Bøger af Gene Wilson

Cauble was a larger-than-life player on the Texas scene a few decades ago. His Cutter Bill Western Wear chain was known far and wide. He traveled in a circle of celebrities that include Bob Hope, John Wayne, and Ronald Reagan, and his Cauble Enterprises was worth $100 million or more. He was known, too, as an anti-drug crusader. He befriended federal and state narcotics agents, supplied them with "buy" money for their drug stings, and loaned them his private jet. He bought radio time and recorded his own anti-drug commercials. That's why the news that he had been charged as a major drug trafficker hit with such stunning force. Why would a man who was already wealthy risk it all for a few more million in ill-gotten gains? That question may never be answered. But federal agents believed that Cauble financed a group known as the Cow- boy Mafia and helped smuggle $70 million worth of marijuana over a three-year period. They charged him with racketeering under the RICO statute and made it stick. This is an unauthorized biography of Rex Carmack Cauble. This book is not an attempt to mythologize Cauble. It is, instead, an effort to tell the story the way it really was. I relied on a wide range of sources and, of course, a variety of opinions are expressed that I don't necessarily agree with. Almost everyone who has lived in Texas for any length of time has some sort of story about the well-known Cowboy Cauble. Suffice it to say, it is often difficult to tell the difference between fact and fiction when the character is as colorful and intriguing as Mr. Cauble was.

In today's world, sports is simply a bigger part than ever before. You can turn on ESPN and listen to and see sports replays and "news" all day long. In most cities there are several sports talk shows that cover sports every minute that they are on the air, and of course now there is social media. This book is an insight to SMU's best athletes, not just football and basketball, but all sports including swimming, golf, tennis, women's sports and even a mention of rowing, equestrian, and volleyball. The author and a committee of knowledgable sports people selected the 100 and it is a solid list. The book is a must read for sports fans or anyone associated with Southern Methodist University. You'll recognize some of the greats: Doak Walker, Lamar Hunt, Jim Krebs, Don Meredith, Kyle Rote, Glynn Gregory, Lance Mcilhenny, Martina Moravcova, Eric Dickerson, Steve Lundquist, Florence Ezeh, Stewart Payne, Michael Carter, and many more. Some copy about players as well as some history of SMU was taken from old newspaper files and the Internet. The players and personalities selected for this book were compiled by a committee of veteran sports writers and others who have close ties to the school. The order in which they appear has no significance on how he or she performed during their time at Southern Methodist University.

This is the story of Elvis Aaron Presley, the great entertainer who was once named "the most popular man in the world". Without a doubt, he was the very best singer of my generation. "Elvis Presley was the greatest cultural force in the 20th Century," said the famous composer Leonard Bernstein. He also was a good actor but he never managed to land serious roles. I followed him since he played my hometown two times in 1955. I truly loved him as a fan and it saddened me to no end when it all ended August 16, 1977.