$38.95 retail. MEET THE MOST INTERESTING PEOPLE IN THE WORLD!The Richmond Forum is likely the premier speaker series in the U.S., with a roster of Who's Who speakers: George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, the leaders of most major countries-plus a staggering array of celebrities, journalists, scientists, thinkers, and even athletes. For "The Forum Files," award-winning author Ray McAllister rummaged through more than a half-century of files and meeting minutes, scoured more than 150 years of newspaper articles, and interviewed scores of Richmonders and Forum speakers to unearth the history and behind-the-scenes stories. Some of the fascinating behind-the-scenes stories in this coffee-table book, lavishly illustrated with 200 photographs:* Former Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev drove his Secret Service detail batty, repeatedly ordering his car stopped so he could jump out and meet ordinary Richmonders. * Famed director Steven Spielberg doesn't accept speaking invitations-but he made an exception for a fascinating evening in Richmond. * Archbishop Desmond Tutu sneaked away privately before his speech-to visit the statue of his late friend, Arthur Ashe, Jr. * Baseball superstar Cal Ripken, Jr., meeting with three young players, couldn't have known one would become a football superstar. That fourteen-year-old, Russell Wilson, himself agreed to appear at The Forum twelve years later. * Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice delivered both a foreign policy speech . . . and a surprise virtuoso piano performance. * B.B. King was expected to give a talk, instead, he let Lucille do most of the talking. He drew a standing ovation- and insisted on receiving his very large payment in cash. "The Forum Files" should be on the must-read list-and the coffee table-of anyone who loves the inspiring pairing of big names and big ideas.

THE FORUM FILES The Stories Behind the Richmond Forum by Ray McAllister

History

McAllister, Ray

Americas

The Richmond Forum

A fond look at the small-town charm and intriguing history of North Carolina's Topsail Island.

Topsail Island: Mayberry by the Sea

John F Blair Pub

Soon after crossing the drawbridge from the mainland, you'll reach a fork in the road and face your first decision at Wrightsville Beach. Bearing left will take you to the famous Johnnie Mercer's Fishing Pier and near the site where a giant sperm whale named Trouble once washed ashore and refused to leave. Bearing right will take you to the classic downtown and points south, including the Coast Guard station and the site of the late, great Lumina Pavilion. Either way, you can't go wrong. Wrightsville Beach is Ray McAllister's homage to a special place, a book that captures not only Wrightsville's history but also its heart. Unlike most of the North Carolina coast, Wrightsville had a sizable population base, thanks to nearby Wilmington. Development didn't begin early here, but once it started, it came hard and fast. By the early 20th century, Wrightsville was beckoning family vacationers to its simple beach cottages and day-trippers to its dance floors, cinemas, and sundry amusements. Through all the changes, Wrightsville has never forgotten the hospitality that made it such a destination in the first place. Just ask the airplane full of Pennsylvanians who fled here to escape one of America's first manmade disasters. Or the thousands who continue to come for happier reasons today.

Wrightsville Beach: The Luminous Island, 1st Edition

Blair

In Hatteras Island: Keeper of the Outer Banks, award-winning coastal writer Ray McAllister returns to the site of his family's annual vacations a quarter-century ago. Much has changed on Hatteras. But even more has not. Elsewhere, fast-food restaurants, strip malls, and beach-dominating duplexes have overcome resort islands. But the storm-buffeted Hatteras has kept its soul.
 Hatteras Island also includes stories of fishermen, tourists, surfers, beachgoers, historians, and Hatteras families who have lived here for generations and others who hold dear this island constantly being redefined by wind and wave.

Hatteras Island: Keeper of the Outer Banks

This book is a detailed theological analysis of blindness in the Hebrew Bible. It explores blindness in the context of religion, law codes, theodicy, social justice, and healing. McAllister first considers the wider context of ancient Near Eastern cultures before analyzing various words for blindness found in the Hebrew Bible. The focus then shifts to examining blindness in various blocks of material, in the Law, the Prophets, and the Writings, before synthesizing the findings. This book is excellent for scholars and students interested in better understanding disability in the context of the Bible and the ancient Near East.

And Their Eyes Were Opened: A Theological Analysis of Blindness in the Hebrew Scriptures

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Pickwick Publications

Reflections: Objects in mirror appear backwards, but maybe it's me

Reflections: Objects in mirror appear backwards, but maybe it's me

Thought & Action, Inc

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THE FORUM FILES The Stories Behind the Richmond Forum by Ray McAllister

Topsail Island: Mayberry by the Sea

Topsail Island: Mayberry by the Sea

Wrightsville Beach: The Luminous Island, 1st Edition

Hatteras Island: Keeper of the Outer Banks

And Their Eyes Were Opened: A Theological Analysis of Blindness in the Hebrew Scriptures

Reflections: Objects in mirror appear backwards, but maybe it's me