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Kenyan Running
1997 British Society of Sports History - Lord Aberdare Literary Prize for Sports History The record-breaking achievements of Kenyan athletes have caught the imagination of the world of sport. How significant really is Kenya in the world of sports? This book, the first to look in detail at the evolution and significance of a single sport in an African country, seeks to answer these and many other questions. Kenyan Running blends history, geography, sociology and anthropology in its quest to describe the emergence of Kenyan athletics from its pre-colonial traditions to its position in the modern world of globalized sport. The authors show the qualities of stamina and long distance running were recognized by early twentieth century travellers in east Africa and how modern running was imposed by colonial administrators and school teachers as a means of social control to replace the indigenous fold traditions.
The Watchman
The story opens in 1948 with Gerald Mitchell, a good family man, contemplating murder even as a mysterious watchman strives to deter him: “I know, even if you do not,” he tells Gerald. “That when confronted with that life and death choice… you will not pull the trigger. So why dirty yourself unnecessarily by going up those steps?!” Gerald’s actions that night propel him, unwittingly, into a titanic battle between good and evil forces, embodied by two haunting spirits. This battle extends far into the future, involving the descendents of Gerald Mitchell, told in Parts II, III, and IV. In The Watchman, author Cambro blends elements of love, hate, grand ambition, science, religion, history, and fantasy – but all with an over-riding touch of the supernatural.
Half Hitch
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Just Remember This
I have completed this manuscript Just Remember This, or as American Pop Singers 1900-1950+, about music before the 1950s in America. It perhaps offers knowledge and insights not previously found in other musical reference books. I have moreover been working on this book very meticulously over the past twelve-plus years. It started as a bit of fun and gradually became serious as I began to listen along with the vocalists of popular music, of the era before 1950, essentially just before the dawn of rock and roll. If you can call it that! Indeed genre and labeling of American music started here, and then from everywhere. While the old adage of always starting from somewhere could be noted in every century, the 1900s had produced the technology. Understanding the necessity, more so, finds a curiosity on the part of a general public hungry for entertainment, despite 6 day work weeks, World War I, the Great Depression, and World War II.
Road to Havana
An American single-handed sailor stops at Marina Hemingway in Havana, Cuba, on his way to Mexico. In hopes of having an enjoyable liberty in Havana, he unexpectedly meets and falls in love with a beautiful Cuban singer whose brother is the most popular political dissident in the Country. When the sailor¿s visa expires, he reluctantly leaves Havana only to find the singer stowed away onboard his boat. Meanwhile Fidel Castro allows a presidential election to take place. After tumultuous events in South Florida and Cuba the couple are finally wed in Havana and the brother goes on to become the president of Cuba.
The Mark of the Blue Tattoo
Chet Morton’s very first day on the job—driving a Freddy Frost Ice Cream truck—sends him straight into the deep freeze. Two thugs in ski masks hijack the truck and kidnap Chet! Frank and Joe find him tied up in an empty garage, and the only clue to the identity of his kidnappers is the blue star tattooed on their wrists—the mark of the Starz. A local street gang.
St. Nicholas
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St. Nicholas
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Without You
Who knew a chance meeting would end up like this? Ava Ross was a no-nonsense kind of girl. After years of trying, she still hadn't met the right one. Instead of embarking on another bad blind date, she escaped on vacation with her friend Rose Shaw. The two were a force to be reckoned with. They flirted and laughed their way through a week in the sun. Two tickets to see the Aces changed everything. She came face to face with the one man she'd always dreamed about dating. It was too bad he was married....or was he? There was no way that this could really be happening to her. Or could it? Joe Morgan was the ultimate superstar. He'd been a part of the Aces for years. He'd played cities all over North America and seen tons of women, but one always stood out in his memory. He never did see her again, that is until she walked in the door with his friend. He knew she had read about him. She'd heard rumors, gossip and lots more. The question is would she date him knowing everything she'd learned? The one girl he'd dreamed about for years was within his grasp, but would he lose her to the gaggle of ex-girlfriends in his past?
The West Shore
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