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Chapters: People From Portales, New Mexico, Jack Williamson, Ronny Cox, Ed Foreman, Addie Peed Swearingen, Ned Sublette, Cody Ross, Michael Blake, Danny Leary. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 40. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt:Addie Peed Swearingen Addie Peed Swearingen (May 25, 1904 June 18, 2008) was a former beautician who became a philanthropist to Eastern New Mexico University in Portales , New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell and Lubbock Christian University in Lubbock, Texas . Swearingen and her husband, William "Hub" Swearingen (died 1975), became wealthy through purchasing land and mineral rights, mostly in Eddy County in eastern New Mexico . When petroleum and natural gas deposits were discovered on Swearingen lands, the income produced enabled Swearingen to become a benefactor of various causes. Swearingen was born in Leon County near Centerville in East Texas to John Oscar Peed (1883-1965) and the former Mary Lee Rodgers (1885-1980). The Peeds settled in the town of Elida in Roosevelt County , where Addie attended several rural schools and completed high school . She attended beauty school in Roswell and worked for twenty-eight years as a beautician in Santa Fe , thirteen of those years at the La Fonda Hotel. She returned to Elida in 1960 and lived with her mother until the family ranch was sold in 1979. She then settled in nearby Portales, the seat of Roosevelt County. Swearingen endowed scholarships to support students at Eastern New Mexico University in the fields of nursing , the fine arts , accounting , and other academic programs. She donated funds for the ENMU pipe organ and displayed her own art collection there, including paintings by Peter Hurd . In 1983, she received the ENMU Alumni Association's Distinguished Service Award. She was again recognized as the ENMU Foundation's Philanthropi... ... Read more

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This is the second edition of Waiting For The Mothership. In this edition the original paperpack is edited, expanded, and illustrated. Waiting For The Mothership is the story of a cynical and bitter man who is convinced that someone, out there, will be coming to liberate him from a harsh and pitiless world. Written in the first person, present tense, you read the story as if you are hearing his thoughts. Often the character seems to be preaching, while other times he seems to simply ramble. As the story progresses you begin to wonder, along with the main character, what is real and what is delusion. It is a story of abandonment, adventure, and the struggle with the paradoxes of humanity. In the end, it seems that it is the delusions that reveal to him the true meaning of life and the error of his ways. Or does it? ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Car is a 1977 thriller/horror film directed by Elliot Silverstein and written by Michael Butler, Dennis Shryack and Lane Slate. It starred James Brolin, Kathleen Lloyd, John Marley, and Ronny Cox. The story is about a mysterious car which goes on a murderous rampage, terrorizing a small town.The movie was produced and distributed by Universal Studios, and was influenced by numerous "road movies" of the 1970s including Steven Spielberg's 1971 thriller Duel and Roger Corman's Death Race 2000 (from 1975). It has also been compared to Spielberg's Jaws, with a car replacing the shark. The film is memorable for its sound effects, most notably the terrifying horn blast the car makes when claiming a victim. Another unusual feature is that there are brief portions in which characters speak Navajo. ... Read more

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Chapters: John Denver, Randy Castillo, Robert Mirabal, Ronny Cox, Lynette Diaz, Sonny Throckmorton, Seann Scott, Nacio Herb Brown, Kenny Dale, Stacy Dean Campbell. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 57. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: John Denver (December 31, 1943 October 12, 1997), born Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr., was an American singer-songwriter, actor, activist, and poet. One of the most popular acoustic artists of the 1970s in terms of record sales, Denver recorded and released around 300 songs, of which about 200 were composed by him. He was named Poet Laureate of Colorado in 1977. Songs such as "Leaving on a Jet Plane", "Take Me Home, Country Roads", "Rocky Mountain High", "Sunshine on My Shoulders", "Thank God I'm a Country Boy", "Annie's Song" and "Calypso" attained worldwide popularity. Denver has been referred to as "The Poet for the Planet", "Mother Nature's Son", and "A Song's Best Friend". Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr., was born in Roswell, New Mexico, to Erma Louise Swope and Henry John Deutschendorf, Sr., an Air Force officer and flight instructor of German ancestry. In his autobiography, Take Me Home, Denver described his life as the eldest son of a family shaped by a stern father who could never show his love for his children. Denver's mother's family was Irish and German Catholic, and it was they who imbued Denver with a love of music. Because Denver's father was in the military, the family moved often, making it difficult for young John to make friends and fit in with people of his own age. Constantly being the new kid was agony for the introverted youngster, and he grew up always feeling as if he should be somewhere else, but never knowing where that "right" place was. While living in Tucson, Denver was a member of the Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus for two years...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=58586 ... Read more

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The time: 1931. The place: the golf links at Krewe Island off Savannah's windswept Atlantic shore. The event: a once-in-a-lifetime 36-hole match...in which the stakes are higher than anyone imagined.

In Steven Pressfield's richly imagined, vividly detailed story, golf legends Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen are joined by a local unsung opponent, the troubled war hero Rannulph Junah. Played above raging Atlantic surf and under gathering storm clouds, their match is thrilling competition. But the key to the outcome lies with Bagger Vance, a caddie who carries the secret of the Authentic Swing. His mysterious powers guide the play and leave a lasting imprint on the lives he touches that day and in years to come.

A sports fable worthy of comparison to The Natural, The Legend Bagger Vance reveals that, in life as well as golf, the real battle is not with outside opponents but with oneself. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (99)

The Legend of Bagger Vance
The book was Ok, but this is the one time I enjoyed the movie better.

UUUHH???--I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN A MULLIGAN
NO-NO-NO---I DIDN'T LIKE IT AT ALL---
IF I WAS GOING TO READ (AND I HAVE) A FICTIONAL GOLF BOOK---
""FOLLOW THE WIND""BY BO LINKS IS THE BOOK.

As expected
Exactly what i expected for a low-priced book: soft cover, thin pages, nice font, boldy print.
252 pages to read at the beach. Very nice book. I might buy a more expensive copy too.

Shipped in just three days in Greece (using the expensive courier)

Totally suggested.

Inspirational and uplifting
I haven't played golf in years but my Grandmother gave me this book as a gift and I'm ready to dust the cob webs off my clubs and my swing and start playing again after reading this book. Steven Pressfield shows his diversity and creativity as an author with this inspirational story. A great and easy read that I breezed through, loved it!

Not what was promised - and no reply to complaint
The book.... is a great read! Love it.... the company that sent it to me after I purchased it, sent me a book with unevenly cut pages. Did not respond to me email about replacing the item, and I will never buy from them again. Period! ... Read more