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Setting out on his boat to deliver a huckleberry pie to his granny, young Joshua is astonished when a mob of crabs raids the boat and steals the tasty fare, and he becomes equally frustrated when no one believes his story. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Mark Childress (born 1957, Monroeville, Alabama) is an American novelist. He has written A World Made of Fire, V for Victor, Tender, Crazy in Alabama, Gone for Good, and One Mississippi. Childress grew up in Ohio, Indiana, Mississippi, and Louisiana. After graduation from The University of Alabama in 1978, Childress was a reporter for The Birmingham News, Features Editor of Southern Living magazine, and Regional Editor of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ... Read more

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Chapters: Truman Capote, Harper Lee, Marie Rudisill, Mark Childress, Cynthia Tucker, Fannie E. Motley, Marsha Barbour. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 49. 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: Truman Capote (pronounced ; September 30, 1924 August 25, 1984) was an American author, many of whose short stories, novels, plays and nonfiction are recognized literary classics, including the novella Breakfast at Tiffany's (1958) and In Cold Blood (1965), which he labeled a "nonfiction novel." At least 20 films and television dramas have been produced from Capote novels, stories and screenplays. Capote rose above a childhood troubled by divorce, a long absence from his mother and multiple migrations. He discovered his calling by the age of eleven, and for the rest of his childhood he honed his writing ability. Capote began his professional career writing short stories. The critical success of one story, "Miriam" (1945), attracted the attention of Random House publisher Bennett Cerf, resulting in a contract to write Other Voices, Other Rooms (1948). Capote earned the most fame with In Cold Blood (1965), a journalistic work about the murder of a Kansas farm family in their home, a book Capote spent four years writing. A milestone in popular culture, it was the peak of his career, although it was not his final book. In the 1970s, he maintained his celebrity status by appearing on television talk shows. Born Truman Streckfus Persons in New Orleans, Louisiana, the son of 17-year-old Lillie Mae Faulk and salesman Archulus Persons. His parents divorced when he was four, and he was sent to Monroeville, Alabama, where, for the following four to five years, he was raised by his mother's relatives. He formed a fast bond with his mother's distant relative, Nanny Rumbley Faulk, whom Truman called "Sook". "H...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=155736 ... Read more

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Chapters: Mark Madsen, Josh Childress, Brevin Knight, Robin Lopez, Jason Collins, Casey Jacobsen, Jarron Collins, Jim Pollard, Brook Lopez, Evan Moore, George Yardley, Johnny Rogers, Andrew Vlahov, John Paye, Howie Dallmar, Curtis Borchardt, Eric Reveno, Hank Luisetti, Wolfe Perry, Rich Kelley, Ron Tomsic, Todd Lichti, Adam Keefe, John Arrillaga, Erwin Righter, Art Harris, Tim Young, Arthur Lee, Bill Cowden, Paul Neumann, Forddy Anderson, Jim Walsh, Taj Finger, Mike Bratz, Greg Butler, Howard Wright, Ryan Mendez, Bob Bedell. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 116. 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: Joshua ("Josh") Malik Childress (born June 20, 1983 in Harbor City, California) is an American professional basketball player. He currently plays with the pro club Olympiacos Piraeus in the Greek A1 League and the Euroleague. Childress attended Mayfair High School in Lakewood, California. Besides playing basketball in high school and being named a McDonald's High School All-American, he also played volleyball during his senior year. He led his high school volleyball team, the Monsoons, to an undefeated record and he was voted to the All-League volleyball team. Childress then played three seasons of college basketball with Stanford, where he was named an AP First Team All American, an All-American Consensus Second Team member, the Pac 10 Conference Player of the Year, and the Pac-10 Conference Tournament MVP as a junior in 2004. He then declared for the 2004 NBA Draft and was a first-round pick, number six overall, the highest a Stanford player has ever been drafted. During the 2004-05 NBA season, Childress emerged as one of two promising rookie talents for the Atlanta Hawks, along with Josh Smith; as the season went on, the two showed improved play, minutes, and production. Childress ranked...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1346813 ... Read more