Bøger af John Hammond

Justin Fox, 15, is an excellent baseball player. He goes all out to be the best he can be. Otherwise, he's pretty average and the fact that he comes from a money-poor rural home seldom enters his mind. Near the end of this sophomore year his dog, Lucky, becomes very sick. Because of the vet's bill, he can't take his girlfriend (the beautiful, understanding Meagan) to the Spring Dance. Watch for the terrifying - yet wonderful - encounter with the grizzly bear. His best friend is Billy, a self-described 'p\spoiled brat'. Can he rally form his batting slump? What about Lucky? Will he take Meagan to the dance? Do rich brats really ever change? (JH, the primary author was fifteen when he wrote this story.)

John Hammond's poems explore the in-between spaces of our lives-what we see but don't see, how we're shaped by the world's profligate, mysterious beauty, and unexpected humor. Taken from actual headlines...Roy has Heart Trouble, Trigger is Stuffed. Or from the instructions for an indoor/outdoor thermometer...A team of atomic physicists continually measures every second of every day. Inspired by the grocery store...Some drive their carts like chariots into battle. And by chickens at the night post office-inspiration for the title poem. Reflections on what we don't know about the people we love, the Sphinx on the East River, Hitchcock's magic, the exotic world of childhood, a vaudeville act in a New Orleans corner grocery. The moon. And, of course, Frank the Cat. The Night Post Office is a collection of over seventy poems about the small and enormous everyday mysteries that surround us.

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Early in their senior year, the co-captains of a small town football team - Will and Matt, who have been bitter life-long enemies (quick to beat each other to a pulp) - are forced to cooperate as they work together to solve a mystery involving the team. Along with Will's girlfriend, Amanda, and Becky - Matt's long time best friend - they launch a fund raising campaign to purchase new athletic equipment the school cannot afford. When their funds fall short, some unlikely people pitch in to help. It is a story that examines changing relationships as the boys discover those things about life that are really most important. There is lots of action (black eyes and bruises acquired on the field and off), plenty of romance, and page after page of chuckles and smiles. (JH, the primary author was sixteen when he wrote this story.)

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Originally published in 1927, this book presents a comprehensive study of the reproductive processes of the cow from the perspective of 'the relatively new subject of agricultural science'. The study provides accounts of the breeding season, the oestrous cycle, pregnancy and sterility, all incorporating detailed scientific analysis.