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The year is 1967 and the world teeters on the brink of nuclear holocaust as the Cold War goes relentlessly on. On a beautiful spring day in the little city of Holloman, Connecticut, chief of detectives Carmine Delmonico walks into the prestigious Chubb University halls to be greeted by a limp corpse clamped in a bear trap, all traces of life drained from it. And this is just the beginning.

This is a story about people: their courage, their hopes, their loves, and of course, their faults and their lies. They are a mixed bunch. You will love some of them and you will hate some of them, but they will all entertain you. The stage is set and the curtain is about to go up, so settle back and enjoy the show.

A heartbreaking novel that offers no easy answers, Give a Boy a Gun addresses the growing problem of school violence. Although it is a work of fiction, it could tragically be the leading nightly news story in any community. After a high school shooting at her alma mater, a college journalism student returns home to interview students, teachers, parents, and friends of the suspects. Intermingled with her interviews are journal entries written by the two troubled boys responsible for the shooting.

From janitor to journalist, Stringer: A Sportswriter's Memoir is the true story of former sports reporter Robert Garrett, who stumbled into his dream job. While cleaning offices at the Tampa Tribune, inspiration strikes him, and he submits a writing sample in the hopes of covering high school football part-time. It works. Robert is hooked on the business from his first game, which was marred by a brawl. Thus begins a seven-year adventure where he writes over 1,200 stories for four publications on everything sports, from shuffleboard to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Do you have a great father? Do you want to be a great father? This book will help you to create a legacy of great fatherhood for your family. Imagine if you could gather a bunch of guys from all walks of life who had a great fathering experience and spend a few hours with them learning about the practical things that their fathers did. That is exactly what More Like the Father will do for you. It will provide you with wisdom from sons of great fathers and set you on a path to build a great fatherhood legacy of your own.