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3 reviews
Judy Hopkins

Martingale and Company, 2003

Fantastic book!
I pull this book out every time I start a new project. It offers great blocks with 5 different size options. That was the sell for me, math is not my thing! I've owned this book for years and I still love it. I have all of my quilting ladies buying it, because they love what I come up with.

Once Around the Patch (Of Life): The Autobiography of Don Fairbanks
Don Fairbanks, 1970

In "Once Around the Patch" Don Fairbanks shares the serious and fun parts of more than a half century of everyday aviation experiences. First as a tail gunner flying 30 missions with the Carpetbaggers of the 8th Air Force at night, supplying the French and Belgian underground forces with ammunition and supplies. After the war was over he was an Air Line pilot, charter pilot, corporate pilot.

Once Around the Bases: Bittersweet Memories of Only One Game in the Majors

3 reviews
Richard Tellis

Triumph Books (IL), 1998

One of the All-Time great baseball books!
Dick Tellis gives us the stories of players who "came up to the show" for only a few brief moments...but what moments! Whether they struck out or won the game, Dick Tellis captures the feeling most of us only dream about. The sadness of only getting one shot, but also the glory of having that one shot, is treated with great skill from someone who must have also shared in that dream. One of the ...

Once Around The Track

7 reviews
Sharyn McCrumb

Kensington, 2008

Sharyn McCrumb, Once Around the Track
This book is quite different from McCrumb's "mountain" books and her Elizabeth MacPherson books. It is also quite different from St. Dale. She provides an inside look at the problems and costs of entering a car in NASCAR racing, as well as the interactions among various team members, in the context of a corporation entering a car with a male driver and an all-female pit crew. The book is well ...

Once Around the Bloch: An Unauthorized Autobiography

2 reviews
Robert Bloch

Tor Books, 1995

a man, a fan, a life -- autobiography!
I had the good fortune to meet Robert Bloch at a small science-fiction convention in Atlanta in the late 70's/early 80's. He read one of his short stories, fielded questions, then we were treated to a screening of Psycho (I think he may have left by this time.) I remember how warm and funny, even self-depreciating, he was. This book is like that. From boyhood and adolescence in hard times, to ...

Once Around

20 reviews
Barbara Bretton

Berkley, 1998

An excellent story!
This author writes so brilliantly and knows how to draw the reader into an emotional connection with the characters. It's nice to read about people who overcome lousy childhoods and relationships in which they were treated poorly/unfairly to go on to find joy and love in their lives.

Once Around the Sun
Bobbi Katz

Harcourt Children's Books, 2006

Children don't need a calendar to tell them which season it is. Every month has its own distinct clues, like in September "when yellow pencils / in brand-new eraser hats / bravely wait on perfect points." In a dozen unforgettable poems, this fresh yet nostalgic collection captures the excitement of each season, spinning us once around the sun--twelve months, four seasons, one amazing year.

Once More Around the Park: A Baseball Reader

2 reviews
Roger Angell

Ivan R. Dee, Publisher, 2001

the pinnacle
I have been fortunate enough to share a love of baseball and a particular interest in the Mets and the Red Sox with Roger Angell, though I've not followed him into his current infatuation with the Yankees. As a result, I've not only read all of his books, his name is also one of the few whose appearance in The New Yorker's Table of Contents suffices by itself to get me to buy the magazine. ...

Once Around

1 review
Ward M. LeHardy, Judy N. LeHardy

Once Around, 1997

One of the best adventure books around
Yes, I dream of the day that I too can retire and sail away. The LeHardys have written a book that gives you an excellent insight of how to sail away, and see the world.

Once Around On a Bicycle

4 reviews
Michael Clancy

Infinity Publishing, 2003

Dissapointing
I love the adventure travel genre, but this one doesn't make the grade. The book is the day-by-day diary of a round-the-world cyclist. Adventure? Excitement? Not! A typical day's entry reads something like: "Left at 9:30 and rode xx Kms. to 'name of town'. Horrendous headwinds all day. Checked into a hotel -- can you believe they only have 2 satellite channels on the TV? No McDonald's ...

Once More Around the Block: Familiar Essays
Joseph Epstein

W W Norton & Co Ltd, 1987

An exploration into topics such as the pleasures of work, keeping a journal, lecturing, language snobbery, the comedy of gluttony, friendship and middle age.

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