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Fires Within

By: Ray Thompson

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“Fires Within” seeks to explore contemporary life issues, especially the often conflicting ‘inner fires’ of sexuality and spirituality - conflicting not just with each other, but also with traditional religious and social attitudes and myths. The novel begins where it ends - but then goes back to earlier years to trace the circumstances and rapidly changing community attitudes that have combined to bring the individuals in this story to this point in their lives. Peter is the central character - a minister/pastor, who struggles with these issues within the conservative and often defensive ethos of the traditional Australian church - and particularly in relation to unresolved grief in his own life. Len is a doctor, facing similar issues within secular society. Jay is a Chinese woman, who has to work through these same conflicts - firstly, growing up as the daughter of a missionary doctor in what then became Communist China, and later as a reluctant masseuse/sex worker in Australia. Rather than trying to provide simplistic or moralistic answers to these inner conflicts, these characters - individually, and later, through their interaction with one another - grapple with their search for personal integrity. This frequently means having to stand out against peer group opinion, and challenge some of the traditions and myths that often limit their enjoyment of ‘the fullness of life’. While all characters in the novel are fictitious, the unfolding events deliberately reflect the kind of situations and raw emotions that are common in many people's lives. In a real world that is far from perfect, the choices that they have to make are not simply between 'good' and 'bad' - but reflect the multi-faceted dilemas that often confront real people. The author attemps to deal with these issues in a non-judgemental way, hopefully opening the door for readers, grappling with similar issues, to explore new possibilities in their own lives.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1453566155

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Body Parts

By: Ray Wilmot

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Body Parts

By: Ray Wilmot

Their methods are crude and hurried, causing deformities at the join sites. Many times, the muscular system is not properly regenerated after assimilating the body part. The human would then have very distinctive limitations. For instance, if the hosts' leg doesn't mend properly, there would be noticeable mobility impairments. In the arms, there would be limited use. Rest assured that the Kaosians don't care. They are so cunning, so devious that they've walked among you for decades," he said, almost as if he enjoyed telling the story of human ignorance. "They've trained your eyes and your minds to accept their presence as normal. Sometimes, even as entertaining. Have you noticed over the years that there has been an outpouring and popularity of films concerning living dead and zombies? That's the Kaosians propaganda seducing your minds to accept when they see people moving about in that fashion. No one ever notices the sometimes telltale sign of the glow in their eyes for being either too repulsed at the sight of the person or too sympathetic at their condition, but always avoiding them. They're amassing an army never seen on this planet. The so-called Regulators are humans that want to be turned as vessels for the ET hosts. They willingly fight their own kind to be used by the Kaosians hosts upon their earthly demise or grave injury." He went silent as he only stood watching, waiting for Doc's response. There was none.

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Page Publishing Inc

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'30

Major League Baseball's Year of the Batter

By: Ray Zardetto

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'30

Major League Baseball's Year of the Batter

By: Ray Zardetto

The 1930 baseball season was unlike any other. Big league rosters included more Hall of Famers than at any time before or since. "The year of the batter" saw an extraordinary number of records set for runs, hits, home runs and RBIs. Nine of the 16 teams hit over .300 and so did 60 percent of the regular players. Seven pairs of teammates hit .350 or better and 20 batters had over 200 hits. Hack Wilson had a record 191 RBIs and five others topped 150; both leagues' batting races came down to the last game of the season. The pennant races provided great drama as well. In the National League, the Cardinals overcame a fourth place 12-game deficit in the final weeks of the season to win a four team, down-to-the-wire race. In the American League, underdog Washington battled injuries, misfortune and tragedy to challenge the heavily-favored Athletics. For the first time, this remarkable season is covered in full, from spring training to the final out of the World Series.

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McFarland

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078645220X

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Hampton Revived

By: D.Ray Doyle

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Hampton Revived

By: D.Ray Doyle

The main character of this story, John Hampton, twenty-eight, is a clinical social worker trying to make a living running a private practice out of the house bequeathed to him by his beloved maternal grandfather. To supplement his inconsistent income, he maintains his part-time job at the meat market, where he has worked since high school. His personal life is a mess, having been cuckolded, dumped, and subsequently divorced while in his early twenties following the death of his day-old son, his only child. He is estranged from his father and brother, and his mother died when he was thirteen. Hoping to meet new friends and hone his limited musical skills, he answers an ad to volunteer at a nearby fledgling group home for developmentally disabled adults. In this capacity he becomes embroiled in a myriad of organizational and personal complications, one of the most significant being managing a street-smart resident whose antics terrorizes the staff and the other clients. Although the group home endeavor eventually ends in a series of mishaps, deceits, and tragedies, Hampton perseveres, attempting to reconcile some of his private losses, in the process becoming a bit less isolated and cynical.

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1504915453

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9781504915458

Matty: An American Hero

Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants

By: Ray Robinson

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Matty: An American Hero

Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants

By: Ray Robinson

When all-time pitching great Christy Mathewson died of tuberculosis in 1925 at the age of 45, it touched off a wave of national mourning that remains without precedent for an American athlete. The World Series was underway, and the game the day after Mathewson's death took on the trappings of a state funeral: officials slowly lowered the flag to half-mast, each ballplayer wore a black armband, and fans joined together in a chorus of "Nearer My God to Thee." Newspaper editorials recalled Mathewson's glorious career with the New York Giants, but also emphasized his unstinting good sportsmanship and voluntary service in World War I. The pitcher known to one and all as "Matty" or "Big Six" was as beloved for the strength of character he brought to the national pastime, as for his stunning 373 career victories. "I do not expect to see his like again," said his best friend and former manager, John McGraw. "But I do know that the example he set and the imprint he left on the sport that he loved and honored will remain long after I am gone." In Matty, Ray Robinson tells the story of a man who became America's first authentic sports hero. Until Mathewson, Robinson reveals, Americans loved baseball, but looked down on ballplayers and other athletes as hard-drinking, skirt-chasing ne'er-do-wells. Deprived of real-life role models, millions of readers followed the serialized exploits of Frank Merriwell, a fictional hero who excelled at sports from baseball to billiards and never drank, smoke, or swore. Robinson shows how an eager public greeted Mathewson as a flesh-and-blood version of Merriwell from his first year at Bucknell University, where he shone as star pitcher, premier field-goal kicker, and class president. Lured into the big leagues before he could graduate, the tall, handsome pitcher soon won over men, women and children with his sense of fair play and his arsenal of blazing fastballs, sweeping curves, and infamously deceptive fadeaway pitches. Robinson skillfully details the highlights of Mathewson's career, including his showdowns against the great batters of his day and his encounters with the young Brooklyn, Chicago, Pittsburgh and St. Louis teams. Here are the six remarkable days in October, 1905 when Mathewson became the only pitcher ever to hurl three straight shutouts in a World Series, and the afternoon at West Point when he won $50 in a bet that he could throw 20 of his best pitches to exactly the same spot. Robinson does not underplay Mathewson's occasional failings, but the most surprising aspect of this fascinating portrait is just how close America's first Hall of Fame pitcher came to living up to his image. Drawing on rare interviews, press clips, and long overlooked eyewitness accounts, Matty brings baseball's golden age to life--not only the great teams and the early superstars, but the long train trips between games, with cramped berths and no air conditioning; the small town ballplayers let loose amidst big city vice; and the two-bit gambling that eventually led to the infamous Black Sox Scandal of the 1919 Series (a scandal that might have escaped detection if the sportswriters in the press box with Mathewson had not been able to rely on his experienced eye for clues to how ballplayers might throw games). Offering rare insight into the making of an early twentieth century American hero, Matty is must reading for anyone who loves baseball.

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Oxford University Press

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0195357779

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9780195357776

Never Lark Nor Eagle

A Fighter Pilot's Story

By: Ray Castagnaro

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Never Lark Nor Eagle

A Fighter Pilot's Story

By: Ray Castagnaro

Never Lark nor Eagle: A Fighter Pilot ́s Story, the novel by Ray Castagnaro, is accurate, entertaining Historical fiction about Yanks in the RAF during the Battle of Britain, and their eventual transition to the U.S. Army Air Forces. The story continues with dangerous test flying at Muroc Lake, California, then the exploits of the "Fourth but First" Fighter Group in Korea. The reader witnesses counterinsurgency in the jungles of the Philippines, espionage in 1950s Saigon, and hypersonic test flying at Edwards. It climaxes with the electrifying, but often overlooked air campaign over Vietnam. As told through the saga of one extraordinary American family, the story of the most exciting period in aviation history is told with historical accuracy, passion, and humor. VOLUME I: The early career of a fighter pilot and his family, spanning 1938 to 1958. 16 year old crop duster Carl Morro is adopted by the Wilcox family of rural Kentucky. With his adoptive brother, Freddy, Morro joins other American pilots in Britain's Royal Air Force in 1940, transitioning to the American "Eagle Squadron," and eventually into the US Army Air Force when America enters the war. Through compelling narrative and humorous dialogue, the reader witnesses an accurate history of air warfare and weapons development through the fictional career of a man who helped develop them and their tactics from pre-WWII through Korea and the 1950s. You will need to have both Volumes I & II to read the whole story. Triumph, tragedy, love, war, revenge, deliverance. © 1980, 1990, 2002

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1401070124

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9781401070120

Clouds of Deception

By: Ray Derby

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Clouds of Deception

By: Ray Derby

On the second ring, the man raised the phone to his ear and in a low voice, said, "Proceed." A few seconds later, he placed the phone back in its cradle and turned to his visitor. With no emotion in his voice, he said, "It seems we have lost the team. All but the driver of the vehicle are probably dead. Is there any way our operatives can be identified?" "No, Sir," the visitor replied. "All the assassins have had plastic surgery and finger prints cannot be obtained, because there are none. DNA testing is a possibility, but would take more time than they have available." "Well, we knew when we started this that it wouldn't be easy, but we can't afford any more debacles." His voice became harder, "Within two weeks, our mission will be completed, and, if the president is still alive under that mountain, he's to stay there-at least for the next fourteen days. After that, it won't matter. See to it!

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iUniverse

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0595414133

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9780595414130

Death on a Desolate Piece of Ground

By: Ray Windsor

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Death on a Desolate Piece of Ground

By: Ray Windsor

Jesse decides there will be no more beatings at the hands of his drunken father. He runs away from his family’s ranch and joins a group of homeless teenage boys in squatting on an abandoned ranch house. To get by they rustle cattle in western New Mexico during the 1930’s depression. Jesse is arrested and sentenced to the state penitentiary. He discovers that prison is a place of vicious guards and brutal convicts. He learns that his survival is based on knowing and following the prison’s unwritten code. Jesse survives his sentence and is released from prison. He believes that being feared is the secret to survival. To him everyone is either a predator or the prey. Jesse joins a rustling syndicate when he returns to the ranching community. While hiding out, he learns about a lost treasure in western New Mexico and becomes obsessed with finding it. The more he searches for the treasure, the greater his need for finding it. His fear that someone else will find his treasure triggers a surge in his distrust of other people. As his paranoia rages, it drives him to commit multiple murders. Jesse’s two younger brothers, Joe and Wade, return from World War II as grown men hardened by combat who no longer idolize Jesse. Instead, they suspect him of killing their father while they were away fighting in the war. The hard feelings between the brothers sparks a fight between them at a reunion on Mom’s ranch. The mutual distrust between the brothers culminates the following summer in a tragic confrontation between the three brothers on the malpais, a desolate lava flow.

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Abbott Press

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1458223035

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9781458223036

Among Animals

The Lives of Animals and Humans in Contemporary Short Fiction

By: Diane Lefer,Jean Ryan,Mary Akers,C.S. Malerich,Patricks Hicks,Midge Raymond,Philip Armstrong,Rosalie Loewen,Jessica Zbeida,Carol Guess,Kelly Magee,Julian Hoffman,Sara Dupree,Suzanne Kamata,Melodie Edwards,Ray Keifetz

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Among Animals

The Lives of Animals and Humans in Contemporary Short Fiction

Stories that affirm the indelible bond among humans and animals The relationships among human and non-human animals go back to the beginning of time—and the ways in which these relationships have evolved (and sometimes not) is the inspiration for this collection of contemporary short fiction, penned by writers from across the globe. This diverse collection of stories explores the ways in which we live among—and often in conflict with—our non-human counterparts. These stories feature animals from the familiar (dogs and cats) to the exotic (elands and emus), and in these stories animals are both the rescuers and the rescued. Within these pages are glimpses of the world through the eyes of a zookeeper, a shelter worker, a penguin researcher, and a neighborhood stray, among many others—all highlighting the ways in which animals and humans understand and challenge one another. Among Animals is a dynamic collection of stories from the world’s most gifted contemporary authors—those who pay close attention to the creatures with whom we share our planet, and who inspire us to pay closer attention as well.

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Ashland Creek Press

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1618220292

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9781618220295

History of the 72d Indiana Volunteer Infantry of the Mounted Lightning Brigade

By: Benjamin F. McGee,William Ray Jewell

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History of the 72d Indiana Volunteer Infantry of the Mounted Lightning Brigade

By: Benjamin F. McGee,William Ray Jewell

Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.

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3385475643

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9783385475649

The Fast Life

By: Johnnie Ray Bishop Jr

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The Fast Life

By: Johnnie Ray Bishop Jr

Johnnie Ray Bishop Jr November 19, 1988 Fort Worth Texas, United States Served in the Marine Corps in 2007 -2011 War veteran did two tours one in Afghanistan another one in Iraq.

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1499005490

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I Wish It Would Rain

One Man's Story - the Pain of Depression

By: Jimi Ray,Dwayne Burks

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I Wish It Would Rain

One Man's Story - the Pain of Depression

By: Jimi Ray,Dwayne Burks

The story of one man's daily struggle with depression. This is not a self-help book, but rather an honest look at how depression can almost destroy someone.

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Trafford Publishing

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1412051991

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9781412051996

King Kong

The History of a Movie Icon from Fay Wray to Peter Jackson

By: Ray Morton

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King Kong

The History of a Movie Icon from Fay Wray to Peter Jackson

By: Ray Morton

Chronicling the making of all seven feature films in which King Kong has appeared - including the Peter Jackson film due for release in December 2005 - this book includes coverage of all the original films as well as the many variants and offshoots.

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Hal Leonard Corporation

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1557836698

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9781557836694

Iron Horse: Lou Gehrig in His Time

By: Ray Robinson

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Iron Horse: Lou Gehrig in His Time

By: Ray Robinson

All these many years down the road, Lou Gehrig's reputation still holds up as does Ray Robinson's elegant biography." –Bob Costas Lou Gehrig will go down in history as one of the best ballplayers of all time; he was elected to the Hall of Fame and played in a record-setting 2,130 consecutive games. ALS known today as "Lou Gehrig's Disease" robbed him of his physical skills at a relatively young age, and he died in 1941. Ray Robinson re-creates the life of this legendary ballplayer and also provides an insightful look at baseball, including all the great players of that era: Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, and more.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393247252

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9780393247251

The Rescue Company

By: Ray Downey

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The Rescue Company

By: Ray Downey

Chief Ray Downey has developed city and national rescue teams, and has been involved in numerous rescue operations, including the bombing of the World Trade Center, the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City, and various natural disasters. He offers guidelines and recommendations on how to start a rescue company, the equipment needed, and the operational planning that is necessary for company development. Specific rescue company response incidents are also discussed.

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Fire Engineering Books

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091221225X

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9780912212258

Creating Comics as Journalism, Memoir and Nonfiction

By: Randy Duncan,Michael Ray Taylor,David Stoddard

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Creating Comics as Journalism, Memoir and Nonfiction

By: Randy Duncan,Michael Ray Taylor,David Stoddard

This book provides student journalists, artists, designers, creative writers and web producers with the tools and techniques they need to tell nonfiction stories visually and graphically. Weaving together history, theory, and practical advice, seasoned nonfiction comics professors and scholars Randy Duncan, Michael Ray Taylor and David Stoddard present a hands-on approach to teach readers from a range of backgrounds how to develop and create a graphic nonfiction story from start to finish. The book offers guidance on: -how to find stories and make use of appropriate facts and visuals; -nonfiction narrative techniques; -artist's tools and techniques; -print, digital, and multimedia production; -legal and ethical considerations. Interviews with well-known nonfiction comics creators and editors discuss best practices and offer readers inspiration to begin creating their own work, and exercises at the end of each chapter encourage students to hone their skills.

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Routledge

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1317913183

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9781317913184

Take the Mic: Fictional Stories of Everyday Resistance

By: Jason Reynolds,Samira Ahmed,L. D. Lewis,Ray Stoeve,Laura Silverman,Sofia Quintero,Keah Brown,Darcie Little Badger,Yamile Saied Méndez,Bethany C. Morrow

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Take the Mic: Fictional Stories of Everyday Resistance

By: Jason Reynolds,Samira Ahmed,L. D. Lewis,Ray Stoeve,Laura Silverman,Sofia Quintero,Keah Brown,Darcie Little Badger,Yamile Saied Méndez,Bethany C. Morrow

A young adult anthology featuring fictional stories of everyday resistance. You might be the kind of person who stands up to online trolls.Or who marches to protest injustice.Perhaps you are #DisabledAndCute and dancing around your living room, alive and proud.Or perhaps you are the trans mentor that you wish you had when you were younger.Maybe you call out false allies, or stand up to loved ones. Maybe you speak your truth and drop the mic, or maybe you take it with you when you leave.This anthology features fictional stories--in poems, prose, and art--that reflect a slice of the varied and limitless ways that readers like you resist every day. Take the Mic's powerful collection of stories features work by literary luminaries and emerging talent alike, including Newbery-winner Jason Reynolds, New York Times bestseller Samira Ahmed, anthologist and contributor Bethany C. Morrow, Darcie Little Badger, Keah Brown, Laura Silverman, L.D. Lewis, Sofia Quintero, Ray Stoeve, Yamile Mendez, and Connie Sun, with cover and interior art by Richie Pope.

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Scholastic Inc.

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1338343726

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9781338343724

Juggernaut of Space

By: Ray Cummings

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Juggernaut of Space

By: Ray Cummings

Never had the mind of man conceived so horrible a doom as was reaching for Earth. Never had a greater need for Earth’s valiant champions been needed. And yet the only ones who could fight the menace—were five futile humans, prisoners on another world.

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Wildside Press LLC

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1479459399

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9781479459391

Police Use of Excessive Force against African Americans

Historical Antecedents and Community Perceptions

By: Ray Von Robertson,Cassandra D. Chaney

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Police Use of Excessive Force against African Americans

Historical Antecedents and Community Perceptions

By: Ray Von Robertson,Cassandra D. Chaney

Robertson and Chaney examine how the early antecedents of police brutality like plantation overseers, the lynching of African American males, early race riots, the Rodney King incident, and the Los Angeles Rampart Scandal have directly impacted the current relationship between communities of color and police. Using a phenomenological framework, they analyze how African American college students perceive police to determine how race, gender, and education create different realities among a demographic. Based on their qualitative and quantitative findings, Robertson and Chaney offer recommended policies and strategies for police and communities to improve relationships and perceptions between the two.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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149853919X

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9781498539197

The Conjugal Wife

By: Ray Johnson

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The Conjugal Wife

By: Ray Johnson

Perhaps the most exhilarating experience in all the world is being in bed with a murderess. Every man who has the opportunity should do so at least once in his lifetime. These were the curious and dangerous thoughts of a man by lust possessed. The man was Dalton Nordstrom, a handsome and engaging man who seemingly had everything life has to offer: the type of man that it is hard to buy a gift for because he appears to have everything already. Lanetta is the intoxicating woman that caused Dalton to think so foolishly, to act with blind abandon. Like Dalton, Lanetta also has many attributes; the most striking of which is her beauty. But it is impossible for beauty to fully blossom behind prison bars. Is Lanetta really a murderess? The courts say she is, but she claims to be blameless. Lanettas sister, Quilla, believes in her innocence. Quilla is just as beautiful as Lanetta, but cut from a different bolt of cloth: a righteous bolt of fabric, rather than cloth woven with menacing threads of narcotics and robbery. A dangerous triangle is forming, a convicted murderess, a rich businessman and a religious sister. It is difficult to envision anything good coming from this disparate trinity.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1462839002

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9781462839001

Not Flying Alone

An Autobiography

By: Ray Lemmon

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Not Flying Alone

An Autobiography

By: Ray Lemmon

Come fly with Captain Ray Lemmon, United Airlines (retired), as he shares the fascinating story of his life and career as an airline pilot and airplane hobbyist. Starting with his Depression-era childhood, Lemmon tells of growing up during World War II, serving in the Army during the Korean Conflict, and finally achieving his dream of becoming an airline pilot with Capital and United Airlines during the emergence of the Jet Age, the mid-century years of growth and turbulence for the airline industry. Lemmon also writes about owning, restoring and flying vintage airplanes and his adventures with collectible cars, vintage boats, trailers and motor homes. His wife Margaret, his partner in life and adventure, is a prominent part of the story. (She had a pilots license, too.) Youll feel as if youre right beside him in the cockpit as he tells stories of cross-country flights in small planes and big onesof the pranks airline pilots playof a terror-filled near-disaster over the Pocono Mountains in Tannersville, Pa.and, after Margarets passing, of a series of surprising events that defy explanation but that lead to unexpected revelation and personal enlightenment. Not Flying Alone is the story of a life and an era, vividly and memorably told.

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1496974182

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Grand Coulee Dam

By: Ray Bottenberg

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Grand Coulee Dam

By: Ray Bottenberg

Washington's Grand Coulee is an ice-age channel that carried the Columbia River when ice dammed its main course. Grand Coulee was long recognized as an ideal place to store Columbia River water to irrigate the arid but fertile Columbia Basin. A dam was proposed as early as 1903, but opposition by Spokane private power interests and the cost of the dam delayed design and construction until the administration of Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Roosevelt, a public power advocate, used the Grand Coulee Dam project to help put the unemployed to work. The result was the world's largest man-made structure, and also the world's largest power plant, costing more than $163 million and the lives of at least 72 workers. The dam powered production of aluminum, atomic weapons, shipbuilding, and much more, contributing mightily to America's victory in World War II. Postwar developments provided irrigation for 700,000 acres of farmland.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738556122

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9780738556123

Legendary Locals of New Hampshire's Lakes Region

By: Ray Carbone

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Legendary Locals of New Hampshire's Lakes Region

By: Ray Carbone

There are few places in America that have such a rich variety of landscape and scenery as the Lakes Region of New Hampshire: from the summer calm of Squam Lake to the robust white winter mountaintops of the Gunstock Mountain Resort. So it is no surprise that the people who call it home reflect the same wide palette of humankind--from the pre-Revolutionary War surveyors who first marked their initials on a rock at Weirs Beach to Bob Lawton, the current owner of the world's largest arcade; from one of George Washington's inner circle to Ernest Thompson, the award-winning author of On Golden Pond. The Lakes Region draws them--or grows them--all, because it has it all.

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1439651841

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The 16th Science Fiction MEGAPACK®: 77 Modern and Classic Science Fiction Stories

By: Ray Bradbury,Robert F. Young,Mike Resnick,Leigh Brackett,James MacCreigh

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The 16th Science Fiction MEGAPACK®: 77 Modern and Classic Science Fiction Stories

By: Ray Bradbury,Robert F. Young,Mike Resnick,Leigh Brackett,James MacCreigh

Here is the 16th volume of the Science Fiction MEGAPACK® series...mammoth collections of well-formatted books and stories assembled for your reading pleasure (and always bargain priced). This volume is a general collection of modern and classic science fiction stories, many of them adventure tales and interplanetary space operas, including work by such authors as Mike Resnick, Ray Bradbury, Robert F. Young, Leigh Brackett—any many, many more! A LITTLE JOURNEY, by Ray Bradbury FOR I HAVE TOUCHED THE SKY, by Mike Resnick ENTER THE NEBULA, by Carl Jacobi THE LAST MONSTER, by Gardner F. Fox JINX SHIP TO THE RESCUE, by Alfred Coppel, Jr. JUPITER’S JOKE, by A. L. Haley COSMIC YO-YO, by Ross Rocklynne THE VIOLATORS, by Eando Binder JOE CARSON’S WEAPON, by James R. Adams BEER-TRUST BUSTERS, by A. R. Stuart BREATH OF BEELZEBUB, by Larry Sternig CHIMERA WORLD, by Wilbur S. Peacock COLONY OF THE UNFIT, by Manfred A. Carter THE BRAIN SINNER, by Alan E. Nourse COLOR BLIND, by Charles A. Stearns COMING OF THE GODS, by Chester Whitehorn CRISIS ON TITAN, by James R. Adams DEATH STAR, by Tom Pace THE PLUTO LAMP, by Chas. A. Stearns THE BEAST-JEWEL OF MARS, by V. E. Thiessen THE BURNT PLANET, by William Brittain DOUBLECROSS, by James MacCreigh DOWN WENT MCGINTY, by Fox Holden MANNth, by Gardner F. Fox EXAMPLE, by Tom Pace THE MAN THE SUN GODS MADE, by Gardner F. Fox “PHONE ME IN CENTRAL PARK,” by James McConnell FORMULA FOR CONQUEST, by James R. Adams THE GREAT GREEN BLIGHT, by Emmett McDowell IMAGE OF SPLENDOR, by Lu Kella THE BLUE VENUS, by Emmett Mcdowell VENUSIAN INVADER, by Larry Sternig THE ULTIMATE WORLD, by Bryce Walton THE SILVER PLAGUE, by Albert De Pina IN HIS IMAGE, by Bryce Walton SURVIVAL, by Basil Wells INVADER FROM INFINITY, by George Whittington RAIDERS OF THE SECOND MOON, by Gene Ellerman THE PRIMUS CURSE, by Bill Wesley JUPITER’S JOKE, by A. L. Haley THE MOON AND THE SUN, by James McKimmey, Jr. VANDALS OF THE VOID, by Robert Wilson KEEPER OF THE DEATHLESS SLEEP, by Albert De Pina THE TIME-TECHS OF KRA, by Max Sheridan THE LAND BEYOND THE FLAME, by Evelyn Goldstein LOVE AMONG THE ROBOTS, by Emmett McDowell THE GEISHA MEMORY, by Winston Marks THE VANISHER, by Michael Shaara TOTAL RECALL, by Larry Sternig BATTLEFIELD IN BLACK, by George A. Whittington THROUGH THE ASTEROIDS—TO HELL!, by Leroy Yerxa DUST UNTO DUST, by Lyman D. Hinckley MARY ANONYMOUS, by Bryce Walton THE SPACE BETWEEN, by Robert Ernest Gilbert MIRAGE FOR PLANET X, by Stanley Mullen PASSAGE TO PLANET X, by Henry Hasse PRISONER OF THE BRAIN-MISTRESS by Bryce Walton PRODIGAL WEAPON, by Vaseleos Garson SPACE BAT, by Carl Selwyn SPACE-LANE OF NO-RETURN, by George A. Whittington FOG OF THE FORGOTTEN, by Basil Wells SPIDER MEN OF GHARR, by Wilbur S. Peacock STEEL GIANTS OF CHAOS, by James R. Adams THE BRIDES OF OOL, by M. A. Cummings THE DERELICT, by William J. Matthews THE VANISHING VENUSIANS, by Leigh Brackett THE GRAVE OF SOLON REGH, by Chas. A. Stearns THE HAIRY ONES, by Basil Wells HAGERTY’S ENZYMES, by A. L. Haley THE HAPPY CASTAWAY, by Robert E. McDowell THE PURPLE PARIAH, by Byron Tustin THE RECLUSE, by Mike Curry ALIEN EQUIVALENT, by Richard R. Smith THE SHADOW-GODS, by Vaseleos Garson MIND STEALERS OF PLUTO, by Joseph Farrell THE ULTIMATE EVE, by H. Sanford Effron PILGRIMS’ PROJECT, by Robert F. Young If you enjoy this MEGAPACK®, search your favorite ebook store for ""Wildside Press MEGAPACK"" to see hundreds more, covering everything from science fiction and fantasy to mysteries, westerns, romance, adventure and single-author collections. Don't be fooled my look-alike copycats. Look for Wildside's MEGPACK® collections!

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William Shakespeare's King Lear

By: Ratri Ray

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William Shakespeare's King Lear

By: Ratri Ray

King Lear Is One Of The Most Difficult Plays Of Shakespeare. It Takes Ordinary Jealousies, Demand For Love, Sibling Rivalries, Desire For Money And Power, And Petty Cruelties To The Extreme On One Hand And Portrays Old Age In All Its Vulnerability, Helplessness, Pride And Wisdom On The Other. The Present Study Aims At Making It More Accessible To The Serious Student Of Shakespeare. Besides Providing The Socio-Political Background Of Shakespeare S Milieu, It Gives A Scene-Wise Summary Of The Text, Along With Critical Comments. It Has Numerous Citations From The Text, Thus Providing Ample Opportunity For The Reader To Become Familiar With The Text. The Analyses Of The Different Elements Of Drama Are Accompanied With The Views Of Renowned Critics. Classical Theories Of Tragedy As Well As Elizabethan Connections Have Been Lucidly And Briefly Explained. A Select Bibliography Has Been Provided At The End. The Book Is Highly Readable, Self-Contained And Comprehensive. It Will Undoubtedly Prove An Invaluable Reference Book For Both Students And Teachers Of English Literature.

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An Introduction to History, Theory, Research, and Pedagogy

By: Brian Ray

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An Introduction to History, Theory, Research, and Pedagogy

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Style: An Introduction to History, Theory, Research, and Pedagogy conducts an in-depth investigation into the long and complex evolution of style in the study of rhetoric and writing. The theories, research methods, and pedagogies covered here offer a conception of style as more than decoration or correctness—views that are still prevalent in many college settings as well as in public discourse.

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