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Nine-year-old Teddy Caldwell had no idea the summer was going to be so pivotal for so many folks, or that his very bad day was going to be the beginning of a grand adventure. When a solid line drive connects with his neighbor's window, Teddy is sure he'll end up in jail and his parents will never let him stay home alone again! What starts as a disaster becomes a turning point in Teddy's life. He and his strange neighbor, Uncle Drew Weems, begin a...
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Discover the rich history of Northwest Arkansas with this volume of classic recipes, culinary traditions, and stories full of nostalgic flavor.
In the 1890s, Ozark apples fed the nation. Welch's Concord grapes grew in Arkansas vineyards. Local poultry king, Tyson, still satisfies America's chicken craving. Now food writer and Arkansas native Erin Rowe recounts these and other tales of Northwest Arkansas' High South cuisine, as well as her own adventures...
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Rookie pitcher Roy Tucker is full of hope for his first season with the Brooklyn Dodgers-and hope might be what the team needs most Roy Tucker-a small-town kid from Tomkinsville, Connecticut-has quit his job at the drugstore and packed up for Dodgers training camp in Clearwater, Florida, hoping to make the team as a rookie pitcher. He expects the field to be competitive and realizes he might not pass muster, but after just one practice, he discovers...
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Ten years ago, Nikolaos Blackwood swore he would bring to justice the drug dealer known as Dodger. Dodger preyed on vulnerable high school students, including notorious bad girl Daniella Rose. With Daniella back in town, Nik has a chance to make up for failing her all those years ago. Dr. Daniella Rose has returned to Thunder City to start her life over. Catching Nik Blackwood's interest was a huge bonus and she'll do anything to keep him-except reveal...
5) World Series
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In only his second year in the major leagues, Roy Tucker is thrilled to be playing in a World Series-but with the Brooklyn Dodgers, victory is never certain The Brooklyn Dodgers have finally made it to the World Series, after years of losing seasons and disappointments. Roy Tucker, the kid from Tomkinsville, is excited about the series, and also about the prospect of a little extra money to send home to his grandmother in Connecticut. The Cleveland...
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The year is 1955, and the world of Danny Meadoff spins with ease and stability. Eisenhower is president, soul groups are black, NBA teams are white. Fathers do not speak with sons. The Dodgers have jumped out to an early lead and look to meet the Yankees in the Series. And, according to universal plan, to lose. Everything is in its place. Or is it? The father of Danny's best friend has become a philanderer and a Republican. The sax player at Flatbush...
7) Fetch It!
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Teach Your Brilliant Family Dog to Catch, Fetch, Retrieve, Find, and Bring Things Back! Having a dog who will retrieve his ball or frisbee and bring it back to be thrown again, is for many people the essence of a dog walk! But your dog may have other ideas … perhaps he takes the toy and runs off with it, or lies down and chews it, or even shows no interest whatever - leaving you to go and hunt for the toy yourself. This can all be changed! You just...
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When people think of baseball trailblazers, their minds immediately go to Jackie Robinson. He was the man who broke the color barrier, appearing in 1945 for the Brooklyn Dodgers, and would go on to a Hall of Fame career. His number 42 is retired throughout baseball, and every year MLB holds "Jackie Robinson Day" across the league.
But he was far from the only trailblazer. Two years later, in 1947, a twenty-three-year-old Larry Doby appeared in a...
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When Grand Paladin Edgar Thatch announces his retirement, a grand selection is held to commemorate his years of service and elect his replacement on the Grand Council. But The Celestial Order aren't the only ones on the move. Sir Nightwatch, along with his agents: Oliver Turner, Donald "Dodger" Rogers, Kara Starling, Morgan Ravencroft and Vincent Dakane, all mobilize to make the most of this situation. Sir Nightwatch hopes, that by revealing his intentions...
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What do you do when insomnia holds you hostage?Delve into the horrors of social media.HeronLife was great for Heron Treyton, and why wouldn't it be? He came from a great family, his friends were solid, and when he wasn't living his dream as a professional rugby player, he was a firefighter alongside his father. He was living a life that most men would envy, and he never lost sight of that. He even had a great relationship with his twin siblings that...
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Gideon Quinn has a handful of starbucks, a draco named Elvis, and a target on his back. Wrongly convicted of treason, Colonel Gideon Quinn has endured six grueling years harvesting crystal under the killing suns of the Morton Barrens, and fully expects to die there. But the former soldier's fate twists when a general of the Colonial Corps offers Gideon his freedom, and a chance to clear his name. Seizing the opportunity, Gideon and his pet draco,...
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1954: Perhaps no single baseball season has so profoundly changed the game forever. In that year-,the same in which the US Supreme Court unanimously ruled, in the case of Brown vs. Board of Education, that segregation of the races be outlawed in America's public schools-,Larry Doby's Indians won an American League record 111 games, dethroned the five-straight World Series champion Yankees, and went on to play Willie Mays's Giants in the first World...
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En 1870, cinco ex soldados confederados se ven envueltos en una guerra civil extranjera al sur de la frontera.
Película dramática del oeste de 1972 coproducida por Estados Unidos y Colombia, dirigida y escrita por Ferde Grofé Jr. y rodada en Colombia. El reparto principal incluía a Chuck Connors, Aron Kincaid, César Romero y José Greco. Con el título provisional de The Proud, Damned and Dead, la producción se rodó en 1969 en Villa de Leyva,...
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