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-For decades, journalist Rex Nelson has been traveling Arkansas. In this collection of columns from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette he brings to life the personalities, communities, festivals, and tourist attractions that make Arkansas unique---
Bobby Cinema has written seven detective stories in one book about each different character going through solving a difficult case, being in the action and deal with real intensive stuff they had to go through from solving cases. For these seven ordinary detectives and their team, their work usually ends up in a library, which is their sanctuary and a place to read and relax at the same time. The first detective series is called Raymond: Librarian PI. Ray Levenstein, a former FBI agent, took over the head librarian job from his friend Jerry who helped him get in the LAPD police academy and became his mentor when he grew up. He was forced into retirement when he was shot in the line of fire w...
Coy lived with purpose and focus, with an overwhelming mission to complete whatever pushed him past his comfort zones. He had discreetly entered the Little Mora Cabin and now stood in silence at the center of the small kitchen area, instinctively knowing from past experience the way to his destination even in the shadow of darkness. However, even with familiarity in hand, he was still filled with consternation and contemplation. His acute self-awareness confirmed he did not have a clue what he was doing or why he was doing it. His inquiring mind and youthful exuberance could not and would not be stopped. Coy felt irreverent, like one of those altar boys who had just smoked a joint in the joh...
Follow the group of ex-CIA operatives as they investigate the brutal murder of a corporate executive and uncover a plot by a powerful senator to take over the corporation and develop a powerful underground syndicate. Watch as the group of heroes foil a kidnapping and turn the tides on the senator and get their well-deserved restitution.
In the 1930s swing music was everywhere--on radio, recordings, and in the great ballrooms, hotels, theatres, and clubs. Perhaps at no other time were drummers more central to the sound and spirit of jazz. Benny Goodman showcased Gene Krupa. Jimmy Dorsey featured Ray McKinley. Artie Shaw helped make Buddy Rich a star while Count Basie riffed with the innovative Jo Jones. Drummers were at the core of this music; as Jo Jones said, "The drummer is the key--the heartbeat of jazz." An oral history told by the drummers, other musicians, and industry figures, Drummin' Men is also Burt Korall's memoir of more than fifty years in jazz. Personal and moving, the book is a celebration of the music of the...
"In Country Boy, Colin Woodward combines biography, social and political history, and music criticism to tell the story of Johnny Cash's time in his native Arkansas. Woodward explores how some of Cash's best songs are based on his experiences growing up in northeastern Arkansas, and he recounts that Cash often returned to his home state, where he played some of his most memorable and personal concerts"--
Book Summary Special agent in charge of the Miami field office, Homeland Security Investigations, Jake Stein is a fast burner within the ranks of ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement). The Brooklyn native has a history of solving cases involving drug smuggling, human trafficking, and more. He starts to hear some "noise" about possible terrorist movements in his AOR (area of responsibility). Unknown to him, terrorists are planning to smuggle a nuclear device onto a cruise ship, sail it into Miami, and take out most of South Florida. Dino Tucci is a capo with the Battelli crime family in Rhode Island and unwittingly helps the terrorists carry out their mission. Now he's fuming, wants revenge, and tries to stop another strike against his country. The feds, the mob, and even a washed-up television actor are all trying to stop what could be the next 9/11 type of attack in this thrilling story of international terrorism and national security.
The culmination of the Alpha Psi Tau Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society's Honors in Action Project, this anthology brings together short stories and family tales from throughout the society's chapters. Each tale is unique as it is the personal tale of each of our members and memories they wish to perserve in an age of fading personal storytelling.