mysterious character, a hero, a romance, a semi-villain, and a classic golf match into a believable tale." -- Dr. Gary Wiren, noted golf teacher, and former Director of Research and Learning for the PGA of America "The legendary Walter Hagen, Chicago's greatest amateur golfer, Chick Evans, hickory clubs and Chicago's Midlothian Country Club are all featured in this tense story of championship golf and summer romance. John Coyne spins a tale so involving, the reader is in enjoyable suspense about the outcome of every putt." -- Jerry Dudek, Director of Development, Evans Scholars Foundation/Western Golf Association

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Macmillan

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1466806737

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9781466806733

The Voice Of The Sphinx

Part Two: The Revelation

By: John J. Klingerman MD

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The Voice Of The Sphinx

Part Two: The Revelation

By: John J. Klingerman MD

Many of us will not become published authors in the traditional sense of the word; however, we publish every day in our words and actions toward others. Such remains our legacy in the memories of those whom we have had our conversations and walked together with on the paths of our journey. May you truly enjoy and take to heart the wisdom found in the conclusion of this novel, The Voice of the Sphinx, Part Two: The Revelation. Here is just a minuscule sample of what unfolds: "Well, girls, what did tonight teach you?" she said softly. Melissa turned slowly to Mattie. "That love never dies and the heart goes on forever..." ***** "Man treats, but only God heals...remember that, both of you," Mattie said quietly. ***** "So many people come and go in our lives, yet so very few ever stay. We carelessly let them slip out of our lives, often with little regret or protest, without a sense of loss, assuring ourselves that there will always be others to take their place. And usually, others do come along to fill the void, but too often, they also pass from our lives, like accidental visitors..." ***** "Love, I believe, is never found fully mature and rich in its glory, as one may find a beautiful orchid growing lush and splendid in a secluded, verdant glen. Love must be fostered and coddled and protected, as does the most fragile and delicate tendril from which the orchid sprang. Love is not found, Melissa. Love is made." ***** "Melissa, seek truth, not reason. Truth is its own reason." ***** "Before you begin your search, remember that you must first believe in your purpose. Otherwise, your eyes can never see what your heart seeks." ***** "Words, Melissa, are the unerring repository of all truths: words never betray their meaning...only the deceit of those who chose to betray their meaning render a taint of corruption." ***** "Regrettably, Melissa, the sins of the father are often hoisted upon his children as surely and irrevocably as the genetic code. What you must remember is that the foibles of one man are not, and should not be, an indication of his brethren.

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Covenant Books, Inc.

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9798886440003

The Prequel - It Happened Here - Vol I

By: John Kingston

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The Prequel - It Happened Here - Vol I

By: John Kingston

Revealed! For the first time, the history of the plot to assassinate President Kennedy and the identities of the two assassins. This together with the details of the deception of British Intelligence which allowed the Warsaw Pact to invade West Germany, defeat NATO and humiliate the United States. Finally the true horror of America's revenge as the Strategic Air Command is unleashed against the Soviet Union

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0995570302

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9780995570306

Mechanics of Fluids, Seventh Edition

By: B S Massey,John Ward-Smith

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Mechanics of Fluids, Seventh Edition

By: B S Massey,John Ward-Smith

Presenting material on the mechanics of fluids which is needed for an honours-degree course in civil or mechanical engineering, this text also provides relevant coverage of the subject for undergraduate courses in aeronautical and chemical engineering.

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CRC Press

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0748740430

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9780748740437

The Myth of Political Correctness

The Conservative Attack on Higher Education

By: John K. Wilson

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The Myth of Political Correctness

The Conservative Attack on Higher Education

By: John K. Wilson

The classics of Western culture are out, not being taught, replaced by second-rate and Third World texts. White males are a victimized minority on campuses across the country, thanks to affirmative action. Speech codes have silenced anyone who won't toe the liberal line. Feminists, wielding their brand of sexual correctness, have taken over. These are among the prevalent myths about higher education that John K. Wilson explodes. The phrase "political correctness" is on everyone's lips, on radio and television, and in newspapers and magazines. The phenomenon itself, however, has been deceptively described. Wilson steps into the nation's favorite cultural fray to reveal that many of the most widely publicized anecdotes about PC are in fact more myth than reality. Based on his own experience as a student and in-depth research, he shows what's really going on beneath the hysteria and alarmism about political correctness and finds that the most disturbing examples of thought policing on campus have come from the right. The image of the college campus as a gulag of left-wing totalitarianism is false, argues Wilson, created largely through the exaggeration of deceptive stories by conservatives who hypocritically seek to silence their political opponents. Many of today's most controversial topics are here: multiculturalism, reverse discrimination, speech codes, date rape, and sexual harassment. So are the well-recognized protagonists in the debate: Dinesh D'Souza, William Bennett, and Lynne Cheney, among others. In lively fashion and in meticulous detail, Wilson compares fact to fiction and lays one myth after another to rest, revealing the double standard that allows "conservative correctness" on college campuses to go unchallenged.

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Duke University Press

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0822317133

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9780822317135

Learning and Culture in Carolingian Europe

Letters, Numbers, Exegesis, and Manuscripts

By: John J. Contreni

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Learning and Culture in Carolingian Europe

Letters, Numbers, Exegesis, and Manuscripts

By: John J. Contreni

Nine of the ten essays in this collection appeared first between 1995 and 2005. Centered in the Carolingian age, they explore how the seventh-century Visio Baronti was read in the ninth century and how social and cultural imperatives transformed the life of scholarship, schools and learning in Carolingian Europe. Several essays consider the significance of numerical and scientific studies in the Carolingian curriculum, including the impact of Bede's scientific works in the schools and on the thought of John Scottus (Eriugena). Another reconstructs Eriugena's early career in light of his Glossae divinae historiae. Carolingian biblical culture is the subject of two essays, including a reading of Haimo of Auxerre's commentary on Ezechiel that highlights the unfinished and unpublished commentary's critique of Carolingian society. A poem in the Anthologia Latina long ascribed to Octavian, the Roman emperor, is restored to the monastic culture of the ninth century. Finally, an article on the Laon Formulary, originally published in French in 1973, is here translated and revised.

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Taylor & Francis

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1040242081

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9781040242087

A Gathering of Spies

By: John Altman

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A Gathering of Spies

By: John Altman

A beautiful Nazi spy and a British double agent match wits in this classic World War II thriller “full of action, suspense, and wheels within wheels” (Stephen Coonts). Gorgeous, cunning, and lethal, Katarina Heinrich is America’s worst nightmare. For years, the German spy has been deep undercover, posing as the happy wife of a Princeton scientist. Now she is rushing home with key intelligence pertaining to the atomic bomb. If she reaches her destination, the war will be lost. To stop her, the Allies turn to Professor Harry Winterbotham, an MI5 agent whose brilliance is matched only by his inscrutability. As Winterbotham hatches his own secret plan—one with the potential to deliver the world’s greatest weapon into the hands of the Nazis—the two spies play a deadly game of cat and mouse across the United States and Europe. From one breathtaking double cross to the next, A Gathering of Spies builds to a stunning climax among the best in espionage fiction. Lightning-paced, atmospheric, and irresistible, it is a classic story of World War II that thrills from first page to last.

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Open Road Media

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1497672716

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9781497672710

The Metropolitan Opera Stories of the Great Operas

By: John W. Freeman,Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

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The Metropolitan Opera Stories of the Great Operas

By: John W. Freeman,Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Here at last is the definitive opera story collection, the only one now authorized by the Metropolitan Opera. Written by the associate editor of Opera News magazine, the volume includes the complete plots of 150 different operas, biographical information on all of the 72 composers represented, easy access to the stories through both a table of contents and an index, and a foreword by Peter Allen.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393018881

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9780393018882

Catalogue of the library of the Peabody institute of the city of Baltimore ...

Vol. III

By: Andrew Troeger,John Parker

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Catalogue of the library of the Peabody institute of the city of Baltimore ...

Vol. III

By: Andrew Troeger,John Parker

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

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3385307198

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9783385307193

A Game of Spies

By: John Altman

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A Game of Spies

By: John Altman

A deadly web of deceit ensnares two spies with a complicated personal history in this electrifying tale of World War II Eva Bernhardt was a naive twenty-year-old when the rakish spymaster William Hobbs seduced her into working for the British secret service. Now, a year later, she is a tough and cynical operative stationed in Berlin, her hatred of the Nazis matched only by her distrust of the man who abandoned her to the whims of MI6. Tasked with discovering Hitler’s plans for invading France, Eva unearths what appears to be a vital piece of information. What she doesn’t realize is that the Germans know she is a spy and are using her to mislead the Allies. It is up to Hobbs to rescue Eva and prevent a military disaster. Standing in his way are her seething resentment and two of the Gestapo’s most sinister agents. From one astonishing plot twist to the next, A Game of Spies is a riveting story of cloak-and-dagger intrigue in the tradition of Eric Ambler and John le Carré.

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1497672724

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9781497672727

The Bear: California Dreamin'

By: John Kerr

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The Bear: California Dreamin'

By: John Kerr

HUAC returns to Hollywood to take names and make headlines for the committee. Successful producer, Michael McGuire is in their cross-hairs. Declared uncooperative, McGuire’s successful career is now in dire jeopardy. Los Angeles city fathers dream of bringing a professional ballclub to the city and lay plans for one of the greatest real estate bamboozles since the annexation of San Fernando Valley. Mexican neighborhoods are destroyed and families are uprooted, all in the name of progress. Allied Aircraft owner, James Hagen is on the run from a Senate subcommittee investigating financial improprieties during the War. Hoping to stay one step ahead of a government subpoena, Hagen beats all on Allied’s missile program to save him and the company from destruction. Big bands are out and musician, Cosmo Turner can’t get a steady gig to save his life. Turner takes a job managing a Mexican radio station where pay to play is the name of the game as rock-n-roll sweeps the nation by storm. Della Rio is a woman with a dark past who seeks revenge against the men responsible for her brother’s death. Rio puts a plan into play that will ruin the mob’s drug running operation and destroy the men she hates. The Bear: California Dreamin’ weaves a sweeping tapestry that brings these characters and their stories to an action-packed conclusion of the epic series.

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iUniverse

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1663238995

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9781663238993

American Railroads

Decline and Renaissance in the Twentieth Century

By: Robert E. Gallamore,John R. Meyer

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American Railroads

Decline and Renaissance in the Twentieth Century

By: Robert E. Gallamore,John R. Meyer

Overregulated and displaced by barges, trucks, and jet aviation, railroads fell into decline. Their misfortune was measured in lost market share, abandoned track, bankruptcies, and unemployment. Today, rail transportation is reviving. American Railroads tells a riveting story about how this iconic industry managed to turn itself around.

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Harvard University Press

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0674725646

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9780674725645

The Naturalist's Assistant. A Hand-book for the Collector and Student, with Bibliography of Fifteen Hundred Works Necessary for the Systematic Zoologist

By: John Sterling Kingsley

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The Naturalist's Assistant. A Hand-book for the Collector and Student, with Bibliography of Fifteen Hundred Works Necessary for the Systematic Zoologist

By: John Sterling Kingsley

Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.

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3385483735

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9783385483736

Golf among the Vegetables and the Seven-Club Challenge

By: John B. Nanninga

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Golf among the Vegetables and the Seven-Club Challenge

By: John B. Nanninga

In golf competition, foursomes are often played at a high level—an example is the Ryder Cup competition between American and British/European professionals. But foursomes can also be played at a different level of competition. In this story set in the 1950s, a wealthy publisher in England sponsors a tournament in which teams composed of professionals and sportswriters compete on a links course that was once a vegetable farm. The publisher believes that pairing a sportswriter and professional as a team will improve the quality of the reporting about a tournament, which the sportswriter is covering. There is a cash prize for the professional on the winning team, which encourages a golf professional to compete in a tournament he might otherwise avoid. An outstanding young lady amateur golfer also enters the tournament, playing as a professional in an era in which it was highly unusual for a woman to compete with the men. The team of an American sportswriter and the young lady prove to be a formidable pair, and they advance to the finals. Find out who wins in Golf among the Vegetables and the Seven-Club Challenge.

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1663257450

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9781663257451

The Bear: War

By: John Kerr

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The Bear: War

By: John Kerr

An elusive woman with a hidden past holds the secret that can bring down a hot Hollywood producer along with the owner of a major aircraft plant. A former tong courtesan who fled Los Angeles for China, loses her thriving business and faces death as the Japanese attack Nanjing. A Central Ave. piano player is tasked by Federal Agents to find a woman who may hold the secret to a fifteen year old incident known as the “Point Magu Massacre.” Nothing is what it appears to be in the City of Angeles, a place where deals are made and a best friend could be deadlier than any enemy. “A riveting saga that skillfully exposes, with an insider’s knowledge, the corruption and irresistible power of the California Dream” - Dennis M. Clausen, author of Prairie Son.

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1663221065

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9781663221063

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