Barty Scrivner is a 13-year old Wizard in 1895 Boston. But he's not an ordinary wizard. No, he has a special talent. He's the fastest draw in the East and he's proven it time and again. But Barty wants more. He wants to be the most talked about wizard ever except there's plenty standing in his way and one rash decision threatens to destroy his dreams forever.
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This book is a fictional account of the experiences of four diverse service men during the Vietnam War portrayed against a historically accurate background. It describes how they cope with the challenges that arise for each of them at the peak of the war (1967- 1968). The book emulates a class of books written on World War II such as John P. Marquands So Little Time, Nicholas Montsarrats The Cruel Sea, Evelyn Waughs, Officers and Gentlemen and James Joness trilogy.
Jump in, the water’s fine! Join best-selling author Ron Collins as he explores fresh ideas across the genres of fiction — contemporary, historical, fantasy, crime, and science fiction, with a smattering of steampunk—all with ties to the Fiction River original anthology magazine project. This omnibus edition packs all twenty-eight short stories from the original Collins Creek collections into a single volume. --------------------------------------------------- Ron Collins knows how to write for anthologies. But more important than that, he knows how to write. Full stop. Kristine Kathryn Rusch Ron Collins has a mastery of plot and story that few writers attain. Lisa Silverthorne A great read by a great writer. Dean Wesley Smith
This meticulously edited collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Introduction: Frances Hodgson Burnett from Children's Stories in American Literature by H. C. Wright Children's Books: The Secret Garden A Little Princess Little Lord Fauntleroy The Lost Prince Two Little Pilgrims' Progress Barty Crusoe and His Man Saturday Sara Crewe or What Happened at Miss Minchin's Editha's Burglar In the Closed Room The Land of the Blue Flower The Good Wolf The Little Hunchback Zia Little Saint Elizabeth, and Other Stories: Little Saint Elizabeth The Story of Prince Fairyfoot The Proud Little Grain of Wheat Behind the White Brick Queen Crosspatch's Stories: Racketty-Packetty House The Cozy Lion The Spring Cleaning Two Days in the Life of Piccino The Captain's Youngest Little Betty's Kitten Tells Her Story How Fauntleroy Occurred Novels: That Lass o' Lowrie's Theo: A Sprightly Love Story Haworth's Miss Crespigny Louisiana A Fair Barbarian Through One Administration Vagabondia The Pretty Sister of José A Lady of Quality His Grace of Osmonde In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim Emily Fox-Seton The Shuttle T. Tembarom The White People The Head of the House of Coombe Robin Short Stories: Surly Tim Esmeralda Mère Girauds Little Daughter Lodusky Seth One Day at Arle Le Monsieur de la Petite Dame The Woman's Way The Dawn of a Tomorrow My Robin
Clearer Light is the story of two men and their parallel rise to fame - parallel, yet in opposite directions. Brian Harris, a young American priest, is sent by Rome to keep close tabs on a man claiming to be the Son of God - and tossing about some rather convincing proof to back it up. Damon Marsh, a lonely Welsh teenager, desperately follows his last friend into a life of lethal crime. Unlike typical parallel lines, those guiding Harris and Marsh do eventually intersect - with deadly results. When I saw the lamb break open the sixth seal, there was a violent earthquake; the sun turned black as a goat’s-hair tent cloth and the moon grew red as blood. The stars in the sky fell crashing to earth ... Then the sky disappeared as if it were a scroll being rolled up; every mountain and island was uprooted from its base... This menacing spectacle from the Bible is how most of us have been taught to see the Second Coming since our earliest school years. But what if destiny has a different idea? What if there is to be another visit before the final judgement? One with as inauspicious a start, and as notorious a conclusion, as the first, some 2,000 years earlier. A scant five chapters after the ominous verse above, the apostle John writes of a woman who bore a son, and of an ancient serpent who searched them out, intending to devour them. Could this refer to a second visit, rather than the first? This interim Second Coming and the battle with the modern-day serpent are the basis of Clearer Light. Even though the action revolves around Jesse Branson (the “Jesus character”), the real focus of the book is on the intense internal struggle of Fr. Brian Harris, the American priest who is traveling with him, to sort out the astounding things he witnesses Jesse do. Similarly, while most of the action involving the antagonist is centered on John Barty, a murder-happy Welsh outlaw bent on self-destruction, the real story is how Damon Marsh, a troubled teen who once revered Barty, comes to grips with his eroding admiration. Clearer Light begins thirty years ago, with the events surrounding Jesse’s birth. Jesse’s mother, Maria Branson, is a single, professional woman living in Atlanta. Maria’s visitation by a heavenly messenger could not be any more different from Gabriel’s conversation with Mary. Involving an ominous subway station, a defenseless Asian tourist, and a botched robbery, the rendezvous is intense and emotional. Two episodes of Jesse’s young life are then told. The first occurs when Jesse, eleven-years-old at the time, restores the life of a classmate who was seriously injured in a tragic automobile accident, much to the astonishment of a team of paramedics who had given the girl little hope. The second story involves the death of Jesse’s grandmother, which occurred when Jesse was in graduate school, and the emotional strain put upon the young man at the thought of standing by idly as his beloved kin passes away. Next, Fr. Brian Harris is introduced, and the story of how he went from being a promising parish priest to a Vatican spy is told. Eventually, Jesse recruits Fr. Harris, and a third person, Charlotte Coatsford, joins their traveling mission. Events follow at roller coaster speed until Jesse has made a real name for himself, turning heads in both the spiritual and business worlds. And wherever there’s a celebrity, there’s a tabloid looking to take the star down. Jesse’s roller coaster derails for a moment, but the issue is emotionally resolved and he perseveres, stronger than ever. Nearly one-third of the way through the novel, John Barty and his apprentice, Damon Marsh, are presented. While the differences between the world of Damon Marsh and that of Fr. Harris are stark, both men grapple internally with their view of their mentors. As the story continues, Jesse’s fol
John Cangelosi: The Improbable Baseball Journey of the Undersized Kid from Nowhere to World Series Champion A born and bred New Yorker, John Cangelosi’s claim to fame was as a super-quick base stealer with a tremendous work ethic. He played on that 1997 Florida Marlins team that surprised everyone by wining the World Series. In this biography, he teams up with noted sports writer K. P. Wee to share his stories of growing up in Brooklyn and what it took to become an MLB player. This is an inside look at a real everyman of baseball, full of stories about stealing bases against legendary pitchers and catchers, and how it felt to celebrate the first championship in Marlins history. “[Cangelosi] put forth the effort in the way he played, and he got back to the big leagues. You salute guys like that. And that’s why with the younger players, you just tell them, ‘Hey, look. You wanna try to get to the big leagues? Do what he does. Show up, and play hard every night.” —Terry Collins, former Buffalo Bisons manager and Houston Astros manager “If you have that blue-collar work ethic and not give up on your dreams, anything can happen. That’s what happened for me in those years in the 1990s.” —John Cangelosi
