Baseball in Catawba County
Baseball in Catawba County

Author: Tim Peeler

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780738517131

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Baseball first became popular in Catawba County as a means of entertainment and competition between mills and small towns. The county's longest standing baseball program started at Lenoir College in 1903. By the mid-1920s, a mill-supported semi-pro league had been firmly established. In the 30 years that followed, three different periods of professional minor league play were anchored by legendary players like Norman "Pinkie" James, Eddie Yount, Don Stafford, Dick Stoll, and Pud Miller. Even before the successful return of Minor League baseball in 1993, Catawba County had already had its share of brushes with famous players like Hoyt Wilhelm, Carl Hubbell, and Bob Feller and infamous ones like Edwin "Alabama" Pitts and "Struttin" Bud Shaney.

Aim
Aim

Author: Joyce Moyer Hostetter

Publisher: Astra Publishing House

Published: 2019-04-16

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 1684372763

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World War II looms over the U.S. while fourteen-year-old Junior Bledsoe struggles with anger and identity after his father's death. As World War II threatens the United States in 1941, Junior Bledsoe fights his own battles at home. He struggles with school and with anger—at his late father, his insufferable granddaddy, his neighbors, and himself—as he desperately tries to find his own aim in life. But he finds relief escaping to the quiet of the nearby woods and tinkering with cars, something he learned from his pop. And a fatherly neighbor provides much-needed guidance. This heartfelt and inspiring novel about a boy learning to accept the past and create his own future also includes an author's note and bibliography.

Goliath
Goliath

Author: Susan Woodring

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2012-04-24

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 0312675011

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Unable to completely accept that her high-profile boss committed suicide, secretary Rosamond reflects on the husband who abandoned her years earlier and the daughter who fled to see the world.

Brookford Memories
Brookford Memories

Author: Dyke Little

Publisher: Watermark, Incorporated

Published: 2010-10-01

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 9781882077168

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The history of Brookford, North Carolina is representative of many small mill towns and one told many times over throughout the United States. The friendships of the neighbors who lived and worked there is beautifully told by Dyke Little, who was born and raised in this loving community.

Realms of Elsvanische
Realms of Elsvanische

Author: Helena Loveland

Publisher: Chevalia Publications

Published: 2014-03-13

Total Pages: 423

ISBN-13: 0991196619

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Darkness is spreading across the Realm of Elsvanische, seeking to destroy the Fae. Arkan, Fae prince of the Kingdom of Ylsnavan, finds himself thrust into a war he thought he would never have to face, against an enemy he never knew could exist. Dragons, winged serpents, and other creatures of the Realm clash in the sky as Arkan leads his warriors to defend the Fae Kingdoms against the goblins ensnared by the darkness. As the attacks rise, Arkan finds a mysterious Fae named Chrysella, with gifts beyond her knowledge. Arkan feels his heart begin to love her, yet is unable to shield her from the shadows of the dark entity. Arkan knows he must protect his Kingdom and his young sister Ismachestra from the true enemy to Ylsnavan, but fears he may not have the power to defeat the darkness that is upon them. Secrets and suspicions surround an unlikely alliance with the Goblin Empire. Bewitching Lord Brookford and entrancing Lady Chansein hide past lives that intertwine with the siblings’ destiny. War plunges Arkan’s adopted sister Aramishka into the dark entity’s grasp, who discovers her path is linked to his. Arkan knows time is running out, but can he save his Kingdom before it is too late? Or will Ylsnavan’s fate rest upon the innocent sister he has strived to shield from the dark force, whose purpose may determine the destiny of the Fae and Elsvanische forever? Enter Ylsnavan and discover the doorway that leads to the mystical Realm of the Fae, where dragons soar, Nature speaks, and destiny commands the soul. Hear the whispers of truth that bridge their world to ours. The destiny of both worlds may be closer than ever.

An Illustrated History of British Theatre and Performance
An Illustrated History of British Theatre and Performance

Author: Robert Leach

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-12-21

Total Pages: 760

ISBN-13: 0429873360

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An Illustrated History of British Theatre and Performance chronicles the history and development of theatre from the Roman era to the present day. As the most public of arts, theatre constantly interacts with changing social, political and intellectual movements and ideas, and Robert Leach’s masterful work restores to the foreground of this evolution the contributions of women, gay people and ethnic minorities, as well as the theatres of the English regions, and of Wales and Scotland. Highly illustrated chapters trace the development of theatre through major plays from each period; evaluations of playwrights; contemporary dramatic theory; acting and acting companies; dance and music; the theatre buildings themselves; and the audience, while also highlighting enduring features of British theatre, from comic gags to the use of props. This first volume spans from the earliest forms of performance to the popular theatres of high society and the Enlightenment, tracing a movement from the outdoor and fringe to the heart of the social world. The Illustrated History acts as an accessible, flexible basis for students of the theatre, and for pure fans of British theatre history there could be no better starting point.

Another View
Another View

Author: Rosamunde Pilcher

Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks

Published: 2013-03-23

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 1466824999

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In #1 New York Times bestselling author Rosamunde Pilcher’s Another View—now a major motion picture—a woman’s estrangement from her family affects her love life. There were only two men in Emma’s life—her father, a remote artist in Cornwall who left her in boarding school and saw her every few years, and Christo, who had been her stepbrother for a few months, and now wanted to get to know her. But until Emma can understand what she means to them, there will never be room for love.

The Dylan Cold Series Books 1-3 (The Dylan Cold Series Boxset)
The Dylan Cold Series Books 1-3 (The Dylan Cold Series Boxset)

Author: K. D. McAdams

Publisher: Caveman Worldwide

Published: 2018-09-17

Total Pages: 710

ISBN-13:

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Dylan Cold is trying to get past the addiction that ruined his life. Drugs and a history of bad choices have him hiding from himself in a small New Hampshire farm town. But when he is accused of murdering a police officer he has no one else to prove his innocence, or prevent more deaths. The Dylan Cold Series: Books 1-3 includes the first three stories in the captivating New England based thriller series. If you like breakneck pacing, brazen criminals, and nonstop action, then you’ll love K. D. McAdams' series.