Steven Watts
Steven Watts is a professor of history at the University of Missouri and the author of The Magic Kingdom: Walt Disney and the American Way of Life. He lives in Columbia, Missouri. How a Michigan farm boy became the richest man in America is a ... [... more]
Random House |
American Aria: From Farm Boy to Opera Star
 From Amazon.com: A funny thing happened to Sherrill Milnes along his way to becoming one of the best American Verdi baritones of the 1960s and '70s. In fact, dozens of funny things happened; he took careful note of them and poured them into an [... more]
CDN$28.95
Amazon CA |
Nick Arvin
George Tilson is an eighteen-year-old farm boy from Iowa. Enlisted in the Army during World War II and arriving in Normandy just after D-day, he is nicknamed Heck for his reluctance to swear. From summers of farm labor Heck is already strong. He ... [... more]
Random House |
We Are Not Afraid: Strength and Courage from the Town ...
Stories of Strength and Courage: Homer Hickam wrote a very enjoyable and informative book about his hometown of Coalwood, West Virginia, and the people who helped nurture him as a young boy. With his childhood stories, he took me on a journey through [... more]
CDN$14.95
Amazon CA |
Eragon
From Amazon.com: Here's a great big fantasy that you can pull over your head like a comfy old sweater and disappear into for a whole weekend. Christopher Paolini began Eragon when he was just 15, and the book shows the influence of Tolkien, of course, [... more]
CDN$21.83
Amazon CA |
Three Soldiers
Not as much about war as the title would have you believe...: This book is not so much about the First World War(most of the book takes place after the armistice) as about the boredom that is inflicted on soldiers to make them a unit. Even that isn't [... more]
CDN$17.01
Amazon CA |
Eragon
Crash and burn: "Eragon" wants to be "Lord of the Rings." It really, really wants to be. In a pinch, it'll settle for "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe" with a dash of Harry Potter. But those hoping for a spectacular PG- [... more]
CDN$15.61
Amazon CA |
Where the Birds Never Sing: The True Story of the 92nd ...
Not To Be Missed: It is for very good reasons the WWII generation is referred to as the "Greatest Generation", and this book is one of those reasons. The voice of the young Joe Sacco reverberates through the years, transporting the reader to [... more]
CDN$17.50
Amazon CA |
Saint Pius X: The Farm Boy Who Became Pope
Pius X For Children: I bought this book for my son, and we read it together. It relates the beautiful story of the future saint as a boy and as a man. All catholic children will benefit from this book. I highly recommend it. Author: Walter Diethelm [... more]
CDN$9.98
Amazon CA |
Farm Boy
Author: Michael Morpurgo Binding: Paperback EAN: 9780006754121 ISBN: 0006754120 Number Of Pages: 128 Publication Date: 1999-07-29 [... more]
CDN$9.99
Amazon CA |
Just as I Am: The Autobiography of Billy Graham
From Amazon.com: From farm boy to world's best-known preacher, Billy Graham is second only to the pope in matters of spiritual influence. Just As I Am is Graham's chronological account of his rise from his father's North Carolina farm, to his student [... more]
CDN$65.95
Amazon CA |
Eragon [Blu-ray]
Crash and burn: "Eragon" wants to be "Lord of the Rings." It really, really wants to be. In a pinch, it'll settle for "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe" with a dash of Harry Potter. But those hoping for a spectacular PG- [... more]
CDN$49.98
Amazon CA |
