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New novel about a Laurel Park jockey is a wild ride
When Sasscer Hill was growing up, she rode stick horses and plow horses and read "The Black Stallion" novels, a series of books about the friendship between a young boy and a beautiful black Arabian stallion. In the process, she fell in love —...
Tags: Methamphetamine (drug), Horse and Harness Racing, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Laurel Park, Pimlico Race Course
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At Orlando Museum of Art: Jimm Roberts' photos capture Florida's cultural history
To stand in the main gallery at Orlando Museum of Art is to be surrounded by greatness. Playwright Edward Albee, of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" fame, looks out from one wall; artist Robert Rauschenberg from another. There's "Tales of the South...
Tags: Orlando, Key West, Authors, Literature, Carl Hiaasen
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Author Dick Francis dead at 89
Tribune reporterAuthor Dick Francis has died at his home in the Cayman Islands. He was 89. Best known for this horse racing mystery and suspense books, Francis wrote 42 successful novels after his career as a jockey in the 1940s and 50s. After working as a racing...Tags: Suspense (genre)
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L.A. Times bestsellers and Chateau Marmont
Jacket CopyAlthough what's hip in Hollywood changes faster than you can say "paparazzi," there's one destination that's been consistently starlit since it opened in 1931: the Chateau Marmont hotel. That's why it makes it into the title of Lauren Weisberger's new....... -
Dick Francis dies at 89; champion jockey became bestselling British mystery writer
Dick Francis, a champion steeplechase jockey in Britain who became a bestselling mystery writer, died Sunday at his home in the Cayman Islands. He was 89.
Ruth Cairns, a spokeswoman for Francis, told the Associated Press that the author died of natural...Tags: Gaming, BBC, Horse and Harness Racing, Imperial and Royal Matters, World War II (1939-1945)
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Los Angeles Times bestsellers for Sept. 13, 2009
++++++++++++++++++++ || Fiction || Weeks on list || || 1. || Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon (Penguin Press: $27.95) Noir meets '60s Southern California groovy in a private eye's psychedelic quest. || 5 || || 2. || The Help by Kathryn Stockett (Putnam:...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Thomas Pynchon, Steve Harvey, Death, James Patterson
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Through the Lens – Aviation Meet
The Daily MirrorRoy Knabenshueâs dirigible at the Aviation Meet. January 1910: The Aviation Meet is viewed primary for its accomplishments with airplanes, and the balloonists tend to be overlooked. This photo (possibly by Sawyer and Dwyer, the handwriting on the back... -
Mystery writer Dick Francis has died
Jacket CopyDick Francis, the British jockey-turned-mystery writer, died at home in the Cayman Islands on Sunday. He was 89. The son of a Welsh horse breeder, Francis fought in World War II before becoming a jockey. He was a champion steeplechase...... -
The beast within
The Wolfman By Nicholas Pekearo Tor, $23.95 If the heart-rending circumstances surrounding the death of 28-year-old Nicholas Pekearo—a New York City auxiliary police officer and aspiring writer shot and killed in the line of duty in 2007 while...Tags: Casino and Gambling, Tourism and Leisure, Werewolf (supernatural entities), New York City, Lotteries
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New county attorney
Who's on Team Gloucester?Edwin 'Ted' Wilmot was introduced Tuesday night as the new county attorney in Gloucester. He takes over on Oct. 3 at an annual salary of $112,000. Look for an article in tomorrow's Daily Press about his introduction and comments he......Tags: Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia)
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Visitors find a cozy charm in Naples B&Bs
Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionThis Gulf-side town has become a sophisticated retreat with boutiques, galleries, stylish restaurants, stately mansions and two Ritz Carltons. It boasts more millionaires per capita than any other city in the state and more golf courses too. Although...Tags: Gaming, Television Industry, Furniture, Dining and Drinking, Personal Service
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