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Books with author James%20Bennett

  • The Squared Circle

    James W. Bennett

    eBook (Open Road Media Teen & Tween, )
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  • Blue Star Rapture

    James W. Bennett

    eBook (Open Road Media Teen & Tween, )
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  • Dakota Dream

    James W. Bennett

    eBook (Open Road Media Teen & Tween, )
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  • The Spirit of Ski Tur Valley

    James G. Bennett

    language (Xlibris US, Oct. 24, 2007)
    When they acquired their cabin building site in Ski Tur Valley in the fall of 1967, things didnt turn out exactly as they envisioned. Jim and Louise Bennett and their five children thought they were going to build a simple, uncomplicated, leisurely, and totally carefree retreat in the mountains. Most their Valley neighbors felt the same way. But in fact, what they really acquired was forty years of beauty, adventure, excitement and testing. The vision of having a cabin in the mountains was exciting and compelling, but what they actually experienced turned out to be far more so. There were no phones, no power with television and computers, and only seasonal river water when they built their Castle in the Mountain. In the cold of winter it was two miles over snow just to get to their cabin from their parked car and back. They experienced this wilderness area as it went through many changes, beginning as a rough undeveloped development to its present status as a highly coveted and well organized mountain recreational community. The history of that evolution contains volumes of exciting stories of adventure for residents and visitors alike. Mother Nature with the help of Murphy and his law, contributed to these adventures in many unexpected and unusual ways. Everyone was put to the test!That evolution was fueled by what the author calls the Spirit of Ski Tur Valley, a Spirit which bonded members of the community into a vital force that overcame many threats to their pristine retreat. Some of those threats came from Mother Nature herself, in the form of blizzards, floods, and avalanches, but others from high powered land developers intent on destroying the Valley as members knew and loved it.THE SPIRIT OF SKI TUR VALLEY is filled with true stories, some poignant, some of evacuation from flooding, of rescuing ill-fortuned hang-gliders, of bears breaking into left over birthday cake. There are tales of Mr. Bates, and Old Blaze, the truck that rescued his owner after ten years of separation. Because he was involved in Ski Tur Valley from its inception in the late sixties, and had lived there full time on a couple of occasions, Bennett was asked to collect stories from community members and present them in book form along with other background history. This remarkable book is based on a family log, kept by his wife Louise, along with contributions from the memories of community members and also from the archives of the Community Association , consisting of legal records, minutes of meeting and records of legal activity.All of these sources combine to unfold the story of THE SPIRIT OF SKI TUR VALLEY.
  • The Spirit of Ski Tur Valley

    James G. Bennett

    (Xlibris Corporation, Oct. 24, 2007)
    When they acquired their cabin building site in Ski Tur Valley in the fall of 1967, things didn't turn out exactly as they envisioned. Jim and Louise Bennett and their five children thought they were going to build a simple, uncomplicated, leisurely, and totally carefree retreat in the mountains. Most their Valley neighbors felt the same way. But in fact, what they really acquired was forty years of beauty, adventure, excitement and testing. The vision of having a cabin in the mountains was exciting and compelling, but what they actually experienced turned out to be far more so. There were no phones, no power with television and computers, and only seasonal river water when they built their Castle in the Mountain. In the cold of winter it was two miles over snow just to get to their cabin from their parked car and back. They experienced this wilderness area as it went through many changes, beginning as a rough "undeveloped" development to its present status as a highly coveted and well organized mountain recreational community. The history of that evolution contains volumes of exciting stories of adventure for residents and visitors alike. Mother Nature with the help of Murphy and his law, contributed to these adventures in many unexpected and unusual ways. Everyone was put to the test! That evolution was fueled by what the author calls the Spirit of Ski Tur Valley, a Spirit which bonded members of the community into a vital force that overcame many threats to their pristine retreat. Some of those threats came from Mother Nature herself, in the form of blizzards, floods, and avalanches, but others from high powered land developers intent on destroying the Valley as members knew and loved it. THE SPIRIT OF SKI TUR VALLEY is filled with true stories, some poignant, some of evacuation from flooding, of rescuing ill-fortuned hang-gliders, of bears breaking into left over birthday cake. There are tales of Mr. Bates, and Old Blaze, the truck that rescued his owner after ten years of separation. Because he was involved in Ski Tur Valley from its inception in the late sixties, and had lived there full time on a couple of occasions, Bennett was asked to collect stories from community members and present them in book form along with other background history. This remarkable book is based on a family log, kept by his wife Louise, along with contributions from the memories of community members and also from the archives of the Community Association , consisting of legal records, minutes of meeting and records of legal activity. All of these sources combine to unfold the story of THE SPIRIT OF SKI TUR VALLEY.
  • My Chicken Needs Me: Learning responsibility and love for animals

    Bennett James

    eBook (Castillo Acre, Jan. 15, 2016)
    A farm is a great place to learn. Learning to care for animals not only teaches children about the animals, it teaches them the importance of responsibility. Farm animals, like pets, require a great deal of time, patience, and attention. In this book your child can follow Joey through his day on the farm caring for his chickens, and see just why his chickens need him.
  • Dakota Dream

    James Bennett

    Paperback (Point, Oct. 1, 1995)
    Running away from a life of foster homes and institutions, fifteen-year-old Floyd Rayfield takes the quest to find a family into his own hands and finds peace and solace among the Sioux on a Dakota reservation. Reprint.
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  • My Chicken Needs Me: Learning responsibility and love for animals

    Bennett James

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Jan. 8, 2016)
    A farm is a great place to learn. Learning to care for animals not only teaches children about the animals, it teaches them the importance of responsibility. Farm animals, like pets, require a great deal of time, patience, and attention. In this book your child can follow Joey through his day on the farm caring for his chickens, and see just why his chickens need him.
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  • The Squared Circle

    James W. Bennett

    Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks, Feb. 1, 2002)
    Sonny, a university freshman and star basketball player, finds that the pressures of college life, NCAA competition, and an unsettling relationship with his feminist cousin bring up painful memories that he must face before he can decide what is important in his life. Reprint.
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  • I Can Hear the Mourning Dove

    James W. Bennett

    Paperback (Point, Jan. 1, 1997)
    Gifted but severely mentally disburbed, a sixteen-year-old Grace moves back and forth between school and hospital, where she receives unexpected support from an antisocial delinquent named Luke
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  • I Can Hear the Mourning Dove

    James W. Bennett

    Hardcover (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Sept. 1, 1990)
    Gifted but severely mentally disturbed, sixteen-year-old Grace moves back and forth between school and hospital, where she receives unexpected support from an antisocial delinquent named Luke.
  • Blue Star Rapture

    James W. Bennett

    Mass Market Paperback (Simon Pulse, March 1, 2001)
    T.J. Nucci may not be the best player at basketball camp, but he knows how to work the system. He even knows how to handle his buddy Tyron, who's got talent but not brains. If T.J. can help the college recruiters who want a piece of Tyron, the recruiters will help T.J. -- it's only fair, right? But not all the people T.J. encounters that summer are what they seem to be. Street agents, scouts, coaches, and players: everyone's selling something different. Then T.J. meets LuAnn, a troubled girl from the bible camp across the river. She says she's been saved, but her smiles mask a desperation that leads to tragedy. Suddenly T.J.'s not so sure of his own choices anymore. What's it all about? Can T.J. learn to play the power game and come out on top...or is he just another pawn?