Devastated by the recent death of her father and recovering from her own suicide attempt, Grace tries to pick up the pieces of her shattered world. Reprint. PW. K. VY.

I Can Hear the Mourning Dove (Point)

James W. Bennett

Point

Blue Star Rapture

While attending a high-profile basketball camp, T.J. begins to re-think both his motivations and his actions in guiding his learning-disabled but athletically-gifted friend through the college recruitment process.

Bt Bound

The Squared Circle

Approaching the pinnacle of his high-school sports career, a basketball prodigy finds his tournament glory plunged into a nightmare when he becomes embroiled in a college recruitment scandal.

I Can Hear the Mourning Dove (Point Signature)

A serious teen novel by the author of Dakota Dream  follows Grace's wrenching attempts to overcome the recent death of  her father while battling her own suicidal despair. Reissue. AB. K.  PW.

I Can Hear the Mourning Dove

Econo-Clad Books

Charles Radbourn won 59 games in 1884, enjoying a season that was, like his life off the field, the stuff of legend. Though he would never again approach that number, still in 11 years he racked up over 300 wins and 4500 innings, mind-blowing numbers that lend his career the air of legend. And yet the facts of his playing seem more credible than the stories of his lifestyle, which included alcohol abuse, womanizing, wild brawling, and, late, the ravages of syphilis. Even his plaque at Cooperstown presents us with an image at least part caricature—cap set forward, mouth open, mustache pricked up at the ends, thick as his nose is long, nearly. Not Charles, but Ol’ Hoss.  This is the account of one writer’s attempt to discover Old Hoss Radbourn, as we must, after the fact. It is May 1941, and John Trapp is bound for Bloomington, Illinois, to cover for the Chicago Tribune ceremonies honoring the living Clark Griffith and the late Radbourn. On the train, Trapp meets Griffith, who piques his interest in the great pitcher. Trapp pieces together the outrageous story of the 1884 campaign, and eventually crafts the first biography to anchor the details of the Hall of Famer’s life in fact.

Old Hoss: A Fictional Baseball Biography of Charles Radbourn

Sports & Outdoors

Donald Raycraft

Baseball

McFarland Publishing

The Bible continues to be the world’s runaway best-seller. But very few people could say just how its seemingly disparate jumble of writings — stories, letters, poems, collections of laws, religious visions — got there. Filling this knowledge gap, How the Bible Was Built clearly tells the story of how the Bible came to be. Penned by Charles Merrill Smith in response to his teenage granddaughter’s questions, the manuscript was discovered after Smith’s death and has been reworked by his friend James Bennett for a wider audience. Free of theological or sectarian slant, this little volume provides a concise, factual overview of the Bible’s construction throughout history, outlining how its various books were written and collected and later canonized and translated. Written in an easy conversational style and enhanced by two helpful appendixes (of biblical terms and dates), How the Bible Was Built will give a more informed understanding of the Bible to people of virtually any reading level and any religious persuasion. Did you know?
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<li>The word “Bible” comes from biblion, a Greek word meaning “papyrus scroll.” </li>
<li>It took several thousand years to construct the Bible.</li>
<li>The book we call Deuteronomy was discovered hidden away in a dark corner during the reconstruction of the temple under King Josiah. </li>
<li>The Apocrypha contains some of the earliest “detective” stories on record. </li>
<li>Church councils had many disagreements about which books ought to be authoritative (a book called the Shepherd of Hermas almost made the cut; the book of Revelation almost didn’t).</li>
<li>A heretic helped form the canon. </li>
<li>Debate over the canon didn’t really end until the Protestant Reformation and the use of the printing press.</li>
</ul>

How the Bible was Built

History

Charlse Merrill Smith

World

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.

In this brutally honest memoir, renowned author James W. Bennett takes the reader through his forty-plus-year struggle with a relentless mental illness. Along the way, he provides fully developed profiles of the many dogs who shared the journey, bringing support and comfort. "A moving and well-told story, reminding us of the profound, life-saving role dogs can play in our lives."--Rochelle Hartman, ALA "Highly recommended"-- Keran Johnson, ALA. Critical acclaim for James W. Bennett's Books: The Squared Circle "The finest basketball novel ever written." I Can Hear the Mourning Dove "Few novels for young adults have dared to probe as deeply into mental illness as this one." Dakota Dream "A unique and stunning coming-of-age novel." Blue Star Rapture "Bennett scores again from beyond the arc in this introspective tale." Faith Wish "A disturbing and troubling account of the predatory religious fringe."

Loopey to Beau: A Troubled Author's Journey with Dogs

Page Publishing

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