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A rustic New Hampshire inn is the setting for this hilarious look back at a young boy's life. The stories sound unbelievable but they're all true and are a result of what happens when a family opens its home to strangers, known affectionately as summer people.

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Kale has compiled the best Virginia Christmas stories and traditions, from wartime and peace, from times of need and times of feasting and merriment, into one handsome volume. These stories and traditions will be familiar to some, but others are known only regionally.

This book is about a dance band in Hampton Roads, Virginia, a modern Big Band called the Sound Of Swing, and the many, many "sidemen" who have kept the group vital for more than 30 years. Part love story, part history of the local music business, part monkeyshines, it was written to celebrate all the swinging characters who play a part in American popular music culture and make it sound so good!

This thoughtful novella explores classic issues, including the sensual awakening of a mature women, her experience with Jewish displaced relatives as a basis for her spiritual strength, and a moral crisis. "Carlisle Way" is a first novel with heart, history, and a surprisingly candid approach to religious conversion.

This newly discovered trove of letters home by Louisiana-born Paul Mimms Potts, Jr., written while he was in Europe during World War I, are naturally full of love and longing. But additionally, this V.M.I-educated young aviator describes in detail his education and development as a flyerNa narrative which parallels the rapidly evolving aviation experiment by the U.S. Air Service.

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An illustrated history of Norfolk's landmark Episcopal church, Christ & St. Luke's. It includes the church's colonial history and images of earlier buildings that served the changing congregation. The grandeur and dignity of the present-day church are matched by the liveliness and intelligence of its people, and the spirit of the community.

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An insightful and personal memoir that shares not only the technical aspects of naval service, but also the joys and sorrows, the separations, fears, sacrifices, and the heady feelings of a job well done. Hal Sacks ("Captain Hal" to those of us who served under his command) tells his terrific story beginnning with Officer Candidate School and Korea in 1953, going on to Vietnam in 1968 and beyond. A fabulous read - for lovers of great storytell...

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Hal Sacks, 30-year Book Review Editor for the biweekly Jewish News of Southeastern Virginia, has penned reviews on books with themes of politics, history, Israel and the Holocaust that are enlightening, comprehensive and, best of all, understandable. His reviews of memoirs and biographies manage to vividly portray the subjects' lives. And Hal knows his way around the kitchen, so his takes on cookbooks are written from a cook's perspective! Whe...

The story of Dr. Mason Andrews and a remarkable group of citizen visionaries whose efforts led to the establishment of an accredited school of medicine in Norfolk, Virginia.

Howard explains "The Four Controls of Business Leadership" while providing a peek inside a few industry-leading but seldom-featured companies, including Kohler Company, Pella Windows and Doors, and Master Lock Company.