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Old 09-21-2006, 07:28 PM
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I'm reading her Horse Heaven.
Is it good...? I really liked A Year at the Races....
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Old 09-21-2006, 08:29 PM
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Judging from the reviews on Amazon
the majority feel "D.Wayne" was a debacle
the biography written by Carla DeVito
recent horse books I've enjoyed are
"Black Maestro" "Bloodhorses" & "Lady Godiva: Nude Dressage"
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Old 09-21-2006, 08:36 PM
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Is it good...? I really liked A Year at the Races....
it's really good (even though I've taken FOREVER to get through it, but that's what happens when you get the Blood-Horse or TT's weekly! LOL). The great thing about it is you can tell who in the industry she actually based her characters on.

My list of books to attack:
Man O' War - Legend like Lighting
Exotic Betting (or any betting book for that matter, if you want to know the longshot or maiden that will bring you the price to hit the board.....I'm you're girl! Exacta/tri/pick whatevers horrible!!)
White Oleander
and about a gadzillion others I see everytime I go into Borders!
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Old 09-21-2006, 08:36 PM
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BR, if you haven't read these check them out.
"Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer" by warren st. john
"Crimson Nation" by eli gold
"What it Means to be Crimson" by gen stallings and kirk mcnair

and everyone MIGHT be interested in this one.

"Turning the Tide: How One Game Changed the South"
by don yaeger, sam cunningham and john papadakis
reviews on this have been VERY good.
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Old 09-21-2006, 09:13 PM
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BR, if you haven't read these check them out.
"Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer" by warren st. john
"Crimson Nation" by eli gold
"What it Means to be Crimson" by gen stallings and kirk mcnair

and everyone MIGHT be interested in this one.

"Turning the Tide: How One Game Changed the South"
by don yaeger, sam cunningham and john papadakis
reviews on this have been VERY good.
hey DD, the Warren St. John book ranks amoung my all-time favorites in any genre, asked for Eli's book last Xmas but Santa must have thought I was a bad boy, so I still have to read it, & the Stallings, The "Turning the Tide" book I almost bought yesterday at Barnes & Noble, looks great! Tide gonna Roll through Fayetteville this weekend?
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Old 09-21-2006, 09:20 PM
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hey DD, the Warren St. John book ranks amoung my all-time favorites in any genre, asked for Eli's book last Xmas but Santa must have thought I was a bad boy, so I still have to read it, & the Stallings, The "Turning the Tide" book I almost bought yesterday at Barnes & Noble, looks great! Tide gonna Roll through Fayetteville this weekend?
Bellamy, (which is an absolutly FABULOUS name I might add! )

Since you seem to read a lot, you should sign up for the Borders Rewards card, it's free, unlike the B&N card. I get weekly coupons and everything I purchase goes towards some sort of christmastime credit. Check it out on their website!
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Old 09-22-2006, 11:54 AM
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hey DD, the Warren St. John book ranks amoung my all-time favorites in any genre, asked for Eli's book last Xmas but Santa must have thought I was a bad boy, so I still have to read it, & the Stallings, The "Turning the Tide" book I almost bought yesterday at Barnes & Noble, looks great! Tide gonna Roll through Fayetteville this weekend?
"Turning the Tide" is written by 2 USC players. i saw interview with sam cunningham. as he told the story coach mckay and coach bryant knew what they were doing when they set up that game. he said the players had NO idea. cunningham and the trojans run ALL over the Tide and the next year Alabama has it first black player. that player, johnny mitchell now DE coach of the pittsburgh steelers.

Bama defense confuses fr qb and running game FINALLY gets rollin. Tide wins @ arkansas. BBQ for everyone!
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