Ron Hummer's Books

The Pullian Legacy

The Emerald Veil

By: Ron Boorer

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Emon and Serima finally learn why they are fugitives, and that their enemies, who want them both dead, are relentless in their pursuit. Better equipped and prepared to face challenges that lie ahead, Emon and Serima leave Fraven to traverse the continent of Pullian and follow the few clues left by a distant ancestor, Worn Ath. They will have to search the land to find parts of an ancient orb hidden by Worn Ath. The ancient orb pieces were hidden so well that only one person would be able to find the clues to their locationEmon. With the ever-present threat of their enemy, will Emon and Serima find the orb pieces or will they lead their enemies to them first?

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1503503011

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Magical Mathematics

The Mathematical Ideas That Animate Great Magic Tricks

By: Persi Diaconis,Ron Graham

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Magical Mathematics

The Mathematical Ideas That Animate Great Magic Tricks

By: Persi Diaconis,Ron Graham

Magical Mathematics reveals the secrets of amazing, fun-to-perform card tricks--and the profound mathematical ideas behind them--that will astound even the most accomplished magician. Persi Diaconis and Ron Graham provide easy, step-by-step instructions for each trick, explaining how to set up the effect and offering tips on what to say and do while performing it. Each card trick introduces a new mathematical idea, and varying the tricks in turn takes readers to the very threshold of today's mathematical knowledge. For example, the Gilbreath principle--a fantastic effect where the cards remain in control despite being shuffled--is found to share an intimate connection with the Mandelbrot set. Other card tricks link to the mathematical secrets of combinatorics, graph theory, number theory, topology, the Riemann hypothesis, and even Fermat's last theorem. Diaconis and Graham are mathematicians as well as skilled performers with decades of professional experience between them. In this book they share a wealth of conjuring lore, including some closely guarded secrets of legendary magicians. Magical Mathematics covers the mathematics of juggling and shows how the I Ching connects to the history of probability and magic tricks both old and new. It tells the stories--and reveals the best tricks--of the eccentric and brilliant inventors of mathematical magic. Magical Mathematics exposes old gambling secrets through the mathematics of shuffling cards, explains the classic street-gambling scam of three-card monte, traces the history of mathematical magic back to the thirteenth century and the oldest mathematical trick--and much more"-

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Princeton University Press

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0691169772

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9780691169774

Surgeons of Terror

By: Ron Wootters

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Surgeons of Terror

By: Ron Wootters

Terrorism. Drug Trafficking. Black mail. These are just some of the things faced by the fictional, clandestine anti-terrorist group in Surgeons of Terror. First the team must be assembled from the best of the best. Once functional, projects take the team to Mexico, Jamaica, Guatamala and Cuba. But then the focus of the group turns back to the U.S. and their most critical project to date.

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Virtualbookworm Publishing

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1589392175

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The Kremlin Wolf

By: Ron Gordon

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The Kremlin Wolf

By: Ron Gordon

The Taliban and ISIS insurgencies in the Middle East conflict zones threaten to spread worldwide fear, enveloping Russia, America, and NATO forces. An unassuming antihero contractor is drawn into this conflagration of atrocities with a tough NATO soldier, Anje, mutilated by terrorists’ intent on spreading fear to the very nations combating the fanatical insurgents, destroying the ancient fabric of surrounding Middle East nations to subjugate and to impose a lifestyle of fanatical Islamic sharia laws.

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Book Venture Publishing LLC

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1641664924

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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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iUniverse

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0595494234

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Song of the Eclectic Tambourine

By: Ron De Torre

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Song of the Eclectic Tambourine

By: Ron De Torre

Song of the Eclectic Tambourine begins in 1968 when Marc Amati falls in love with two young women as disparate as the political climate of the times. Lilly Garrett is a courageous flower child committed to non-violence, social justice, and ending the Vietnam War, while Mary Belinda is wealthy, talented, and determined to achieve the fame her mother was cheated by McCarthyism and Hollywood sexism.What Marc learns from, and because of, both women will affect life and help him deal with the challenges of his generation: humanity versus expediency, compassion versus profit, and self-interest versus altruism.For Marc, it is a coming of age in stages. Both women face their own ordeals as they attempt to succeed in a hostile society â€“ Mary being a strong-willed woman in the recording industry, and Lilly in a series of social and political endeavors.Marc's story is an ironic, irreverent, and critical look at the past and its effect on the present.More at http://www.dtdesertrat.wordpress.com

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Lulu.com

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055748118X

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9780557481187

The Kid

A Novel

By: Ron Hansen

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The Kid

A Novel

By: Ron Hansen

Born Henry McCarty, Billy the Kid was a diminutive, charming, blond-haired young man who, growing up in New York, Kansas, and later New Mexico, demonstrated a precocious dexterity at firing six-shooters with either hand--a skill that both got him into and out of trouble and that turned him into an American legend of the Old West. He was smart, well-spoken, attractive to both white and Mexican women, a good dancer, and a man with a nose for money, horses, and trouble. His spree of crimes and murders has been immortalized in dime westerns, novels, and movies. But the whole story of his short, epically violent life has never been told as it has been here"--

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Simon and Schuster

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1501133306

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Birdlife of Houston, Galveston, and the Upper Texas Coast

By: Ted L. Eubanks,Robert A. Behrstock,Ron J. Weeks

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Birdlife of Houston, Galveston, and the Upper Texas Coast

By: Ted L. Eubanks,Robert A. Behrstock,Ron J. Weeks

In the last thirty years, the Upper Texas Coast has become a “must go” destination for birders around the globe. This book will serve as an essential companion to the customary field guide and pair of binoculars for all visitors to Houston, High Island, Galveston, Freeport, or any of the area’s other exciting birding spots. It also places the birdlife of the region, a seven-county area with a larger bird list than forty-three states, into historical and ecological contexts. Authors Eubanks, Behrstock, and Weeks—all recognized authorities on the migrant and resident birds of this region—present a thorough introduction to the area’s history, physiography, and avifauna. Then, in generous discussions of bird families and species, they synthesize years of records, tracking the comings and goings of more than 480 birds and incorporating their own lifetimes of experience to create an “ornithological mosaic” of lasting significance.

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Texas A&M University Press

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158544510X

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Sidewinder

Creative Missile Development at China Lake

By: Ron Westrum

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Sidewinder

Creative Missile Development at China Lake

By: Ron Westrum

In the mid-1950s a small group of overworked, underpaid scientists and engineers on a remote base in the Mojave Desert developed a weapon no one had asked for but everyone in the weapons industry desired. This is the story of how that unorthodox team, led by visionary Bill McLean, overcame U.S. Navy bureaucracy and other more heavily funded projects to develop the world’s best air-to-air missile. Author Ron Westrum examines that special time and place—when the old American work ethic and “can do” spirit were a vital part of U.S. weapons development—to discover how this dedicated team was able to create a simple and inexpensive missile. Today, many decades after its invention, the Sidewinder missile is still considered one of the best that America has to offer. In a time of billion-dollar weapons development contracts, astronomical cost overruns, and defense acquisitions scandals, this revealing, highly readable tale about one of the most successful weapons in history should be of interest to anyone concerned with national security."=

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Naval Institute Press

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1612513638

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End of Daze

By: Ron Smith

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End of Daze

By: Ron Smith

Solarius "Solar" Smith has the task of uplifting the spiritual awareness of mankind at a nationally televised metaphysical conference. As Solar prepares to change the world, his own life suddenly changes. His wife, Sirius, becomes intolerant of his "platonic" relationship with his best friend, Robyn, which seems to be developing into something more. Solar's life continues to unravel when he is stalked and kidnapped by mutant followers of a billionaire geneticist, Nuemann Phater, who will stop at nothing to prevent spiritual awareness. Solar fights for his life as Phater's followers try to convert him to join the dark underworld. Solar must save himself-and the hundreds of children who have been kidnapped to serve as guinea pigs for the geneticist's experiments. At the pinnacle of Solar's chaotic life, his marriage is on the verge of crumbling as his desires for Robyn grow stronger. Will Solar survive the battle against his nemesis? And what will happen to his already fragile marriage? Join Solar for each tribulation as he struggles to uplift the spiritual awareness of mankind and resist joining forces with the villain who attempts to convert him.

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iUniverse

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059537655X

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Oklahoma Justice

A Century of Gunfighters, Gangsters and Terrorists

By: Ron Owens

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Oklahoma Justice

A Century of Gunfighters, Gangsters and Terrorists

By: Ron Owens

This book is about Oklahoma City, its primary law enforcers and their agency. It is about the controls they have exerted, tried to exert or failed to exert over each other for the last century. It is also about the birth and growth of a town, a city and a state. It's also about Fairlawn and how it became a cemetery...and how it became full.

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Turner Publishing Company

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1618584995

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The Humility of the Brutes

Poems

By: Ron Smith

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The Humility of the Brutes

Poems

By: Ron Smith

The title of Ron Smith’s new collection comes from Yeats’s observation that creators “must go from desire to weariness and so to desire again, and live but for the moment when vision comes to our weariness like terrible lightning, in the humility of the brutes.” The poems in The Humility of the Brutes move beyond Yeats’s journey, using precise language and memorable phrasing to push through skepticism and guide us toward the mystical as we struggle to understand our past and our present.

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Italian Holiday

By: Ron Dull

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Italian Holiday

By: Ron Dull

Aunt Angela knelt by the boys' bedside and bowed her head into the comfort of the blankets. "Oh, good and holy Saint Nicholas," she intoned, "you who bring joy to children, and plenty of presents too. It's me again, Angela Cavallo. Look, I know you're busy tonight, but put in my heart the spirit of childhood about which the Gospel speaks. Teach me how to sow happiness around me. Teach Little Dick never ever to touch women again. Teach The Turd to be nice to others, and teach Baby Michael to stop stealing stuff. Even if you must punish each of them with horrible afflictions, that's okay, we'll understand. Amen." "Amen," the boys chimed in together, hoping that tonight, Christmas Eve, would not be the night they broke out with some weird infection. When this mafioso family reunites for a Christmas celebration, things get wacky quickly as headstrong Silvio Cavallo and his unforgettable gay twin brothers become involved in a hilarious hit job gone wrong. Italian Holiday is a comical caper of Italian bluster, dysfunctional family dynamics, and an outlandish tale complete with wine, weapons, and wisecracks. For at least one family, turmoil rather than the serenity of a Norman Rockwell painting may be the real Christmas tradition.

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Wheatmark, Inc.

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1627876707

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Molecular Kinetics in Condensed Phases

Theory, Simulation, and Analysis

By: Ron Elber,Dmitrii E. Makarov,Henri Orland

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Molecular Kinetics in Condensed Phases

Theory, Simulation, and Analysis

By: Ron Elber,Dmitrii E. Makarov,Henri Orland

A guide to the theoretical and computational toolkits for the modern study of molecular kinetics in condensed phases Molecular Kinetics in Condensed Phases: Theory, Simulation and Analysis puts the focus on the theory, algorithms, simulations methods and analysis of molecular kinetics in condensed phases. The authors – noted experts on the topic – offer a detailed and thorough description of modern theories and simulation methods to model molecular events. They highlight the rigorous stochastic modelling of molecular processes and the use of mathematical models to reproduce experimental observations, such as rate coefficients, mean first passage times and transition path times. The book’s exploration of simulations examines atomically detailed modelling of molecules in action and the connections of these simulations to theory and experiment. The authors also explore the applications that range from simple intuitive examples of one- and two-dimensional systems to complex solvated macromolecules. This important book: Offers an introduction to the topic that combines theory, simulation and analysis Presents a guide written by authors that are well-known and highly regarded leaders in their fields Contains detailed examples and explanation of how to conduct computer simulations of kinetics. A detailed study of a two-dimensional system and of a solvated peptide are discussed. Discusses modern developments in the field and explains their connection to the more traditional concepts in chemical dynamics Written for students and academic researchers in the fields of chemical kinetics, chemistry, computational statistical mechanics, biophysics and computational biology, Molecular Kinetics in Condensed Phases is the authoritative guide to the theoretical and computational toolkits for the study of molecular kinetics in condensed phases.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119176786

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Papal Rogues

By: Ron Wilk

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Papal Rogues

By: Ron Wilk

Michael Squire is dead of an apparent drug overdose. His programming partner, Scottish Calder McMonagle, is skeptical. How could Michael have overdosed?

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Publish Green

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1936183692

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Ice Blue Eyes

An Alaska Story of Greed, Life, and Revenge

By: Ron Walden

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Ice Blue Eyes

An Alaska Story of Greed, Life, and Revenge

By: Ron Walden

Tragedy met two Seattle bankers kayaking in Prince William Sound in Southcentral Alaska. One of the men was killed by falling ice while the other video-taped the event. The banker was the one charged with managing the Alaska Account at SeaFirst Bank in Seattle. Aliana Pedersen, Assistant Director of Finance for the State of Alaska, must now find a replacement. Shortly after the change-over a clerk in the bank discovered irregularities in the account. Trooper Reuben Hayes had become acquainted with all the parties when the first banker was accidentally killed. His investigation leads him to a personal affair with the Deputy Director of Finance and embroils him in a case of bank fraud. Reminiscent of Alaska’s Last Bridge to Nowhere politics, the suspected perpetrators are the bank president, the head of the Alaska Account at SeaFirst, and even the Governor of the State of Alaska. Many others become entangled in the case: a local drug dealer, a Mexican Mafia Don, and the FBI. An Alaska who-done-it that lasts through the final page.

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Publication Consultants

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159433238X

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The Signal

A Novel

By: Ron Carlson

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The Signal

A Novel

By: Ron Carlson

The Signal accelerates like an avalanche...If men can't be brought back to fiction by books as fine as this one, it's their own damn fault." -The Washington Post Ron Carlson, author of the critically acclaimed Five Skies, is an award-winning writer beloved by booksellers, reviewers, and readers alike. His most thrilling book to date, The Signal follows the story of Mack and Vonnie, a married couple who, after ten years together, are taking their last hike in the mountains of Wyoming to say goodbye to their relationship and to each other. As the troubled and tragic elements of their past gradually come to light over the course of their journey, Mack keeps a secret: he is tracking a signal, sent via a beacon that has fallen from the sky, that will lead them both into a wood far darker than they have ever imagined.

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1101052686

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Raising the Curve

Teachers, Students-a True Portrayal of Classroom Life

By: Ron Berler

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Raising the Curve

Teachers, Students-a True Portrayal of Classroom Life

By: Ron Berler

Brookside Elementary in Norwalk, Connecticut, is preparing for a new school year and another chance to improve its failing scores on the statewide standardized test known as the CMT. The challenges are many, and for the faculty—whose jobs may depend on their students’ ability to improve on the test—the stakes are high. Ten-year-old Hydea is about to start fifth grade with second-grade reading skills. Her friend Marbella is only a little further along. In past years, these students would have received help from the literacy specialist Mrs. Schaefer. But this year, due to cutbacks and a change in job description, she will have to select the few students whom she and the teachers can bet on—the ones who are close to passing the exams. And, for added measure, Principal Hay has already asked his faculty to teach to the test. Journalist Ron Berler spent a full year at Brookside. In Raising the Curve, he offers a nuanced and personal portrait of the students, teachers, and staff who make up the Brookside community, capturing their struggles as well as their pride, resilience, and spirited faith.

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0425253643

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Paradox and Rebirth

A Novel

By: Ron Prasad

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Paradox and Rebirth

A Novel

By: Ron Prasad

As part of what it is to be human, Cirrus Jacobs feels an intense need for all that is missing from his life. He has decided, as a last attempt at salvation, to begin a life-changing journey which he hopes will provide clarity and bring meaning to his life. As he walks the city streets among the homeless; his path forces Cirrus to see the beauty that is around him as he wrestles with the ghosts of his past, and reflects on his life to find the doorway to his redemption. On the other side of the country is a man who has achieved every success he has set out to accomplish. He journeys with his family towards Cirrus’ city, and through destiny, their lives unwillingly collide. The result is anything but predictable.

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iUniverse

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144019128X

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Bullshit Artist

The 9/11 Leadership Myth

By: Ron Schalow

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Bullshit Artist

The 9/11 Leadership Myth

By: Ron Schalow

No Conspiracy Theories in This Book-Just a True Story of Spleen Clutching Incompetence, Forehead Slapping Stupidity and Ear Sweating Cowardice.Tough on terrorism? Strong on defense? Leadership? Not quite. Compared to George W. Bush's gutless and incompetent performance on 9/11, Brownie looks like General Patton. The President pulled a FEMA for 102 minutes while al Qaeda struck with impunity-but since W's actions on September 11 were largely ignored by the national media-most people weren't even aware of the little man's 7 minutes of ass sitting paralysis in an elementary school classroom until Michael Moore's film "Fahrenheit 9/11" exposed the frozen leader of the free world-let alone know about Bush's clueless loitering-cutting and running, and terrorist appeasing for the other 95 minutes of the attacks. Ron Schalow's "Bullshit Artist" provides a full account of the President's lollygagging, decision avoiding and hiding in the heartland on the tragic day-in Bush's own words and the tortuously twisty recollections of the White House brain trust-Card, Rove, Fleischer, Hughes, Rice, Cheney & Rumsfeld-plus the traditional bushel basket of excuses that ensue after every Bush failure. And Bush supporters like Bill Sammon, Ann Coulter, Sean Hannity, John Podhoretz, David Frum and Dick Morris also chime in to provide cover for the cowardly Commander-in-Chief-evidently more concerned about the image of their beloved politician than the security of the American people. Then, as if his flaccid failures on 9/11 weren't shameful enough, a delusional GW boasts of his defense prowess at least 19 times per day in the following years-whoring the terrorist attacks and 3,000 deaths on his watch to his immense political benefit-a Bullshit Artist at his best. www.bullshitartist.net

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BS Artist

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141962461X

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Everything Matters!

A Novel

By: Ron Currie

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Everything Matters!

A Novel

By: Ron Currie

Startlingly talented . . . he survives the inevitable, apt comparisons to Kurt Vonnegut and writes in a tenderly mordant voice all his own." -Janet Maslin, The New York Times In this novel rich in character, Junior Thibodeau grows up in rural Maine in a time of Atari, baseball cards, pop Catholicism, and cocaine. He also knows something no one else knows-neither his exalted parents, nor his baseball-savant brother, nor the love of his life (she doesn't believe him anyway): The world will end when he is thirty-six. While Junior searches for meaning in a doomed world, his loved ones tell an all-American family saga of fathers and sons, blinding romance, lost love, and reconciliation-culminating in one final triumph that reconfigures the universe. A tour de force of storytelling, Everything Matters! is a genre-bending potpourri of alternative history, sci-fi, and the great American tale in the tradition of John Irving and Margaret Atwood.

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1101050926

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Coming In

By: Ron Jordan

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Coming In

By: Ron Jordan

A wind comes blowing, bringing another new day with each breaking dawn. Another day of toil, and oftentimes tribulation, mixed with affection for the land upon which he lives and works, the cowhand's existence is a bond between nature and the folks he has come to know and respect. His very existence is the epitome of a freedom that most folks will never know, but merely dream of. These are the heart-rending tales of life in southeastern Wyoming, living and working with ranchers and ranch hands, cowboys and cowpokes, and the occasional suburbanite in search of the real west. The edge of civilization rises on a near horizon and with its arrival ushers the end of a western heritage and the cowboy culture that few outsiders will ever comprehend. Written with truthfulness and candor, the author weaves a tapestry of stories and personal experiences, forever mindful of the fabric of life that holds this vanishing and fragile rural society together. Provocative, this is a perspective unlike any other ever presented. Anguish . . . coupled with brutal honesty and compassion for the working ranch hand in the American west, this is a brotherhood of understanding.

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0595424864

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I Can See You Naked

By: Ron Hoff

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I Can See You Naked

By: Ron Hoff

This may be the best piece of advice in this book: When something strikes you as funny, don't let it get away. Hold on to it for dear life. It could be gold. My theory is this: Everything that strikes you as funny is going to turn up on television some day. I'll just give you this one example—because it relates directly to the book you're reading. For as long as I can remember, I've always thought that the old idea of visualizing an audience naked, as a way to control nervousness, was a funny sort of notion. It just struck me funny. I mean, it's not one of those ideas that flits in and out of your mind. It sticks. And it asks for some kind of response. So, I made it the title of a book on presentations. I Can See You Naked. Need I tell you what happened next? The idea spread across the networks like a giggle through a classroom. Millions upon millions of people are howling their heads off about this quirky notion of speakers talking to naked audiences. It's hilarious. Dynamite. A TV writer's dream come true. Then, amidst the laughter, a question hit me: Had my book unleashed all of this hilarity? Surely not. But how many speakers would now visualize their next audience in a state of dishabille? I shuddered to think of it. If you're a presenter, a naked audience is not going to improve your concentration. Eye contact is going to be a real problem for you. And you're going to be very self-conscious about that $600 designer suit you're wearing. This was all dutifully explained in I Can See You Naked—the first edition. But something told me it was time for new emphasis. Even with the relaxed morality that pervades our TV sets and movie screens, there remains a statement that must be resaid: Never speak to a naked audience. It can be distracting. There are all kinds of other psychological exercises that can be tapped to rid yourself of nervousness in the face of an awaiting audience. One woman even wrote to tell me that Chapter 13, which starts, "It's the night before your big presentation" enabled her to keep her sanity. Can you imagine? I considered changing the title of the book to reflect that thought, then decided that a promise of sanity was probably more that I could deliver—times being what they are. As with the first edition, this expanded edition is dedicated to helping you be a better presenter. But it is also dedicated to candor, to saying things that—for one reason or another—never show up in other books on presentation. Who else would tell you "to keep an eye out for the barracuda?" (Chapter 51). Who else would tell you that "you may have been in the wrong place at the wrong time?" (Chapter 17). Who else would employ the Mafia to give you a pointer or two on presentations? (Chapter 31). In short, this is a very different book on presentations. It's even different from the first edition of I Can See You Naked, which still strikes me as a funny notion, great for sitcoms—but now there are other things to laugh about, look at, learn from, and try as you get ready to make your next presentation.

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0836280008

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TAB Licks: Scales & Modes for Guitar

A Fun and Easy Way to Use Scales and Modes in Your Playing

By: Steve Hall,Ron Manus

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TAB Licks: Scales & Modes for Guitar

A Fun and Easy Way to Use Scales and Modes in Your Playing

By: Steve Hall,Ron Manus

This book is a fast and fun way to learn how to use scales and modes from day one and will provide a strong foundation from which to build upon. This book contains: * 14 essential scales and modes * 28 licks in the styles of famous guitarists * Guitar TAB, neck position and standard music notation

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Alfred Music

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1457439441

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9781457439445

Beaufort

A Novel

By: Ron Leshem

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Beaufort

A Novel

By: Ron Leshem

Beaufort. To the handful of Israeli soldiers occupying the ancient crusader fortress, it is a little slice of hell—a forbidding, fear-soaked enclave perched atop two acres of land in southern Lebanon, surrounded by an enemy they cannot see. And to the thirteen young men in his command, twenty-one-year-old Lieutenant Liraz “Erez” Liberti is a taskmaster, confessor, and the only hope in the face of attacks that come out of nowhere and of missions seemingly designed to get them all killed. But in their stony haven, Erez and his soldiers have created their own little world, their own rules, their own language. And here Erez listens to his men build castles out of words, telling stories, telling lies, talking incessantly of women, sex, and dead comrades. Until, in the final days of the occupation, Erez and his squad of fed-up, pissed-off, frightened young soldiers are given one last order: a mission that will shatter all remaining illusions—and stand as a testament to the universal, gut-wrenching futility of war. The basis for the Academy Award-nominated film of the same name.

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Delta

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0553385291

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Twisted

By: Holland Jones,Ron Jones

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Twisted

By: Holland Jones,Ron Jones

This practical and timely text coaches school principals on how to achieve effective supervision that centralizes student learning and encourages teacherse(tm) uniquely effective instructional styles.

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404

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0972800573

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Remembrance of Swings Past

By: Ron Luciano,David Fisher

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Remembrance of Swings Past

By: Ron Luciano,David Fisher

Tapping his own memory and those of other umpires, players, and sportscasters, Luciano packs his nostalgic book with celebrated personalities and outrageous anecdotes about the good old days of baseball. An all-star line-up of baseball memories and mischief.

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Bantam

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0553277936

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Common Sense, Nonsense, Or Church Sense

Hilarious, Hard-Hitting Stories Full of God's Truth

By: Ron Carlson

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Common Sense, Nonsense, Or Church Sense

Hilarious, Hard-Hitting Stories Full of God's Truth

By: Ron Carlson

Ron Carlson is a superb, witty storyteller. More importantly, he uses humor to offer telling and vital insight into critical issues of Christian living. You will chuckle about stories in these pages for years to come.

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Covenant Publishing

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1892435071

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