The Baker by Paul Hand a debut with wide appeal
A first novel set in Baltimore follows Mickey Lerner a bakery owner and former boxer whose wife Emilie is a concert violinist. Their son Benjie navigates college doubts and computer skills as family tensions rise. A random act of violence triggers a Paris interlude and a dramatic return to Baltimore ending in a tense climax.
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Paul Hand
Random House
Mickey Lerner
James Caan Pla
Mickey
Baltimore
Barry Levinson
Emilie Lutter
Susan Sarandon
Benjie
Hond
Emilie
Donna Childs
Nelson
Lerner Bakery
Donna
Alfre Woodard
Nelson Childs
Country Club
Sandstone Falls slated for day use over camping
The National Park Service plans to end camping at Sandstone Falls in the New River Gorge to favor day use by visitors. A 3,200 foot boardwalk provides overlook access, while campsites at the falls and the boardwalk area are being removed by year end.
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National Park Service
Henry Law
New River Gorge
Law
Sandstone
Lynn Loetterle
NPS
Sandstone Falls
Bald eagle a symbol of pride and revival in West Virginia
In West Virginia the bald eagle circles the mountains and returns to nests as an economic symbol. Tourists on scenic trips near the Potomac River pay to view the bird, while Jim Sconyers of the Sierra Club calls it a classic Endangered Species Act success story and recalls its near extinction not long ago.
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United States
West Virginia
Potomac River
Jim Sconyers
West Virginia Sierra Club
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