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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

The Battle of Spion Kop was fought during the campaign to relieve Ladysmith, South Africa, after the Boers of the Transvaal and Orange Free State had gotten a jump on the British Empire and besieged a British army in the town. It was the single bloodiest episode in the campaign, as well as a harbinger of the bitter and desperate fighting still to come in the Second Boer War. Spion Kop, just northeast of Ladysmith, 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 23 January 1900, a large British force under Major General Edward Woodgate was dispatched to secure the height, with Lt. Colonel 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. In the initial darkness the British mistakenly entrenched at the center of the hill instead of the crest, and suffered horribly from Boer marksmen clinging to the periphery. Suffering badly themselves, the Boers were finally inclined to admit defeat when they discovered that the British had retreated, leaving behind their many dead. Yet, in light of the devastation wrought on both sides, the British were finally able to rally and relieve Ladysmith four weeks later. 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detail, with supporting sources including then-journalist Winston ChurchillÕs battle report, as well as many previously unpublished illustrations and 6 newly commissioned maps. His account will be valuable to both historians and strategists wanting to better understand this difficult and devastating conflict.

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Casemate

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161200007X

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9781612000077

A Jewish Professor's Political Punditry

Fifty-Plus Years of Published Commentary by Ron Rubin

By: Ron Rubin

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A Jewish Professor's Political Punditry

Fifty-Plus Years of Published Commentary by Ron Rubin

By: Ron Rubin

This publication is a collection of Ron Rubin’s published writings, amassed over his decades-long career. With articles ranging from those written for a college newspaper during his years as an undergraduate to more recent pieces published on the national level, this anthology provides an extensive look at the contemporary issues that have influenced the Jewish community. The author addresses a wide variety of topics including American Jewish political and social behavior, Israel among the nations, Soviet anti-Semitism, and political and public personalities who have had an impact on, or been affected by, the Jewish world.

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Syracuse University Press

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0815652135

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9780815652137

Shark Tales

True (and Amazing) Stories from America's Lawyers

By: Ron Liebman

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Shark Tales

True (and Amazing) Stories from America's Lawyers

By: Ron Liebman

QUESTION: How many lawyers does it take to finish the roof of a two-thousand-square-foot house with dormers? ANSWER: Depends on how thin you slice them. Lawyers, and, more to the point, lawyer stories, have been sliced, diced, and presented for consumption for centuries. Ever since Dick the Butcher suggested in Shakespeare's Henry VI Part 2 that "the first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers," the profession has exhibited a strong appeal for readers...to say nothing of an enduring image problem. Today, stories about life on the front lines of the nation's courtrooms fuel everything from the novels of John Grisham and Scott Turow to television shows like The Practice, Ally McBeal, and L.A. Law. Now in Shark Tales comes a remarkable collection of witty, eccentric, and astounding war stories -- guaranteed to be mostly true -- supplied by hundreds of attorneys and displaying the nitty-gritty of life in court. To create Shark Tales, famed Washington lawyer Ron Liebman solicited stories from hundreds of colleagues in America and Britain...and not just any stories. He asked them to supply humor, of course, but also to describe the day on which they were proudest to be lawyers, and the day when they were most ashamed. He asked for stories of wild divorces and tragic losses. He asked them to describe the worst judges and best witnesses they'd ever encountered. He reviewed actual court transcripts, and found material like the following: QUESTION: Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people? ANSWER: All my autopsies have been on dead people. Here is the tale of a case settled not by a fingerprint left behind at the scene of the crime, but an entire finger. Here is a lawyer agreeing to defend a client accused of passing bad checks...a client who promptly bounced the retainer check. Here you'll meet a proud son, having won his first case, telling his father -- also a lawyer -- that "justice has triumphed," to which the father replied, "Appeal at once." And here is a senior partner in a Washington law firm meeting with a group of Japanese corporate clients with whom he seems compelled to reminisce about the first time he saw Tokyo: as a bomber pilot in 1945. Funny, revealing, sad, poignant, and even exciting, Shark Tales is a hugely entertaining book for legal junkies -- authentic slices of life that reveal what really makes the law everyone's obsession.

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Simon and Schuster

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0743211138

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9780743211130

Petersburg 1864–65

The longest siege

By: Ron Field

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Petersburg 1864–65

The longest siege

By: Ron Field

The Petersburg Campaign was the last great campaign fought in the eastern theater of the US Civil War and the last to see U.S Grant take on Robert E Lee. In 1864 General Ulysses S. Grant decided to strangle the life out of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia by surrounding the city of Petersburg and cutting off General Robert E. Lee's supply lines. The ensuing siege would carry on for nearly ten months, involve 160,000 soldiers, and see a number of pitched battles including the Battle of the Crater, Reams Station, Hatcher's Run, and White Oak Road. After nearly ten months, Grant launched an attack that sent the Confederate army scrambling back to Appomattox Court House where it would soon surrender. Written by an expert on the American Civil War, this book examines the last clash between the armies of U.S. Grant and Robert E. Lee.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1846038863

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Applebee's America

How Successful Political, Business, and Religious Leaders Connect with the New American Community

By: Douglas B. Sosnik,Ron Fournier,Matthew J. Dowd

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Applebee's America

How Successful Political, Business, and Religious Leaders Connect with the New American Community

By: Douglas B. Sosnik,Ron Fournier,Matthew J. Dowd

This "New York Times" bestseller, now in paperback, takes the readers behind the scenes of Clintons and Bushs operations, corporations, and churches to see the strategies they use to forge a sense of community (Amy Goldstein, "The Washington Post").

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Simon and Schuster

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0743287193

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9780743287197

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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Arcadia Publishing

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1625840772

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9781625840776

Religion on the Battlefield

By: Ron E. Hassner

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Religion on the Battlefield

By: Ron E. Hassner

How does religion shape the modern battlefield? Ron E. Hassner proposes that religion acts as a force multiplier, both enabling and constraining military operations. This is true not only for religiously radicalized fighters but also for professional soldiers. In the last century, religion has influenced modern militaries in the timing of attacks, the selection of targets for assault, the zeal with which units execute their mission, and the ability of individual soldiers to face the challenge of war. Religious ideas have not provided the reasons why conventional militaries fight, but religious practices have influenced their ability to do so effectively. In Religion on the Battlefield, Hassner focuses on the everyday practice of religion in a military context: the prayers, rituals, fasts, and feasts of the religious practitioners who make up the bulk of the adversaries in, bystanders to, and observers of armed conflicts. To show that religious practices have influenced battlefield decision making, Hassner draws most of his examples from major wars involving Western militaries. They include British soldiers in the trenches of World War I, U.S. pilots in World War II, and U.S. Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan. Hassner shows that even modern, rational, and bureaucratized military organizations have taken—and must take—religious practice into account in the conduct of war.

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Cornell University Press

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1501703692

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9781501703690

The Best Boy in the United States of America

A Memoir of Blessings and Kisses

By: Dr. Ron Wolfson

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The Best Boy in the United States of America

A Memoir of Blessings and Kisses

By: Dr. Ron Wolfson

With easygoing humor and profound poignancy, Ron Wolfson’s inspiring memoir is filled with stories of growing up in a warm family, embracing Jewish identity, and learning never to underestimate his mother. A moving book that will resonate with anyone seeking to shape stronger families and communities and live a life of joy and purpose.

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Jewish Lights Publishing

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1580238386

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9781580238380

Oshkosh

Preserving the Past

By: Ron La Point

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Oshkosh

Preserving the Past

By: Ron La Point

It was my intention in this book to capture an older Oshkosh from those who lived it and from a few who, in their own artistic ways, are trying to retrieve it. It's a storybook journey of an Oshkosh of horse-drawn and electric streetcars, a city of unparalleled in women's fineries, and one that saw its future in aviation. You will travel through the topsy-turvy years of the Great Depression and of the war years that follow, and read the captivating story of an Oshkosh soldier whose experiences during that first year of the Korean War is a poignant reminder of who we are and what war is really like. You will read of businesses that once were and of some that still are; of people whose gifts and contributions to the city speak volumes in their behalf, and stories of sport teams and players that turn back the clock. You will run across such luminaries as William Waters, Carl Laemmle, Charles Lindbergh, Paul "Bear" Bryant, Roger Maris, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Gene Kelly, Houdini, Al Capone, George Bush, Bill Proxmire, Lawrence Welk, Guy Lombardo, "Minnesota Fats," and a few others whose names might bring back memories of your own. Each of these public figures, indirectly at least, have become part of this city's history.

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Dog Ear Publishing

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1457509946

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9781457509940

Collecting Historical Autographs

What to Buy, What to Pay, and How to Spot Fakes

By: Ron Keurajian

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Collecting Historical Autographs

What to Buy, What to Pay, and How to Spot Fakes

By: Ron Keurajian

Collecting autographs is a time-honored avocation that has exploded in popularity in recent years, creating a new industry with millions of autographed items for sale online. Coveted signatures include those of United States presidents, Civil War officers, World War II heroes, classical music composers and baseball stars. It has been estimated that 90 percent of historical autographs on the market today are forgeries. This book is a definitive guide to signature authentication for experts and beginners alike. Numerous illustrations of both genuine and forged signatures are included, from Ty Cobb to Abraham Lincoln to Isaac Newton to Neil Armstrong. Detailed descriptions of common forgeries are given, enabling collectors to make direct comparisons.

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McFarland

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1476664153

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9781476664156

Deliver Us from Evil

(The Refrain)

By: Ron Williams

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Deliver Us from Evil

(The Refrain)

By: Ron Williams

Informed by recent news headlines about the U.S. Postal Services ongoing economic crisis, this story details the work-a-day activities in a postal facility, as its workers struggle to provide reliable customer and delivery services in competition with the rise of the Internet. The focus is on one well-meaning postal worker combating a malicious manager's antagonisms, while battling his own inner demon. Hector Soto, a U.S. postal worker with a fifteen-year career as a mail carrier, abruptly fi nds himself dismissed from duties by a manipulative manager rumored to be having an affair with his wife, Myra. When he confronts Myra, a violent exchange ensues and she bans him from their home by court order. Now brooding in his rental apartment, he reminisces through his collection of diaries he began as a boy abused by his domineering father, when his only friend and confi dant had been a G.I. Joe action fi gure. At first, his G.I. Joe (his alter ego) had spoken to him in his thoughts, until, one day, shockingly it materialized to advise him face to face. Joe faded from Hector's life when he became a teen, but has returned, inducing hallucinations and urges of murderous wrath. Soon Joe materializes as a ghostly phantom warrior, taunting Hector with Myra's infidelity and her conspiracy to take his beloved daughter from him. Despite Hector's efforts to resist, he finds himself succumbing to Joe's dark counsel.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1469194724

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9781469194721

The Madonna Connection

Representational Politics, Subcultural Identities, And Cultural Theory

By: Ramona Liera Schwichtenberg,Deidre Pribram,Dave Tetzlaff,Ron Scott

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The Madonna Connection

Representational Politics, Subcultural Identities, And Cultural Theory

By: Ramona Liera Schwichtenberg,Deidre Pribram,Dave Tetzlaff,Ron Scott

Various cultural theories (foremost among them, postmodernism) have figured in the debate over the politics of representation. These theories have tended to look at representation in the context of either audience enablement or commercial constraint; that is, do the images empower the public or inhibit it? One key area consistently overlooked has the been the study of subcultural or subordinate groups who appropriate what is traditionally considered "mainstream." The Madonna Connection is the first book to address the complexities of race, gender, and sexuality in popular culture by using the influence of a cultural heroine to advance cultural theory. Madonna's use of various media—music, concert tour, film, and video—serves as a paradigm by which the authors study how images and symbols associated with subcultural groups (multiracial, gay and lesbian, feminist) are smuggled into the mainstream. Using a range of critical and interpretive approaches to this evolving and lively cultural phenomenon, the authors demonstrate the importance of personalities like Madonna to issues of enablement and constraint. Are "others" given voice by political interventions in mass popular culture? Or is their voice co-opted to provide mere titillation and maximum profit? What might the interplay of these views suggest? These are some of the questions the authors attempt to answer. Some celebrate Madonna's affirmation of cultural diversity. Others criticize her flagrant self-marketing strategies. And still others regard her as only a provisional challenge to the mainstream.

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Routledge

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1000303098

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9781000303094

Appomattox 1865

Lee’s last campaign

By: Ron Field

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Appomattox 1865

Lee’s last campaign

By: Ron Field

From an internationally renowned expert on US history, this highly illustrated title details the curtain-closing campaign of the American Civil War in the East. Ulysses S Grant's Army of the Potomac and Robert E Lee's Army of Northern Virginia faced up to one another one last time, resulting in Lee conducting a desperate series of withdrawals and retreats down the line of the Richmond and Danville Railroad, hoping to join forces with General Joseph E. Johnston's Army of Tennessee. This book, with informative full-colour illustrations and maps, tells the full story of the skirmishes and pursuits that led directly to Lee's surrender, as his frantic efforts to extricate his forces from ever more perilous positions became increasingly untenable.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1472807537

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9781472807533

A to Z Mysteries: The Jaguar's Jewel

By: Ron Roy

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A to Z Mysteries: The Jaguar's Jewel

By: Ron Roy

Help Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose solve mysteries from A to Z! Kids love collecting the entire alphabet and super editions! With over 8 million copies in print, the A to Z Mysteries® have been hooking chapter book readers on mysteries and reading for years. Now this classic kid favorite is back with a bright new look! J is for Jewel . . . New York is the emerald city! Dink’s uncle’s museum there has a new treasure—a golden jaguar statue with an emerald between its paws. But someone swaps the jewel for a fake! Who stole the jaguar’s jewel? Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are sure to find out!

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Random House Books for Young Readers

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0307533042

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9780307533043

Christmas in the City

By: Ron Eagle

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Christmas in the City

By: Ron Eagle

I would like to introduce you to my book titled Christmas in the City. The town of Pine Tree is a small but growing community. Each building in the town has a purpose. The owners/proprietors of each building are all working to make Pine Tree the Best Little City in America. In the book are many different characters that interact with each other as the town readies itself for city hood and for a very special Christmas. There are 35 buildings in town and each has a chapter in the book to tell its part in the story.

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Trafford Publishing

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1466940042

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9781466940048

Eternity at the End of a Rope

Executions, Lynchings and Vigilante Justice in Texas, 1819-1923

By: Clifford R. Caldwell,Ron DeLord

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Eternity at the End of a Rope

Executions, Lynchings and Vigilante Justice in Texas, 1819-1923

By: Clifford R. Caldwell,Ron DeLord

Since 1819 over 3,000 souls found their personal “eternity at the end of a rope” in Texas. Some earned their way. Others were the victim of mistaken identity, or an act of vigilante justice. Deserved or not, when the hangman’s knot is pulled up tight and the black cap snugged down over your head it is too late to plead your case. This remarkable story begins in 1819 with the first legal hanging in Texas. By 1835 accounts of lynching dotted the records. Although by 1923 legal execution by hanging was discontinued in favor of the electric chair, vigilante justice remained a favorite pastime for some. The accounts of violence are numbing. The cultural and racial implications are profound, and offer a far more accurate, unbiased insight into the tally of African-American and Hispanic victims of mob violence in the Lone Star State than has ever been presented. Many of these deeds were nothing short of morbid theater, worthy of another era. This book is backed up by years of research and thousands of primary source documents. Includes Index and Bibliography.

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670

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Sunstone Press

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1632930889

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9781632930880

Political Tool Kit

Secrets of Winning Campaigns

By: Ron Parsons

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Political Tool Kit

Secrets of Winning Campaigns

By: Ron Parsons

From city councils to governorships, from county commissioners to coroners, there are thousands of contested or vacant elected offices each year throughout the United States. In Political Tool Kit, author Ron Parsons provides a practical guide for citizens who are seeking an opportunity to participate in the democratic process through political candidacy. Based on his education and personal experience, Ron offers a step-by-step, sequential model that candidates can mold to fit their candidacies by making their campaigns unique. Political Tool Kit merges contemporary and traditional political organizational structures to address a myriad of tasks, such as fundraising, advertising, nominating petitions, and scheduling, while detailing job functions and tasks. This campaign model adopts modern communications tools through optimizing the Internet and cutting-edge mobile devices. It also includes a range of resources, such as a campaign budget, letters to the editor, mailings, and canvassing techniques. Political Tool Kit offers the tools to build a process that enables candidates to grow to their full potential. The winning ideals embedded within a campaign will follow candidates throughout their political careers.

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iUniverse

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1475976534

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9781475976533

Louisiana Fiddlers

By: Ron Yule,Bill Burge

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Louisiana Fiddlers

By: Ron Yule,Bill Burge

Louisiana Fiddlers shines light on sixty-two of the bayou state's most accomplished fiddlers of the twentieth century. Author Ron Yule outlines the lives and times of these performers, who represent a multitude of fiddling styles including Cajun, country, western swing, zydeco, bluegrass, Irish, contest fiddling, and blues.Featuring over 150 photographs, this volume provides insight into the fiddlin' grounds of Louisiana. Yule chronicles the musicians' varied appearances from the stage of the Louisiana Hayride, honky tonks, dancehalls, house dances, radio and television, and festivals, to the front porch and other more casual venues. The brief sketches include observations on musical travels, recordings, and family history.Nationally acclaimed fiddlers Harry Choates, Dewey Balfa, Dennis McGee, Michael Doucet, Rufus Thibodeaux, and Hadley Castille share space with relatively unknown masters such as Mastern Brack, Cheese Read, John W. Daniel, and Fred Beavers. Each player has helped shape the region's rich musical tradition.

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Univ. Press of Mississippi

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1604732962

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Oklahoma Justice

The Oklahoma City Police, a Century of Gunfighters, Gangsters and Terrorists

By: Ron Owens

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Oklahoma Justice

The Oklahoma City Police, a Century of Gunfighters, Gangsters and Terrorists

By: Ron Owens

Reveals the inside story of the Oklahoma City Police from 1889-1995.

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Turner Publishing Company

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1563112809

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9781563112805

Bill Miller's Riviera

America's Showplace in Fort Lee, New Jersey

By: Tom Austin,Ron Kase

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Bill Miller's Riviera

America's Showplace in Fort Lee, New Jersey

By: Tom Austin,Ron Kase

From 1920's Speakeasy to mid-century haunt of the famous and infamous, discover the tantalizing history of a legendary New Jersey Nightclub. Where did Frank Sinatra, Mickey Mantle, Sugar Ray Robinson, Joan Crawford and hundreds of other A-listers along with mobsters like Meyer Lansky eat, drink and dance? It wasn't in Hollywood or at the Copacabana but at Bill Miller's Riviera in Fort Lee. The Riviera's breathtaking views of New York, its stunning showgirls and its gambling hall drew the famous and infamous to its tables. After it was originally run as a speakeasy by Ben Marden during the 1920s, Bill Miller, a Russian Jewish immigrant, attracted the most sought-after performers and turned it into one of the most popular nightclubs during the 1940s and 1950s. Relive Bill Miller's Riviera and experience the excitement of his lucky patrons.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1614234027

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9781614234029

A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #11: Grand Canyon Grab

By: Ron Roy

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A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #11: Grand Canyon Grab

By: Ron Roy

Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose get to the bottom of the Grand Canyon--and a mystery--in the eleventh A to Z Mysteries Super Edition! Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are visiting the Grand Canyon when they spot Parker Stone--a famous TV star. They can't wait to get his autograph, but before they can, Parker is kidnapped! Only a few clues--and his pet parrot--are left behind. It's up to Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose to find Parker--before it's too late! Help Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose solve mysteries from A to Z! From The Absent Author to The Zombie Zone, there's a mystery for every letter of the alphabet, plus super editions with even more A to Z fun. And don't miss Ron Roy's series for younger readers, Calendar Mysteries!

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Random House Books for Young Readers

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0525578862

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Live Every Day As Though It Is Your Last

By: Ron Willey

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Live Every Day As Though It Is Your Last

By: Ron Willey

Genealogy of Willey, McClaren, McLendon, Hutchinson, and others. Family history and memoirs of Ron Willey (Jr.)

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Lulu.com

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1365080633

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9781365080630

Tales of Knock Your Socks Off Service

Inspiring Stories of Outstanding Customer Service

By: Kristin Anderson,Ron Zemke

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Tales of Knock Your Socks Off Service

Inspiring Stories of Outstanding Customer Service

By: Kristin Anderson,Ron Zemke

The 10th book in the "Knock Your Socks Off Service" series tells tales (101 of them) of memorable customer service, customer service heroes, and service providers who have gone "above and beyond" for their customers. With its humor, pragmatic observations, and stories, anyone at any service level will get a kick out this book.

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Amacom

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0814479715

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9780814479711

Activities and Projects for Introductory Statistics Courses

By: Ron Millard,John Turner

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Activities and Projects for Introductory Statistics Courses

By: Ron Millard,John Turner

This new supplement offers ideas for projects that provide hands-on experience with statistical concepts and practices.

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Macmillan

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0716765446

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9780716765448

Retooling the Church

Finding Your Place in Ministry

By: Ron Satrape

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Retooling the Church

Finding Your Place in Ministry

By: Ron Satrape

Too many church leaders expire before their time because of the demands within a top-down leadership structure. Learn how to multiply your church membership involvement with a team-up style that includes everyone. Ron Satrape shares his successful techniques how to: Lead others effectively without domination or manipulation. Encourage others to "buy in" to the faith, and fully participate in leadership and ministry. Build relationally healthy, functional teams. Imprint each team member's fingerprints onto the blueprints, of God's vision. Use an apostolic development process to advance team character, as well as the Kingdom of God. Build a great team model, a first-class fruitful ministry, and team reproduction. Develop accountability structures. Organize an apostolic network. Book jacket.

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Destiny Image Publishers

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0768424380

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9780768424386

The Warburgs

The Twentieth-Century Odyssey of a Remarkable Jewish Family

By: Ron Chernow

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The Warburgs

The Twentieth-Century Odyssey of a Remarkable Jewish Family

By: Ron Chernow

From the Pulitzer Prize–winning bestselling author of Alexander Hamilton, the inspiration for the hit Broadway musical, comes this definitive biography of the Warburgs, one of the great German-Jewish banking families of the twentieth century. Bankers, philanthropists, scholars, socialites, artists, and politicians, the Warburgs stood at the pinnacle of German (and, later, of German-American) Jewry. They forged economic dynasties, built mansions and estates, assembled libraries, endowed charities, and advised a German kaiser and two American presidents. But their very success made the Warburgs lightning rods for anti-Semitism, and their sense of patriotism became increasingly dangerous in a Germany that had declared Jews the enemy. Ron Chernow's hugely fascinating history is a group portrait of a clan whose members were renowned for their brilliance, culture, and personal energy yet tragically vulnerable to the dark and irrational currents of the twentieth century.

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Vintage

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0525431837

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Shasta County Copper Towns

By: Ron Jolliff

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Shasta County Copper Towns

By: Ron Jolliff

Placer gold first attracted adventurers to the northern mines after its discovery in Shasta County in 1848, but almost immediately, valuable deposits of copper were also noted. Copper production remained idle until the Mountain Copper Company acquired Iron Mountain in 1896. British and eastern financiers such as Guggenheim and Rothschild saw the potential in the unique combination of high-grade copper ore, a functioning railway, and vast quantities of limestone and quartz for flux, and they invested in major smelters to conquer the difficult sulfide ore. The decades that followed were the greatest period of prosperity in Shasta County's history, producing towns such as Coram, Keswick, Kennett, and Copper City and attracting thousands of hardworking miners and townspeople as well as new railroads such as the Sacramento Valley & Eastern, Quartz Hill, and Iron Mountain. While the boom ended in deforestation and erosion, the actions of the Bureau of Reclamation and the Shasta Dam brought prosperity to the area. Today, most of the copper towns rest under Lake Shasta.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1467105961

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Nashua Area Men and Women in World War II

By: RON DUBE

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Nashua Area Men and Women in World War II

By: RON DUBE

This project began twenty-five years ago when I worked as a stringer for the Nashua Telegraph. The paper hired a number of correspondents at the time to cover local news and events in the small towns around Nashua. I reported on the selectmen’s meetings and the planning board meetings in Mason and Greenville and the Mascenic School Board. The editors encouraged us to write special features about people, places, and events.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1462847587

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Breaking Through to Teens

Psychotherapy for the New Adolescence

By: Ron Taffel

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Breaking Through to Teens

Psychotherapy for the New Adolescence

By: Ron Taffel

This book presents groundbreaking strategies for psychotherapy with today's teens, for whom high-risk behavior, lack of adult guidance, and intense anxiety and stress increasingly come with the territory. Ron Taffel addresses the key challenge of building a therapeutic relationship that is strong enough to promote real behavioral and emotional change. He demonstrates effective ways to give advice that teens will listen to, get them to tell the truth about their lives, help parents reestablish their authority, and extend the reach of therapy by such nontraditional means as inviting teens to bring friends into sessions.

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Guilford Press

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1606239457

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9781606239452

Hanging Captain Gordon

The Life and Trial of an American Slave Trader

By: Ron Soodalter

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Hanging Captain Gordon

The Life and Trial of an American Slave Trader

By: Ron Soodalter

On a frosty day in February 1862, hundreds gathered to watch the execution of Nathaniel Gordon. Two years earlier, Gordon had taken Africans in chains from the Congo -- a hanging offense for more than forty years that no one had ever enforced. But with the country embroiled in a civil war and Abraham Lincoln at the helm, a sea change was taking place. Gordon, in the wrong place at the wrong time, got caught up in the wave. For the first time, Hanging Captain Gordon chronicles the trial and execution of the only man in history to face conviction for slave trading -- exploring the many compelling issues and circumstances that led to one man paying the price for a crime committed by many. Filled with sharply drawn characters, Soodalter's vivid account sheds light on one of the more shameful aspects of our history and provides a link to similar crimes against humanity still practiced today.

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Simon and Schuster

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1416522921

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Kersplosh, Kersplash, Kersplat!

Funny Poems

By: Ron Heapy

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Kersplosh, Kersplash, Kersplat!

Funny Poems

By: Ron Heapy

Featuring favourite poems by poets such as Spike Milligan, John Agard, Charles Causley, and Tony Mitton, as well as many specially-commissioned poems, this is a collection of poems to make you laugh aloud!

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0192762842

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Mystery Movie Series of 1930s Hollywood

By: Ron Backer

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Mystery Movie Series of 1930s Hollywood

By: Ron Backer

This companion volume to Mystery Movie Series of 1940s Hollywood (McFarland, 2010) focuses on 22 series and 167 individual films, primarily released during the 1930s. It was a decade that featured some of the most famous cinema detectives of all time, among them Charlie Chan, Nick and Nora Charles, Philo Vance, Nancy Drew, and such lesser known but equally entertaining figures as Hildegarde Withers, Torchy Blane, Mr. Moto, Mr. Wong, and Brass Bancroft. Each mystery movie series is placed within its historical context, with emphasis on its source material and the changes or developments within the series over time. Also included are reviews of all the series' films, analyzing the quality and cohesiveness of the mystery plotlines. For titles based on literary sources, a comparison between the film and the written work is provided.

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McFarland

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0786490187

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Topics in Algebraic Geometry and Geometric Modeling

Workshop on Algebraic Geometry and Geometric Modeling, July 29-August 2, 2002, Vilnius University, Lithuania

By: Ron Goldman,Rimvydas Krasauskas

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Topics in Algebraic Geometry and Geometric Modeling

Workshop on Algebraic Geometry and Geometric Modeling, July 29-August 2, 2002, Vilnius University, Lithuania

By: Ron Goldman,Rimvydas Krasauskas

Algebraic geometry and geometric modeling both deal with curves and surfaces generated by polynomial equations. Algebraic geometry investigates the theoretical properties of polynomial curves and surfaces; geometric modeling uses polynomial, piecewise polynomial, and rational curves and surfaces to build computer models of mechanical components and assemblies for industrial design and manufacture. The NSF sponsored the four-day ''Vilnius Workshop on Algebraic Geometry and Geometric Modeling'', which brought together some of the top experts in the two research communities to examine a wide range of topics of interest to both fields. This volume is an outgrowth of that workshop. Included are surveys, tutorials, and research papers. In addition, the editors have included a translation of Minding's 1841 paper, ''On the determination of the degree of an equations obtained by elimination'', which foreshadows the modern application of mixed volumes in algebraic geometry. The volume is suitable for mathematicians, computer scientists, and engineers interested in applications of algebraic geometry to geometric modeling.

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American Mathematical Soc.

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0821834207

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Mystery Classics on Film

The Adaptation of 65 Novels and Stories

By: Ron Miller

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Mystery Classics on Film

The Adaptation of 65 Novels and Stories

By: Ron Miller

Watching the screen version of a classic mystery novel can be disappointing. By necessity or artistic license (or possibly just ego) changes are often made by the filmmakers--many of them ineffective or even detrimental. This book focuses on the screen adaptations of 65 famous mysteries and examines how the filmmakers either succeeded or failed in the telling of the story. Interviews with several famous mystery writers are included, with their comments on how filmmakers treated their work.

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1476666857

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9781476666853

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