Set in the world of minor league baseball in the 1950s, this imaginative retelling of the Snow White story follows eleven-year-old orphan Whitney Snow as she tries to escape from her villainous aunt who is bent on stealing her inheritance. On the road, Whitney encounters a scruffy minor league baseball team that adopts her as their unofficial team mascot. With the help of these good-hearted players, Whitney learns how to handle the curveballs that life has thrown at her. It's a nostalgic and … [Read more...] about A Diamond in the Rough by Rich Fogel
Interview with Author – Rich Fogel
About Rich Fogel: Emmy Award-winning writer/producer Rich Fogel has worked in television animation for over 30 years. He has written for many popular shows, including The Smurfs, The Flintstones, Muppet Babies, Pinky & the Brain, The New Superman/Batman Adventures, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Transformers: Animated. Over the years, Rich’s writing has won many honors, including two Emmy Awards, a Prism Award and a Genesis Award. In 2005, he was also nominated for a Writers Guild Award … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Rich Fogel
True Blue Forever by Joyce Scarbrough
"Someday, she'll be my girl." At the fifth grade honors program, three eleven-year-old boys are captivated by a brilliant little red-haired girl named Jeana Russell as she recites the poem she wrote. They know this girl is special, and each boy secretly vows to win her heart. As these four unconventional teenagers grow up together on the Alabama Gulf Coast in the late 1970s, they are bound to each other by relationships as volatile as they are complex. Which boy will end up breaking Jeana's … [Read more...] about True Blue Forever by Joyce Scarbrough
Interview with Author – Tom Canan
About Tom Canan: Tom Canan was born and grew up in the small town of Kimberly, Wisconsin. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire and the University of Minnesota Law School. He is a former small business owner and currently works as legal counsel for Olmsted County, Minnesota. He is married to Elizabeth and is the father of Katherine and Will Canan. Will was diagnosed with a brain tumor at the age of 6 in 2004. He bravely battled cancer for over 8 years before he left us … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Tom Canan
Cat Whiskers and Talking Furniture: A Memoir of Radio and Television Broadcasting by John Rayburn
Award winning journalist John Rayburn covered major news and sporting events for more than 60 years on radio and television. He offers here a witty and warm-hearted account of historic developments in seven decades of broadcasting, including recollections of Edward R. Murrow’s live broadcasts from London in World War II, the heyday of Little Orphan Annie and her secret decoder badges, and the early days of live (and sometimes flub-filled) television broadcasts. Using an extensive on-air … [Read more...] about Cat Whiskers and Talking Furniture: A Memoir of Radio and Television Broadcasting by John Rayburn
Interview with Author – Ross McDonald @19rosco71
Author Bio: I am a 40 something kid who still likes to play video games and is blessed/cursed with a sarcastic sense of humour along with a vivid imagination. My hobbies also include long walks,reading,going to the movies and watching most of the major sports. I live in Australia on the beautiful Gold Coast and overlook the ocean from work. What inspires you to write? I like to imagine different scenarios unfolding in my head as I find myself daydreaming a lot in my spare … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Ross McDonald @19rosco71
Escaping Fate’s Abyss by Ross McDonald @19rosco71
Dean Helmsley is a hero that the world believes to be deceased. But instead of the afterlife,the twentysomething man has undergone experimental and been given a new face along with a new identity. Even though he has moved on from Boston to St. Louis to start a new life,the scars of Dean’s past still plague him on a daily basis. This is because Dean-apart from inheriting a once in a lifetime sporting talent-was born with a rare facial defect that lead to him being shunned by his own … [Read more...] about Escaping Fate’s Abyss by Ross McDonald @19rosco71
How To Make All-Stars: The Secrets and Techniques That Will Help You Make the Team [Kindle Edition] by Andy Collins
This book is bargain priced from 03/30/2014 until 03/31/2020 Hey kids, do you want to know how to make all-stars for your baseball league? Or parents, do you feel like the coaches keep passing your child up? Well no more! Or coaches, want drills and ways to motivate your players to get better? Coach Andy Collins is going to tell you everything he knows from his 35 years of youth and adult coaching and watching what works and what doesn't work. It's chock-full of ideas in 86 … [Read more...] about How To Make All-Stars: The Secrets and Techniques That Will Help You Make the Team [Kindle Edition] by Andy Collins
