"It sounded at first like something out of an old horror movie. I thought maybe someone was just playing around, but then I heard it again and again, a loud piercing cry, and less like Hollywood every time. The windows were down in my police cruiser on that warm fall day, but I still couldn't tell where the sounds came from. I began looking around for the unlikely sight of someone being disemboweled in a mall parking lot on a Saturday afternoon. Seeing nothing, and still hearing the screams, I called in a 'disturbance.' Around the next corner I found the source of the commotion." So begins Greg Lucas' captivating account of life as a husband, a police officer, and Jake's dad. Jake Lucas, the first of four children, lives with severe physical and mental challenges. Caring for him each day is an ordeal few of us can imagine, and this story of Jake's first 17 years is not one you will soon forget. But the remarkable thing is how the whole narrative is saturated with wonder at the grace and goodness of God, who brings hope and promise through his Son into the darkest of circumstances. In this book, we see that Jake's problems are our problems, only bigger, and the challenges of caring for him carry profound lessons about God's care for us. Wrestling with an Angel is about tragedy and laughter and pain and joy. It is about faith and grace and endurance and God's unfailing, loving wisdom daily being worked out in each of our lives, whatever the nature or extent of our difficulties. Here is a book that may explain faith to you in ways you never quite grasped, through a life few of us can relate to. When it is all done, we come away better able to live as Christ calls us to live.

Wrestling with an Angel: A Story of Love, Disability and the Lessons of Grace

Biographies & Memoirs

Lucas, Greg

Community & Culture

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Baseball fans everywhere will enjoy a new perspective on the game with this collection of stories which span the history of the game. From the author himself: Throughout my baseball announcing career I collected an enormous amount of written material on the game including a personal library of more than 400 volumes on baseball. But I had never seen one book easy to read and easy to use that had everything. This book comes very close. Its not a record book full of stats. It is a book that traces the beginnings of baseball while also bringing to light some of the background stories along with baseball's unusual feats and firsts. I have included a few personal memories from my life and the game, too. Everything from where the game has been played on the major league level to the top stars from the Negro leagues and minor leagues are remembered. In my opinion it is a book perfect for the long time baseball fan to the newcomer to the game. It should be on every fan's book shelf. I know if the same book had been written by someone else in the past it would have been on mine for years.

Baseball: It's More Than Just a Game

Sports & Outdoors

Baseball

Chart House Press

The Houston Astros went 50 years without a Hall of Fame inductee until Craig Biggio became their first, followed two years later by Jeff Bagwell, arguably the two most influential and memorable players in Astro history. They helped lead the team to their first ever, and only, World Series game. Both spent their entire careers with the team and had amazing batting statistics that would make them memorable on any team. To the Houston Astros, though, they weren't just memorable, they were part of the Killer B's, a group of players that all had last names beginning with B that helped make the Astros famous in Texas.
 The author explores both Biggio and Bagwell's legacies with stories from the stands, teammates, his own announcing days, and the players themselves. The book chronicles the two men as they traveled with the team and made Houston history.

Houston to Cooperstown: The Houston Astros' Biggio and Bagwell Years

Blue River Press

Astro Legends is designed with the fan in mind, giving them an inside look into their favorite sports team franchise. The book focuses on the team and history, breaking down the barrier between the field and the stands to let fans in on the moments, players, and personalities that make up the team mythology, for better or worse. Some of the story themes include key player profiles and memorable moments; curses, folklore, and superstitions; stadiums, scandals, and politics; fan stories; oddities; play-off and World Series appearances; major trades; influential draft day picks; management milestones; and many more! Astro Legends tells the tale of the momentous trade for Jeff Bagwell, Craig Biggio s famous 3000th hit, the 8th wonder of the world, and much more. Think you know everything there is to know about the Houston Astros? Think again! With 256 pages packed with Astro stories, facts, and trivia, there s bound to be something to surprise even the most dedicated Astro fan. Greg Lucas, dedicated Houston baseball announcer, has compiled together all of the most pivotal and influential moments, players, and personalities to hit Houston and placed them in this indispensable book. Nobody can claim to be an Astro fan without having first read Astro Legends!

Astro Legends: Pivotal Moments, Players, and Personalities

Regional U.S.

Blue River Pr

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