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The Undefeated: The Oklahoma Sooners and the Greatest Winning Streak in College Football Review

The Undefeated: The Oklahoma Sooners and the Greatest Winning Streak in College Football
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Jim Dent's Junction Boys was one of the greatest sports books I ever read, so I couldn't wait for his next one. It's a different kind of story, but this book is wonderful too. Dent knows how to make his characters come alive, from the great coach, Bud Wilkinson, to all those great players, and there were quite a few during the Streak. No, Wilkinson isn't portrayed as a saint here, because he wasn't--he was a human being, and that's how Dent shows him, warts and all. I'd rather read the truth, and if John Herman Bell says "this book is as true as true can be" (that's what he told the Daily Oklahoman), that's good enough for me. The best part of the book is getting to know all those great players, and reading about all those great games they played--and there were some great games. Also, getting behind the scenes is really cool, to see how the players and the coaches prepared (or didn't). There are a lot of funny stories, too. All in all, a great follow-up to the great Junction Boys.

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Smoke and Mirrors Review

Smoke and Mirrors
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This item is being sold illegally, without the consent of the writer. Please do not support a publisher who steals. Don't buy this book.

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When Christian, an American college student on summer break in New York City, meets Monique, his life undergoes a gestalt-like shift, and he knows his life is altered forever. This French-born coquette with a mermaid's face and a siren's allure pulls him into a world of sensuality and passion like he has never known.Through Christian's intense, intimate flashbacks, Smoke And Mirrors paints a vivid, moving picture of obsession, first love, and sexual decadence. Compulsively readable enough to be devoured in a single sitting, this story is erotic but unsettling, much like love itself.

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Trembling Earth Review

Trembling Earth
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In this memorable book, Kim Siegelson carves out her own niche in a growing list of 'Boys in the Okefenokee' stories. See "The Mystery of the Green Swamp" by Marjorie A. Zapf and "Tree Castle Island" by Jean Craighead George. Each stands on its own merit, but "Trembling Earth" is the first I have seen that uses a setting during the Civil War. Siegelson does a admirable job of intertwining southern attitudes about slavery and the war with the unique perspectives of the swamper. Hamp's own inner struggle to determine what is right is poignant and plausible, considering the time and place. Like many residents of the Appalachian mountains during that period, southern swamp dwellers often felt socially and politically estranged from the plantation society. I did feel that Hamp's speech and actions would been more typical of a 13 or 14 year old, rather than 12. Nonetheless, his is a moving story.
I loved the imagery of "...thinnest of roots trailed down through dark water, searching for a place to latch on to..." It was the prelude to a fitting ending and reflects the writer's own affinity with the great swamp. It can be a mysterious and exciting place.
Roy Campbell, author,
"Song of the Jackalope"

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