Jim E Norris

Jim Norris

James Francis Norris (born December 20, 1948) is a former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball from 1977 to 1980 for the...

Surprised by a Paradoxical God: Finding Truth Masquerading as Contradiction

God claims to be sovereign, giving rise to the phrase which is ubiquitous in Christian circles: “God is in control.” But Scripture also says, “The whole world is under the control of the evil one” (1 John 5:19). So which is it? Is God in control? Or is Satan in control? Similarly, God simultaneously...

The Step-Dad Dilemmas: Fear, Frustration, Failure & Success - The Real Stories of a Step-Dad

For close to forty years, I was single with no kids. One day, the most wonderful woman came into my life. I married her and had an instant family of three wonderful kids. …it’s not been easy…not at all. From being foot loose and fancy free to being a Step-dad was quite a change. It’s been a rocky, u...

North for the Harvest: Mexican Workers, Growers, and the Sugar Beet Industry

Throughout most of the twentieth century, thousands of Mexicans traveled north to work the sugar beet fields of the Red River Valley. North for the Harvest examines the evolving relationships between Amercian Crystal Sugar Company, the sugar beet growers, and the migrant workers. Though popular conv...

The World Encyclopedia of Water Polo

Not Again!: How The Online "Bad Guys" Get Us and How You Can Beat Them!

You update your antivirus program regularly and are careful about where you go, but your system gets hacked anyway. You log into your social network, but you find out that your profile has been hijacked. You, and your friends take every precaution you can think of to avoid getting a virus and dodge ...

Los Olivos (Images of America: California)

Los Olivos was named for central Santa Barbara County wine country's other small fruit. The local fascination for vineyards is fairly new, but Los Olivos has thrived as a community since not long after Native American days. Los Olivos grew important enough to local trade and travel to become the inl...

Winter Park (Images of America)

Winter Park was founded in the 1880s as a balmy paradise for rich Northerners seeking to escape the tribulations of harsh winters or improve their health. The wealth involved in its foundation is still evident in the citys beautiful buildings, a planned African American neighborhood, and a preeminen...

After the Year Eighty: The Demise of Franciscan Power in Spanish New Mexico

Urho Saari, Olympian

Los Olivos: California Crossroad

The World Encyclopedia of Water Polo

San Ramon Chapel Pioneers and Their California Heritage

History of Zaca Lake: Commemorating Fifty Years of Westerners Twenty Years of the Santa Barbara Corral

A Cook Book, 1926: Plus Brief Biographical History of Those Who Contributed Recipes

Ballard Walking Tour, 1880-1985