endangered reflections correctness curiosities

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Real Florida: Key Lime Pies, Worm Fiddlers, a Man Called Frog and Other Endangered Species

1 review
Jeff Klinkenberg

Down Home Press, 1993

Each story offers a wonderful taste of real Florida!
St. Petersburg Times columnist Jeff Klinkenberg has put together a beautiful collection of his stories here and in "Dispatches From the Land of Flowers." Each one a tale that leaves you yearning to know more. Surprising facts about a Florida you never knew existed! A great book that introduces you to the history and culture of a true Florida.

Blood Games (Signet)

13 reviews
Jerry Bledsoe

Onyx, 1992

Wonderful Book-- should not be out of print
This was a typical Jerry Bledsoe book -- I could not put it down. I searched for months for this book after having read his other three true-crime novels. I finally had to buy one used. This book tells the story of three young men whose lives came together in horror and tragedy. Chris Pritchard arranged to have his friend, Bart Upchurch, murder Chris's stepfather and mother (and possibly his ...

Death Sentence: The True Story of Velma Barfield's Life, Crimes, and Punishment

17 reviews
Jerry Bledsoe

Onyx, 1999

I support the death penalty more than ever
I'm sorry, but I did not see Velma Barfield as a "sympathetic" character. 99% of us have had less than perfect childhoods, but we don't use prescription drugs to hide from the world or poison people we perceive as being in our way. I don't care how "redeemed" a killer on death row becomes. It doesn't bring back the people they murdered. And I think it's ridiculous how convicted murderers can ...

North Carolina Curiosities, 3rd: Jerry Bledsoe's Guide to Outlandish Things to See and Do in North Carolina

1 review
Sara Pitzer, Jerry Bledsoe

Globe Pequot, 1999

Humorous, Fascinating and Fun!
I grew up reading Jerry Bledsoe in the Greensboro Daily News. I enjoyed his columns then and I enjoyed NC Curiosities even more! I thought I knew a lot about the Tarheel State until I poured over this book! It made me want to go back on a pilgrimage to visit all the crazy places I never knew existed and to re-visit all the places I know so well, but which apparently have curious secrets! ...

Fire In The Belly: Building A World-leading High-tech Company From Scratch In Tumultuous Times

7 reviews
Jerry D. Neal, Jerry Bledsoe

Down Home Press, 2005

Adaptability, Perseverance, & Change
If you've ever doubted the importance of adaptability, the power of perseverance and their combined ability to affect extraordinary change, look no further than your cell phone. After reading Fire in the Belly, you'll never look at it (your cell phone), business, or the world the same way again. Neal explores joys experienced and challenges endured in building a world-class high tech firm from ...

The world's number one, flat-out, all-time great, stock car racing book

3 reviews
Jerry Bledsoe

Doubleday, 1975

A Most read for all Stock Car Racing fans.
This is an amazing book that covers the entirety of the sport from the local short track to daytona. It is a unique historical anecdotal look at the sport during the early 1970's and much legend and lore from that period is covered. This is quite simply one of the best books on the sport that i have had the opportunity to read. If you are a fan or a student of NASCAR Stock Car racing then you ...

Before He Wakes: A True Story of Money, Marriage, Sex and Murder

25 reviews
Jerry Bledsoe

Onyx, 1996

Just think about this: this woman is up for parole in 2006
I read this wonderful book a few years ago and it was truly riveting. i saw the movie this morning and at the end of the movie, which i think was made in the early 90's, that Barbara will be up for parole in 2006- how in the heck did she avoid life in prison without parole?

Bitter Blood: A True Story of Southern Family Pride, Madness, and Multiple Murder (Onyx)

50 reviews
Jerry Bledsoe

Onyx, 1989

YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS STUFF UP...
This is about as engrossing a true crime book as one can get. Well researched and compellingly written, it tracks the story of three families whose lives intertwine only to culminate in boodshed. It is a story that will enthrall the reader, as well as tug at the reader's heartstrings, because of the tragic familial implications. At the heart of the horror that this book reveals is a beautiful ...

Partial to Home: A Memoir of the Heart

2 reviews
Bob Timberlake, Jerry Bledsoe

Down Home Publications, 1999

YOU DON'T NEED A DEGREE TO APPRECIATE BOB TIMBERLAKE
This is an extremely readable book about the popular artist, Bob Timberlake. If you are from North Carolina, you will recognize many of the locations he and Jerry Bledsoe write about. If you are not from NC, you are welcome to "set a spell" and watch a boy grow up in a small-town world not unlike Mayberry (yes, there were really towns like that in NC). Surprisingly, Bob was not born with a ...

The Angel Doll: A Christmas Story

9 reviews
Jerry Bledsoe

St. Martin's Press, 1999

THE AWSOMEST!
This is one of the best books I've ever read. It's sad that the boys sister is sick, but glad because he cares so much for her, he wants to by her a book called THE ANGEL DOLL. After he reads her the book she wants an Angel Doll for Christmas. In order to figure out what happens in the story, you have to read the book. I would reccomend this book to anyone who likes Christmas stories, and to ...

Country Cured: Reflections from the Heart
Jerry Bledsoe

Longstreet Press, 1989

Blue Horizons: Faces and Places from a Bicycle Journey Along the Blue Ridge Parkway

1 review
Jerry Bledsoe

Down Home Press, 1993

I want to ride the Blue Ridge too!
Blue Horizons is a story of a journey. Jerry Bledsoe does a wonderful job decribing his bicycle journey down the Blue Ridge Parkway. He is no ironman, so his journey both enjoyable to read and dreamable for even the casual cyclist. I found myself reading a Blue Ridge Parkway guide along with this book to further enhance the experience. At times I thought I was there. I dream of one day of ...

The World's Number One, Flat-Out, All-Time Great, Stock Car Racing Book
Jerry Bledsoe

Bantam, 1976

Join Richard Petty, Junior Johnson, David Pearson, Bobby Allison, Cale Yarborough and the rest of the gang, 16 pages of super photos, superstars and super cars, 309 pages

Death by Journalism: One Teacher's Fateful Encounter With Political Correctness

13 reviews
Jerry Bledsoe

Down Home Press, 2001

What's happened to truth, freedom & fair play in our country
As usual, Mr. Bledsoe has done a masterful job in this book. I could not put it down after I began reading. With so many needful things that need to be done in this country today, why would anyone with one grain of sense deliberately indulge in such deceitful lying behavior as this reporter did? No war has a simple reason for it's beginning. Neither did the Civil War. It happened, it's ...

A Gift of Angels: Sequel to the Angel Doll, a Christmas Story

1 review
Jerry Bledsoe

Down Home Press, 1999

a moving sequel to one of the world's great books
All I can say is that this sequel was everything I could have hoped for; readers of Angel Doll will embrace this book as well.

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