The Second Jeep Harris
The Second Jeep Harris

Author: Barbara Bartholomew

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2006-11

Total Pages: 74

ISBN-13: 0595412130

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Something strange is happening at Whippoorwill Corners. Runaway Jeep Harris has come to make his home on a ranch in the sparsely populated plains of western Oklahoma, but finds Whippoorwill School a really big challenge what with kids wearing out-of-date clothes and playing games like Red Rover that he never heard of before. And then there's Mae Kelley, a nerd if he ever saw one, who keeps worrying about her brother who is on a ship in a place called Pearl Harbor. War breaks out, so the other kids tell him, and with Japan! His newly claimed aunt and uncle accuse him of skipping school even though Jeep has been in faithful attendance at Whippoorwill School each day. They scoff at his excuse, telling him the old school has been closed for years. Caught between today and yesterday, Jeep keeps his own secrets as the boy who belongs nowhere finds out if there is a place for him in this Oklahoma community.

Manchineel
Manchineel

Author: John Bishop Ballem

Publisher: Dundurn

Published: 2000-04

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 9780888822178

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Arriving on the Caribbean island of Manchineel, Skye MacLeod, independent investigator and amateur pilot, finds himself embroiled in a sinister plot.

Counting Up, Counting Down
Counting Up, Counting Down

Author: Harry Turtledove

Publisher: Del Rey

Published: 2002-02-06

Total Pages: 422

ISBN-13: 0345454995

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From Harry Turtledove, bestselling author and critically acclaimed master of the short story, comes a classic collection of science fiction tales and what-if scenarios. In narratives ranging from fantastic to oddly familiar to eerily prescient, this compelling volume illustrates Turtledove’s literary skill and unbridled imagination. FORTY, COUNTING DOWN: With the help of his time travel software, computer genius Justin Kloster returns to the past to stop himself from making a terrible mistake–but all actions have their consequences. THE MALTESE ELEPHANT: A legendary detective finds himself in grave danger when a noir masterpiece takes a stunning new twist. GODDESS FOR A DAY: Taking a page from history, a young girl dares to challenge the gods–and is richly rewarded for her efforts. DECONSTRUCTION GANG: Mired in unemployment and despair, an academic finds happiness and intellectual fulfillment in a most unexpected place. TWENTY-ONE, COUNTING UP: Justin Kloster’s college life and romantic dreams are rudely interrupted–and irreversibly disrupted–when forty-year-old Justin arrives from the future to save him from himself. Plus twelve more thrilling, unforgettable tales of wonder!

They Came to Nashville
They Came to Nashville

Author: Marshall Chapman

Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 0826517358

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Marshall Chapman knows Nashville. A musician, songwriter, and author with nearly a dozen albums and a bestselling memoir under her belt, Chapman has lived and breathed Music City for over forty years. Her friendships with those who helped make Nashville one of the major forces in American music culture is unsurpassed. And in her new book, They Came to Nashville, the reader is invited to see Marshall Chapman as never before--as music journalist extraordinaire. In They Came to Nashville, Chapman records the personal stories of musicians shaping the modern history of music in Nashville, from the mouths of the musicians themselves. The trials, tribulations, and evolution of Music City are on display, as she sits down with influential figures like Kris Kristofferson, Emmylou Harris, and Miranda Lambert, and a dozen other top names, to record what brought each of them to Nashville and what inspired them to persevere. The book culminates in a hilarious and heroic attempt to find enough free time with Willie Nelson to get a proper interview. Instead, she's brought along on his raucous 2008 tour and winds up onstage in Beaumont, Texas singing "Good-Hearted Woman" with Willie. They Came to Nashville reveals the daily struggle facing newcomers to the music business, and the promise awaiting those willing to fight for the dream. Co-published with the Country Music Foundation Press

Illegal Maneuvers
Illegal Maneuvers

Author: David A. Freas

Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Inc

Published: 2021-06-16

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 1509235906

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When auto restorer Dan Gallagher offers a tipsy Stephanie Mercer a ride home, he has no idea he'll be drawn into a mystery that will challenge his brain, his nerve, and his heart. Stephanie's husband is in a coma following a car crash, which she insists was no accident. After Dan examines the wrecked Cadillac, he has to agree. Ten years have passed since Dan's wife died, and he never expected to fall for Stephanie. He's determined to help her find out what happened to her husband, but when Dan discovers evidence that points to Stephanie's guilt, he wonders if she knows more than she's admitting. The closer Dan comes to the truth, the more he risks not only his life, but that of the woman he's come to love.

The Tree House
The Tree House

Author: Douglas Thayer

Publisher: Zarahemla Books

Published: 2009-01-05

Total Pages: 452

ISBN-13: 0978797175

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When Harris Thatcher's father dies, the boy's journey into manhood becomes complicated with questions of faith, the meaning of life, and the capriciousness of death. Harris soon finds himself preaching the Mormon gospel as one of the first missionaries to West Germany following the devastation of World War II. Little does he know that his own war horrors await him upon his return home, when he is drafted into the Korean War. Starting out in the same 1940s-era Provo, Utah, that Thayer brought to life in his memoir Hooligan: A Mormon Boyhood, this novel deepens and darkens as Harris is drawn into his harrowing Korean ordeal. Will he survive the war, not only physically but also emotionally and spiritually? And if he does survive, what other trials does death hold in store?

Wicked Northern Illinois
Wicked Northern Illinois

Author: Troy Taylor

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2010-09-24

Total Pages: 183

ISBN-13: 1614232202

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From the secrets of Joliet Penitentiary to the ferocious gunfights between the Ku Klux Klan and the Shelton Gang, Troy Taylor takes the measure of the dishonest sweat and innocent blood poured into the prairies of Northern Illinois. Meet the "fallen angels" of Decatur's red-light district, the Springfield counterfeiters who bungled stealing Lincoln's bones and the Aurora man who propped up his porch with the heads of his wife and brother-in-law. And if you dare, eavesdrop on the chilling confession of a man who left a dancer's corpse to the mercy of the railroad tracks: "So, I pat them on the cheek, call them sweet names, and kill them."

LOCKED IN THE CITY
LOCKED IN THE CITY

Author: Nicko Harris

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2013-03

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 1300791837

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When a man with no knowledge of his past finds himself trapped in an unknown city, he is instantly plunged into a living hell of violence and death. There is only one way out, but the savage inhabitants have no intention of letting him leave. Pursued relentlessly through the metropolis, where everyone - and everything - is trying to kill him, he must draw on every ounce of skill he possesses if he is to survive his bizarre ordeal. Without knowing who he is or why he is even there, he must face up to the simple, brutal reality: fight, or die.

Nightmare
Nightmare

Author: Robert E. Ford, Jr.

Publisher: Dorrance Publishing

Published: 2017-10-31

Total Pages: 181

ISBN-13: 1480945692

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Nightmare By: Robert E. Ford, Jr. Based on the author’s real-life experiences during – and after – the Viet Nam War, Nightmare follows enlisted man Jack Butler on a mission into dangerous territory, with enemy fighters on the move. Despite the reckless actions of an inexperienced “cherry” lieutenant, Staff Sergeant Butler tries desperately against the odds to accomplish the mission and keep his men alive. As the enemy closes in, Butler and his platoon risk their lives and show exemplary bravery to accomplish their task. But, as with so many veterans from that conflict, Butler is tortured by nightmares of his experiences. Nightmare is an honest portrayal from a soldier who lived it, offering insight and understanding into the lives of the men who had their boots on the ground.