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Modal Logics and Philosophy, Second Edition

By: Rod Girle

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Modal Logics and Philosophy, Second Edition

By: Rod Girle

The new edition of this widely used and respected textbook includes three new chapters on conditional logic. Other chapters have been revised and updated, making the second edition a fully comprehensive introduction to modal logics and their application. Unlike most modal logic textbooks, which are both forbidding mathematically and short on philosophical discussion, Modal Logics and Philosophy focuses on showing how useful modal logic can be as a tool for formal philosophical analysis. In Part 1, the reader is introduced to some standard systems of modal logic and provided with a series of exercises that encourage proficiency in manipulating these logics. Girle emphasizes possible world semantics for modal logics and its formal method, Jeffrey-style truth-trees, in which standard truth-trees are extended in a simple and transparent way to take possible worlds into account. Part 2 explores the applications of modal logic to philosophical issues such as truth, time, processes, knowledge and belief, and obligation and permission.

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0773550755

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9780773550759

The Little Way of Ruthie Leming

A Southern Girl, a Small Town, and the Secret of a Good Life

By: Rod Dreher

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The Little Way of Ruthie Leming

A Southern Girl, a Small Town, and the Secret of a Good Life

By: Rod Dreher

The Little Way of Ruthie Leming follows Rod Dreher, a Philadelphia journalist, back to his hometown of St. Francisville, Louisiana (pop. 1,700) in the wake of his younger sister Ruthie's death. When she was diagnosed at age 40 with a virulent form of cancer in 2010, Dreher was moved by the way the community he had left behind rallied around his dying sister, a schoolteacher. He was also struck by the grace and courage with which his sister dealt with the disease that eventually took her life. In Louisiana for Ruthie's funeral in the fall of 2011, Dreher began to wonder whether the ordinary life Ruthie led in their country town was in fact a path of hidden grandeur, even spiritual greatness, concealed within the modest life of a mother and teacher. In order to explore this revelation, Dreher and his wife decided to leave Philadelphia, move home to help with family responsibilities and have their three children grow up amidst the rituals that had defined his family for five generations-Mardi Gras, L.S.U. football games, and deer hunting. As David Brooks poignantly described Dreher's journey homeward in a recent New York Times column, Dreher and his wife Julie "decided to accept the limitations of small-town life in exchange for the privilege of being part of a community.

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1455521906

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The Little Way of Ruthie Leming

A Southern Girl, a Small Town, and the Secret of a Good Life

By: 3M Company

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The Little Way of Ruthie Leming

A Southern Girl, a Small Town, and the Secret of a Good Life

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After witnessing the way in which his hometown of St. Francisville, La. rallied around his ill sister, journalist Rod Dreher and his wife decided to leave Philadelphia and move back to St. Francisville, thereby accepting the limitations of small-town life for the privilege of being part of a community.

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1455522015

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The Rocker and the Bird Girl

By: Rod Raglin

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The Rocker and the Bird Girl

By: Rod Raglin

If someone called Mattie a bird brain she'd take it as a compliment. She loves birds, has spent her entire twenty years surrounded by them and believes they are more intelligent, loving and loyal than, well, most anything else in this world.Mattie's grandfather spent all his retirement, time and funds, establishing a sanctuary for homeless, imported, exotic birds. Now granddad was gone and so was the money to support the sanctuary. In her desperate search for funding to keep the refuge open Mattie had read that lead guitarist and lyricist Bodine, of the notorious rock band, Seditious, owned a Macaw as a pet.The guy was obviously fabulously wealthy. Maybe he'd like to spend some of that money saving these beautiful, precious creatures instead of on drugs and expensive toys?He wasn't answering her emails so she guessed she'd have to try to get his attention at the Seditious concert that was coming to town. She'd never been to a rock concert and wasn't looking forward to it, but desperate times call for desperate measures.***Sex, drugs and rock 'n roll have taken their toll on Bodine, lead guitarist and songwriter for Seditious, the chart topping, outrageous rock band. He's just playing the part until something better comes along. The problem is what's better than being a rich and famous rock idol? Certainly not helping some over zealous young woman save exotic birds, even if his best friend is a Blue and Gold Macaw.

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Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

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1978353790

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9781978353794

Father Myron, a Novel

By: Rod Mills

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Father Myron, a Novel

By: Rod Mills

Myron Zorgerman was raised a good Assemblies of Christ boy. His religious heritage extended three generations there, and Myrons mom was sure that God wished all churches were Assemblies of Christ. Now in his sixth year of a four-year AC Bible collegenot really a stellar studentMyron muddled through in search of that slippery diploma. Lulu and Brownie were unchurched eightand nine-year-old half-sisters. When their mother, Dolly, enrolled them in a Vacation Bible School at the Lutheran Church, the girls were exposed to scripture for the fi rst time. They eagerly memorized the daily verses to win a Jesus pencil. The girls took the literal approach to biblical hermeneutics. When Jesus said, I was in prison and ye came unto me, the girls wandered unnoticed at the local police station, found themselves in a cell block and standing face-to-face with a prisonersix feet nine, 340 pounds, and bearing a tattoo of Anton LaVey on his right forearm. His name was Beast Hi, Beast, Im Lulu! Hi, Beast, Im Brownie! When Jesus said, I was a stranger and ye took me in, the girls invited Beast to live at their apartment when he got out of jail. And if no ones home, Beast, Mom keeps a hide-a-key over the door. Just come on in! Myrons life and ministry took on a new dimension when he caught the essence of childlike faith and innocence from these two little girls and learned that God hath hid the things of the kingdom from the wise and prudent and hath revealed them unto babes.

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1462866530

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With a Kiss I Die

By: Rod Miller

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With a Kiss I Die

By: Rod Miller

SPUR AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR ROD MILLER With a Kiss I Die is a love story entwined in the tragedy of the Mountain Meadows Massacre. Polly Alden, a young California-bound Arkansas emigrant, falls in love with Tom Langford, a Mormon boy she meets in the settlements of Utah Territory. Caught between the fear and hatred of the persecuted Saints for the emigrants, and the hostility of the emigrants toward Mormons who will not replenish their dwindling supplies, the young lovers defy mistrust and opposition as they aspire to a life together. Follow the trail of the Arkansas emigrants and the blossoming affection of the star-crossed lovers in a compelling, engaging tale inspired by history—and the eternal conflict between good and evil, hatred and love. “With his moving story of young love between a Mormon boy and an Arkansas girl, Rod Miller adds heart to a 165-year-old American tragedy. Set against the background of the infamous Mountain Meadows Massacre, With A Kiss I Die brings to life the chilling tale of one of the West’s most brutal acts of revenge.” —Sandra Dallas, New York Times best-selling author “I like Rod Miller’s writing. He writes with assurance. Mainly I like Rod’s writing because he belongs to the “Go Big or Go Home” School, a curriculum I subscribe to, as well. In With a Kiss I Die, he tackles the still-sensitive story of the 1857 Mountain Meadows Massacre in nervous, riled, frightened, trigger-happy Utah Territory. Give it a read. Make up your own mind. If you can.” —Carla Kelly Winner of Spur, Whitney, and RITA Awards

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Speaking Volumes

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9798890221988

Corina's Way

By: Rod Davis

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Corina's Way

By: Rod Davis

The Reverend Corina Youngblood, minister of the African Spiritual Church of Mercy, is a woman powered by Jesus and the santos. Her corner store, St. Jude Lamb of Light Botanica, which caters to the eclectic religious and spiritual needs of New Orleans, is threatened by her Cuban ex-lover and mentor Elroy Delgago's plans to open a K-mart-like Superbotanica nearby. Gus Houston, a displaced former army officer now ersatz chaplain at an exclusive girl's school, stumbles into Corina's store, discovers her mesmerizing powers, and strikes up a profitable and prophetic relationship, sending Corina his troubled students for consultation. When Gus hits on the idea of entering the wealthy white girls into the gospel singing competition during the Jazzfest, he triggers a series of events that has all sides evoking the spirits for good and ill. Davis combines religion, voodoo, New Age philosophy, and good old-fashioned capitalism, greed, envy and a host of other unsavory motives in his entertaining first novel.

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NewSouth Books

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1603060588

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East of Texas, West of Hell

A Novel

By: Rod Davis

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East of Texas, West of Hell

A Novel

By: Rod Davis

The latest from prose stylist and accomplished novelist Rod Davis exposes the dark underbelly and underground economies of God's country. A desperate call from heiress Elle Meridian shakes ex-Dallas TV anchor Jack Prine from his comfortable life in the Big Easy as he begins his long search for Meridian’s missing teenage daughter. Instead of the girl, Jack discovers the savaged bodies of drug dealers and embarks on a journey of relentless violence and lethal betrayal across the South. As an intricate web of deception, extortion, and murder unwinds, Prine finds himself at odds with neo-Nazis, the cartel, and the Dixie Mafia. Even if Prine can save Meridian’s child, can he justify the blood on his hands? Rod Davis expands the thrilling world of South, America in this Southern noir, rife with chaos, unexpected turns, and fascinating characters.

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1588384179

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Rod Serling’s Triple W: Witches, Warlocks and Werewolves

By: Rod Serling

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Rod Serling’s Triple W: Witches, Warlocks and Werewolves

By: Rod Serling

Twelve horrifying tales for the demon in you collected by the man who wrote Stories from the Twilight Zone ROD SERLING’S FAVORITE STORIES— THE WITCH—there was the little girl who always wanted to be a witch. She tried everything she could think of but she never made it until she learned to hate everybody—including herself... AND THE WARLOCK WHO WAITED AND WAITED “It was a wonderful attack, Captain. Nothing human could have lived through it—nothing human did. We were deep underground where they buried us long ago—the stakes through our hearts. Your fire burned the stakes away—” The warlock waved a scaly hand at the waiting shadows. They came down relentlessly. AND THE WEREWOLF Early morning at the zoo, and the naked man behind the bars was sound asleep. Suddenly, his eyes flickered and his right hand smashed down at the flies that buzzed on the bone he’d been gnawing last night. The flies left, but the naked man stayed immobile, his eyes on his hand. Outside the cage a sign read, LOBO, TIMBER WOLF, Canis occidentalis. AND NINE MORE STORIES ABOUT WITCHES, WARLOCKS AND WEREWOLVES ALL HERE IN ROD SERLING’S TRIPLE W

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Pickle Partners Publishing

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1787202321

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9781787202320

Just Another Ordinary Day

By: Rod Clement

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Just Another Ordinary Day

By: Rod Clement

Amanda's ordinary day has her riding to school with a Tyrannosaurus rex, talking after lunch with an alien, sailing a pirate ship at the school library, and riding home on an elephant.

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0064435008

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Rod

The Autobiography

By: Rod Stewart

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Rod

The Autobiography

By: Rod Stewart

The extraordinary life and career of music legend Rod Stewart, in his own words for the first time. With his soulful and singular voice, narrative songwriting, and passionate live performances Rod Stewart has paved one of the most iconic and successful music careers of all time. He was the charismatic lead singer for the trailblazing rock and roll bands The Jeff Beck Group and The Faces, and as a solo artist, the author of such beloved songs as "Maggie May," "Tonight’s the Night," "Hot Legs," "Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?," "Young Turks," "Forever Young," and "You Wear It Well." Now after more than five decades in the spotlight, he is finally ready to take a candid and romping look back at his life both on and off the stage. From his humble British roots to his hell-raising years on tour with his bandmates, not forgetting his great loves (including three marriages and eight children) and decades touring the world, Rod delivers a riveting ride through one of rock's most remarkable lives.

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0307987329

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9780307987327

Pinebox Collins

By: Rod Miller

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Pinebox Collins

By: Rod Miller

Jonathan Collins is a relatively young man when he loses a leg in the Civil War, but he quickly learns to cope. He carves his own wooden leg, then he turns his skills to making coffins and, finally, undertaking. Since both trades are best plied where there's a constant need, he sets up shop in violent towns, and in one of those towns he meets Wild Bill Hickock. These towns are no place for a lonely man, so Jon, now nicknamed "Pinebox," relocates to Utah, meets a girl, and learns real carpentry; but then his hopes for the future are dashed and the girl is lost. Pinebox takes up drinking alone. Soon, his story revolves around meetings with Hickock. Each visit involves outlawry and requires a new wooden leg. Even after Hickock dies, he still calls to Pinebox, and there is a story there in the cards carved on Pinebox's latest leg. Miller's latest (Father unto Many Sons, 2018) is a mystery for Western lovers"--

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1432861190

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Deborah, Awake

By: Rod Mills

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Deborah, Awake

By: Rod Mills

Based on the biblical story of Judge Deborah, "Deborah Awake" is the account of a young Burger King manager, who was also a divorced mother of two, and how this unlikely woman brought down the billion dollar corporation, Chariots, inc. In her role as a teen Sunday school teacher at the behemoth 10,000 member Kedish Community Church, Deborah was alarmed at the unhealthy identification her students nurtured with the Chariots line of immodest apparel, their chain of 900 Chariot mall outlets coast to coast,and her Christian student's fascination with the immoral "Chariots The Magazine." To Deborah's astonishment, she learned that John Sisera, the manager of the local Chariots store, not only contributed heavily to the Kedish Community Church youth department, was good friends with Pastor Randy the youth minister, and that John Sisera was also a prominent member of the Kedish Community Church council. Senior Pastor Barrak was unaware of the vile philosophy of the Chariots corporation, and of John Sisera's heavy influence on Pastor Randy and the youth department. The Sisera's, in Barak's opinion, were a fine Kedish Community Church family, and was unconcerned with the moral storm brewing in the youth department. God called on Deborah to do something about it, and to recruit Pastor Barak in the Battle.

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Book's by Rod Girle

Modal Logics and Philosophy, Second Edition

Modal Logics and Philosophy, Second Edition

The Little Way of Ruthie Leming

The Little Way of Ruthie Leming

The Little Way of Ruthie Leming

The Little Way of Ruthie Leming

The Rocker and the Bird Girl

The Rocker and the Bird Girl

Father Myron, a Novel

Father Myron, a Novel

With a Kiss I Die

With a Kiss I Die

Corina's Way

Corina's Way

East of Texas, West of Hell

East of Texas, West of Hell

Rod Serling’s Triple W: Witches, Warlocks and Werewolves

Rod Serling’s Triple W: Witches, Warlocks and Werewolves

Just Another Ordinary Day

Just Another Ordinary Day

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Rod

Pinebox Collins

Pinebox Collins

Deborah, Awake

Deborah, Awake

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