Books with author Mary K. Harris

Henry Wiggen, hero of The Southpaw and the best-known fictional baseball player in America, is back again, throwing a baseball “with his arm and his brain and his memory and his bluff for the sake of his pocket and his family.” More than a novel about baseball, Bang the Drum Slowly is about the friendship and the lives of a group of men as they each learn that a teammate is dying of cancer. Bang the Drum Slowly was chosen as one of the top one hundred sports books of all time by Sports Illustrated and appears on numerous other lists of best baseball fiction. In the introduction to this new Bison Books edition Mark Harris discusses the making of the classic 1973 film starring Robert DeNiro, based on his screen adaptation of the book. Also available in Bison Books editions are The Southpaw, It Looked Like For Ever.

“A story of a woman of action fired by a fine zeal. She defied calumny. She was not awed by guns or jails. She kept on her way regardless of friends and foes. She had but one love to which she was always true and that was her cause.” In this unique and compelling memoir, Mother Jones, the greatest labor organizer in US history details her long fight for labor's liberation, workers’ rights, and her unswerving belief in industrial unionism as the key to that struggle. Mary Harris Jones was born approximately August 1, 1837 in Cork, Ireland. After moving to the United States as a child, she became embroiled in the controversial labor movement becoming one of its most effective and tireless organizers. Jones combined dynamic speaking skills and radical organizing methods to mobilize thousands of laborers and working-class families. She fought for the rights of laborers in the steel, railroading, metal mining, textiles industries but, above all, the coal-miners and their struggle held a special place in her heart. She played a significant role in organizing mining strikes in West Virginia and Colorado, as well as the Pittsburgh steel strike of 1919. She was instrumental in the formation of the United Mine Workers union (UMW) in 1890 and the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) in 1905. Widowed at the age of 30 when her husband and four young children died during a yellow fever epidemic, Mother Jones spoke out against child labor and her autobiography chronicles the harsh lives and early deaths of child workers in late nineteenth century America. Her autobiography also contains stories of her constant clashes with law enforcement, her innovative efforts to organize working women, her experiences in court and in jail, and her daring involvement in the Mexican Revolution. Mother Jones' lively narrative is a cornerstone of the literature of American radicalism and the labor movement. “An important addition to feminist literature, the Autobiography of Mother Jones is also a great piece of working-class literature…probably the most readable book in the whole field of American labor history." — Clarence Darrow. Mary Harris "Mother" Jones (1837 – 30 November 1930) was an Irish-born American schoolteacher and dressmaker who became a prominent organized labor representative and community organizer. She wrote The Autobiography of Mother Jones in 1925 at the age of 88. Mary Harris Jones died in Silver Spring, Maryland at the age of 93 on 30 November 1930.

Mary Harris "Mother" Jones (1837– 30 November 1930) was an Irish-born American schoolteacher and dressmaker who became a prominent organized labor representative and community organizer. She helped coordinate major strikes and cofounded the Industrial Workers of the World. I was born in the city of Cork, Ireland, in 1830. My people were poor. For generations they had fought for Ireland's freedom. Many of my folks have died in that struggle. My father, Richard Harris, came to America in 1835, and as soon as he had become an American citizen he sent for his family. His work as a laborer with railway construction crews took him to Toronto, Canada. Here I was brought up but always as the child of an American citizen. Of that citizenship I have ever been proud.

Lossyn Tyler was an All-Star cheerleader with a promising future, until she is involved in accident that claims the life of her best friend. Suffering from physical and mental anguish, Lossyn is prescribed narcotics to ease the pain.Her life changes drastically causing issues within her once close knit family. Unable to cope with her home life she turns to her new "friends" who she meets during her time on the West Side of Wilmington, also known as "Down Bottom".Lossyn is drawn her into a world that she never knew existed and she loves it. She falls head of heels in love with Kaimel "The General" Denton.Will Lossyn be able to shake her demons and follow the correct path or allow them to drag her deeper to the pits of her own personal hell?

Hi. I'm Bella. I'm a Shih Tzu. This book is all about my first year from the day I was born to my first birthday. I wrote it with Dad. Well, he did the writing but I supervised. I'm not good at holding pens, I'm better at eating them. This book is all about my adventures in my first year - the good and the bad. The best thing that happened to me was meeting my new Mum and Dad. They are kind, provide a good home and give me lots of love. A little dog couldn't wish for more. In return, I shred their mail, dig up the flowers and bark at everything, especially cats, pigeons and ghosts. I'm Head of Security for the house, so it's my job to keep the place safe, so I have to keep my eyes and ears open at all times (unless I'm upside down asleep, which is a lot). I don't trust our postman. He keeps pushing random bits of paper through our letterbox, none of which I've asked for. It takes me ages to open everything to make sure it's safe for Mum and Dad. I bet he wouldn't like it if I pushed things through his letterbox. You can read the first three chapters of my book, for free, at www.diaryofalittledog.com and you can contact Dad at www.martinharris10.com. Thanks for reading. @bellalittledog