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John Finnemore (1863–1915) was a British school teacher and writer of fictional novels and history and geography texts of countries - most are for younger readers. . Finnemore contributed stories to popular boys' magazines of his time such as The Boy's Own Paper and Boys' Realm but he is best remembered for his books about Teddy Lester and his friends at Slapton, a fictitious English public sch
The Horn Book Magazine, in a review of Black Cowboy, wrote: "In vivid, poetic prose, Lester tells the tale of a uniquely talented man, cowboy Bob Lemmons. ..Pinkney's magnificent earth-toned paintings bring to life the wild beauty of the horses and the western plains, the dark drama of a nighttime thunderstorm, the fierce battle of the stallions", and concluded: "This latest collaboration ...
During the 1920s, Tilden "was the most famous sportsman in the world", in reviewer Simon Briggs's words. [7] Hornblum credits Tilden with turning tennis from an elite lawn activity to a heavily watched popular sport. [6] In addition to being an athlete, Tilden wrote more than 24 books, including novels [8] and nonfiction books about tennis. [4]
The Trouble with Girls is a satirical action series starring Lester Girls, who wants to be simply an "average guy" with a dead-end job, a plain wife, and no adventures more exciting than a good night's sleep, but Lester can't go for a drive without terrorists launching missiles at him, or walk into one of his many mansions without a beautiful ...
Booklist in a review of Sam and the Tigers, wrote "Lester and Pinkney have stripped away the ugly racism and retold the story in a new way. ..Adults will be arguing about this book for months, in print and on the Internet, and Lester's afterword is an excellent place to start the discussion.
Tilden promoted his school and views through lecture tours, books, [9] articles and a series of journals under the titles A Stuffed Club (1900 - 1915), [10] Philosophy of Health, [2] and Dr. Tilden's Health Review and Critique [11] [12] The school was advertised as the place "where thousands 'Hopelessly Ill' get well without drugs, serums or surgery."
The Bear Went Over the Mountain: Soviet Combat Tactics in Afghanistan is a 1996 non-fiction book translated from Russian and edited by American military scholar and author Lester W. Grau. The book is translated from a study initially published by the Frunze Military Academy in 1991 titled "Combat Actions of Soviet Forces in the Republic of ...
Lester initially attempts to steal the heirlooms himself, with disastrous results, so they rope in Chimp. Chimp is caught in the act by Hugo, but gets away. In order to get rid of Hugo, and stop him foiling their scheme again, Lester gives him and Ronnie £500 to start their nightclub (we learn in Summer Lightning that the venture is a failure ...