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Mineralogy of Arizona, Fourth Edition

By: Raymond W. Grant,Ron Gibbs,Harvey Jong,Jan Rasmussen,Stanley Keith

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Mineralogy of Arizona, Fourth Edition

By: Raymond W. Grant,Ron Gibbs,Harvey Jong,Jan Rasmussen,Stanley Keith

Completely revised and expanded, this fourth edition covers the 986 minerals found in Arizona, showcased with breathtaking new color photographs throughout the book. The new edition includes more than 200 new species not reported in the third edition and previously unknown in Arizona. Chapters in this fourth edition of Mineralogy of Arizona cover gemstones and lapidary materials, fluorescent minerals, and an impressive catalog of mineral species. The authors also discuss mineral districts, including information about the geology, mineralogy, and age of mineral occurrences throughout the state. The book includes detailed maps of each county, showing the boundaries and characteristics of the mineral districts present in the state. Arizona’s rich mineral history is well illustrated by the more than 300 color photographs of minerals, gemstones, and fluorescent minerals that help the reader identify and understand the rich and diverse mineralogy of Arizona. Anyone interested in the mineralogy and geology of the state will find this the most up-to-date compilation of the minerals known to occur in Arizona.

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0816545227

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The Pittsburgh Hamlet

By: Ron Shafer

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The Pittsburgh Hamlet

By: Ron Shafer

After Jude Hepler and his girlfriend Cory Mohney unwittingly stumble onto the zealously guarded secrets of the highly intelligent Abe Badoane (as narrated in the prequel The Rose and the Serpent), the enraged Abe vows revenge. To advance his scheme, he dupes fellow mine employee Duke Manningham into an attempted heart-stopping rape of the beautiful Cory and ultimately enlists Duke's aid to rid the mushroom mine of Jude forever. To frame Jude, Abe lulls a stooge into sabotaging Duke's gem '57 Chevy. Upon seeing Jude's fingerprints on his car, Duke errantly deduces that Jude is guilty and, to regain Cory's favor, agrees to join Abe at a live production of Hamlet in Pittsburgh. Brilliant and cunning as Hannibal Lecter, Abe Badoane smugly sits in the theater with the incriminating fingerprint evidence, but unbeknown to him, Jude and Cory have plotted a dangerous mid-peformance scheme to trap him. Who will win the battle between these towering intellects, wherein the compelling Cory and Jude story of love, faith, and gripping heroism runs parallel to""and actually intermeshes with""Shakespeare's masterpiece, Hamlet? Do Jude and Cory actually think they can take down the ingenious Abe Badoane during the live performance of the famous tragedy? Who will survive this epic white-knuckle clash? * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "The subtle interweaving and ingenious double-plotting of The Pittsburgh Hamlet--stirring, sustained, and stunning--culminates in a breath-taking climax that is one of the extraordinary milestones in modern American fiction."--Corbin Wyant, former publisher, Naples Daily News "Masterful! The most moving novel I have read in years""I couldn't put it down." Dr. Coral A. Norwood, Lee University

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1098009967

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Things Unimportant, But Remembered

By: H. Ron Stephens

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Things Unimportant, But Remembered

By: H. Ron Stephens

This was my daughters idea, one day she said, "Dad, your life has been filled with fun and funny stories, some day you will be gone and we will never hear them." Now you can.

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0595494234

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Field Guide to the Birds of Ghana

Second Edition

By: Nik Borrow,Ron Demey

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Field Guide to the Birds of Ghana

Second Edition

By: Nik Borrow,Ron Demey

This spectacular new edition of Birds of Ghana is the ultimate reference to the birds of this rich and varied corner of Africa. Now fully revised and expanded, this guide is essential for researchers, birders and conservationists alike. This authoritative book covers all 773 species recorded in Ghana and neighbouring Togo, including details of all residents, migrants and known vagrants. Over 150 stunning colour plates depict every species and also comprehensively cover all the distinct plumages and subspecies likely to be encountered. Concise species accounts describe key identification features, status, range, habitat and voice with fully updated distribution maps for each species.

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1472987691

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Beyond the Sunset

By: Ron Shafer

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Beyond the Sunset

By: Ron Shafer

In Beyond the Sunset, the sixth novel in Ron Shafer's There Is a River saga, two cultures repeatedly collide. Jude and Cory's world of love, embodied in their beautiful wedding and honeymoon, clashes with the world of the carnal thugs. The intelligent Todd Cravener, pitifully caught in the crossfire between the two worlds, deals with the overwhelming guilt of his girlfriend's death. Is there hope for such misdirected people who botch their lives so completely? In the words of one reader, "Todd is like many people today--forlorn, hopeless, and scared!" The lives of the antagonists and the protagonists of these two worlds crisscross in a series of breath-taking episodes which build to a riveting climax during Kittanning's Light-up Night when the inebriated stooges kidnap two innocent people. "That," a reader shares, "is one of the most suspenseful scenes I've read in modern fiction! My pulse soared!" Will the daring rescue scheme succeed?

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General Abner M. Perrin, C.S.A.

A Biography

By: Ron V. Killian

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General Abner M. Perrin, C.S.A.

A Biography

By: Ron V. Killian

More than 1,000 men held the rank of brigadier general during the Civil War, but a surprising number remain unknown to all but the most ardent scholar. These lesser-known brigadiers, like General Abner M. Perrin (1830–1864), played much more than a casual role in the momentous conflict. Perrin, of the South Carolina 14th Regiment, took part in all of the major battles of the Army of Northern Virginia. At Gettysburg, he assumed command of a brigade whose general was wounded and defeated all opponents to lead the first troops to enter the town. He received a promotion to brigadier general for his actions and commanded his own brigade at Mine Run, the Wilderness, and Spotsylvania, where he was mortally wounded. This welcome biography chronicles Perrin’s life and military career, removing this deserving Civil War personality from the shadows of history.

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McFarland

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0786490365

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Dark Woods

By: Ron Shafer

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Dark Woods

By: Ron Shafer

Dark Woods is the fifth novel in the There Is a River saga. Abe Badoane, the dastardly evil villain of the earlier novels, turns out--unexpectedly--to be none other than Jude's tormented father. In contrast to their world of harmony and peace, evidenced in the larger community and their joyful reconciliation, other characters fare less well than the conciliated father-son. Todd Cravener, intelligent and conniving, pits himself against Cory's super athletic brother Joey, creating a deadly rivalry. In this novel, the subplots of the low-lifers and the life-embracing conquerors crisscross and eventually collide in a series of surprising and breathtaking episodes. In the words of one reader, "The protagonists inhabit an island of light in the antagonists' raging sea of turbulent darkness." Will courage, goodwill, and love enable the triumph-seekers to withstand the relentless machinations of the plotting malcontents? "No wonder Dark Woods kept me on the edge of my seat!

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Watcher in the Fall

Conversions

By: Ron Townsen

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Watcher in the Fall

Conversions

By: Ron Townsen

With a complex game of spies and military conflicts both on Earth and across galaxies, the roller coaster r i d e evolves f r o m Earth where t h e highly classified deep black DARPA BELLOWS team w i t h i t s M+ theory-derived t o o l s has to deal with terrorists, Russian infiltrators, a n d w a r. A variety of races - all escaping their dying galaxies - begin dealing with races across the multi-verse in an attempt to organize and start a massive migration. they must escape from the destructive, advancing force as the newly born universe collision begins pushing i n t o o u r older universe. W i t h the unique Watcher communications network connecting rare Watcher life forms across o u r universe, advanced races are discovering the extraordinary abilities of a younger one in the Milky Way galaxy, including unexpected abilities t h a t only the most powerful m a t h provides hints of. The ancient r a c e s moving across t h e universe have to deal with o t h e r destructive forces attempting to annihilate all life different from their own. As l e a d u n i t s of the Ancients jump across the universe to reach E a r t h , t h e human race is f o r c e d into the process of coming to grips with the n e w reality of not being alone.

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1477270299

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Ozarks 2nd Edition

Includes Branson Springfield And Northwest Arkansas

By: Ron W. Marr

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Ozarks 2nd Edition

Includes Branson Springfield And Northwest Arkansas

By: Ron W. Marr

Contains up-to-date information on traveling to the Ozark Mountains and the surrounding areas, with recommendations on lodging, restaurants, regional events, family activities, entertainment, and natural landmarks.

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0881509620

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Explorer's Guide Ozarks: Includes Branson, Springfield & Northwest Arkansas (Second Edition) (Explorer's Complete)

By: Ron W. Marr

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Explorer's Guide Ozarks: Includes Branson, Springfield & Northwest Arkansas (Second Edition) (Explorer's Complete)

By: Ron W. Marr

This in-depth, native’s-eye view of this varied region, which sprawls from Missouri to Arkansas, gives travelers the best of the Ozarks. The Ozarks has become the destination of choice for music lovers seeking bluegrass jams or classical , foodies of all stripes looking for down-home rib shacks or 5-star cuisine, culture mavens searching out the gems of Branson, and outdoor enthusiasts gliding along lazy rivers snaking among the rolling hills which make this area so beautiful. This in-depth, native's-eye-guide to this varied region sprawling from Missouri to Arkansas will give travelers the best of the Ozarks, flavoring discriminating information with anecdotes and historical facts.

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1581577907

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Doin’ It Tough

A Young Ringer’S Struggles in Far North Queensland

By: Ron Nielsen

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Doin’ It Tough

A Young Ringer’S Struggles in Far North Queensland

By: Ron Nielsen

Billy Harper was born and raised on a small cattle property, but the future on the place seemed doomed. Over the years, the station suffered a series of crippling droughts, water holes receded to muddy puddles, grass became scarce, and the cattle died. This left the property in a financial crisis. Billy could see no future there, so he packed up his gear and moved out to face the uncertainty of what lay ahead of him. In his travels he experienced many dangerous encounters with crocs, dingoes, and wild natives. This is the story about a young man who roamed the countryside seeking work and facing the most impossible situations and setbacks on his journey for survival.

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1503504816

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Discover the Upside of Down

Investment Strategies for Volatile Times

By: Ron Coby

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Discover the Upside of Down

Investment Strategies for Volatile Times

By: Ron Coby

Discover the Upside of Down enlightens readers and give them investment strategies for both protection and profits. Chapters include information on the hot button economic topics of today and for the foreseeable future: oil, gold, real estate, stocks, the dollar, the U.S. and global economies and the future outlook from a longterm viewpoint for each. A timely book with a timely message, this book targets the investor concerned about maintaining their investments during volatile times.

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0470442972

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When Heaven is Silent

Trusting God When Life Hurts

By: Ron Dunn

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When Heaven is Silent

Trusting God When Life Hurts

By: Ron Dunn

Gradually gaining new perspectives on suffering as he journeyed toward healing, Dunn shares insights found along the way. Moving from darkness into light, he encourages us to believe that our pain and sorrow are carried in the nail-scarred hands of a sovereign God who purposes to bless us, even when heaven is silent.

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1619580748

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Dancing Alone in Mexico

From the Border to Baja and Beyond

By: Ron Butler

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Dancing Alone in Mexico

From the Border to Baja and Beyond

By: Ron Butler

Ron Butler never dreamed Mexico would capture his heart and his soul. However after crisscrossing the country, he was seduced by its charms, rhythms and melodies. He goes off the beaten path in Acapulco and Cancun, and walks in the footsteps of movie stars who have been enamored of this land south-of-the-border. Informative and helpful, "Dancing Alone in Mexico" will help even seasoned travelers get the most out of their trips to Mexico.

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0816520232

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Way Ward Life

by Ron D. Young

By: Ron D Young

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Way Ward Life

by Ron D. Young

By: Ron D Young

Everybody needs a get away from the normal mundane lifestyle of routine work and happenstance. They need an outlet that leads the imagination into a different time-period. A time period that represents the difference in the lifestyle between now and the 1800’s, understanding that a hundred years ago people lived much simpler lives that had various outcomes, and conclusions that represented how hard work adds to success. We all like to recall our childhood memories and the way things used to be when we were growing up. Listening to our grandparents ramble on endlessly about how we have it easier and how they had it harder growing up than what we have it now. Wayward Life is a story about a boy growing up on a Tennessee farm with his family in the late 1800’s. This story whispers the sound of Civil War and the beginning of the industrial revolution that made America such a great nation. The main character, Christopher, explains the hardships and uncertainty of the small farmer. The small farming communities that emerged during the Civil War have relevance as to keeping the country going during a time of war. Christopher tells a story about what hard work ethic, good integrity, and study can do for him and his family living on an 1800 farm. Some of which Wayward Life displays to the reader is how the family interacts and pulls together to accomplish tasks that are invited into their day-to-day lives. Wayward Life also has a child’s like playfulness between friends and family that most often creates a tight bond between family siblings and friends. Simplicity is the key; thus, passing knowledge from one generation to another, Christopher and his family (the Smiths) survives our changing America during a time of war and industrial revolution. This is a fun-loving book about a boy named Christopher Smith who tells his story about the South during the late 1800’s. Christopher lives on a farm located in Knoxville, Tennessee, owned by his father, Henry Smith and his mother, Rebecca Smith. His family pulls together to get the farm work done; when they are not working on chores, Christopher, his brothers, sisters, and friends find time to play. This story goes in depth about growing up on a farm and the trials that present themselves while working on a farm. Many tasks are part of the everyday life of Christopher and his family, such as selling at the market, building houses, and finding new means of transportation that is, trains, and bicycles. They have an uncle, Nick Smith, who lives in Nashville, where they like to visit. As Christopher stays at Uncle Nick’s house and plays with his cousins, he notices that keeping close to family is important. Christopher finds himself in a world of war and peace at the same time, holding on to family and school values in an uncertain South that is in the midst of abolishing slavery. The Civil War to me seemed to be a conflict in which the North and the South could not possibly reverse. It split the very being of the Northerners making them deathiening against the Southerners. The North wanted to end slavery, with more and more needs contracted to be met the South used slaves to sustain their wealthier with hard to field crops such as cotton, strawberries, corn, and in the Midwest wheat. The lowerure going against the South the North thought that within the first two battles the South would suffer a major defeat withdrawing the South lowering their flag in a meaningful retreat. Once this didn't happen, an hourly battle became days as the standoff lasted weeks. The South at Arlington had defended their side, at Arlington, Manassas, and Central Juncture handed the South major victories. To the North Virginia brigade the Civil War was not going to be a quick and easy conflict to resolve. This persistence forced President Lincoln to find resources to assist the North in the battle with the South. Likewise this was not an easy War for the North, thinking in part that they should have defeated the South at Arlington, Manassas, and Central Junction, this did not happen leaving the North looking for new strategist to figure tactics of how to defeat the South. See not only did the proclamation changed life of the people in the United States but it also changed the life of those who lived overseas. The Proclamation Emancipation made it so that slave trading was illegal within the United States. Having that been said Abraham Lincoln had to pass new amendments to hold the South in treason against the United States for their actions. The North and the South activated West Point graduates to take over the military difficulties. The North needed the Military to only partner with the United States of America. The actual government financing the North should have had all of the best war strategist by the third battle the United States Government realized that this was not true. What wasn't happening was the unparallel, recognizable, infallible, invaluable, decision making of West Point to split their graduates in a way that jeopardized the carriers of the commanders them selves. New graduates eagerly went off to war with out practical understanding that they had entered a dispute that wore no boundaries and had no limits. Soon fresh graduates found out the capacity of the United States to go as far as to levy the land underneath their opponent to win the battle. As the North went to war against the South they noticed that more West Point graduates participated with the Northside even though many graduates had come from the Southside. The President of the South being Jefferson Davis happened to be a West Point graduate that respected his parents and families greater than his career with the United States Government. Jeopardizing both Family and career in the end the South lead by Jefferson Davis condemned the Norths propersition to protect runaway slaves. The United States became divided, the South followed absurd dictation from the Bible that was worded in a way to make slavery seem as if it was proper for upright citizens to own and trade slaves. Truthfully, it was not proper for leglets to change the words of the Bible and dictating it in such a way that made it sound as if it was legal to own and trade slaves. The Fellowship of the church became distraught over the legality of human rights and slavery. This made preachers feel in such a way, that the United States could no longer tame the fire that raged deep in the heart of Noble men, that the United States was now unable to be righteously before God thus creating a split straight to the heart of America that no one could deny. Families that once had names that were conjunctions such as the Smithfield’s then became Smiths and the fields split by proprietor rights to own slaves. Also families such as the Bass-Mason and the West-England’s now broke their names down into more commonly known one syllable names while one clan swayed towards the North as the other clan went South. As the Civil War waged on those friends and family disembarked from their original family ties who became sworn enemies of one another due to their beliefs. A bitter fight that took the lives of tens of millions, lost over a dispute about life. Whole towns set out to paint their towns red as others yellow to show that they where against the North and for the south as yellow was common during the Civil War to claim the North side. The change was evident as the South took trains to their destinations, the North also flew by train as it was called before aeronautics was even thought of in history. Often the train was used to carry troops back and forth to battles. The train being the only other means of transportation made a major difference in logistics support as well as massing troops across the land. The train becoming main stream in 1817, it was composed of burning fuels to heat boilers which granted them the name steam locomotives. The need for slaves rose as it was easier to move products by train to there destinations especially coal and timber. In Chattanooga Tennessee slaves were used in a completely different way, as they moved wash wood to the Mills. As times got harder the expenses grew greater, the rich became richer as it happened until the land owners couldn't operate without slaves, due to supply meet demand scales of work production, the South became dependent on slavery. Being a distinct difference in the metropolis of the Northern States vs the horticultural living of the Southern States, the propaganda went into a profound cross road of good vs evil, that the United States could no longer ignore this disagreement of human rights, war became eminent. President Lincoln left with no other means or choices to control the Southern land owners, optioning out of war was not an opinionated decision there was no way to deter the conceivable fact that slavery was wrong being unstoppable the Civil War rang out.

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Birds of Senegal and The Gambia

By: Nik Borrow,Ron Demey

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Birds of Senegal and The Gambia

By: Nik Borrow,Ron Demey

This new field guide covers The Gambia, a country which is very popular with a large number of birders and tourists, and the whole of neighbouring Senegal. This fascinating region shelters many Western Palearctic migrants from September to April, as well as a significant list of resident West African birds. The stunning colour plates depict more than 680 species, covering almost every distinct plumage and race. The authoritative text highlights the key features needed to identify each species in the field, and accurate up-to-date maps are provided for every species. This comprehensive guide is an essential companion for anyone visiting The Gambia and Senegal.

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1472972511

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Field Guide to Birds of Senegal and The Gambia

Second Edition

By: Nik Borrow,Ron Demey

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Field Guide to Birds of Senegal and The Gambia

Second Edition

By: Nik Borrow,Ron Demey

This comprehensive and fully updated edition of Birds of Senegal and The Gambia is the ultimate guide for travellers and birdwatchers visiting one of Africa's richest birdwatching regions. The Gambia, together with the country that envelops it, Senegal, has an avifauna of more than 700 regularly occurring species, including many Western Palearctic migrants from September to April, and a significant list of highly sought-after resident West African birds, including the Egyptian Plover. This authoritative guide covers all species, including details of all residents, migrants and known vagrants. Senegal and The Gambia offer a true wealth of birdlife, including a fantastic selection of Sahel specialities that are far more easily seen here than anywhere else. Senegal has become a reliable locality for Golden Nightjar, Quail-plover and Cricket Warbler, and the near-endemic Mali Firefinch occurs in the southeast of the country. Birdwatchers in this region can also find Savile's Bustard, Adamawa Turtle Dove, Little Grey Woodpecker, Yellow Penduline Tit, Sudan Golden Sparrow and Exclamatory Paradise Whydah, while the Saloum delta's huge roost of tens of thousands of African Swallow-tailed Kites is one of the world's top birding spectacles. More than 140 stunning colour plates depict every species and also comprehensively cover all the distinct plumages and subspecies likely to be encountered. Concise species accounts describe key identification features, status, range, habitat and voice, with fully updated distribution maps for each species. This compact guide is an essential companion for any birder visiting this rich and varied area of Western Africa.

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139940217X

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Beautiful Dreamer

By: Ron Shafer

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Beautiful Dreamer

By: Ron Shafer

His treacherous machinations exposed during the live performance of Hamlet, the brilliant and cunning Abe Badoane seeks revenge on the innocent lovers, Jude Hepler and Cory Mohney. While the infuriated Abe inches his insidious plot forward, Jude and Cory desperately try to decode Cory's medication-induced riddle, which, mysteriously, is embedded with clues to their coming fate. Her riddle bears an uncanny parallel to Old Mary's haunting vision of the rose which, strangely, correlates to the major events of Cory and Jude's lives. Under spiritual conviction that they should help the psychologically tormented Abe, the lovers magnanimously devise a plan to rescue him, even as the monstrous Abe settles on his scheme, a catastrophic-and breath-stopping-cave-in that will destroy the lovers forever. During a dream, frail Old Mary comes to the shocking realization that the beautiful dreamer in the Stephen Foster Memorial Window is not sleeping but dead. Because her dreams bear a one-to-one correspondence to Cory's life, Old Mary, now knowing that Cory is in imminent danger, frantically tries to warn her of the impending danger. But when Old Mary collapses, Jude and Cory, still not warned, head to the mine...and their horrific fate. The resulting cave-in pummels the unsuspecting couple and throws Jude into a stream-of-conscious dream reverie. "Events swirled in my mind as I floated in a twilight zone between consciousness and unconsciousness." Are his sad ruminations of a post-life Cory truth or fiction? Does their ineffably beautiful love meet its tragic doom?

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1098055349

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Blackwards

How Black Leadership Is Returning America to the Days of Separate but Equal

By: Ron Christie

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How Black Leadership Is Returning America to the Days of Separate but Equal

By: Ron Christie

The iconoclastic Black Republican strategist calls out leaders who fan the flames of racial rhetoric and sabotage a post-racial America The euphoria surrounding Barack Obama's historic election had commentators naïvely trumpeting the beginning of a "post-racial America." In Blackwards, Ron Christie shows that not only is the opposite true, but black leadership today is effectively working against this goal by advancing an extremist agenda of separatism and special rights that threatens to point us backward to the days before Brown v. Board of Education. The motto E pluribus unum ("Out of one, many") speaks to the idea of a melting pot in which Americans of all backgrounds come together to form a strong, unified nation. But in the race politics of today, Christie argues the American melting pot is threatened by what Pulitzer Prize-winning liberal historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr. warned was the "cult of ethnicity," in which social divisions are deepened rather than transcended. Christie takes on such sacred cows as affirmative action and other race-based educational policies and campus programs that, in the words of former NAACP officer Michael Meyers, place "figurative black-only signs over certain doorways at America's colleges [while] only confirming and reinforcing pernicious racial stereotypes." Meanwhile, the author argues any open debate about such issues has been hijacked by such self-appointed spokesmen for black America as Al Sharpton, who co-opt the public narrative merely by being outspoken and charging racism against anyone who would speak against their political agendas and public grandstanding. Tellingly, it is within this context that then–presidential candidate Obama famously declared he could not disown Reverend Jeremiah Wright for his racist and anti-American sermons any more "than I can disown the black community." Perhaps most important, Christie reveals how a separatist mind-set has led to a form of selective, skin-based jurisprudence in the federal government, including: • Attempts by the Congressional Black Caucus to shield black members found to have committed ethics violations • The Justice Department's sudden dropping of charges against New Black Panther Party members for voter intimidation during the 2008 presidential election • A former trial attorney's admission that Americans "would be shocked to learn about the open and pervasive hostility within the Justice Department to bringing civil rights cases against non-white defendants on behalf of white victims" As African Americans face skyrocketing rates of single-parent families and high-school dropouts, the author urges black American communities to shun the limits of the monolithic politics of victimhood and embrace an open debate of many voices en route to the goal not of a separate "Black America" but of constructive inclusion in the American melting pot.

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1250013526

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The Rose and the Serpent

By: Ron Shafer

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The Rose and the Serpent

By: Ron Shafer

Readers, prepare to be captivated! (Dr. Nelson Price, Pastor Emeritus, Roswell Street Baptist Church, Marietta, Georgia) You cant put this book down. (Corbin Wyant, Retired Publisher, Naples Daily News) After a painful five-year separation, Jude and Cory joyfully reconcile but, as in earlier years, are pitted against the brilliant and evil Abe Badoane. More intelligent than Hannibal Lecter and even more scheming, Badoane plots again to destroy the lovers. Beleaguered by their own psychic devastation and past traumas, they battle both Abes chicanery and the carnal stoogeslike macho strongman Duke Manninghamwhom Abe manipulates to do his bidding. Though intelligent and spiritual, Jude and Cory face impossible odds, which they learn, through their fire-tested faith, can only be defeated sovereignly. Two sub-plots inform the fast-paced storyline: the events in Jude and Corys lives mirror the uncanny and recurring rose vision which wise Old Mary dreams across decades; and the characters and even the plotline events correlate to the great Shakespearean tragedy, Hamlet. That correspondence, hinted at in The Rose and the Serpent, becomes a full blown, point-by-point, remarkably intricate intermeshing by the novels sequel, The Pittsburgh Hamlet. No one stands a chance against Hannibal Lecter, but never has his equal, Abe Badoane, faced Spirit-filled lovers who, despite miserable failings and horror-filled adversity, wage epic battle in this highly dramatic, suspense-filled, gripping story of love. Who will win this titanic clash of good vs. evil?

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The Tupi Field

A Carrier Battle between the U.S. and China over Oil

By: Ron Fish

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The Tupi Field

A Carrier Battle between the U.S. and China over Oil

By: Ron Fish

If you liked the flavor of Top Gun, you will love this military action thriller. It has handsome Marine F/A-18 pilots, hot chicks, plenty of steamy sex, magnificent aircraft carriers, stealth jets, SEAL and Force Recon teams, stealth submarines, and lots of air-to-air combat between US F/A-18s, F-35s, F-22s, and Chinese Su-30MK2 Flankers. It is a hoot to read.

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1641382767

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Flyfisher's Guide to Connecticut

By: Ron Merly

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Flyfisher's Guide to Connecticut

By: Ron Merly

Over 350 rivers, brooks, lakes and ponds are covered in this guide. Detailed maps show every oxbow, cove, campground, boat launch, and access point. Also included is hub city information, including accommodations, restaurants, fly shops and everything else needed to plan a trip. Also covers covers the pressing issues facing Connecticut's fisheries, including invasive species and funding issues facing Connecticut trout stocking.

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1932098895

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Promised Valley Peace

By: Ron Fritsch

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Promised Valley Peace

By: Ron Fritsch

Promised Valley Peace is the fourth and last novel in Ron Fritsch’s Promised Valley series. Blue Sky and Wandering Star and the other conspirators and their allies from the first three novels give up on the gods, whose existence many of them doubt, and discover how to use horses in warfare. They prepare to employ them in a last battle against the diehards led by the brutal War Cloud. The purpose of the allies is to bring the prehistoric enemy hunters and farmers together as one people in a “new kingdom” and end warfare between them forever.

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1311952152

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Fireflies

By: Ron Stout

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Fireflies

By: Ron Stout

Simple text and photographs present the features and behavior of fireflies.

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Xulon Press

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A Traditional Bowhunter's Path

Lessons and Adventures at Full Draw

By: Ron Rohrbaugh

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A Traditional Bowhunter's Path

Lessons and Adventures at Full Draw

By: Ron Rohrbaugh

This guide to traditional bowhunting with a longbow or recurve combines the best of both worlds for beginners and veteran bowhunters. How-to chapters share hard-earned wisdom that will help you perfect your skills and get close to your game, while engaging stories tell of the author’s experiences hunting white-tailed deer in the east, chasing big game in the American West, and trekking to South Africa in search of Greater Kudu and other plains game. Throughout, the author highlights archery’s traditional spirit by exploring the history and craft of bowhunting and chronicles the challenges faced by today’s bowhunters in continuing their important role as hunter-conservationists. As a professional wildlife biologist, Ron Rohrbaugh Jr. also provides valuable information on wildlife ecology and behavior that is instructive for all those interested in increasing their success with archery tackle. Specific shooting techniques for hunting situations, ways to set up effective ambush sites for big game, and dealing with the stresses of “buck fever” The latest information on equipment and arrows, including the pros and cons of various bow styles and arrow shaft materials Advice on using the wind, hunting bedding areas, creating effective scent trails, and understanding why and how deer move Discussion of controversial topics, such as baiting and trophy hunting

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0811765342

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Awakened !

A Conservative's Perspective on '' American Exceptionalism ''

By: Ron Lee Weinhold

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Awakened !

A Conservative's Perspective on '' American Exceptionalism ''

By: Ron Lee Weinhold

My book attempts to present what I believe is a serious threat to our Constitutional Republic, based on the current administrations increasing imposition of Federal regulations, policies, and programs that infringe on the basic rights of the American citizens. It is partly my personal story of growing up in this great country and making a positive contribution to society, but it is also a call for Americans to wake up to the reality of the continued overreach of the Federal Government regarding decisions that should rightfully be made by private citizens. My goal is to encourage people to become personally informed and take action to end thus trend of intrusive government and return to the principles of our founders. It is not a call for an all out revolution or engaging in violence against the government. Rather, it is a call for a constructive engagement by the folks out here in the working trenches to wake up, stand up, speak out, and then act in a civil manner to bring positive change through positive ideas that are based on the values that have been cultivated and promulgated since the founding of the country. Finally, I hope to begin to restore our countrys reputation of American Exceptionalism that has been tarnished under the current administration. This is a promise I have made to myself and a legacy I want to leave my family, friends, and all people of good will.

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1479718556

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Class at Bat, Gender on Deck and Race in the Hole

A Line-up of Essays on Twentieth Century Culture and America's Game

By: Ron Briley

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Class at Bat, Gender on Deck and Race in the Hole

A Line-up of Essays on Twentieth Century Culture and America's Game

By: Ron Briley

Nineteen essays by Briley focus on major league baseball as it reflected the changing American culture from about 1945 to about 1980. He examines the era through the lens of race, gender and class--categories which have increasingly become essential analytical tools for scholars. The accounts of Roman Mejias and Cesar Cedeno offer some disturbing insights regarding the acceptance of Latinos in baseball and American society. In one essay, Briley refers to baseball as the heart of the nation's democratic spirit, noting that the son of a rural farmer could play alongside a governor's son and both would receive only the praise that their playing merited. However, in writing about the Milwaukee Braves'move to Atlanta, the lamentations of fans--that baseball had succumbed to the age of affluence--are compared to the changing patterns of demographics and economic power in American society. Even with the increased participation of women on the field with teams like the Silver Bullets, the final essay comments on organized baseball's perception of them as primarily spectators. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

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1476629757

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Lord of the Dark Lake

By: Ron Faust

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Lord of the Dark Lake

By: Ron Faust

Jay Chandler, an American archaeologist excavating an ancient Greek temple, is surprised to find himself invited to a weeklong party on an exotic island paradise owned by eccentric tycoon Alexander Krisos. The annual event—swarmed with European nobility, Texas oilmen, ballerinas and bullfighters, millionaire politicos in exile, Japanese potentates, artists, and gorgeous models—is the sort of orgiastic party many would kill to attend. But no one really expects murder to become part of the festivities . . . until it does. From the party’s start under the bright Aegean sky to the finale in the island’s underworld of dark caves, the guests are pulled to their destinies by a force as powerful as any invoked by the Greek gods—and Chandler must confront a Minotaur as deadly as the mythic one.

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Turner Publishing Company

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1620454432

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The Pocket Guide to Saint Paul

Coins Encountered by the Apostle on His Travels

By: Peter Lewis,Ron Bolden

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The Pocket Guide to Saint Paul

Coins Encountered by the Apostle on His Travels

By: Peter Lewis,Ron Bolden

Guide to the life and travels of the Apostle Paul from both theological and numismatic perspectives. Traces his various missionary tours and the coins he would have encountered on his travels. Includes colour and black-and-white photos, maps, bibliography and index. Authors are numismatists specialising in coins relating to the early history of Christianity. Lewis has an honours degree in Divinity from the University of London and is a medical practitioner on the Gold Coast, Queensland. Bolden's expertise is in the area of coin restoration and identification. Both are members of the Australian Numismatic Society.

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1862545626

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A Fine Line of Distinction: In Search of Roots

By: Ron Wooten-Green

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A Fine Line of Distinction: In Search of Roots

By: Ron Wooten-Green

Dave Benson is mystified and driven by deathbed visions and wishes of his dear mother. After her death he embarks upon what his partner Gary describes as ADave=s Odyssey@Ca journey that takes him from the Heartland of America to the South, and back into time. Dave encounters far more than he could have imagined, including the paranormal, extraordinary discoveries about his roots, family secrets, as well as coming to terms with his own identity and orientation. A Fine Line of Distinction: In Search of Roots is a work of historical fiction based, however, on the historical facts of six of the author=s wife=s ancestors who fought for the Confederacy, and two of his own ancestors who fought for the Union. In the novel and in history seven of the eight men converged at the Battle of Sharpsburg/Antietam in September 1862; five would survive, one would never admit it.

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America Star Books

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1683944356

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Under Different Skies

By: Ron Player

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Under Different Skies

By: Ron Player

Under Different Skies takes the reader to several countries in Africa and the Middle East during the 1950's and 60's at a time when many changes were happening. World War Two had caused a huge awakening in this region. All-terrain vehicles and transistor radios were changing the expectations of people in many countries and revolution was always in the air. The book gives a glimpse of conditions in these countries as they were then, and how geological exploration parties had to cope with them. We are given a brief glimpse of Ron's early life in New Zealand, then the book becomes a compilation of fascinating anecdotes, presented chronologically, that trace the adventures, encounters and experiences that shaped his life. In working as an exploration geologist one is never far from the world of animals and they too feature strongly in his stories.

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1479787183

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The Gunflint Lodge Cookbook

Elegant Northwoods Dining

By: Ron Berg

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The Gunflint Lodge Cookbook

Elegant Northwoods Dining

By: Ron Berg

Offers recipes using fresh Minnesota ingredients, along with anecdotes of life at Gunflint Lodge from the 1920s to the present

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145290314X

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Football's Eagle & Stack Defenses

By: Ron Vanderlinden

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Football's Eagle & Stack Defenses

By: Ron Vanderlinden

Challenge any offensive game plan with Football's Eagle and Stack Defenses. Providing a thorough explanation of these popular defenses, their structures, techniques and positional responsibilities, as well as coaching points for success, this book will ensure that your team is ready to defend and dominate any offensive strategy.

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Human Kinetics

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0736072535

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9780736072533

Mafia Informants

19 American Profiles

By: Larry J. Hausner,Ron Haggett

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Mafia Informants

19 American Profiles

By: Larry J. Hausner,Ron Haggett

For many years, the FBI, led by J. Edgar Hoover, ignored organized crime, as the Bureau regarded local law enforcement as best equipped to handle it. That changed when Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy (in the 1960s) and New York City's Rudy Giuliani (in the 1980s) pursued eradication of the Mafia.. In this book, readers are introduced to several characters in the American Mafia, known as "rats" in the criminal world, whose cooperation with law enforcement resulted in the arrest of Mafia members across the country. Short biographies of each informant detail their crimes and deals made to stay alive or reduce lengthy prison sentences. FBI and CIA records released in 2017, and books written by the criminals themselves, reveal why previously loyal Mafia members and associates became informants. Most of the criminals written about are dead; a few are presumed to be alive and in the witness protection program.

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McFarland

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1476694281

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9781476694283

Talking American History

An Informal Narrative History of the United States

By: Ron Briley

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Talking American History

An Informal Narrative History of the United States

By: Ron Briley

Offering an alternative to encyclopedic textbooks that confirm Henry Ford’s complaint that the study of history is just “one damned thing after another,” it provides an informal and conversational narrative history of the American experience from the Colonial period to the present day. Above all, history is a story, and the story of America is a complicated and contested tale. Rather than simply the exceptionalism of a shining city upon a hill, the American saga includes a dark stain of prejudice and nativism still present within the national fabric. Beginning with the assault upon Native lands and culture along with the introduction of racial slavery, patterns of exploitation and greed fostering gender, racial, and class inequality are an essential part of America’s story. Themes of prejudice and inequality, however, are offset by the promise of social justice and an egalitarian America outlined by Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence, Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s Seneca Falls Declaration of Principles, Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, Franklin D. Roosevelt’s The Four Freedoms, and Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” oratory. While considering topics such as Presidential leadership, Talking American History emphasizes the efforts of American reformers, dreamers, freedom fighters, dissenters, radicals, and workers to move the nation toward the democratic promise laid out in its founding documents. The framework is a traditional political history narrative told from a progressive perspective. This is an interpretation with which not all readers will agree, but the intention is to facilitate dialogue and debate that are imperative for the survival of American democracy.

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1611395836

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