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Country Ham

Hardcover |English |1498244394 | 9781498244398

Country Ham

Hardcover |English |1498244394 | 9781498244398
Overview

""Ham"" MacPherson is a promising left-handed baseball pitcher at Wilkes Central High School whom the Atlanta Braves have told will be selected with the third pick of the 1976 MLB draft, complete with a generous signing bonus. Within a twenty-four hour period, however, Ham's world goes topsy-turvy. His relationships with his girlfriend, Nora, and best friend, JC, are turned upside down and inside out. A life-changing catastrophe transforms Ham and the way he views the world. Accidents and deaths soon follow. How will Ham deal with all the tumult in his life? The story ends where it began, in a hearse. ""Country Ham is all it promises--sweet and salty, a nostalgic return to the rural South of the 1970s. But it is more: rich humor, good storytelling, and a dash of religion, well salted. Ham is a sagacious guide to surviving a dysfunctional family and life-changing tragedy."" --R. Alan Culpepper, Dean and Professor Emeritus, McAfee School of Theology, Mercer University ""As engrossing as To Kill a Mockingbird and as atmospheric as Of Mice and Men, this beautifully written novel recounts an engaging story whose characters take on a life of their own, while embedding themselves in ours."" --Bruce W. Longenecker, W.W. Melton Chair of Religion, Baylor University ""In Country Ham, MacPherson and Parsons have penned a story of tragedy, and out of the rubble of insufferable loss shine love of family, joy of friends, beauty of faith, and a goodness that follows us all the days of our lives. Beautifully written, seen most clearly through the blur of tears of loss and laughter!"" --Ronald B. Poythress, pastor, Triangle Baptist Church, Raleigh, North Carolina ""This novel is fun and funny, sober and sobering in all the right places. The authors capture the wondrous/frustrating incongruity of Southern, specifically North Carolina, culture, deep in the grass roots."" --Bill J. Leonard, Dunn Professor of Baptist Studies and Church History, Wake Forest University ""Country Ham is an intriguing portrayal of life's choices with which we are all presented, even during those wonderful teenage years when we know it all but still can't get it right."" --Al Josephs, Senior Director, Compliance, Tenet Healthcare ""This unique coming-of-age story exposes, and expounds upon, some of the most significant issues facing 1970s America--racism, religion, and sexuality--through the lens of America's favorite pastime. A heartfelt, hopeful, and tragically beautiful story."" --Lindsey M. Trozzo, Assistant Professor of New Testament, Campbell University John Quincy MacPherson is a trauma surgeon at Wake Forest School of Medicine. He is a graduate of UNC-CH and Emory. This is his first book. Mikeal C. Parsons is Professor and Macon Chair in Religion at Baylor University, where he has taught for over thirty years. He specializes in New Testament studies and has published numerous articles and authored, co-authored, or co-edited over two dozen books.
ISBN: 1498244394
ISBN13: 9781498244398
Author: John Quincy MacPherson, Mikeal C. Parsons
Publisher: Wipf and Stock
Format: Hardcover
PublicationDate: 2017-05-03
Language: English
PageCount: 228
Dimensions: 5.98 x 0.56 x 9.02 inches
Weight: 16.8 ounces

""Ham"" MacPherson is a promising left-handed baseball pitcher at Wilkes Central High School whom the Atlanta Braves have told will be selected with the third pick of the 1976 MLB draft, complete with a generous signing bonus. Within a twenty-four hour period, however, Ham's world goes topsy-turvy. His relationships with his girlfriend, Nora, and best friend, JC, are turned upside down and inside out. A life-changing catastrophe transforms Ham and the way he views the world. Accidents and deaths soon follow. How will Ham deal with all the tumult in his life? The story ends where it began, in a hearse. ""Country Ham is all it promises--sweet and salty, a nostalgic return to the rural South of the 1970s. But it is more: rich humor, good storytelling, and a dash of religion, well salted. Ham is a sagacious guide to surviving a dysfunctional family and life-changing tragedy."" --R. Alan Culpepper, Dean and Professor Emeritus, McAfee School of Theology, Mercer University ""As engrossing as To Kill a Mockingbird and as atmospheric as Of Mice and Men, this beautifully written novel recounts an engaging story whose characters take on a life of their own, while embedding themselves in ours."" --Bruce W. Longenecker, W.W. Melton Chair of Religion, Baylor University ""In Country Ham, MacPherson and Parsons have penned a story of tragedy, and out of the rubble of insufferable loss shine love of family, joy of friends, beauty of faith, and a goodness that follows us all the days of our lives. Beautifully written, seen most clearly through the blur of tears of loss and laughter!"" --Ronald B. Poythress, pastor, Triangle Baptist Church, Raleigh, North Carolina ""This novel is fun and funny, sober and sobering in all the right places. The authors capture the wondrous/frustrating incongruity of Southern, specifically North Carolina, culture, deep in the grass roots."" --Bill J. Leonard, Dunn Professor of Baptist Studies and Church History, Wake Forest University ""Country Ham is an intriguing portrayal of life's choices with which we are all presented, even during those wonderful teenage years when we know it all but still can't get it right."" --Al Josephs, Senior Director, Compliance, Tenet Healthcare ""This unique coming-of-age story exposes, and expounds upon, some of the most significant issues facing 1970s America--racism, religion, and sexuality--through the lens of America's favorite pastime. A heartfelt, hopeful, and tragically beautiful story."" --Lindsey M. Trozzo, Assistant Professor of New Testament, Campbell University John Quincy MacPherson is a trauma surgeon at Wake Forest School of Medicine. He is a graduate of UNC-CH and Emory. This is his first book. Mikeal C. Parsons is Professor and Macon Chair in Religion at Baylor University, where he has taught for over thirty years. He specializes in New Testament studies and has published numerous articles and authored, co-authored, or co-edited over two dozen books.

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Overview

""Ham"" MacPherson is a promising left-handed baseball pitcher at Wilkes Central High School whom the Atlanta Braves have told will be selected with the third pick of the 1976 MLB draft, complete with a generous signing bonus. Within a twenty-four hour period, however, Ham's world goes topsy-turvy. His relationships with his girlfriend, Nora, and best friend, JC, are turned upside down and inside out. A life-changing catastrophe transforms Ham and the way he views the world. Accidents and deaths soon follow. How will Ham deal with all the tumult in his life? The story ends where it began, in a hearse. ""Country Ham is all it promises--sweet and salty, a nostalgic return to the rural South of the 1970s. But it is more: rich humor, good storytelling, and a dash of religion, well salted. Ham is a sagacious guide to surviving a dysfunctional family and life-changing tragedy."" --R. Alan Culpepper, Dean and Professor Emeritus, McAfee School of Theology, Mercer University ""As engrossing as To Kill a Mockingbird and as atmospheric as Of Mice and Men, this beautifully written novel recounts an engaging story whose characters take on a life of their own, while embedding themselves in ours."" --Bruce W. Longenecker, W.W. Melton Chair of Religion, Baylor University ""In Country Ham, MacPherson and Parsons have penned a story of tragedy, and out of the rubble of insufferable loss shine love of family, joy of friends, beauty of faith, and a goodness that follows us all the days of our lives. Beautifully written, seen most clearly through the blur of tears of loss and laughter!"" --Ronald B. Poythress, pastor, Triangle Baptist Church, Raleigh, North Carolina ""This novel is fun and funny, sober and sobering in all the right places. The authors capture the wondrous/frustrating incongruity of Southern, specifically North Carolina, culture, deep in the grass roots."" --Bill J. Leonard, Dunn Professor of Baptist Studies and Church History, Wake Forest University ""Country Ham is an intriguing portrayal of life's choices with which we are all presented, even during those wonderful teenage years when we know it all but still can't get it right."" --Al Josephs, Senior Director, Compliance, Tenet Healthcare ""This unique coming-of-age story exposes, and expounds upon, some of the most significant issues facing 1970s America--racism, religion, and sexuality--through the lens of America's favorite pastime. A heartfelt, hopeful, and tragically beautiful story."" --Lindsey M. Trozzo, Assistant Professor of New Testament, Campbell University John Quincy MacPherson is a trauma surgeon at Wake Forest School of Medicine. He is a graduate of UNC-CH and Emory. This is his first book. Mikeal C. Parsons is Professor and Macon Chair in Religion at Baylor University, where he has taught for over thirty years. He specializes in New Testament studies and has published numerous articles and authored, co-authored, or co-edited over two dozen books.
ISBN: 1498244394
ISBN13: 9781498244398
Author: John Quincy MacPherson, Mikeal C. Parsons
Publisher: Wipf and Stock
Format: Hardcover
PublicationDate: 2017-05-03
Language: English
PageCount: 228
Dimensions: 5.98 x 0.56 x 9.02 inches
Weight: 16.8 ounces

""Ham"" MacPherson is a promising left-handed baseball pitcher at Wilkes Central High School whom the Atlanta Braves have told will be selected with the third pick of the 1976 MLB draft, complete with a generous signing bonus. Within a twenty-four hour period, however, Ham's world goes topsy-turvy. His relationships with his girlfriend, Nora, and best friend, JC, are turned upside down and inside out. A life-changing catastrophe transforms Ham and the way he views the world. Accidents and deaths soon follow. How will Ham deal with all the tumult in his life? The story ends where it began, in a hearse. ""Country Ham is all it promises--sweet and salty, a nostalgic return to the rural South of the 1970s. But it is more: rich humor, good storytelling, and a dash of religion, well salted. Ham is a sagacious guide to surviving a dysfunctional family and life-changing tragedy."" --R. Alan Culpepper, Dean and Professor Emeritus, McAfee School of Theology, Mercer University ""As engrossing as To Kill a Mockingbird and as atmospheric as Of Mice and Men, this beautifully written novel recounts an engaging story whose characters take on a life of their own, while embedding themselves in ours."" --Bruce W. Longenecker, W.W. Melton Chair of Religion, Baylor University ""In Country Ham, MacPherson and Parsons have penned a story of tragedy, and out of the rubble of insufferable loss shine love of family, joy of friends, beauty of faith, and a goodness that follows us all the days of our lives. Beautifully written, seen most clearly through the blur of tears of loss and laughter!"" --Ronald B. Poythress, pastor, Triangle Baptist Church, Raleigh, North Carolina ""This novel is fun and funny, sober and sobering in all the right places. The authors capture the wondrous/frustrating incongruity of Southern, specifically North Carolina, culture, deep in the grass roots."" --Bill J. Leonard, Dunn Professor of Baptist Studies and Church History, Wake Forest University ""Country Ham is an intriguing portrayal of life's choices with which we are all presented, even during those wonderful teenage years when we know it all but still can't get it right."" --Al Josephs, Senior Director, Compliance, Tenet Healthcare ""This unique coming-of-age story exposes, and expounds upon, some of the most significant issues facing 1970s America--racism, religion, and sexuality--through the lens of America's favorite pastime. A heartfelt, hopeful, and tragically beautiful story."" --Lindsey M. Trozzo, Assistant Professor of New Testament, Campbell University John Quincy MacPherson is a trauma surgeon at Wake Forest School of Medicine. He is a graduate of UNC-CH and Emory. This is his first book. Mikeal C. Parsons is Professor and Macon Chair in Religion at Baylor University, where he has taught for over thirty years. He specializes in New Testament studies and has published numerous articles and authored, co-authored, or co-edited over two dozen books.

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  • Used - Good: All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May include "From the library of" labels. Shrink wrap, dust covers, or boxed set case may be missing. Item may be missing bundled media.
  • Used - Acceptable: All pages and the cover are intact, but shrink wrap, dust covers, or boxed set case may be missing. Pages may include limited notes, highlighting, or minor water damage but the text is readable. Item may but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting, but the text cannot be obscured or unreadable.

Note: Some electronic material access codes are valid only for one user. For this reason, used books, including books listed in the Used – Like New condition, may not come with functional electronic material access codes.

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  • Stevens Books offers FREE SHIPPING everywhere in the United States for ALL non-book orders, and $3.99 for each book.
  • Packages are shipped from Monday to Friday.
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The usual time for processing an order is 24 hours (1 business day), but may vary depending on the availability of products ordered. This period excludes delivery times, which depend on your geographic location.

Estimated delivery times:

  • Standard Shipping: 5-8 business days
  • Expedited Shipping: 3-5 business days

Shipping method varies depending on what is being shipped.  

Tracking
All orders are shipped with a tracking number. Once your order has left our warehouse, a confirmation e-mail with a tracking number will be sent to you. You will be able to track your package at all times. 

Damaged Parcel
If your package has been delivered in a PO Box, please note that we are not responsible for any damage that may result (consequences of extreme temperatures, theft, etc.). 

If you have any questions regarding shipping or want to know about the status of an order, please contact us or email to support@stevensbooks.com.

You may return most items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund.

To be eligible for a return, your item must be unused and in the same condition that you received it. It must also be in the original packaging.

Several types of goods are exempt from being returned. Perishable goods such as food, flowers, newspapers or magazines cannot be returned. We also do not accept products that are intimate or sanitary goods, hazardous materials, or flammable liquids or gases.

Additional non-returnable items:

  • Gift cards
  • Downloadable software products
  • Some health and personal care items

To complete your return, we require a tracking number, which shows the items which you already returned to us.
There are certain situations where only partial refunds are granted (if applicable)

  • Book with obvious signs of use
  • CD, DVD, VHS tape, software, video game, cassette tape, or vinyl record that has been opened
  • Any item not in its original condition, is damaged or missing parts for reasons not due to our error
  • Any item that is returned more than 30 days after delivery

Items returned to us as a result of our error will receive a full refund,some returns may be subject to a restocking fee of 7% of the total item price, please contact a customer care team member to see if your return is subject. Returns that arrived on time and were as described are subject to a restocking fee.

Items returned to us that were not the result of our error, including items returned to us due to an invalid or incomplete address, will be refunded the original item price less our standard restocking fees.

If the item is returned to us for any of the following reasons, a 15% restocking fee will be applied to your refund total and you will be asked to pay for return shipping:

  • Item(s) no longer needed or wanted.
  • Item(s) returned to us due to an invalid or incomplete address.
  • Item(s) returned to us that were not a result of our error.

You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).

If you need to return an item, please Contact Us with your order number and details about the product you would like to return. We will respond quickly with instructions for how to return items from your order.


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We'll pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.). In other cases, you will be responsible for paying for your own shipping costs for returning your item. Shipping costs are non-refundable. If you receive a refund, the cost of return shipping will be deducted from your refund.

Depending on where you live, the time it may take for your exchanged product to reach you, may vary.

If you are shipping an item over $75, you should consider using a trackable shipping service or purchasing shipping insurance. We don’t guarantee that we will receive your returned item.

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