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Condor dreams & other fictions

Condor dreams & other fictions

Gerald W Haslam

In this collection of twenty-five short stories, Gerald Haslam explores the rural areas and small towns of his native region - California's Great Central Valley.
The great Tejon Club jubilee: stories

The great Tejon Club jubilee: stories

Gerald W. Haslam

In the tradition of Mark Twain and Will Rogers, Gerald Haslam's redoubtable Tejon-Club Gang returns the tall-tale and the bumpkin-humor traditions to their proper places in American letters...wherever that is!
Many Californias: Literature from the Golden State

Many Californias: Literature from the Golden State

Gerald W. Haslam

Haslam divides the state into five regions, selecting prose and poetry from each that reflects their history, terrain, and culture.
Haslam's Valley

Haslam's Valley

Gerald W. Haslam

A collection of essays that explore the diversity of the Central Valley of California features stories that illustrate both natives and immigrants, racism, environmental issues, and a new social class he calls "downwardly mobile.
That Constant Coyote: California Stories

That Constant Coyote: California Stories

Gerald W. Haslam

Stories of quintessential California working people who struggle to make a living
Coming of Age in California: Personal Essays

Coming of Age in California: Personal Essays

Gerald W. Haslam

These essays explore actual people and places as they influenced this popular California writer.
David Ferrie: Mafia Pilot, Participant in Anti-Castro ...

David Ferrie: Mafia Pilot, Participant in Anti-Castro ...

Judyth V. Baker

8See Edward T. Haslam's book Dr. Mary's Monkey (TrineDay, 2007, 2014) for full details about these important files, and how Haslam discovered what happened to them after the Kennedy assassination. 9J. Edgar Hoover's phone logs were ...
Sinister Forces—The Nine: A Grimoire of American Political ...

Sinister Forces—The Nine: A Grimoire of American Political ...

Peter Levenda

Judyth Vary Baker is a teacher, and artist. Edward T. Haslam is the author of Dr. Mary's Monkey. Hardcover • ISBN 9780979988677• 623 Pages The Franklin Scandal A Story of Powerbrokers, Child Abuse &. Foreword by Edward T. Haslam  ...
Manuel and the Madman

Manuel and the Madman

Gerald W. Haslam

With the encouragement of his aging neighbor, "the Madman," Manuel, half-Anglo and half-Hispanic, faces the challenges of entering junior high school and comes to value his mixed heritage.
Workin' Man Blues: Country Music in California

Workin' Man Blues: Country Music in California

Gerald W. Haslam

California has been a fertile ground for country music since the 1920s, nurturing a multitude of musical talent. This text is an astute and affectionate homage to California's unique place in the history of country music.
Touch and Go: Easyread Comfort Edition

Touch and Go: Easyread Comfort Edition

D. H. Lawrence

ANABEL (after a pause): Answer them, Gerald. What's the use of prolonging this? GERALD: I've nothing to answer. VOICES: Nothing to answer – Gerald, darling – Gerald, duckie – oh, lovey-dovey – I've nothing to answer – no, by God – no, ...
The Great Central Valley: California's Heartland

The Great Central Valley: California's Heartland

Stephen Johnson

This marvelously evocative book by Stephen Johnson, Gerald Haslam, and Robert Dawson--all natives of the Great Central Valley of California--is the first to explore in detail the rich natural and social history of the state's agricultural ...
Descendants of Jacob Dyck and Elisabeth Jaeger: Kronsthal, ...

Descendants of Jacob Dyck and Elisabeth Jaeger: Kronsthal, ...

Joyce Stevenson Elias

V Darleen [Marshall] and 1. Gerald Morgan and 2. William Haynes Darleen met, and married Gerald D. Morgan, in Victoria, BC. Gerald, born June 30, 1934, was in the Navy. They were married in Victoria on Dec. 17, 1955. Gerald died in Sum-  ...
Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

Daniele Della Rocca

... DEATH AT APPLEDORE TOWERS di Gerald Lientz, THE CROWN VERSUS DOCTOR WATSON di Gerald Lientz, THE DYNAMITERS di Milt Creighton, THE HONOUR OF THE YORKSHIRE LIGHT ARTILLERY di Gerald Lientz, THE ROYAL ...
The Convergence of Theology: A Festschrift Honoring Gerald ...

The Convergence of Theology: A Festschrift Honoring Gerald ...

Gerald O'Collins

This work contains twenty-one essays written in honor of Gerald O'Collins, SJ, and includes contributions in the areas of New Testament studies, Catholic theology, spirituality and fundamental theology and resurrection and christology.
Understanding and Treating Depressed Adolescents and Their ...

Understanding and Treating Depressed Adolescents and Their ...

Gerald D. Oster

Gerald D. Oster, Janice E. Caro. This book is ... Library of Congress Cataloglng-ln -Publicatlon Data: Oster, Gerald D. Understanding and treating depressed adolescents and their families / Gerald D. Oster, Janice E. Caro. p. cm. — (Wiley ...
The Church Has AIDS: Essays on Sexuality, Sexual ...

The Church Has AIDS: Essays on Sexuality, Sexual ...

Gerald M. Palmer

... leading the way," Gerald Palmer Minister Gerald Palmer is an Associate Minister for Calvary Temple Baptist Church in Kansas City, Missouri, under the leadership of his mentor and Pastor, Rev. Eric D. Williams. Palmer holds both a Bachelor ...
Gerald's Journal: The Life of an Everyday Hero

Gerald's Journal: The Life of an Everyday Hero

David McElhinny

Gerald's thoughts on bullying, inclusion, and friendship make this book a must-read not just for special needs families, but for every person, everywhere.
Culture, Inculturation, and Theologians: A Postmodern Critique

Culture, Inculturation, and Theologians: A Postmodern Critique

Gerald A. Arbuckle

To that end, cultural anthropologist Father Gerald Arbuckle gives us this important volume.
Dr. Mary's Monkey: How the Unsolved Murder of a Doctor, a ...

Dr. Mary's Monkey: How the Unsolved Murder of a Doctor, a ...

Edward T. Haslam

This new edition includes a foreword from author Jim Marr.
Gerald Ratner: The Rise and Fall...and Rise Again

Gerald Ratner: The Rise and Fall...and Rise Again

Gerald Ratner

This is the fi rst time Gerald Ratner has given his side of the story. And what a story it is.
From Chaos To Mission

From Chaos To Mission

Gerald A. Arbuckle

Gerald A. Arbuckle. It is my experience that formation staffs, when consistently placed in impossible situations like the one described above, either resign from this apostolate, psychologically suffer burn-out, or leave the congregation.
Gerald Goldberg: A Tribute

Gerald Goldberg: A Tribute

Dermot Keogh

Recollections from a variety of writers, historians, artists and politicians on the life of the ex-Lord Mayor of Cork, polymath and lawyer Gerald Goldberg.
Following the Way: Jesus, Our Spiritual Director

Following the Way: Jesus, Our Spiritual Director

Gerald O''Collins

World-renowned theologian Gerald O''Collins here shares his first book of popular spirituality, a beautifully written examination of the parables for living them in one''s own life.
Plants

Plants

Andrew Haslam

Introduces basic facts about plants with instructions for related experiments and projects.
The Line of Beauty: Picador Classic

The Line of Beauty: Picador Classic

Alan Hollinghurst

Around her her courtiers started like pheasants. 'Actually what amazes me,' Nick said, 'is the fantastic queenery of the men. The heterosexual queenery.' 'I sort of expect that,' said Catherine. 'You know, having Gerald . . .' 'Darling, Gerald's like ...
Wellington's Engineers: Military Engineering on the ...

Wellington's Engineers: Military Engineering on the ...

Dr. Mark S. Thomson

I would also like to thank serving and retired members of the Corps for their assistance and encouragement, particularly Gerald Napier, Séan Scullion and Martin Stoneham. I first met Gerald Napier when we co-presented a session on the ...
Unravelling

Unravelling

Lindsay Stanberry-Flynn

'Don't let the success go to your head, Gerald, darling!' Gerald put his arm round Vanessa's shoulder and gestured vaguely in the direction of the table. 'Let me introduce you ... that's Freddie, my agent, Felicity, who co-owns the gallery, James ...

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