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Ralph Compton Rawhide Flat

By: Ralph Compton,Joseph A. West

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Two men try to escape a town of terror in this western in Ralph Compton's USA Today bestselling series. The bustling town of Rawhide Flat is bursting at the seams with hard men and their hard-earned cash from working the nearby Comstock Lode. So when the bank is robbed and two civilians cut down, a posse delivers its own justice—leaving only Judah Walsh alive. Walsh knows the only hand he can play is to tell where his gang hid the money. In return, he wants a horse, a hundred bucks—and a free ride out of the state. But the people of Rawhide Flat would rather torture the information out of him. Lucky for Walsh, protection arrives in a hail of bullets from U.S. Deputy Marshal Augustus Crane, who has come to bring Walsh into federal custody. But Crane getting Walsh out of jail is one thing—getting out of town alive is another… More Than Six Million Ralph Compton Books In Print!

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Penguin

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1440687595

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9781440687594

The Yellow Journalism

The Press and America's Emergence as a World Power

By: David Ralph Spencer

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The Yellow Journalism

The Press and America's Emergence as a World Power

By: David Ralph Spencer

Most notable among Hearst's competitors was The World, owned and managed by a Jewish immigrant named Joseph Pulitzer. In The Yellow Journalism, David R. Spencer describes how the evolving culture of Victorian journalism was shaped by the Yellow Press. He details how these two papers and others exploited scandal, corruption, and crime among New York's most influential citizens and its most desperate inhabitants - a policy that made this "journalism of action" remarkably effective, not just as a commercial force but also as an advocate for the city's poor and defenseless."--BOOK JACKET.

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Northwestern University Press

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0810123312

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9780810123311

Ralph Compton Doomsday Rider

By: Joseph A. West,Ralph Compton

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Ralph Compton Doomsday Rider

By: Joseph A. West,Ralph Compton

To win his freedom, a man must save a wayward woman in this Ralph Compton western. Buck Fletcher is facing a twenty-year sentence for a murder he didn’t commit. But he just might have one chance at freedom. Senator Falcon Stark needs a man of Buck’s notoriety and gunfighting skill to travel to northern Arizona—and locate his missing daughter. Estelle Stark has joined a doomsday cult led by the charismatic prophet known as the Chosen One—and she refuses to go home. To find her, Buck must elude a band of Apaches on the warpath before descending into the lair of a possible madman. But Buck’s got competition on the trail—someone who has set his gunsights on Estelle.... More Than Six Million Ralph Compton Books In Print!

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Penguin

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0451210808

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9780451210807

The Collected Essays of Ralph Ellison

By: Ralph Ellison

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The Collected Essays of Ralph Ellison

By: Ralph Ellison

From the renowned author of Invisible Man, a classic, “elegant” (The New York Times) collection of essays that captures the breadth and complexity of his insights into racial identity, jazz and folklore, and citizenship across six decades. Compiled, edited, and newly revised by Ralph Ellison’s literary executor, John F. Callahan, this definitive volume includes posthumously discovered reviews, criticism, and interviews, as well as the essay collections Shadow and Act (1964), hailed by Robert Penn Warren as “a body of cogent and subtle commentary on the questions that focus on race,” and Going to the Territory (1986), an exploration of literature and folklore, jazz and culture, and the nature and quality of lives that Black Americans lead. With newly discovered essays and speeches, The Collected Essays reveals a more vulnerable, intimate side of Ellison than what we've previously seen. “Raph Ellison,” wrote Stanley Crouch, “reached across race, religion, class and sex to make us all Americans.”

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Modern Library

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0593730062

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9780593730065

Shadow and Act

By: Ralph Ellison

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Shadow and Act

By: Ralph Ellison

With the same intellectual incisiveness and supple, stylish prose he brought to his classic novel Invisible Man, Ralph Ellison examines his antecedents and in so doing illuminates the literature, music, and culture of both black and white America. His range is virtuosic, encompassing Mark Twain and Richard Wright, Mahalia Jackson and Charlie Parker, The Birth of a Nation and the Dante-esque landscape of Harlem−"the scene and symbol of the Negro's perpetual alienation in the land of his birth." Throughout, he gives us what amounts to an episodic autobiography that traces his formation as a writer as well as the genesis of Invisible Man. On every page, Ellison reveals his idiosyncratic and often contrarian brilliance, his insistence on refuting both black and white stereotypes of what an African American writer should say or be. The result is a book that continues to instruct, delight, and occasionally outrage readers thirty years after it was first published.

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Vintage

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0307797376

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9780307797377

Harbor Knight

From Harbor Hoodlum to Honored Cia Agent

By: Ralph A. Garcia

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Harbor Knight

From Harbor Hoodlum to Honored Cia Agent

By: Ralph A. Garcia

Growing up in Da Harbor, a rough steel town with more than its share of notorious criminals passing through, a young boy seemed destined to a life of crime or, at best, a hazardous life in the steel mill. In Harbor Knight: From Harbor Hoodlum to Honored CIA Agent, Ralph Garcia reflects on pivotal moments when his life in East Chicago, Indiana might have taken a horrible turn for the worse. Harbor Knight follows Garcia through his tumultuous childhood, to fatherhood at age sixteenand to a bunker in Vietnam, where an unconventional message to the CIA gains him an exciting career in covert defense of the United States. With much humor (and a few other emotions), the author shares incidents from his life of espionage and speaks frankly of how this career has affected his family life. In retirement, Garcia describes how he has been given a second, unexpected opportunity at fatherhood. Keeping one foot in the spy business, he also assists veterans and youth on a variety of fronts and has become involved in politics. an account of the life of that guy next door, the average American, doing his best overseas and at home to defend US national security. Michael J. Sulick, former CIA Director of National Clandestine Service

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254

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iUniverse

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1475974388

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9781475974386

Nextinction

By: Ralph Steadman,Ceri Levy

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Nextinction

By: Ralph Steadman,Ceri Levy

The Boids are back in town ... The follow-up to the award-winning EXTINCT BOIDS, this book features more of the incredible art of cartoonist Ralph Steadman. This time the focus is not on the birds that are gone, but the ones that there's still time to save. These are the 192 Critically Endangered birds on the IUCN Red List, species such as the Giant Ibis, the Kakapo, the Sumatran Ground-cuckoo and the iconic Spoon-billed Sandpiper – these, along with a number of classic Steadman creations such as the Unsociable Lapwing, are the NEARLY-EXTINCT BOIDS. Woids are again by author, conservationist and film-maker Ceri Levy. Together, Ceri and Ralph are THE GONZOVATIONISTS.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1472911695

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9781472911698

As Dead As Me

By: Ralph Robert Moore

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As Dead As Me

By: Ralph Robert Moore

As Dead As Me is a first person account of the zombie apocalypse from its beginning to its end. The dead are rising. As America falls, Jack and several other survivors are rescued by Army patrol and taken by ship to a remote island off Indonesia where, under the leadership of the Colonel, they'll try to rebuild the human race. That effort involves dangerous military forays, including an assault on an oil tanker infested with the dead, to have a generation's worth of fuel for the island; and a long train journey up the Asian continent to rescue a group of humans holed up in a women's prison. Part military novel, part adventure story, part horror tale, As Dead As Me follows a group of desperate men and women who try to be strong enough, organized enough, and brave enough, to take back the world. If they don't succeed, mankind is extinct.

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216

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Lulu.com

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1300355034

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9781300355038

The Book of the Crossbow

With an Additional Section on Catapults and Other Siege Engines

By: Ralph Payne-Gallwey

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The Book of the Crossbow

With an Additional Section on Catapults and Other Siege Engines

By: Ralph Payne-Gallwey

Fascinating study traces history and use of crossbow as military and sporting weapon, from Middle Ages to modern times. Also covers related weapons: balistas, catapults, Turkish bows, more. Over 240 illustrations.

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Courier Corporation

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0486139263

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9780486139265

Industrial Hazard and Safety Handbook

(Revised impression)

By: Ralph W King,John Magid

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Industrial Hazard and Safety Handbook

(Revised impression)

By: Ralph W King,John Magid

Industrial Hazard and Safety Handbook (Revised Impression) describes and exposes the main hazards found in industry, with emphasis on how these hazards arise, are ignored, are identified, are eliminated, or are controlled. These hazard conditions can be due to human stresses (for example, insomnia), unsatisfactory working environments, as well as secret industrial processes. The book reviews the cost of accidents, human factors, inspections, insurance, legal aspects, planning for major emergencies, organization, and safety measures. The text discusses regulations, codes of practice, site layout, causes of building failure, condition monitoring, non-destructive testing, hazard analysis, and equipment design. The working environment of employees covers air and breathing, lighting and vision, noise and hearing, heat and comfort, fatigue and rest breaks, industrial hygiene and toxicology, or personal protective clothing and devices. The text also points out that some common industrial hazards are due to poor housekeeping (greasy floors, scattered tools), slipped disc (due to wrong handling of heavy loads), falls, falling objects, static electricity, lifting tackles, and wheeled transport inside factories. The book is intended for safety specialists, managers, and engineers responsible for design, production, inspection and maintenance in industry. The book will also be helpful for insurers or lawyers whose work is concerned with industrial accidents and their consequences.

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840

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Elsevier

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148310219X

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9781483102191

The Crossbow

Its Military and Sporting History, Construction and Use

By: Ralph Payne-Gallwey

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The Crossbow

Its Military and Sporting History, Construction and Use

By: Ralph Payne-Gallwey

An accomplished engineer describes military and sporting crossbows, their construction, use, and history. Comprehensively illustrated with original drawings. This unique exploration of a weapon used for centuries will fascinate historians and enthusiasts alike. The crossbow, probably introduced to England by the Norman invaders in 1066, was once considered so barbarous that it was prohibited as a "weapon hateful to God and unfit for Christians." Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey, an accomplished engineer, here describes military and sporting crossbows and their dimensions, components, and ranges; provides hard-to-find information on crossbow construction; gives details about modern crossbows such as bullet-shooting crossbows and bolt-shooting crossbows; and peeks at unusual crossbows like the Chinese repeating crossbow. Comprehensively illustrated with original drawings and selections from historical manuscripts, this is a necessary reference book for anyone who hunts with a crossbow or collects or studies weapons of the past. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

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401

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Skyhorse Publishing Inc.

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160239010X

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9781602390102

Wildfowl and Wildfowl Shooting with Shotgun and Punt Gun

By: Ralph Payne-Gallwey

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Wildfowl and Wildfowl Shooting with Shotgun and Punt Gun

By: Ralph Payne-Gallwey

Originally published 1896. The book comprises a short natural history of British wildfowl and complete and comprehensive directions in shooting wildfowl on the coast and inland with shotgun and punt gun. Over two hundred illustrations. Many of the earliest field sports books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

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493

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Read Books Ltd

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1473347467

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9781473347465

Doomsday Rider

By: Joseph A. West,Ralph Compton

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Doomsday Rider

By: Joseph A. West,Ralph Compton

In order to avoid serving a 25 year sentence for a murder he didn't commit, Buck Fletcher must find Senator Falcon Stark's daughter Estelle who has joined a doomsday cult.

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Wheeler Publishing, Incorporated

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1587246635

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9781587246630

Ralph Compton Red Trail

By: John Shirley,Ralph Compton

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Ralph Compton Red Trail

By: John Shirley,Ralph Compton

A cattle drive faces long odds in this exciting new installment in Ralph Compton’s Trail Drive series. An outbreak of hostilities with Comanches has disrupted the usual trail routes. But Mase Durst must get his cows from his Texas ranch to the railway up in Wichita, Kansas, or face losing his land, which the bank is fixing to foreclose on. He's forced to take his herd on a little-used route called the Red Trail—little used for good reasons. It’s a tough trek: dangerous, narrow, and fraught with banditry. Along the way, Durst and his men face numerous obstacles thrown up by Mother Nature, cattle rustlers and crooked lawmen. But even their safe arrival in Wichita will offer no relief if he can’t make it home in time to save his ranch from the bank—and his wife from the predations of their rapacious neighbor. . .

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Penguin

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0593102355

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9780593102350

China Red

A Caleb Frost Novel

By: Ralph Sanborn

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China Red

A Caleb Frost Novel

By: Ralph Sanborn

Heroin, called "China Red" on the street, is being smuggled into the United States. Zhou Jing--who fancies himself a fifteenth-century Chinese warlord, is using Muslim Uighers in western China to produce the heroin. In exchange, Zhou arms, trains, and provides security from the Chinese government for the Uighers. Caleb Frost is a professional assassin in a deep cover, black operations team that specializes in wet work. His team includes two ex-Navy SEALs and a Greek beauty and former New York City escort. Funded by the US government, the team operates autonomously in total secrecy. China hires Caleb's team to destroy, with prejudice, the smuggling operation in the US. Zhou's partner is a brilliant, psychopathic killer--a Harvard Business School graduate named Wrath. He founded the Visigoths MC, a hard riding, vicious motorcycle gang which protects, delivers, and collects payment for the heroin shipments. When matters become personal and Caleb's sister Rebecca is kidnapped, the team's task gets messier. It becomes more than an "assassination engagement" for Caleb--it becomes a bloodthirsty vendetta. "This tornado of a thriller drags the reader into a world of guns, bombs, swords and death and won't let go." -Rob Swigart, Author of The Delphi Agenda "China Red plunges the reader into a world of evil intrigue and high adventure. You won't be able to put it down." -Antoinette May, author of The Sacred Well, Pilate's Wife, and Haunted Houses of California

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1475982933

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9781475982930

The Selected Letters of Ralph Ellison

By: Ralph Ellison

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The Selected Letters of Ralph Ellison

By: Ralph Ellison

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • A radiant collection of letters from the renowned author of Invisible Man that traces the life and mind of a giant of American literature, with insights into the riddle of identity, the writer’s craft, and the story of a changing nation over six decades These extensive and revealing letters span the life of Ralph Ellison and provide a remarkable window into the great writer’s life and work, his friendships, rivalries, anxieties, and all the questions about identity, art, and the American soul that bedeviled and inspired him until his death. They include early notes to his mother, written as an impoverished college student; lively exchanges with the most distinguished American writers and thinkers of his time, from Romare Bearden to Saul Bellow; and letters to friends and family from his hometown of Oklahoma City, whose influence would always be paramount. These letters are beautifully rendered first-person accounts of Ellison’s life and work and his observations of a changing world, showing his metamorphosis from a wide-eyed student into a towering public intellectual who confronted and articulated America’s complexities.

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Modern Library

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0593730070

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9780593730072

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The Yellow Journalism

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Ralph Compton Doomsday Rider

The Collected Essays of Ralph Ellison

The Collected Essays of Ralph Ellison

Shadow and Act

Shadow and Act

Harbor Knight

Harbor Knight

Nextinction

Nextinction

As Dead As Me

As Dead As Me

The Book of the Crossbow

The Book of the Crossbow

Industrial Hazard and Safety Handbook

Industrial Hazard and Safety Handbook

The Crossbow

The Crossbow

Wildfowl and Wildfowl Shooting with Shotgun and Punt Gun

Wildfowl and Wildfowl Shooting with Shotgun and Punt Gun

Doomsday Rider

Doomsday Rider

Ralph Compton Red Trail

Ralph Compton Red Trail

China Red

China Red

The Selected Letters of Ralph Ellison

The Selected Letters of Ralph Ellison

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