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Author
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Bestselling novelist CJ Baxter has made a career out of writing hard-hitting stories ripped from his own life. But there's one story from his past he's never told. One secret that's remeained buried for decades. Now seventeen years later, he can no longer run from the past.
5) Mr. Texas
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Sonny Lamb is an affable, if floundering, rancher with the unfortunate habit of becoming a punchline in his Texas hometown. Most recently, he bought his own bull at auction, saving it from being sold to a slaughterhouse. But when a fire breaks out at a neighbors farm, Sonny makes headlines in another way: Not waiting for help, he bolts to the farm and heroically saves the family's daughter and her horse, riding the animal out of their burning barn....
Author
Publisher
Hogarth
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"I'd seen the Senator speak a few times before my life got caught up, however distantly, with his, but the first time I can remember paying real attention was when he delivered the speech announcing his run for the Presidency. When David first hears the Senator from Illinois speak, he feels deep ambivalence. Intrigued by the Senator's idealistic rhetoric, David also wonders how he'll balance the fervent belief and inevitable compromises it will take...
8) Transcend
Publisher
Kennedy/Marshall Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Long-distance running allowed Wesley Korir to escape the grinding poverty of Kenya. But after winning multiple American marathons, including taking running's most cherished prize - the Boston Marathon, he risks it all and returns home to help his fellow Kenyans create better lives for themselves. In what promises to be the most challenging race of his parliament attempting to balance the frenzy of campaigning with the demands of marathon training....