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Chance of Precipitation
Price range: $3.99 through $21.99After 22 years as a college coach, a new athletic director and a restless alumni group has Randy Albertson ready for a change. His best friend, Adam Chadwick, has a successful car dealership in another state and Randy makes the jump, but not with the backing of his family he soon realizes.
After a promising start a series of calamities befall Adam and Randy is swept up in the tide. After Adam is arrested and charged with fraud, Randy is all that is left to run the lot. The bad press from the charges and the recession cause car sales to lag severely and Randy soon loses everything, including his family.
With everything and everyone gone, Randy finally faces his problems and struggles forward to get back on his feet with the help of his best friend, an old acquittance, and the hope of getting his lost family back.
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The Road from Money: The Journey Continues Part 2 (1937 – 1955)
Price range: $3.99 through $16.99The Road from Money, the Journey Continues (Part 2) 1937 – 1955, Estella arrives in Chicago from Money, Mississippi, during the Great Migration north for millions of African Americans. She leaves behind the Jim Crow South and the cotton fields to the promise of a better life in the north. Seeing the vast difference between a big city and a small rural town, Estella finds it both exciting and challenging. With her family’s help, she settles in to find new friends, romance, and employment during World War II. She soon realizes that racism is not just in the South; it exists everywhere. Like thousands before her migrating north, her strength of character and perseverance paves the way for her success and enduring spirit. Set in the backdrop of Chicago’s Bronzeville community, the Harlem of Chicago, the reader will feel the beat of the city’s nightclubs on South Park Avenue, the sound of church choirs, the dangers of a big city, and the emotions of a nation at war. Estella experiences a new world with the coming of the television age and the beginning of the civil rights movement. She and her family find love, discrimination, and opportunities. They live and work together to overcome the obstacles placed before them.
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The Lost Horse
Price range: $3.99 through $15.99Jenny Longworth’s recent marriage to widower David Perry is tested on multiple fronts. Despite her efforts to adapt to living in Europe, she experiences increasing bouts of homesickness.
Beyond the continuing challenge of adjusting to a new country and a new language, Jenny must define her role as stepmother to two young adults. Jenny suspects David’s son Marc has a drug addiction, but David defends Marc’s behavior as a “passing phase.” When his daughter Delphine gets into financial difficulty, David’s protective instincts run counter to Jenny’s views on accountability.
As David and Jenny struggle to negotiate their differences, their challenge is heightened by David’s retirement and financial pressures of their own, leading them to consider repatriating to the US. In this sequel to Judge Not, author Lee Lowry completes her trilogy of mid-life love and second marriage with an intimate account of the give and take essential to a healthy relationship.
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Cowboys and Samurai: Myths and Realities
Price range: $3.99 through $13.99Myths exist in every society. They can be used for positive purposes, such as solidifying national identity, ensuring political stability and promoting national pride. On the other hand, they can be used for nefarious purposes, such as justifying expansionism at the expense of other nations. When we examine the myths surrounding the cowboys and the samurai, we learn how the myths originated and how they evolved over the years. Comparing the myths with realities, we learn about the conditions and the circumstances involved and we gain an understanding of what the real cowboy and samurai were really like. When you hear the names John Wayne and Roy Rogers, what image of the cowboy do you have? What image of the samurai do you take away when you read the book Shogun or see the movie or the TV series of the same title? These questions are poised and discussed in this book. The book ends with a discussion of the roles played by the cowboy and samurai myths in contemporary America and Japan.