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The Cyclops Window

by Karl Kunkel

William Faulkner might be pleased to see his work carried on faithfully in this novel, or he might cringe that the author nailed such a dead-on depiction of small-town Mississippi life. Bolding, a Mississippi native herself, creates a... Read More

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Ira Foxglove

by Karl Kunkel

Ira Foxglove is a fixer. He can repair a car engine in the wild with few tools. He can tinker with an uncooperative motorbike and get it running. His biggest challenge, however, is to fix his marriage and restore his family to... Read More

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Fuel for Young Athletes

by Karl Kunkel

This book probably could not have come out at a better time. According to a growing number of studies, today’s teens are becoming grossly overweight, eating too much, exercising too little, and flirting with diabetes and other ailments... Read More

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Hearts of Darkness

by Karl Kunkel

Southern writers have never had a monopoly on mental distress or journeys to the dark side, but they certainly have the pedigree. Southern literature of all types has long delved into despair, emotional unrest, and hauntings of... Read More

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Tenzing

by Karl Kunkel

After a lifetime in the limelight, Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to climb Mount Everest, has kept the publicity machine rolling lately by appearing in a television commercial promoting an all-terrain vehicle. But never fully... Read More

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Passport to Danger

by Karl Kunkel

The author has spent his life doing what most people only read about: living life to the fullest as an adventurer, prospector, hunter, private detective, and federal agent. He is not the only one to have done these things, but he is,... Read More

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Off to the Races

by Karl Kunkel

A writer who has covered a particular sport for a quarter century gains a certain perspective that a typical “beat” reporter seldom does. In this book, the author shares his intimate knowledge of professional bicycle racing, and... Read More

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