For They Know Not What They Do : Two Novellas

Let Me Die: Zack Mitchell finds himself unwillingly pulled into solving his best friend Joel Thomas' cause of death. Eighteen-year old Ronald Blaine, a black man with a storied past, trying desperately to break from gang inclusion and claw his way out of poverty, claims he was acting in self-defense when he shot Joel on a dark street in a poorer section of Las Vegas. Zack is asked by Joel's widower to attend Ronald's arraignment. During his trip to Las Vegas, where there once was a garden of racial anger and rage, a seed of doubt is sewn. For They Know Not What They Do: Bill Baxter, racked with emphysema, dies at the foot of a cross while trying to cleanse his guilt for an act committed during his senior year at a Maryland Catholic high school. To further make amends, Bill leaves the majority of his inheritance to Margaret Chase, a deeply religious cleaning lady who works at Baxter Satellite. Sam Baxter, Bill's ruthless brother and C.E.O. of Baxter Satellite, works furiously to deny Margaret her just inheritance.

[ Last Updated: 22-Jan-2004 | Rating: based on 3 votes ]  Rate It  Review It  Report Problem

History of St. Mary's County, Maryland

By Regina Combs Hammett. This extensive history of St. Mary's County is in its third printing.

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Nantucket's Bounty

By regional author Katie Moose. Nantucket's rich heritage with the sea brings a wealth of good dishes that mingle the flavors of a variety of cultures and the fresh vegetables and fruits now so abundant on the island. Recipes from the earliest Native Americans to the modern day offer the individual plenty of reasons to cook and enjoy Nantucket's bounty. Who can resist succulent scallops just out of the bay, with only a dash of lime juice or clams so fresh they melt in your mouth? The recipes are easy, yet elegant and for all occasions. Menus assist in planning meals and marketing. The book includes a history of the island, its inns and restaurants, and insights into some of the dishes. The author, descended from Nantucket's oldest families, on both sides, shares some of her family secrets. "Nantucket's Bounty" will appeal to the determined cook and the armchair reader as well.

[ Last Updated: 13-Jan-2004 | Rating: based on 2 votes ]  Rate It  Review It  Report Problem

The Sarcastic Verses

As the title suggests, The Sarcastic Verses collects the best examples of Sarcastic Voyage from the last five years. A must for any new reader of SV, but largely unnecessary for those of you who have stuck with the column since the beginning. (Although most, if not all, of the latter are mentioned in the acknowledgements, so you may want to get a copy just to see your name in print.) By local author Ron "AAlgar" Watt.

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Titles of the Wrong Kind

Titles of the Wrong Kind, written by Robert Blevins, is an interesting new look into the life of a child who only wanted to be accepted and understood. Based on a true story, this work of fiction takes the reader on a journey trough a child's troubling youth while allowing the reader's understanding of a small child's thinking in such a monstrous world to be greatly enhanced upon the conclusion of the work.  [ More info & photo ]

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Yesterday in Old St. Mary's County

By Robert E.T. Pogue. Yesterday in Old St. Mary's County is more than a record of one of America's first Atlantic ettlements. It is the love story of a man's life spent along the bays and creeks and in the woods and fields of Southern Maryland.  [ More info & photo ]

[ Last Updated: 23-Nov-2004 | Rating: based on 2 votes ]  Rate It  Review It  Report Problem

Reflections of Calvert

"Reflections of Calvert" are the reflections of the author's childhood during the 1960's from the age of 8 to 14 while living in Southern Maryland, specifically in Calvert County on the tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay. In a place called Cape Leonard, Prince Frederick, Solomons Island and other surrounding areas, Frank tells of his life and story while living there. Within the pages of "Reflections of Calvert" are experiences, as portrayed by Frank. They are not only told with excitement, but with vibrant colorful descriptive memories of youth and a hint of embellishment. They are relived and brought back to life through mini-stories. Frank tells of a place and time only as he experienced it and as only he could tell it, through his eyes. As the 1960's were turbulent, unpredictable and historical, Frank gives us a young person's perspective, of a place that offered not only an innocence, but intertwined with cultural issues of the time it reflects. Those "Times were a Changing" in many different ways, as the author, tells his story. This is a book, that is a must to read if you are a resident or visitor to Calvert County as it is humorous, entertaining and easy going. Once read, you may desire to go back in time to Calvert County for a brief look at a unique place within your mind or you may read it again.  [ More info & photo ]

[ Last Updated: 05-May-2006 | Rating: ]  Rate It  Review It  Report Problem