Time often slows and even stops in the small town of Cottage Park, Iowa. In fact, time is best measured not by the hands of a clock but by the innings of a baseball game. Praying and playing baseball are two of the town's primary activities. Actually, they are one in the same in a town where baseball is a religion. Still, time does eventually flow on. Much like the Des Moines River just outside Cottage Park, time leads to the site of the 1974 Iowa high school baseball tournament. Cottage Park's Holy Trinity High School has never won the Finals. The team's three elderly coaches vow to at last anoint themselves champions before they retire. For the players, the road to the Finals is a confirmation by fire--a rite of passage before they must face adulthood. Fathers, sons, and the holy ghosts of baseball join together in the quest for the Finals. Along this journey, young and old alike ultimately learn you must sacrifice before you can gain and sometimes you must lose before you can win.

Mai Cee was born into a strict culture, birthed in a refugee camp, and brought to the United States of America at a young age. She is a perfectionist. She works hard at school and in her family's home. With excellent grades, she has her mind set on pursuing a prestigious university education. Mai Cee wants to correct the imperfections of her roots and go far away to study, to carve out a new destiny of adventure and success. When Mai Cee least expects it, true love crosses her path. She falls head over heels for a charming American soldier - a hero who has come to rescue her from her dull, senseless, and conflicting Hmong life. But this amazing lover has other secrets in store, secrets that may destroy everything Mai Cee has worked for including her goal of forever trying to please her father. The Fifth Wife: A Memoir of Hope, Love, and Faith is a compelling story about the pursuit of excellence and honor, a daring undertaking to find true love, and a willingness to make new meanings. Follow Mai Cee's story to understand the consequences of grief and despair; the power of faith and forgiveness; and the bliss of rediscovering purpose.

Aspiring to be the fastest sprinter on his elite middle school's track team, gifted runner Ghost finds his goal challenged by a tragic past with a violent father.

Even beginners can unlock the power of the subconscious mind and access the full potential of dream manifestation with this psychic powers book! "Will dreams come true in real life?" "Can dreams predict the future?" "How do dreams work?" "Are dreams subconscious?" Dreams have been a wonder to humanity since time immemorial, and undoubtedly, they are far more than just sleep-time entertainment – they hold the key to unlocking your psychic abilities and can be the solution to anything. The dream world islimitless. Here, we can fly, walk through walls, see people's thoughts, and travel through oceans and dimensions within a snap. Equally, in this world, we can: influence our thoughts, health, relationships, careers, and virtually any aspect of our lives. Wondering how? Psychic Dreamology by Anthony Norvell holds the answers. In this psychic development book, you will: Master the art of using your dreams to manifest and make them work in your favor Understand the universal language of dreams, discover spiritual awakening techniques, and how to interpret dreams and their symbols to get guidance for your life and choices Explore how dreams can send messages for creative expression and help you build a new, empowered self-image, free from guilt and inferiority Uncover the ways clairvoyant dreams can protect you from harm, sickness, and tragedy while also guiding you toward miraculous healing Learn how daydreams, psychic somnambulism, and dream hypnosis can shape your life, influence others, and even lead to financial success Explore the mystical world of astral projection, the ultimate dream experience, and learn how to interpret dream symbols to unlock the full potential of your subconscious mind …and much more! Dreams are gifts for the human soul, and a bridge to our extrasensory perception and higher consciousness. Grab this book now to learn how to use them to their full advantage!

Naming the Father is a collection of essays on the subject of fatherhood: its enduring power, its secret ruses, its unsettling provocations. Despite the considerable critical attention devoted to motherhood in literature-and despite the late-twentieth-century focus on patriarchy-there is surprisingly no comparable collection on fatherhood. This volume was born of the conclusion that critics of modern and contemporary literature may comprehend the father too little for presuming to have comprehended patriarchy so much. Naming the Father begins with a series of nonfiction essays that attempts to locate the missing father in the individual experiences of three scholars at various stages of their careers. The following thematically grouped sections recover and discuss fatherhood in fields ranging from Caribbean fiction to African American drama and in the work of authors as diverse as Rebecca West, Anzia Yezierska, William Burroughs, and Stephen Wright, as well as Henry James and James Joyce. A variety of critical approaches, from biographical to deconstructive, activate and engage with the cultural, national, and global implications of fatherhood for the family and for the future of literary studies. Scholars and students of contemporary literature, cultural studies, and gender studies will find this book a fascinating and invaluable collection.

In this updated edition of his acclaimed and award-winning study, Stephen Bourne takes a personal look at the history of black people in popular British film and television. He documents, from original research and interviews, the experiences and representations which have been ignored in previous media books about people of African descent. There are chapters about Paul Robeson, Newton I. Aduaka, soap operas and much more - as well as several useful appendices and suggestions for further reading.

In this updated edition of Stephen Bourne's acclaimed and award-winning study, the author takes a personal look at the history of black people in popular British film and television. He documents, from original research and interviews, experiences and representations which have been ignored in previous media books about people of African descent. There are chapters about Paul Robeson, silent films, soap operas and much more--as well as several useful appendices including award winners and suggestions for further reading.