Stealing First And Other Stories

Author : Cynthia Drew
Publisher : Archway Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1480886793
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stealing First and Other Stories written by Cynthia Drew and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-06 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the American deep south in 1957, the Redbirds battle the Bayou Braves for the championship. Ronnie LeBlanc, the Redbirds’ pitcher, believes that winning the regional title is his ticket out of a dead-end job at the local sugar mill. When the Redbirds suffer a series of losses, the team’s coach quits, and the sole person willing to take the job is a former Negro League pitcher—the only African-American in a still-segregated game. Ronnie begins to suspect external forces are the cause of his team’s unlucky streak. As he digs for answers, he stumbles upon a secret: Bo Brasseux, the town’s bigoted banker, is scheming to kill the Redbirds’ new coach, throw the championship game, and ruin Ronnie’s family financially. A scout for the Chicago Cubs could be the answer, but will being tapped by the Cubs be enough to thwart Brasseux’s despicable plans against the coach and Ronnie’s family? Based on a true story, “Stealing First” is only one tale in this collection that offers glimpses of small-town politics, snake-handlers, nosey house-hunters, and the making of a murderer. Each story looks at our prejudices and conceits, our loves in all their variations, and the worst and best of us.

Author : Caroline Lee Hentz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wild Jack; Or, The Stolen Child: and Other Stories written by Caroline Lee Hentz and published by . This book was released on 1853 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Hughes
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1788033868
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Steal a Piano and Other Stories written by John Hughes and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2017-11-28 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to Steal a Piano and other stories is a set of intriguing tales of our time – some dark and challenging, others light and comical.

Author : Jonathan Fraser Light
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476617449
Total Pages : 1112 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cultural Encyclopedia of Baseball, 2d ed. written by Jonathan Fraser Light and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-03-25 with total page 1112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than any other sport, baseball has developed its own niche in America’s culture and psyche. Some researchers spend years on detailed statistical analyses of minute parts of the game, while others wax poetic about its players and plays. Many trace the beginnings of the civil rights movement in part to the Major Leagues’ decision to integrate, and the words and phrases of the game (for example, pinch-hitter and out in left field) have become common in our everyday language. From AARON, HENRY onward, this book covers all of what might be called the cultural aspects of baseball (as opposed to the number-rich statistical information so widely available elsewhere). Biographical sketches of all Hall of Fame players, owners, executives and umpires, as well as many of the sportswriters and broadcasters who have won the Spink and Frick awards, join entries for teams, owners, commissioners and league presidents. Advertising, agents, drafts, illegal substances, minor leagues, oldest players, perfect games, retired uniform numbers, superstitions, tripleheaders, and youngest players are among the thousands of entries herein. Most entries open with a topical quote and conclude with a brief bibliography of sources for further research. The whole work is exhaustively indexed and includes 119 photographs.

Author : Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher : Gale, Cengage Learning
ISBN 13 : 1410388549
Total Pages : 19 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Study Guide for Liliana Heker's "The Stolen Party" written by Gale, Cengage Learning and published by Gale, Cengage Learning . This book was released on with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Study Guide for Liliana Heker's "The Stolen Party", excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Short Stories for Students for all of your research needs.

Author : Richard Coulton
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137411961
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stealing Books in Eighteenth-Century London written by Richard Coulton and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-11-07 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study offers an authoritative and readable account of the hidden history of book theft in eighteenth-century London. It exploits a rich primary source, the compelling narratives of crime contained in the digitised Proceedings of the Old Bailey. The authors explain how cases of book theft came to court, and how in the ensuing trials the nature of the book itself became a question for legal debate. They assess the motives which led Londoners to steal books and the methods they employed in thefts from households and booksellers. Finally, the authors ask what the Proceedings tells us about the social ownership of books, and how the phenomenon of book theft differently affected book producers and consumers. Stealing Books in Eighteenth-Century London will appeal to readers interested in the connected histories of metropolitan life, crime, and the book in this period, and in the uses of digital resources in humanities research.

Author : P X Duke
Publisher : P X Duke
ISBN 13 : 1928161286
Total Pages : 85 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lie Cheat Steal written by P X Duke and published by P X Duke. This book was released on with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sasha and Barbara decide a vacay from their families is just the ticket to revitalize their marriages. A pleasant getaway for the pair turns into an unscheduled visit to Mexico and the scene of past crimes. Their rental is destroyed and they end up in a crowbar hotel in Ensenada, where an old business partner that never forgot tracks them down. They're given a choice to work off the debt by doing some accounting for the cartel, or be shipped of to a Juarez house of ill repute where the rates and low and the outlook for a future is dicey.

Author : Ron Collins
Publisher : Skyfox Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Picasso's Cat & Other Stories written by Ron Collins and published by Skyfox Publishing. This book was released on 2013-11-12 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Picasso's Cat and Other Stories showcases the broad talents of one of science fiction's more versatile writers. This collection contains 15 tales of humor, hard science, cyberpunk, near-future SF, and space opera--including the three-story "Stealing the Sun" series that first appeared in Analog Science Fiction and Fact. The collection is introduced by multi-award-winning author Mike Resnick, and each story is accompanied by short commentary by the author. Whether you're new to Ron Collins's work or already an established fan, Picasso's Cat and Other Stories provides, for the first time ever, the very best of his science fiction in one complete volume. ------------------------ What will happen when ... - A military man is given an order that will destroy an entire species of intelligent life? - Three members of a close-knit software company develop a technology worth billions? - A hit man gets caught in a war between his boss and the dead don of a rival family? - A corporate web developer takes on a rogue virus with a personality? - A group of space-faring chickenmen land in a farmer's corn patch?

Author : H. G. Wells
Publisher : Delphi Classics
ISBN 13 : 1786566117
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents by H. G. Wells - Delphi Classics (Illustrated) written by H. G. Wells and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2017-07-17 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of H. G. Wells’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Wells includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Wells’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the textPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles

Author : Cynthia Drew
Publisher : Archway Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781480886803
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stealing First and Other Stories written by Cynthia Drew and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-06 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the American deep south in 1957, the Redbirds battle the Bayou Braves for the championship. Ronnie LeBlanc, the Redbirds' pitcher, believes that winning the regional title is his ticket out of a dead-end job at the local sugar mill. When the Redbirds suffer a series of losses, the team's coach quits, and the sole person willing to take the job is a former Negro League pitcher-the only African-American in a still-segregated game. Ronnie begins to suspect external forces are the cause of his team's unlucky streak. As he digs for answers, he stumbles upon a secret: Bo Brasseux, the town's bigoted banker, is scheming to kill the Redbirds' new coach, throw the championship game, and ruin Ronnie's family financially. A scout for the Chicago Cubs could be the answer, but will being tapped by the Cubs be enough to thwart Brasseux's despicable plans against the coach and Ronnie's family? Based on a true story, "Stealing First" is only one tale in this collection that offers glimpses of small-town politics, snake-handlers, nosey house-hunters, and the making of a murderer. Each story looks at our prejudices and conceits, our loves in all their variations, and the worst and best of us.