Ron Lancaster's Books

Rear Gunner Pathfinders

By: Ron Smith

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A Bomber Command book with a difference. Rear Gunner Pathfinders is the story of the air war over Germany as seen from the small Perspex bubble of a 'Tail-End Charlie' rear gunner in a Lancaster. Flying firstly with 626 squadron, and later 156 Pathfinder squadron, Ron Smith flew 65 operations and recorded them with the intensity brought on by the isolation of being cocooned in his lonely gun turret.

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Crecy Publishing Ltd

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1800351534

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9781800351530

Antiquing in North Texas

A Guide to Antique Shops, Malls, and Flea Markets

By: Ron McAdoo,Caryl McAdoo

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Antiquing in North Texas

A Guide to Antique Shops, Malls, and Flea Markets

By: Ron McAdoo,Caryl McAdoo

Whether you're seaching for something special to add to your home decor, a treasured item from your childhood, or just out for the fun of it, antiquing can be a relaxing and rewarding experience.

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Taylor Trade Publishing

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0585292108

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9780585292106

Dark Peak Aircraft Wrecks 1

By: Ron Collier,Roni Wilkinson

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Dark Peak Aircraft Wrecks 1

By: Ron Collier,Roni Wilkinson

Civil and military aircraft types are represented, from biplanes to modern jet fighters. This is an invaluable guide for walkers and ramblers, as well as for all those interested in flying and the history of aviation.

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Pen and Sword

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1473813441

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9781473813441

Tomb of the Ten Thousand Dead

By: L. Ron Hubbard

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Tomb of the Ten Thousand Dead

By: L. Ron Hubbard

Action packed and captivating tale. Captain Gordon is a Tomb Raider. Hired to fly a team of American anthropologists to an arid mountain region now part of Pakistan bordering the Arabian Sea. All goes well until an ancient map is discovered in an old pottery jar, revealing the site of a vast lost treasure that Alexander the Great was bringing to Greece from his conquest of India. More than 10,000 of Alexander's soldiers and camp followers lay buried in the high desert plains along with the loot of India - hidden in a tomb never to be reclaimed. With the map's discovery, all academic pretense is dropped. Now Gordon finds himself caught in the middle of the expedition where murder replaces scholarship as the best method to uncover the valuable hoard. His colleagues have one goal now, to raid a tomb belonging to Alexander the Great at all cost. Not only was Hubbard steeped in the history of the ancient world, he was also an avid adventurer—both in his own right and as a respected member of the famed Explorers Club. As such, he brought a wealth of insight, experience and authenticity to all his tales of adventure. Also includes two additional adventures: The Price of a Hat, in which the key to the Russian Czar’s life is hidden in a most unexpected place, and Starch and Stripes, the story of a U.S. Marine who sets a trap for a tropical warlord that reverberates all the way back to Washington. “An exciting story told at a brisk clip, with characters and dialogue that keep readers glued to the page: Hubbard at his best.” —Booklist * An International Book Awards Winner

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Galaxy Press LLC

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1592126227

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9781592126224

They Made the Movies

Conversations with Great Filmmakers

By: James Bawden,Ron Miller

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They Made the Movies

Conversations with Great Filmmakers

By: James Bawden,Ron Miller

For decades, James Bawden and Ron Miller have established themselves as maestros of provocative interviews, giving fans unmatched insights into the lives of Hollywood A-listers. In their fourth collection, the authors pay tribute to film pioneers who lit up Tinseltown from the 1930s through the 1960s. They Made the Movies features conversations with legendary directors who created many of film's all-time classics, including Frank Capra (It's A Wonderful Life, 1946), Richard Fleischer (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, 1954), Alfred Hitchcock (Psycho, 1960), Ralph Nelson (Lilies of the Field, 1963), Robert Wise (The Sound of Music, 1965), and Chuck Jones (How the Grinch Stole Christmas! 1966). Tantalizing firsthand details about many acclaimed films are revealed, such as the revelation of Mervyn LeRoy's first-choice of lead actress for The Wizard of Oz ("Shirley Temple... but Shirley couldn't sing like Judy [Garland]"), Billy Wilder's insights on directing ("You have to be a sycophant, a sadist, a nurse, a philosopher"), and how megaproducer Hal B. Wallis purchased an unproduced play titled Everybody Comes to Rick's and transformed it into Casablanca ("The part [of Sam] almost went to Lena Horne, but I thought she was too beautiful"). The authors also celebrate the contributions of marginalized filmmakers such as Ida Lupino, James Wong Howe, Oscar Micheaux, and Luis Valdez, who prevailed in Hollywood despite the discrimination they faced throughout their careers. They Made the Movies appeals to film and television enthusiasts of all ages.

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University Press of Kentucky

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0813197538

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9780813197531

Ron's War

By: Ron Warburton

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Ron's War

By: Ron Warburton

The Personal Chronicle of a Flight Engineer of a Lancaster in Wartime. Why, at 80 years of age, did I write this book? My fellow Flight Engineers are rarely mentioned, except occasionally in passing, in historical war books. Our role was barely acknowledged in the film of the Dam Busters. This book is dedicated to all my fellow Flight Engineers, the unsung heroes of Bomber Command.

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Lulu.com

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0983178801

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The Headhunters

By: L. Ron Hubbard

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The Headhunters

By: L. Ron Hubbard

Tom Christian is on the trail of revenge and a fortune in gold. As square-jawed and rugged as Clark Gable in his prime, Tom is headed deep into the jungles of the Solomon Islands to find Punjo Charlie—the ruthless criminal who killed his partner. But these jungles are thick with danger . . . as greed, temptation and sudden violence threaten to draw Tom into the heart of darkness. There’s a pile of gold. . . . There’s a beautiful blonde. . . . And there’s a bloodthirsty tribe of headhunters who have fallen under the spell of Punjo Charlie. The trap has been set. The question is: will Tom fall into it? Will he lose his way and lose his head . . . or will he get his revenge, get the gold and get the girl? The answer lies buried in the rain forest . . . and in Tom’s heart. And as he’s about to discover, there’s only one way out of the jungle: all-out war. In 1927, L. Ron Hubbard sailed across the Pacific to Guam to meet his naval officer father. It was the beginning of an adventure that would take him from the Western Hills of China to the South Pacific islands. Along the way he met Cantonese pirates, Chamorro natives, British spies, and headhunters of the South Pacific. He was one of the few Westerners to come away from an encounter with a headhunter tribe not only unscathed, but bearing gifts as well. Those experiences and knowledge proved invaluable in the writing of such stories as The Headhunters.

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Galaxy Press LLC

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1592126898

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9781592126897

The Royal Abbey of Reading

By: Ron Baxter

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The Royal Abbey of Reading

By: Ron Baxter

First full-length survey of Reading Abbey, one of the most important ecclesiastical buildings of the Middle Ages. Reading Abbey was built by King Henry I to be a great architectural statement and his own mausoleum, as well as a place of resort and a staging point for royal itineraries for progresses in the west and south-west of England. Fromthe start it was envisaged as a monastic site with a high degree of independence from the church hierarchy; it was granted enormous holdings of land and major religious relics to attract visitors and pilgrims, and no expense wasspared in providing a church comparable in size and splendour with anything else in England. However, in architectural terms, the abbey has, until recently, remained enigmatic, mainly because of the efficiency with which itwas destroyed at the Reformation. Only recently has it become possible to bring together the scattered evidence - antiquarian drawings and historic records along with a new survey of the standing remains - into a coherent picture.This richly illustrated volume provides the first full account of the abbey, from foundation to dissolution, and offers a new virtual reconstruction of the church and its cloister; it also shows how the abbey formed the backdropto many key historical events. Ron Baxter is the Research Director of the Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland.

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Boydell & Brewer

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1783270845

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9781783270842

Political Trials

Gordian Knots in the Law

By: Ron Christenson

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Political Trials

Gordian Knots in the Law

By: Ron Christenson

The first version of this project was presented at the 1982 meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.-Preface.

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Transaction Publishers

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088738076X

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Along the Catawba River

Images from the Winthrop University Archives

By: Ron Chepesiuk,Gina Price White,Edward Lee

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Along the Catawba River

Images from the Winthrop University Archives

By: Ron Chepesiuk,Gina Price White,Edward Lee

A focal point for many cities and towns across the Palmetto State, rivers provide key elements, such as commerce, transportation, sustenance, and recreation, in establishing a community's identity and prosperity. The Catawba River is no exception. Flowing down from the Piedmont region of North Carolina, this river has enjoyed a long and fascinating history with the people of the Carolinas, from early American Indian tribes to the first settlers of the colonies to today's generations living in York, Chester, and Lancaster Counties. In this volume of over 200 images, many seen here for the first time, you will take a visual journey through a special part of South Carolina, where the Catawba River functions as the life vein for the region and its people. Along the Catawba River is not only a celebration of this beautiful river, but serves as a fitting testimony to the hard work and determination of the people who have carved out successful lives along and near its bountiful banks. As you thumb through these pages, you will meet the region's everyday citizens, such as farmers, merchants, and community leaders; visit the early one-room schoolhouses that dotted the landscape; explore the home and farms of turn-of-the-century families; travel down unpaved streets and into early mills, general stores, and churches; and see the people at work and at play in the area's smaller communities, such as Van Wyck and Brattonsville, and in the larger cities of Rock Hill, Chester, and Lancaster.

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073850291X

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The US Marine Corps 1775–1859

Continental and United States Marines

By: Ron Field

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The US Marine Corps 1775–1859

Continental and United States Marines

By: Ron Field

Featuring specially commissioned artwork and archive illustrations, this engrossing study describes the US Marine Corps' early operations and illustrates its evolving uniforms and personal equipment. The US Marine Corps' uniforms, personal equipment, insignia, and weaponry are all described and illustrated in this book, complemented by a succinct history of the Marines' military record from their beginnings to the eve of the American Civil War, by which time the US Marine Corps had established itself as a small but vitally important part of the United States' armed forces. Organized in 1775, the first American Marines distinguished themselves throughout the American Revolutionary War, and even raided mainland Britain before being disbanded in 1783. Reestablished in 1798, the US Marine Corps fought in the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812, both at sea and on land. The years after 1815 saw the Corps involved in a wide variety of conflicts, from the Seminole Wars to the Mexican–American War; Marines even reached China and Japan. As the prospect of civil war began to threaten the United States, a small battalion of Marines was responsible for the capture of abolitionist John Brown at Harper's Ferry on October 18, 1859. The diverse operations and evolving appearance of the Marines are captured in this absorbing study from an acknowledged authority on US military costume.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1472851552

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Black Projects

By: Ron Shinkman

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Black Projects

By: Ron Shinkman

It's no surprise that Mel Robbins is a world-class wisecracker. His star-crossed journalism career has led to obscurity in Southern California's high desert, covering the killings of people who possess far more children than teeth. But Mel's personal demons go into overdrive after the execution-style murder of a close friend and colleague. He's prodded to chase after a potential Pulitzer Prize-winning story, even at the risk of earning his very own bullet to the back of the head. A twisted trail of downed airplanes, meth dealers and suspicious cops leads Mel to his polar opposite, revered former astronaut Matt Mulhearn. But Mulhearn's got a few demons of his own. One is the troubled spy aircraft program that's keeping Mulhearn Aviation afloat. The other is Ishmael Dark, the happy-go-lucky assassin who's negotiated both pension benefits and a company car. Together they place Mel in a publish-or-perish world, racing to meet what could be his final deadline.

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059512450X

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Canada's World Wonders

By: Ron Brown

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Canada's World Wonders

By: Ron Brown

Take a journey across Canada to visit our world-renowned natural and historic landmarks. With Canada's World Wonders, you'll visit Banff National Park, the first link in a vast network of natural parks and heritage sites that has grown to include Old Quebec, the Rideau Canal, and the Fortress of Louisbourg. UNESCO World Heritage Sites, such as Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump in Alberta and the Gwaii Haanas totems in British Columbia, as well as such Indigenous cultural sites including the locations of ancient inuksuit, are also part of the journey. You'll travel through the world’s longest and deepest railway tunnel, cruise the Trans-Canada Highway, explore the Grosse Îsle and Pier 21 immigration memorials, tour the graves of the failed Franklin Expedition, and visit the Vimy Ridge War Memorial, all with Ron Brown’s engaging historical commentary.

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Dundurn

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1459740963

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Been There, Done That

Through Treacherous Skies

By: Dfc CD (Ret'd) Ron Butcher,Ron Butcher

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Been There, Done That

Through Treacherous Skies

By: Dfc CD (Ret'd) Ron Butcher,Ron Butcher

According to Lieutenant General Bill Carr, an ex-Commander of Canada's Air Command, and himself a decorated WWII Spitfire pilot: "This book contains the most vivid, uncomplaining and honest descriptions I have ever read of what the WWII Bomber Command aircrews went through during the years 1939-1945 when they delivered no less than one-and-a-quarter million tons of bombs on Hitler's empire. From 1943 onward, the US Army Air Corps added a further three-quarter million tons to this total. And those young aircrew suffered incomparable losses." It is the gripping life story of a decorated Air Navigator who, with his crew in a Lancaster, did a tour of operations in a Canadian squadron of RAF Bomber Command in WWII, spending nine months in the front lines. There are tales of night raids to Southeast Germany and 6 raids to Berlin. This milieu had up to 1 million personnel, 20,625 guns, 6,680 searchlights and about 400 fighters, a formidable barrier across Western Germany and around the targets, all with the prime purpose of frustrating the efforts to bomb, shooting down aircraft and killing crews being their preferred outcome. The tour terminated with bombing raids in France preparing for the invasion of Normandy. There are also interesting details of cultural life on the base, and in wartime Great Britain. In addition, the life and times of growing up in New Brunswick, Canada in the 1920s are included, as well as stories of pre-war employment. There are also post-war stories of managing the family business, returning to the RCAF as a construction engineer, time as General Manager of the RCAF Association and proprietorship of Unique Decor Unlimited. Stories of retirement include much about worldwide travel. Once you start reading, you'll find it so interesting you'll be reluctant to put it down!

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Trafford Publishing

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1412057973

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Software Architecture

2nd European Workshop, EWSA 2005, Pisa, Italy, June 13-14, 2005, Proceedings

By: Ron Morrison

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Software Architecture

2nd European Workshop, EWSA 2005, Pisa, Italy, June 13-14, 2005, Proceedings

By: Ron Morrison

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 2nd European Workshop on Software Architecture, EWSA 2004, held in Pisa, Italy in June 2005. The 12 revised full research papers, one revised case study, and four revised position papers presented together with one invited presentation on ongoing European projects on software architectures were carefully reviewed and selected from 41 submissions. All current aspects of software architectures are addressed ranging from foundational and methodological issues to application issues of practical relevance.

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354026275X

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Hidden History of Wabash County, Indiana

By: Ron Woodward

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Hidden History of Wabash County, Indiana

By: Ron Woodward

Take the road less traveled through Wabash County's forgotten stories and overlooked characters. Bob Printy may have run off to join the circus, but Jocko the monkey decided to make Wabash his home after he escaped a traveling carnival. Discover the story of Chief LeGros and learn what life was like in nineteenth-century Wabash County. Spend some time with Tommy R. Miller, who sacrificed his life caring for fellow servicemen in Vietnam. Author Ron Woodward shares the compelling, little-known history of this Indiana county.

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1625855834

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Death Takes a Buggy Ride

A John Lapp/Sallie Stoltzfus Mystery

By: Ron Yeakley

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Death Takes a Buggy Ride

A John Lapp/Sallie Stoltzfus Mystery

By: Ron Yeakley

On a cold, rainy night in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, an Amish man named Jacob Stoltzfus drives his horse and buggy along a two-lane road when a car full of kids viciously rams the buggy. When he pulls off the road to inspect the damage, a man in a pickup truck pulls over and demands Jacob give him the bag he is carrying. When the bandana obscuring the man's face slips off, the thief shoots Jacob. Pennsylvania State Trooper John Lapp, who left the Amish faith fifteen years earlier, is called to the crime scene. He grew up with Jacob Stoltzfus and was once in love with the victim's widow, Sallie. The Amish, a religious sect that shuns modern life, do not seek revenge and will not assist in finding Jacob's killer. That is, until Jacob's slightly retarded brother, Amos, is charged with the murder. While Lapp struggles with the disappointments in his own life, his investigation puts him in constant contact with Sallie. He finds himself frequently wondering if he could return to farming and accept the restraints of Amish life or if Sallie would even have him. In his search for the real killer, Lapp sets up a chain of events that reveal the shocking truth behind Jacob's murder. A brutal murder brings an Amish community into conflict with the modern world. When Jacob Stoltzfus, an Amish man, is found shot to death at an abandoned rural Pennsylvania gas station,the detective investigating the murder knows to call state trooper John Lapp. The authors skillful sense of setting and character drive this taut thriller to a satisfying conclusion. A tense, accomplished mystery.Kirkus Discoveries Death Takes a Buggy Ride has been awarded the 2008 Gold Medal for regional fiction by the Independent Book Publishers Assn.

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0595848036

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Touching Winter

A Novel in Four Parts

By: Ron Rozelle

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Touching Winter

A Novel in Four Parts

By: Ron Rozelle

Ron Rozelle's new novel, Touching Winter, is a four-part evocation of memory and place and the yearning for home. Each part of the novel begins with a meditation on one aspect of the protagonist's life as he watches the unpredictable weather of East Texas. When Will was a young boy, he and his grandfather enjoyed being out in the spectacular East Texas storms. These sessions taught Will many things about life--ranching, weather, character; how to be a man--and bound Will to the family land and to his grandfather. Only at the ranch does Will feel like the person he was, or would like to be, before wrong decisions turned his life down an entirely different path. A powerful, early romance turned disastrous, but the relationship haunts him. To compensate for lost love, Will carved a niche for himself in the competitive concrete industry, inventing a technique to make mixing trucks more efficient and becoming wealthier than he could have dreamed. His marriage to a Houston socialite is thin and brittle, unsatisfying for his wife, Lauren, and for himself. Their daughter Aimee lives in California, as far away from her family as possible. As Will ages, he turns to the ranch as a place of clarity in times of crisis, eventually moving back there entirely. He exchanges the public life he and Lauren led in Houston for the simplicity of walks along the rustic fence, lunch at the town's only diner with old friends, and long evenings on the porch watching the stars. Along the way, a fierce, red-breasted hawk comes to represent the spiritual for Will, and he is forced to face the consequences of earlier decisions.

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TCU Press

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0875653081

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Gettysburg

By: Ron Kohler

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Gettysburg

By: Ron Kohler

What lessons do we learn from the Battle of Gettysburg? What are the leadership principles that emerge out of contest that transcends time and space? Abraham Lincoln in his Gettysburg Address said, “that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to the cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion.” This book deals with leadership principles that apply across different venues of leadership including; Church leadership, government, military and business. The Battle of Gettysburg is the largest battle ever fought on American soil. Gettysburg was a pivotal battle that shaped the outcome of the war and reshaped American culture. What can our forefathers teach us across the dusty pages of history that help us as a modern culture today? For the clear eye there are many lessons to learn from history. A failure to learn these lessons means that we will only repeat our mistakes of the past.

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Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

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1638740658

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Hill of Squandered Valour

The Battle for Spion Kop, 1900

By: Ron Lock

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Hill of Squandered Valour

The Battle for Spion Kop, 1900

By: Ron Lock

“Good focused context” pinpoints the historical significance of the single bloodiest episode in the Second Boer War—from a Zulu warfare expert (FGS Forum). Spion Kop, just northeast of Ladysmith, South Africa, was the largest hill in the region, being over 1,400 feet high, and it lay almost exactly at the center of the Boer line. If the British could capture this position and bring artillery to the hill, they would then command the flanks of the surrounding Boer positions. On the night of January 23, 1900, a large British force under Maj. Gen. Edward Woodgate was dispatched to secure the height, with Lt. Col. Alexander Thorneycroft selected to lead the initial assault. However, the Boers refused to give up the position, and a bitter two days of fighting ensued . . . Ron Lock, esteemed author of many Zulu warfare histories, brings to life this bitter and previously overlooked campaign in vivid and complete detail, with supporting sources including then-journalist Winston Churchill’s battle report, as well as many previously unpublished illustrations and six newly commissioned maps. His account will be valuable to both historians and strategists wanting to better understand this difficult and devastating conflict. “An excellent read, well researched and incisive in his handling of the various protagonists involved. He succeeds in offering a fresh perspective.” —Al Venter, author of Barrel of a Gun

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Casemate

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1612000185

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Trench Rescue

Principles and Practice to NFPA 1006 and 1670

By: Ron Zawlocki,Craig Dashner

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Trench Rescue

Principles and Practice to NFPA 1006 and 1670

By: Ron Zawlocki,Craig Dashner

The fourth edition of Trench Rescue: Principles and Practice to NFPA 1006 and 1670 meets and exceeds the job performance requirements in Chapter 7 of NFPA 1006, Standard for Technical Rescuer Professional Qualifications and Chapter 11 of NFPA 1670, Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents. The Fourth Edition provides a comprehensive introduction to trench rescue, focusing on the knowledge and skills required to effectively perform trench rescues in a number of environments. The resource is divided by the three levels of rescuer: awareness, operations, and technician"--

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Jones & Bartlett Learning

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1284202348

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First Soldiers Down

Canada's Friendly Fire Deaths in Afghanistan

By: Ron Corbett

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First Soldiers Down

Canada's Friendly Fire Deaths in Afghanistan

By: Ron Corbett

On April 18, 2002, "friendly fire" killed four Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan, Canada’s first combat deaths since the Korean War. On April 18, 2002, Alpha Company, Third Battalion of the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, was on a training exercise at Tarnak Farms, a former Taliban artillery range in southern Afghanistan. The exercise had been underway for nearly seven hours when two American fighter pilots flew overhead. One, Major Harry Schmidt, saw the artillery fire below, and thinking he was under attack, dropped a laser-guided bomb. Four Canadian soldiers died that night, the first Canadian combat fatalities since the Korean War. For many in Canada the tragedy signalled the true beginning of Canada’s lengthy combat mission in Afghanistan. First Soldiers Down recounts what happened that evening through archival material and the recollections of troops. It also tells the personal stories of the fallen Sergeant Marc Lger, Corporal Ainsworth Dyer, Private Richard Green, and Private Nathan Smith as well as what happened to the loved ones of each of the four in the decade since the incident.

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1459703294

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Same Kind of Different As Me Movie Edition

A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together

By: Ron Hall,Denver Moore

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Same Kind of Different As Me Movie Edition

A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together

By: Ron Hall,Denver Moore

A critically acclaimed #1 New York Times bestseller with more than one million copies in print and a major motion picture! Gritty with pain, betrayal, and brutality, this incredible true story also shines with an unexpected, life-changing love. Meet Denver, raised under plantation-style slavery in Louisiana until he escaped the “Man” in the 1960’s by hopping a train. Untrusting, uneducated, and violent, he spends 18 years on the streets of Dallas and Fort Worth. Meet Ron Hall, a self-made millionaire in the world of high-priced deals—an international arts dealer who moves between upscale New York galleries and celebrities. It seems unlikely that these two men would meet under normal circumstances, but when Deborah Hall, Ron's wife, meets Denver, she sees him through God's eyes of compassion. When Deborah is diagnosed with cancer, she charges Ron with the mission of helping Denver. From this request, an extraordinary friendship forms between Denver and Ron, changing them both forever. A tale told in two unique voices, Same Kind of Different as Me weaves two completely different life experiences into one common journey. There is pain and laughter, doubt and tears, and in the end a triumphal story that readers will never forget. Bonus material in this special movie edition includes: A new epilogue with updates on the authors since the release of the original book The amazing story behind the movie, how it got made, and the incredible experiences while filming in Jackson, MS Photos from the movie set

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Thomas Nelson

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0718079663

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All Over the Map

Rambles and Ruminations from the Canadian Road

By: Ron James

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All Over the Map

Rambles and Ruminations from the Canadian Road

By: Ron James

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Canada's most verbally virtuosic comic makes his literary debut—and he's just as richly, gloriously funny on the page as on stage. His legion of fans—the ones who ensure his every show the length and breadth of Canada is sold out—recognize Ron James as one of the great stand-ups of his generation. His seemingly improvisational flights of fancy—no two shows are ever the same—are crammed with inventive phrase-making, feature a voluminous vocabulary, and put every word into the service of uproarious comedy. He sounds like a man born to write a great book—and now at last he has. But this is a book he has been writing for most of his life, in his head, in his car, while driving from gig to gig. In All Over the Map, Ron has brilliantly captured the voice that has enthralled millions on stage and screen. He also lets up a little on the usually relentless laughs (though there are still plenty of those) to reveal a new dimension to his beloved showbiz character. His hilarious reminiscences of growing up in Nova Scotia and his early struggles as an aspiring comic, his reveries on such topics as family, country, celebrity and lessons learned from myriad chance encounters will deepen our appreciation for this great comic and win him many new fans in his new role as author.

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My Name Is Ron, and I'm a Recovering Legislator

Memoirs of a Louisiana State Representative

By: Ron Gomez

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My Name Is Ron, and I'm a Recovering Legislator

Memoirs of a Louisiana State Representative

By: Ron Gomez

Ron Gomez is a journalist as well as a veteran of three terms in the Louisiana House of Representative. Here he reports on the humor and theatrics, successes and failures of Louisiana's system of government.

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0595416535

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Crime Buff's Guide to Outlaw Pennsylvania

By: Ron Franscell,Karen Valentine

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Crime Buff's Guide to Outlaw Pennsylvania

By: Ron Franscell,Karen Valentine

The Crime Buff's Guide to Outlaw Pennsylvania is the ultimate guidebook to the crime, injustice, and seedy history of the Keystone State. With photographs, maps, directions, and sites to visit, this collection of outlaw tales serves as both a travel guide and an entertaining and informational read. It is a one-of-a-kind exploration into well-known and more obsure sites in Pennsylvania that retain memories of bandits and their scandalous deeds. The Crime Buff series offers indispensable guidebooks for criminal-history enthusiasts and travelers. Each site description includes a brief summary of the spot’s significance, historical context, maps, directions, and photos. Appealing to both residents and visitors, the books reveal the exploits of famous and less famous outlaws in an irresistable and informational manner. Readers will be shocked, unsettled, and captivated by the true stories and secrets illuminated in the Outlaw collection.

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149300445X

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Texas Lawmen, 1900-1940

More of the Good and the Bad

By: Clifford R. Caldwell,Ron DeLord

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Texas Lawmen, 1900-1940

More of the Good and the Bad

By: Clifford R. Caldwell,Ron DeLord

Lawlessness in Texas did not end with the close of the cowboy era. It just evolved, swapping horses and pistols for cars and semiautomatics. From Patrolman "Newt" Stewart, killed by a group of servicemen in February 1900, to Whitesboro chief of police William Thomas "Will" Miller, run down by a vehicle in the line of duty in 1940, Ron DeLord and Cliff Caldwell present a comprehensive chronicle of the brave--and some not so brave--peace officers who laid down their lives in the service of the State of Texas in the first half of the twentieth century.

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1625840772

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Grassroots Leviathan

Agricultural Reform and the Rural North in the Slaveholding Republic

By: Ariel Ron

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Grassroots Leviathan

Agricultural Reform and the Rural North in the Slaveholding Republic

By: Ariel Ron

Looking at farmers as serious independent agents in the making, unmaking, and remaking of the American republic, Grassroots Leviathan offers an original take on the causes of the Civil War, the rise of federal power, and American economic ascent during the nineteenth century.

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Johns Hopkins University Press

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1421439328

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9781421439327

The Scotch-Irish

From the North of Ireland to the Making of America

By: Ron Chepesiuk

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The Scotch-Irish

From the North of Ireland to the Making of America

By: Ron Chepesiuk

The Scotch-Irish began emigrating to Northern Ireland from Scotland in the seventeenth century to form the Ulster Plantation. In the next century these Scottish Presbyterians migrated to the Western Hemisphere in search of a better life. Except for the English, the Scotch-Irish were the largest ethnic group to come to the New World during the eighteenth century. By the time of the American Revolution there were an estimated 250,000 Scotch-Irish in the colonies, about a tenth of the population. Twelve U.S. presidents can trace their lineage to the Scotch-Irish. This work discusses the life of the Scotch-Irish in Ireland, their treatment by their English overlords, the reasons for emigration to America, the settlement patterns in the New World, the movement westward across America, life on the colonial frontier, Scotch-Irish contributions to America's development, and sites of Scotch-Irish interest in the north of Ireland.

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McFarland

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0786422734

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Points of Difference

Transforming Hormel

By: Richard L. Knowlton,Ron Beyma

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Points of Difference

Transforming Hormel

By: Richard L. Knowlton,Ron Beyma

POINTS OF DIFFERENCE describes how to transform a business in a dying industry into a leadership position in contemporary competitive niches. Hormel Foods did it by totally revamping its approach to management, marketing and technology. The success of this transition is validated by the company's outstanding performance during the past 25 years, and the book's messages are compelling to managers in all industries as American business seeks to redefine itself in the midst of economic crisis.

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Morgan James Publishing

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1614481121

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Hey! God, Was That You?

Coincidences from over Five Thousand Flight Hours and Forty-Four Years

By: Ron Gluck

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Hey! God, Was That You?

Coincidences from over Five Thousand Flight Hours and Forty-Four Years

By: Ron Gluck

In Hey! God, Was That You? author Ron Gluck, bush pilot and international relations liaison, glances back in time anecdotally revisiting flying, language gems, and conversation slices occurring from 1963 to 2007 in Papua New Guinea; Cameroon, Washington, D.C.; and New York City. In this memoir, he narrates how he flew five thousand accident-free hours mostly in single- engine planes over uncharted mountainous terrain of Papua New Guinea and later in Cameroona safety he attributes to Gods grace and to quality aircraft maintenance by fellow JAARS specialists. Hey! God, Was That You? asks, is not the living God, maker of heaven and earth, still involved in weather, ideas, timing, and answering prayers?

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1490818685

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Same Kind of Different As Me

A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together

By: Ron Hall,Denver Moore

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Same Kind of Different As Me

A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together

By: Ron Hall,Denver Moore

A critically acclaimed #1 New York Times best-seller with more than one million copies in print! Now a major motion picture. Gritty with pain, betrayal, and brutality, this incredible true story also shines with an unexpected, life-changing love. Meet Denver, raised under plantation-style slavery in Louisiana until he escaped the “Man” in the 1960’s by hopping a train. Untrusting, uneducated, and violent, he spends 18 years on the streets of Dallas and Fort Worth. Meet Ron Hall, a self-made millionaire in the world of high-priced deals—an international arts dealer who moves between upscale New York galleries and celebrities. It seems unlikely that these two men would meet under normal circumstances, but when Deborah Hall, Ron's wife, meets Denver, she sees him through God's eyes of compassion. When Deborah is diagnosed with cancer, she charges Ron with the mission of helping Denver. From this request, an extraordinary friendship forms between Denver and Ron, changing them both forever. A tale told in two unique voices, Same Kind of Different as Me weaves two completely different life experiences into one common journey. There is pain and laughter, doubt and tears, and in the end a triumphal story that readers will never forget. Continue this story of friendship in What Difference Do It Make?: Stories of Hope and Healing, available now. Same Kind of Different as Me also is available in Spanish.

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Thomas Nelson

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1418525650

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9781418525651

Carolina Baseball

Pressure Makes Diamonds

By: J. David Miller,Ron Kule

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Carolina Baseball

Pressure Makes Diamonds

By: J. David Miller,Ron Kule

Carolina Baseball: Pressure Makes Diamonds is action-packed, filled with vibrant photos, taking readers on an incomparable ride through college baseball history. A must read for any baseball fan of any age. Pressure Makes Diamonds wizzes the reader through the University of South Carolina's rich 119-year baseball program, culminating with a powerful play-by-play account of the Gamecocks unparalleled back-to-back, national championship wins in 2010 and 2011! Pressure Makes Diamonds IS the heart and soul of what makes American college baseball so exhilarating!

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0985765453

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The Dark Side of Shakespeare

An Iron-Fisted Romantic in England's Most Perilous Times

By: W. Ron Hess

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The Dark Side of Shakespeare

An Iron-Fisted Romantic in England's Most Perilous Times

By: W. Ron Hess

Plunging into the complexities of Elizabethan history, Hess raises a host of provocative questions about Shakespeare's identity and the controversial character of the 17th earl of Oxford, the leading candidate for authorship honors. Wide reading informs his answers, and he doesn't shy from proposing linkages, motivations and ingenious theories to make sense of the historical records and answer the many questions about Oxford's life. His work on Don Juan of Austria may well prove to have opened a new perspective on that military leader's connection to Shakespeare." -Richard F. Whalen, author, Shakespeare: Who Was He? "The Dark Side of Shakespeare is an original and stimulating book that takes the authorship debate in unexpected new directions. Even those who reject its conclusions will find plenty to think about." -Joseph Sobran, author, "Alias Shakespeare

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0595247776

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