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Chinook County

By: Don Moeller

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Chinook County flippantly brings to life author’s experiences as a small-town trial attorney for twenty years in Oregon, through the adventures of his alter-ego, Donnie Moore. Donnie’s adventures start with the harrowing chase, capture, and prosecution of drug dealers as the district attorney for Wheeler County in the time-warped, ranch lifestyle of rural central Oregon. The closure of a local lumber mill, which causes its laid-off workers to emigrate with their families from Wheeler County for work elsewhere, leads Donnie to move his family and his legal practice to Chinook City on the North Oregon Coast. That's where Donnie encounters an incompetent prosecutor and a corrupt judge and county treasurer, the latter of whom gets killed by “new money” (or survives, as an alternative possibility). Besides graphically retelling how Donnie obtains relief through the Court of Appeals for a defrauded probate client from an erroneous judgment by the corrupted trial court judge, Donnie’s adventurous tales help the reader to relive his fearful encounter with a “suicide-by-cop” client and his adventures collaborating with a laid-off creamery ice cream truck driver-client, in converting local cow farts into an award-winning “green” energy source for the farmers’ cooperative creamery.

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1681813343

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Slow Train Coming

By: Don Hasselman

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Slow Train Coming

By: Don Hasselman

Gus Bauer was a gifted senior citizen who spent his life stalled in a world of might-have-been. A chance meeting gives him the opportunity to examine his lifepast and presentand ultimately takes him in a different direction. Many things happen from that point, some of which he orchestrates, and some of which he has no control over, which serve to help him become a different person than he was. This changes not only him but also many of those around him. It is almost as though the train, which could have arrived much earlier than it eventually did, finally makes it to the station. Hence, the books title.

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1984546392

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Danny's Red Jacket

By: Don Dilmore

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Danny's Red Jacket

By: Don Dilmore

No one understands that I just want to be me. Danny, Jack and Rusty spend a great deal of their time together, riding their bikes, swimming in the creek, and fishing -typical twelve-year-old activities. Danny is frequently in trouble with his parents because he gets so involved in their adventures that he fails to get home on time, or he wanders off when he hasn't asked permission. So, when he notices Rusty becoming friends with Tim, a boy who has been in bad trouble and also acting strangely about fires that have been started in their hometown of Bolton, Colorado, Danny rethinks hanging out with Rusty. When witnesses see Danny's Red Jacket at the scene of a crime, and because of Rusty's constant bullying, Danny wonders if anyone will believe his innocence. With his dad already angry that Danny doesn't behave, or study or practice his horn like his brother and sister, this new situation doesn't make life any easier. His dad is the one person whose mind he wants to change, but how can he change the mind of someone who has no faith in him? And who took Danny's Red Jacket?

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Tate Publishing

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1615662685

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Backstage at The Tonight Show

From Johnny Carson to Jay Leno

By: Don Sweeney

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Backstage at The Tonight Show

From Johnny Carson to Jay Leno

By: Don Sweeney

This book is a collection of celebrity vignettes and anecdotes from the peak years of the Tonight Show, and includes behind-the-scenes looks at more than two dozen celebrities, including Joan Rivers, Bill Cosby, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Tony Randall, Don Rickles, Stevie Wonder, Martin Short, Liza Minnelli, Ed McMahon, and Johnny Carson himself. With an eye for the eccentric, amusing, or downright bizarre, Sweeney's brief portraits offer a glimpse at celebrity from the other side of the curtain.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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158979303X

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Managing Customer Relationships

A Strategic Framework

By: Don Peppers,Martha Rogers

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Managing Customer Relationships

A Strategic Framework

By: Don Peppers,Martha Rogers

MANAGING CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS A Strategic Framework Praise for the first edition: "Peppers and Rogers do a beautiful job of integrating actionable frameworks, the thinking of other leaders in the field, and best practices from leading-edge companies. "—Dr. Hugh J. Watson, C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry Chair of Business Administration, Terry College of Business, University of Georgia "Peppers and Rogers have been the vanguard for the developing field of customer relationship management, and in this book, they bring their wealth of experience and knowledge into academic focus. This text successfully centers the development of the field and its theories and methodologies squarely within the broader context of enterprise competitive theory. It is a must-have for educators of customer relationship management and anyone who considers customer-centric marketing the cornerstone of sound corporate strategy." —Dr. Charlotte Mason, Department Head, Director, and Professor, Department of Marketing and Distribution, Terry College of Business, University of Georgia "Don and Martha have done it again! The useful concepts and rich case studies revealed in Managing Customer Relationships remove any excuse for those of us responsible for actually delivering one-to-one customer results. This is the ultimate inside scoop!" —Roy Barnes, Formerly with Marriott, now President, Blue Space Consulting "This is going to become the how-to book on developing a customer-driven enterprise. The marketplace is so much in need of this road map!" —Mike Henry, Leader for Consumer Insights at Acxiom Praise for the second edition: "Every company has customers, and that's why every company needs a reference guide like this. Peppers and Rogers are uniquely qualified to provide us with the top textbook on the subject, and the essential tool for the field they helped to create." —David Reibstein, William Stewart Woodside Professor of Marketing, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

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0470930187

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9780470930182

Shoreline

Three Plays by Don Hannah

By: Don Hannah

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Shoreline

Three Plays by Don Hannah

By: Don Hannah

In language that is at once poetic and vernacular, Don Hannah creates characters and stories that long remain with the reader and audience. The three plays in Shoreline explore that most basic and complicated of emotional territories: the family. Produced at the Tarragon Theatre in the 1998-99 season, Fathers and Sons is a tender and funny evocation of one lifelong relationship captured in four movements. When Running Far Back was produced at the Great Canadian Theatre Company in Ottawa in 1994, the Ottawa Citizen called it ""theatre at its most passionate, powerful best."" The play is the emotional thirty-year journey of a brother and sister as they move from violence, through anger, towards forgiveness and hope. As timely today as when it opened in 1986, Rubber Dolly is a memory play gritty, hilarious, and tragic that tells the story of Fern, runaway teenager and single mother. With an introduction by Urjo Kareda, artistic director of Tarragaon Theatre in Toronto.

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0889242909

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True Indie

Life and Death in Filmmaking

By: Don Coscarelli

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True Indie

Life and Death in Filmmaking

By: Don Coscarelli

From Don Coscarelli, the celebrated filmmaker behind many cherished cult classics comes a memoir that's both revealing autobiography and indie film crash course. Best known for his horror/sci-fi/fantasy films including Phantasm, The Beastmaster, Bubba Ho-tep and John Dies at the End, now Don Coscarelli’s taking you on a white-knuckle ride through the rough and tumble world of indie film. Join Coscarelli as he sells his first feature film to Universal Pictures and gets his own office on the studio lot while still in his teens. Travel with him as he chaperones three out-of-control child actors as they barnstorm Japan, almost drowns actress Catherine Keener in her first film role, and transforms a short story about Elvis Presley battling a four thousand year-old Egyptian mummy into a beloved cult classic film. Witness the incredible cast of characters he meets along the way from heavy metal god Ronnie James Dio to first-time filmmakers Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary. Learn how breaking bread with genre icons Tobe Hooper, John Carpenter and Guillermo Del Toro leads to a major cable series and watch as he and zombie king George A. Romero together take over an unprepared national network television show with their tales of blood and horror. This memoir fits an entire film school education into a single book. It’s loaded with behind-the-scenes stories: like setting his face on fire during the making of Phantasm, hearing Bruce Campbell’s most important question before agreeing to star in Bubba Ho-tep, and crafting a horror thriller into a franchise phenomenon spanning four decades. Find out how Coscarelli managed to retain creative and financial control of his artistic works in an industry ruled by power-hungry predators, and all without going insane or bankrupt. True Indie will prove indispensable for fans of Coscarelli’s movies, aspiring filmmakers, and anyone who loves a story of an underdog who prevails while not betraying what he believes.

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1250193265

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Cornfields to Gold Medals

Coaching Championship Basketball, Lessons in Leadership, and a Rise from Humble Beginnings

By: Triumph Books

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Cornfields to Gold Medals

Coaching Championship Basketball, Lessons in Leadership, and a Rise from Humble Beginnings

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Blending personal narrative with practical guidance, Cornfields to Gold Medals delivers well-traveled leadership principles for on and off the court. Coach Don Showalter's rise to international recognition as a coach can be traced to his time at the helm of USA Basketball's Junior National Team, where he went 62-0 and brought home 10 gold medals. Yet, for all his international success he remains grounded in the Midwestern values that shaped his character; principles have made him a passionate ambassador for the sport of basketball and one of its great teachers. Cornfields to Gold Medals is an all-American story that takes the reader on Showalter's life journey through the sport he has coached for nearly half a century. It begins humbly, on a family farm perched atop the rolling hills of southeastern Iowa, and extends to gymnasiums in every corner of the world. Interspersed in this compelling personal narrative are 10 lessons in leadership, strategies Showalter employed throughout his 44-years coaching young athletes. Each is accompanied by key points in how to teach the lesson, and shares effective strategies for readers to implement in daily practice. Rooted in heartland principles of community, hard work, and service, this essential book offers leaders insight into guiding others and time to reflect on what is truly important.

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LIVING IN HARMONY

By: Don Hurst

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LIVING IN HARMONY

By: Don Hurst

SECTION ONE In the first chapters, stories of the community through the experiences of great-grandparents, grandparents, and parents clamor for attention as they set the stage laden with colorful depictions of history and descriptions of the area. SECTION TWO In the next series of chapters, the author's own perspective on Harmonizing village discords through his journey from boyhood to manhood to serving as an Ordained United Methodist Pastor are divulged. SECTION THREE In the final chapters, key events are folded into the life of Harmony which contribute to its future through key individuals whose values and goals offer promise that the village will continue to live up to the spirit of its name.

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Dirt Track Auto Racing, 1919-1941

A Pictorial History

By: Don Radbruch

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Dirt Track Auto Racing, 1919-1941

A Pictorial History

By: Don Radbruch

Prior to World War I, auto racing featured expensive machines and teams financed by auto factories. The teams toured the country, and most of the races were held in large cities, so the vast majority of Americans never saw a race. All this changed after World War I, though, and in the 1920s and 1930s there were approximately 1,000 dirt tracks in the United States and Canada. The dirt tracks offered small-time racing--little prize money and minimal publicity--but people loved it. This pictorial history documents dirt track racing, with what are today called sprint cars, around the United States from 1919 to 1941. Information on dirt track racing in Canada during this time is also provided. Regionally divided chapters detail the drivers, tracks, and specific races of each area of the country. Some of the drivers went on to win fame and fortune while others faded into obscurity. Tracks included well known facilities as well as out-of-the-way sites few people had ever heard of. The cars ranged from state of the art machines to the more common home built specials based on Model T or Model A Ford parts. Taken together, the drivers, tracks, and races of this era were instrumental in making auto racing the popular sport it is today.

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1476613753

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Men of Notes

By: Don Walker

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Men of Notes

By: Don Walker

For most mortal men, Broadway would always be shrouded in its own mystique of glamour, pomp, endless parade of famous men and women, and the hidden, always larger-than-life aura of glittering public personalities whose daily activities no one has hardly a clue. Men of Notes is an attempt to give flesh and blood to some of those almost ephemeral individuals- composers, lyricists, orchestra conductors, working musicians, orchestrators, music publishers, etc. The attempt in "Men of Notes" is actually undertaken by one of those people described above. Don Walker is famous for the orchestrations of over 100 Broadway Productions. This memoir of his early years in music was meant to be followed by a second book which would have included Music Man, Damn Yankees, Pajama Game, Cabaret and Fiddler on the Roof to name a few. But he died too soon in 1989, however the publication has fallen into the hands of his daughter, Ann Liebgold. From the outset, readers would feast in the writing style of the author-his lively take on the people he wanted to talk about and the wit and humor he effortlessly delivers, just the type that would give people some inkling how perhaps some brains do work in that often forbidding world. About the Author Don Walker was a native of Lambertville, New Jersey. A professional orchestrator, composer, and conductor, Don enjoyed a brilliant reputation in Broadway. He attended Ryder College in New Jersey and Wharton at University of Pennsylvania Don died in 1989 at the age of 81, leaving behind his wife, Audrey, with whom he had a daughter, Ann Liebgold, and son, David.

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1434928977

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Wisdom of the Diamond

The Five Bases of Effective Team Leadership

By: Don Levin

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Wisdom of the Diamond

The Five Bases of Effective Team Leadership

By: Don Levin

As timeless as the rules established by Abner Doubleday to govern the play of America's national past time, baseball, the five bases of effective team leadership are presented in a light hearted story with Little League baseball as the backdrop against which these lessons are illustrated and learned. Trey Langston, a regional sales manager for a large national sales organization is struggling to lead his team of sales representatives. Rising costs and competition as well as other challenges have forced him to examine just what kind of manager and leader he has become. A devoted father and little league coach, Trey soon discovers that the answers to all of the challenges that have eluded him at the office can be discovered between the chalk lines of the little league baseball diamond as he leads his team, and he himself receives gently mentoring from a devoted fan of the game.

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D.A.L.E.

Devoted, Accomplished, Loyal, Ethical

By: Don Swinford

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D.A.L.E.

Devoted, Accomplished, Loyal, Ethical

By: Don Swinford

This book tells us that we dont have to look that far to find heroes and inspirations. Just because some make headlines and serve in high places doesnt necessarily make them good people. Look around, as I have, to see why you are as you are. Im proud to be from the grass roots of America. From people who worked in the dirt in an effort not only to make the world a better place but also to make better lives for their children. Struggle was part of life and affected most families, but it also built character and produced individuals who are worthy of remembering and celebrating with a written remembrance.

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154621965X

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Fire of the Raging Dragon

By: Don Brown

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Fire of the Raging Dragon

By: Don Brown

In the very near future, China, now the world’s largest industrial producer and consumer of Mideast Oil, passes a law that all new cars manufactured in that nation will be operated on natural gas. Beneath the floor of the South China Sea, around the contested Spratly Islands, billions of gallons of natural gas wait to be mined. But at the center of the Spratlys, the remote but strategic island of Itu Aba is occupied by China’s historic enemy, Taiwan. When the new, power-hungry Chinese President, Tang Qhichen, orders Chinese Naval forces to attack Taiwanese forces on Itu Aba, U.S. President Douglas Surber responds, ordering the U.S. Seventh Fleet to try and quell a burgeoning naval showdown between the two Chinas. Aboard the submarine tender U.S.S. Emory S. Land, one of the first ships in the naval war zone, is Ensign Stephanie Surber, a recent Naval Academy graduate who is also the First Daughter of the United States. As the Emory S. Land steams into harm’s way, Ensign Surber’s life is gravely threatened. The President must make a decision. Will he take a stand against evil? Or will he save the life of his daughter?

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0310410444

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Exposed - A Pine Ridge Mystery

By: Don Narus

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Exposed - A Pine Ridge Mystery

By: Don Narus

A young couple move in, they are younger than most but old enough to meet the minimum requirements of the Royal Palms condo complex. They are a nice couple, but guarded. They are well liked and seem to fit in. Then a chance meeting changes everything. On a cloudless night, shots ring out and it's all over.

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0359307329

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Spiral Dynamics in Action

Humanity's Master Code

By: Prof. Don Edward Beck,Teddy Hebo Larsen,Sergey Solonin,Dr. Rica Viljoen,Thomas Q. Johns

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Spiral Dynamics in Action

Humanity's Master Code

By: Prof. Don Edward Beck,Teddy Hebo Larsen,Sergey Solonin,Dr. Rica Viljoen,Thomas Q. Johns

A more effective leadership model for the new business environment. Spiral Dynamics in Action explores the evolution of modern business, and provides a model for moving forward amidst ever-increasing complexity and change. Only by truly understanding other people's perspectives can you bring them together to achieve the extraordinary, and this book provides a field guide to the different motivations, behaviours and talents in your team to help you lead diverse groups more effectively. Focused on action over theory, the Spiral Dynamics model includes cutting-edge leadership practices, management systems, processes, procedures and techniques to help you bring about real-world results. The nature of change is consistent, but that doesn't make it any less enormous or complex to deal with. As a business leader, you are tasked with not only navigating change yourself, but also guiding others through the maze successfully. This book shows you how to shift your perspective, hone your focus and deliver what your people need by: Understanding the reasoning behind different perspectives. Helping people play off one another's strengths to achieve a shared goal. Adopting cutting-edge practices, processes and procedures for improvement. Taking action to re-connect an increasingly fragmented environment. The marketplace has gone truly global, workforces are increasingly diverse and companies are taking on powerful new social responsibilities. It's a lot to take in, let alone manage, but the responsibility of leadership is to gather disparate parts and make them into a whole. It's your job to turn anchors into rocket fuel, and motivate and inspire your team to the top. By digging to the core of each person, each culture and each problem, you uncover a roadmap to high performance; Spiral Dynamics in Action shows you how to guide your people through any changes and emerge stronger than before.

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1119387205

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90 Minutes in Heaven

A True Story of Death and Life

By: Don Piper,Cecil Murphey

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90 Minutes in Heaven

A True Story of Death and Life

By: Don Piper,Cecil Murphey

The mega bestselling book that started the heaven publishing phenomenon is now a major motion picture starring Hayden Christensen and Kate Bosworth and produced by Michael Polish. Don Piper's incredible true story continues to expand its reach to more people than ever before. After a semi-truck collided with Don Piper's car, he was pronounced dead at the scene. For the next ninety minutes, he experienced the glories of heaven. Back on earth, a passing minister felt led to stop and pray for the accident victim even though he was told Piper was dead. Miraculously, Piper came back to life, and the pleasure of heaven was replaced by a long and painful recovery. This special edition of Don's life-changing story includes a new preface from Don about the making of the movie, plus a personal update on the impact the book has had on him, his family, and the millions who have already heard his story. It also includes a note from the publisher, stories from readers, and Scriptures and quotations on heaven.

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Baker Books

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1493400177

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Paddle to the Arctic

The Incredible Story of a Kayak Quest Across the Roof of the World

By: Don Starkell

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Paddle to the Arctic

The Incredible Story of a Kayak Quest Across the Roof of the World

By: Don Starkell

After his astounding 12,000-mile canoe trip from Winnipeg down to the Amazon (recounted in his bestseller Paddle to the Amazon on page 48), Don Starkell decided to paddle a kayak from Hudson Bay 3,000 miles through the Northwest Passage. This is Don's diary of this journey from Churchill, Manitoba, to Tuktoyaktuk, close to Alaska, a voyage by kayak (paddled on water or dragged on a sled over the ice) that took him three Arctic summers and almost cost him his life. Through this compelling book we find ourselves sharing his blazing, driving determination to reach his goal, as he closes in on his destination, with his supplies running out and his ocean highway freezing over, making death a near certainty. Armchair travel at its best.

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0771082657

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As the Crow Falls

By: Don Maddux

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As the Crow Falls

By: Don Maddux

The mob and a real estate company are about to join forces. Gregory Crow is one of the owners of the real estate company and he has no idea what is happening around him. Or does he? He tries to forget through nearly suicidal levels of chemicals that hes the center of it all. From the violence that is associated with the mob, to the world of high finance and luxury that is bestowed upon him, he lives in his own world. After over three decades of weaving his way out of crime, Gregory Crow breaks his silence.

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It's the Cowboy Way!

The Amazing True Adventures of Riders In The Sky

By: Don Cusic

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It's the Cowboy Way!

The Amazing True Adventures of Riders In The Sky

By: Don Cusic

It's the Cowboy Way! tells the full story of the amazing true adventures of group members Ranger Doug, Woody Paul, Too Slim, and Joey "The CowPolka King" for the first time, from their first gigs at "Herr Harry's Phranks 'N' Steins," in Nashville, to their rise to the top of the Grammy heap. Since 1977, Riders In The Sky has faithfully tended a musical tradition kindled by singing cowboy legends, such as Gene Autry and the Sons Of The Pioneers. Throughout its long career, the group has branded the genre with its own mark, crafting a well-balanced mix of both classic and original western songs—smooth harmony, hot licks, and comedy. Over the past quarter of a century, and more than 4,500 shows, 290 national TV appearances, 203 public radio shows, nearly 700 Grand Ole Opry appearances, 2.3 million miles on the road, two Grammy Awards, three television series, and 31 albums down the trail, a group that began with a commitment to carry on an American musical tradition has itself become a national treasure.

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0813149584

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Labor Pains & Profit Drains

How to Reduce Your Labor Costs

By: Don Desrosiers

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Labor Pains & Profit Drains

How to Reduce Your Labor Costs

By: Don Desrosiers

Your employees are underproducing and being overpaid with overtime for the privilege to do so, and you may have only yourself to blame. To run a smarter, more profitable business, you must have a dream to reach for and a system in place to make sure it becomes reality. Efficiency Engineer Don Desrosiers has a few tricks up his sleeves to teach you how to track finances, train and motivate employees and cut costs like you never thought possible. He can help business owners and managers see problems, identify their causes and fix them. So, who’s on board for the next training session? ******************* Don Desrosiers is a workflow engineer, efficiency expert and a management consultant to drycleaners and shirt launderers throughout America and Western Europe. The system he employs allows him to typically cut his client’s payroll by 25% or more and it can be universally applied to all industries. Unfortunately, employees too often goof off during the work week, sometimes subconsciously milking the time clock so they can get their 40 hours or more every week. However, it’s not really their fault. Management has remained oblivious to the problem, or, worse, has simply endorsed it by letting it occur. If you allow four employees to skate by and accomplish the work that should be done with only three, then your labor costs are simply too high. You can cut them drastically, but first you must believe it can be done. Then, you have to visualize a realistic goal and pursue it. Unfortunately, that is a lot easier said than done. The truth is, there is no such thing as a quick, easy fix to the problem. However, by reading Don’s book, you will become capable of developing a system to significantly cut your labor expenses. ******************* Measure Everything The first step is to measure everything. No matter what business you are in, you need to have certain productivity standards. There must be some sort of benchmark to measure your own results against. For example, in the drycleaning industry, an experienced pants presser in a properly equipped plant should be able to press 42 pants an hour. Most cleaners fail to attain that. They usually fall into the 30-35 an hour range. Only by measuring production daily will you know the extent of your problem and be able to get to the heart of it. Of course, in some cases there is no pre-defined standard, which means you must establish it for yourself. Labor Pains and Profit Drains! can help you make that happen. It is absolutely vital for you to track, measure and graph how much work should be accomplished each hour at your company. Spreadsheets will become the best friend your business ever had. ******************* Overtime Overtime can be a blessing. Unfortunately, it can also be a drug to employees and a profit drain to employers. At times, it may be utilized effectively as an employee motivation tool. After all, a 25 cent an hour raise won’t likely prevent your employees from calling in sick often, but there are other solutions that might be more effective, such as scheduled overtime hours. It’s like a built-in bonus system that rewards employees for showing up all week and working hard. In such cases, paying overtime is well worth it. Unless. Unless employees start to abuse that system. Too often, employees pad the clock in hopes that they’ll make those coveted time-and-a-half overtime pay hours. Once they get a taste of a higher disposable income in their pockets, employees will never again want to settle for a 40-hour week - even if there isn’t 40 hours of work for them to do. They will either consciously or subconsciously slow down their production rate in order to obtain the OT. Worst of all, too many business owners and managers allow this to happen. ******************* Training Employees Management positions have become convoluted w

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Grand Canyon

A History of a Natural Wonder and National Park

By: Don Lago

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A History of a Natural Wonder and National Park

By: Don Lago

The Grand Canyon has long inspired deep emotions and responses. For the Native Americans who lived there, the canyon was home, full of sacred meanings. For the first European settlers to see it, the canyon drove them to great exploration adventures and Wild West dreams of wealth. The canyon also held deep importance for America’s pioneer conservationists such as Teddy Roosevelt, John Muir, and Aldo Leopold, and it played a central role in the emerging environmental movement. The Grand Canyon became a microcosm of the history and evolving values of the National Park Service, long conflicted between encouraging tourism and protecting nature. Many vivid characters shaped the canyon’s past. Its largest story is one of cultural history and changing American visions of the land. Grand Canyon: A History of a Natural Wonder and National Park is a mixture of great storytelling, unlikely characters, and important ideas. The book will appeal to both general readers and scholars interested in seeking a broader understanding of the canyon.

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Why Do Donuts Have Holes?

Fascinating Facts About What We Eat And Drink

By: Don Voorhees

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Why Do Donuts Have Holes?

Fascinating Facts About What We Eat And Drink

By: Don Voorhees

Cn blueberries make you younger? What is an electric pickle? For centuries, a healhty obsession with eating has fuelled human curiosity (and filled our stomachs). This book offers hundreds of witty and entertaining food facts, from the origins of popular phrases like 'mind your Ps and Qs' and food fads such as TV dinners to the age old question, 'which came first, the chicken or the egg?' Whether your in the mood for comfort food or looking for the upper crust, this is one book that will definitely whet your appetite.

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Don Cherry's Hockey Greats and More

By: Don Cherry

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Don Cherry's Hockey Greats and More

By: Don Cherry

Broadcasting icon and bestselling author Don Cherry is back to give us more of what we want: behind-the-scenes sports stories that are as colourful as his wardrobe. For the last sixty years, Don Cherry has lived and breathed hockey. He has interviewed all of hockey's biggest names on Grapevine and "Coach's Corner," and he coached some of them too. But Don's interests span across all sports, and even beyond. In this unforgettable book, Don grants us unparalleled insider access to some of the most legendary athletes and figures of our time. Follow Don to the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs and to the pitcher's mound at Rogers Centre (and learn how the Blue Jays' Josh Donaldson saved his neck). Jet back in time to meet Bobby Hull, Phil Esposito, Scotty Bowman, John Ferguson and other greats--up close and unfiltered. Discover Don's opinions on the toughest guys he ever played against, "hockey parents," the role of fighting in the game, and the Hall of Fame (and who should be in it). Learn about Don's friendship with Gord Downie--the incomparable late frontman of the Tragically Hip and a lifelong hockey fan. This is Don Cherry in all his hilarious and frank glory, spinning his yarns with the best of them.

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Anchor Canada

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0385691866

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Encouragement from 90 Minutes in Heaven

Selections from the Life-Changing New York Times Bestseller

By: Don Piper,Cecil Murphey

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Encouragement from 90 Minutes in Heaven

Selections from the Life-Changing New York Times Bestseller

By: Don Piper,Cecil Murphey

These encouraging selections from the runaway bestseller 90 Minutes in Heaven is the perfect gift of hope for those struggling to understand a tragedy or recover from the loss of a loved one.

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Stealing Our Democracy

How the Political Assassination of a Governor Threatens Our Nation

By: Don Siegelman

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Stealing Our Democracy

How the Political Assassination of a Governor Threatens Our Nation

By: Don Siegelman

In a searing political memoir, former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman explodes the myth of an impartial U.S. justice system. He should know. Arguably the most successful and promising politician in modern Alabama history, his three-decade career in public service ran afoul of Republican opponents who used the federal judicial system to take him out of contention in Alabama and nationally. Siegelman ultimately was sentenced to 88 months in federal prison and served five years, with long stretches in solitary confinement during which he was a literal political prisoner, cut off from interviews and outside contact. Stealing Our Democracy reveals how Siegelman’s enemies — including politicized prosecutors and a corrupt judge — stripped him of his freedom, his career, and his law license, and deprived him of his family and friends. His is an intensely personal account of how our system can fail and be abused for political greed. And if it could happen to him, he writes, it can happen to any of us, particularly in an era when Donald Trump is abusing his power and using the Department of Justice as a political weapon to defend himself and to destroy those who oppose him. Siegelman draws on his experience as a public servant and an inmate to show why the nation’s prisons must be reformed along with our system of indictment, prosecution, and sentencing. Finally, Stealing Our Democracy offers a blueprint for voters in 2020 of what must be done to preserve democracy.

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1588384306

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The Pencil Man

By: Don McAllister

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The Pencil Man

By: Don McAllister

I LOVED the book! I laughed, I cried and couldn't wait to finish it and at the same time saved the last 10 pages for 2 days because I didn't want it to end! THANK YOU DON. It was great! I will recommend to all my friends! These characters are so real. Are you sure this is fiction? These are some of the reader reactions to Don McAllisters first novel Angel and the Ivory Tower. The same vivid imagery and cant wait to read whats next style of writing can be found in this work The Pencil Man, Dons second novel. The Pencil Man was a real person who lived in Anderson, Indiana during the 1950s. He was a beggar who had no legs, moved about on a board with wheels, and sold pencils on the street. Many remember him, but no one seems to know who he was or what became of him. While no one knows the real story of the Pencil Man, this novel tries to give some idea of what it would be like to be The Pencil Man. The story includes the mystical realm of the spirits, experiences, and decisions that guide everyones fate. It also places one in the position of The Pencil Man himself, and shows us the world from a very different perspective. As with Angel and the Ivory Tower, you will be entertained, laugh, and cry, but more importantly your eyes will be opened to people around you who may now seem invisible.

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The Pacific Rim Collection

Thunder in the Morning Calm, Fire of the Raging Dragon, Storming the Black Ice

By: Don Brown

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The Pacific Rim Collection

Thunder in the Morning Calm, Fire of the Raging Dragon, Storming the Black Ice

By: Don Brown

Bestselling author and former US Navy JAG Officer Don Brown’s Pacific Rim series is now available in one volume! Thunder in the Morning Calm Sixty years after his grandfather disappeared in Korea, a young naval intelligence officer seeks the truth behind rumors that American POWs are still being held there. Risking his life, fortune, and freedom, he leads a daring mission into the dangerous dictatorship of North Korea—all for the love of his country and a grandfather he never knew. Fire of the Raging Dragon In Fire of the Raging Dragon—the second book in best-selling author Don Brown’s Pacific Rim Series—Stephanie Surber is stationed on board a submarine tender in the South China Sea when a naval war breaks out. After a gruesome discovery escalates America’s involvement, Stephanie’s father, US President Douglas Surber, must choose to take a stand against evil . . . or save the life of his daughter. Storming the Black Ice When British geologists discover the world's largest oil reserves under the desolate, icy tundra of Antarctica, Britain and Chile form a top-secret alliance for control of petroleum resources that will rival the economic power of OPEC.

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Zondervan

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0310342856

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Murders, Mysteries and History of Lorain County, Ohio, 1824–1956

By: Don Hilton

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Murders, Mysteries and History of Lorain County, Ohio, 1824–1956

By: Don Hilton

Theres Nothing Like Capital Crime! Murders, Mysteries and History is an entertaining, fast-paced, and unique mix of forgotten killings, investigations, and criminal trials culled from court records and mixed with the news of long ago. Get the scoop on hundreds of real crimes and unsolved murders. Follow the clues to identify the unknown found washed up on Lake Erie shores. Work your way along sometimes-twisted paths to imprisonment or freedom. Victims, suspects, perpetrators. Judges, lawyers, witnesses, juries. Time spent in the big house, executions, and simply getting away with murder. If you love true-crime or mysteries, or enjoy history, this book is for you! Never gory, but haunting, fascinating, and perhaps brutalall at the same time. Murders, Mysteries and History reminds us that the past is never perfect.

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1546235892

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Rules to Break and Laws to Follow

How Your Business Can Beat the Crisis of Short-Termism

By: Don Peppers,Martha Rogers

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Rules to Break and Laws to Follow

How Your Business Can Beat the Crisis of Short-Termism

By: Don Peppers,Martha Rogers

Praise for Rules to Break & Laws to Follow: How Your Business Can Beat the Crisis of Short-Termism "A fascinating, highly readable synthesis of business principles, technology, sociology and common sense, Rules to Break and Laws to Follow persuasively shows the connection between customer trust and business profits, and then explains how to make it happen. As a bonus, you'll learn how to make your company more innovative, how to ensure your employees actually enjoy what they're doing, and how to deal with the kinds of service and quality breakdowns that occasionally plague any company, even a well-managed one. This book should be on your required reading list." —Stephen M. R. Covey, bestselling author of The Speed of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything "Over the years, Peppers and Rogers have given me valuable advice about navigating the changing business landscape. This book is a must-read for managers who want to empower their employees and customers to?make change their ally." —Jim McCann, founder and CEO of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM "Highly readable and entertaining. Make sure everybody in your firm reads this book by last Friday." —Dror Pockard, CEO of eglue "In a time when most companies are built to flip, Peppers and Rogers have planted a stake in the ground to help you survive past the next round of financing or consumer fad. Knowing what rules to break is arguably even more important than what laws to follow, and this book imparts knowledge for both." —Guy Kawasaki, cofounder of Truemors and author of The Art of the Start "Peppers and Rogers have created the unthinkable: an enjoyable wake-up call! Their book serves up one compelling and provocative idea after another, and the authors enjoy debunking some of our most deeply ingrained business beliefs. Read this book and your customers will thank you." —Dan Heath, coauthor of Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118381076

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Charley's Boys

St. Bernard College in the Sixties

By: Don W. Laney

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Charley's Boys

St. Bernard College in the Sixties

By: Don W. Laney

I was surprised when a friend told me he wasn't aware that St. Bernard had ever had a college. After thinking about it for a moment, I realized it had been almost thirty years since St. Bernard College closed its doors. That was what motivated me to write a book about my experience there. I attended St. Bernard College from August 1966 until May 1970. It was a time when St. Bernard College strived with attendance peeking during those years. Also of significance, various sports were putting St. Bernard on the map. The 1967-68 basketball team was outstanding, winning their conference championship in one of the highest scoring games in conference history. In writing the book, I mention many other things that went on there, including campus activities, other sports and the professors, priests and students of the college. The book emphasizes two primary things: that outstanding basketball team of 1967-68 of which I was a member, and the influence Coach Charles Richard had on his athletes, students and the college itself. You will take a walk down memory lane as you read about what it was like at St. Bernard College in the late Sixties.

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1452024642

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Female Serial Killers

By: Don Rauf

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Female Serial Killers

By: Don Rauf

From Lady Elizabeth Bathory to Bell Gunness to Aileen Wuornos, this book takes an in-depth approach to evaluating the life and crimes of some of the worlds most vicious women, who are grouped into chapters by psychological type. Readers can also take a personality disorder self-assessment quiz to learn more about psychopathythe most common psychological condition for serial killers.

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0766072886

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Those Red Tag Bastards

Their Dreams, Their Lives, Their Memories

By: Editor Don Shepperd

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Those Red Tag Bastards

Their Dreams, Their Lives, Their Memories

By: Editor Don Shepperd

A collection of stories written by the members of the Class of 1962, the fourth class to graduate from the United States Air Force Academy - the original Red Tag Bastards - on the occasion of their 50th class reunion.

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1477240748

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What Did You Get from Christmas

A Gift: You Can Give Without Loving – But, You Can’t Love Without Giving.

By: Coach Don Easterling

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What Did You Get from Christmas

A Gift: You Can Give Without Loving – But, You Can’t Love Without Giving.

By: Coach Don Easterling

“Don Easterling is a great coach, but he is also an outstanding speaker for any occasion - if you haven’t heard him you should - he is terrific!” - Jim Valvano “Don Easterling is not only one of the greatest swim coaches ever, he is one of the finest storytellers and writers I have ever known. He is a national treasure, a man of superb wit, spirit and charm. He is motivator par excellence, my mentor and dearest friend who has enriched my life and that of so many others. These stories are a must read for all who treasure the values and lessons of life that we all cherish.” - Mark Bernardino, Head Swim Coach University of Virginia “As his athlete, fellow coach and friend, I have been clearly inspired by Coach Easterling’s passion for story telling and his gift of finding the words to motivate us all.” - Beth Harrell, Head Swimming Coach North Florida University “I remember vividly receiving my first Christmas Story in 1990. It came none too soon. Christmas training of my freshman year in college was tough and a heart warming, inspirational and entertaining story was certainly welcomed. Your Christmas stories have delighted for decades. In the busy world we live in: They remind us that reflection inspires & heals; They teach us to find joy in the little things; They truly remind us how to get in the Christmas spirit. The art of story telling is one of many arts that you have mastered. Nothing gets us in the spirit like your stories. They are timeless and will be enjoyed by many for generations to come.”- David Fox, Goldman Sachs, Olympic Gold Medalist “As Coach Don tells his story you follow along with your own story because he has taken you back to a time forgotten until the echoes come flooding back. When the story is read and I have a couple of laughs and wipe away the tears, I carefully fold the story back up and place it safely back in its’ envelope and I take a moment to say, “Thanks Coach”.” - Doug Russell, 2-time Olympic Gold Medalist

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1664176837

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Hit Songs, 1900-1955

American Popular Music of the Pre-Rock Era

By: Don Tyler

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Hit Songs, 1900-1955

American Popular Music of the Pre-Rock Era

By: Don Tyler

This is a chronology of the most famous songs from the years before rock 'n' roll. The top hits for each year are described, including vital information such as song origin, artist(s), and chart information. For many songs, the author includes any web or library holdings of sheet music covers, musical scores, and free audio files. An extensive collection of biographical sketches follows, providing performing credits, relevant professional awards, and brief biographies for hundreds of the era's most popular performers, lyricists, and composers. Includes an alphabetical song index and bibliography.

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0786429461

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