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Rivethead: Tales from the Assembly Line (Ben Hamper) – Flint Book of the Week

Rivethead is Ben Hamper’s darkly hilarious, brutally honest memoir about life as a “shop-rat” on General Motors’ assembly lines in Flint, Michigan. It captures the culture, chaos, humor, and despair of factory work in the 1970s and 1980s, told in Hamper’s signature voice—sharp, sarcastic, and unsparing.The book opens with Hamper’s childhood in a big Catholic… Read More Rivethead: Tales from the Assembly Line (Ben Hamper) – Flint Book of the Week

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My Blue Book of Poems Second Series by Cora Oma Long – Rostie Publishing

The third of Cora’s books. A few reprints from previous publications.Cora Oma Long, a poet from Flint, Michigan in the 1920’s.Born: 12 Jul 1868, Michigan, USADeath: 24 May 1950 (aged 81) Genesee County, Michigan, USABurial: Mount Morris Cemetery, Mount Morris, Genesee County, Michigan, USASpouses:James Nathaniel Wyant 1856–1941 (m. 1929)Martin Long 1855–1929 (m. 1885)Children:Oscar Sherman Long… Read More My Blue Book of Poems Second Series by Cora Oma Long – Rostie Publishing

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Buick, The Factory Whistle & Me (Bill Lamb) – Flint Book of the Week

In this warm, plainspoken memoir, radio legend Bill Lamb pulls back the curtain on a life lived at the intersection of a blue-collar city and its soundtrack. Part personal history, part oral chronicle of mid-century Flint, the book traces Lamb’s journey from itinerant broadcaster to the familiar voice who kept time with the Buick factory… Read More Buick, The Factory Whistle & Me (Bill Lamb) – Flint Book of the Week

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The Eighty-third Anniversary Souvenir of the Founding of St. Paul’s Parish – Flint, Michigan by Rev J Bradford Pengelly – Rostie Publishing

The Episcopal parish that became St. Paul’s in Flint, Michigan, was organized in 1840; its first rector was the Reverend Daniel E. Brown. The congregation built an early wooden church (about 1843) before moving to later sites as Flint grew.The current stone church at South Saginaw & East Third was designed by noted Gothic-Revival architect… Read More The Eighty-third Anniversary Souvenir of the Founding of St. Paul’s Parish – Flint, Michigan by Rev J Bradford Pengelly – Rostie Publishing

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My Blue Book of Original Poems by Cora Oma Long – Rostie Publishing

Poems from Mrs. Long of Flint, Michigan. Originally published in 1924Cora Oma Simons LongBorn: 12 Jul 1868, Michigan, USADeath: 24 May 1950 (aged 81) Genesee County, Michigan, USABurial: Mount Morris Cemetery, Mount Morris, Genesee County, Michigan, USASpouses:James Nathaniel Wyant 1856–1941 (m. 1929)Martin Long 1855–1929 (m. 1885)Children:Oscar Sherman Long 1886–1961Corp Lavern Harold Long 1892 – unknownParents:Asher… Read More My Blue Book of Original Poems by Cora Oma Long – Rostie Publishing

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EXCERTS FROM KARMENIA: WHAT THE SPIRIT TOLD ME by Lyman Stowe – Rostie Publishing

Lyman’s book is primarily a collection of short occult stories and alleged real experiences from the author’s life. Within the book, we find a blend of biography and occult experiences, told in a series of short stories about spiritualism, visions, and other mystical phenomena.The first 16 chapters of this volume include tales of his early… Read More EXCERTS FROM KARMENIA: WHAT THE SPIRIT TOLD ME by Lyman Stowe – Rostie Publishing

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Local DJ: A Rock ’n’ Roll History by Peter L. Cavanaugh (Peter ‘C’) – Flint Book of the Week

At first glance, the book reads as an autobiographical memoir, but Cavanaugh arranges his recollections as an interwoven mosaic of personal stories, industry anecdotes, and cultural history. Rather than a strictly linear life story, the narrative jumps between on-air moments, concert promotions, and broader reflections on how rock music transformed American youth culture from the… Read More Local DJ: A Rock ’n’ Roll History by Peter L. Cavanaugh (Peter ‘C’) – Flint Book of the Week

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Blue Book Of Original Poems by Cora Oma Long – Rostie Publishing

Poetry by Cora Oma LongBorn: 12 Jul 1868 Michigan, USADeath: 24 May 1950 (aged 81) Genesee County, Michigan, USABurial: Mount Morris Cemetery Mount Morris, Genesee County, Michigan, USASpouses:James Nathaniel Wyant 1856–1941 (m. 1929)Martin Long 1855–1929 (m. 1885)Children:Oscar Sherman Long 1886–1961Corp Lavern Harold Long 1892 – unknownParents:Asher Sylvester Simons 1819–1875Elizabeth Ann Williams Simons 1830 – unknownBuy… Read More Blue Book Of Original Poems by Cora Oma Long – Rostie Publishing

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The Vixen: A Rustbelt Vampire Story by Roy O. Richard – Rostie Publishing

In Flint, Michigan, an often forgotten and ridiculed rust belt town, Oliver, an aging shopkeeper, notices a fleeting female figure in the night as he leaves his bookstore. He is taken by the brief glimpse. It is not a coincidence when the two meet again, and the vixen he had seen makes him an offer… Read More The Vixen: A Rustbelt Vampire Story by Roy O. Richard – Rostie Publishing

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