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Obert Skye
Robert Farrell Smith (born 1970) is an American humor writer. Starting in 2005, he publishes children's books under the pseudonym Obert Skye. He is known for the ''Leven Thumps'' series, the ''Pillage'' trilogy, and ''The Creature from My Closet'' series. He is also the author of ''Witherwood Reform School'' and ''Beyond Foo'' series. Personal life Robert Farrell Smith was born in 1970. For a short time, he lived on the Isle of Skye as a candy-taster, giving him inspiration for his pseudonym Obert Skye along with his first name. He now lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico with his wife Krista and his three children. In 2010, he went to over 900 schools in the United States as part of his "Imagination Tour". During this tour he emphasized the importance and power of imagination. Publications Smith began publishing books in 1996. Starting in 2005, he has published his books under the pseudonym Obert Skye. *''Baptists at Our Barbecue'' (1996) * ''The Miracle of Forgetness'' (1997) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The United States asserts sovereignty over five Territories of the United States, major island territories and United States Minor Outlying Islands, various uninhabited islands in Oceania and the Caribbean. It is a megadiverse country, with the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest land area and List of countries and dependencies by population, third-largest population, exceeding 340 million. Its three Metropolitan statistical areas by population, largest metropolitan areas are New York metropolitan area, New York, Greater Los Angeles, Los Angel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baptists At Our Barbecue
''Baptists at Our Barbecue'' is a 2004 comedy film based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Robert Farrell Smith. It was directed, and produced by Christian Vuissa. This film features some the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church)-centric humor that is meant to appeal to Mormon audiences that non-LDS people are unlikely to get, as well as some humor aimed at non-Mormon audiences. Plot ''Baptists at Our Barbecue'' is the story of the small town of Longwinded, Arizona, USA, a divided, feuding town of 262 Mormons and 262 Baptists. It is also a story about one man who will try anything to end the ridiculous feud and bring the town together, and keep the peace-loving girl of his dreams from leaving town. Main cast * Dan Merkley as Tartan * Heather Beers as Charity * Jan Broberg Felt as Tartan's Mom * Dane Stephens as Sheriff Bob * Frank Gerrish as Brother Hatch * Tony Larimer as Pastor Stevens Soundtrack * "New Emotion" – Ryan Shupe & the Rubberband * "Mir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latter Day Saints From New Mexico
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American Latter Day Saints
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label that was previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Christian Vuissa
Christian Vuissa (born 1969 in Bregenz, Austria) is a Latter-day Saint filmmaker. He is also the founder and former head of the LDS Film Festival, until 2017. Vuissa served an LDS mission in Leipzig, Germany, from 1994 to 1996. He was involved in the making of '' Pirates of the Great Salt Lake''. He was the director of '' Baptists at Our Barbecue'', ''The Errand of Angels'', ''One Good Man'' (2009) (originally called ''Father in Israel''), ''The Letter Writer'' (2011), ''The Reunion'' (2008), and ''Silent Night'' (2012). Vuissa was also the original story creator and the director of the 2002 short drama film ''Roots and Wings'' about Mexican immigrants to the United States. Vuissa is a 2002 graduate of Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU) is a Private education, private research university in Provo, Utah, United States. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is the flagship university of the Church Educational System sponsore ...'s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professor Winsnicker's Book Of Proper Etiquette For Well-Mannered Sycophants
''Leven Thumps'' is a series of children's fantasy novels by Obert Skye. The series, which has five books, deals with an orphaned 14-year-old boy, Leven Thumps, who becomes involved in a battle between good and evil. The five books in the series are titled ''Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo'' (2005),Bibliographic information from WorldCat. ''Leven Thumps and the Whispered Secret'' (2006), '' Leven Thumps and the Eyes of The Want'' (2007), '' Leven Thumps and the Wrath of Ezra'' (2008), and ''Leven Thumps and the Ruins of Alder'' (2009). These books were originally published by Shadow Mountain Publishing. ''Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo'' won the Benjamin Franklin award from the Independent Book Publishers Association in 2006. The ''Leven Thumps'' series was followed by another series, a trilogy entitled ''Beyond Foo''. The first book, ''Geth and the Return of the Lithens'', was released on May 9, 2011. Plot overview The little town of Burnt Culvert has a problem. Storms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
