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...This second novel in the series follows young "Montana" to Fort Worth, Texas in 1886, where he hires on at a major cattle ranch and ultimately saves it from foreclosure. A good deal of the story involves his horse "Spirit" and his involvement in the early Texas State Fair races. This 203 page no...

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...hes for his place in a world that, in many respects, isn’t all that different from today’s. To Jane Steel Dust Da... ...aces, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination, drawn from actual historical places, figures, or events, or are used ficti- ... ...ntist. John E. Richman 4 About an hour later we reached the Trinity. The river reminded me of the Snake up in Jackson Hole, but its big bed tol... ...ust a colt when I bought him from my boss at a big ranch up in Wyoming’s Wind River country. Dan’s horse was Spirit’s father and Dan knew he was sp... ...I lived out on the range my skin never turned dark like some. It’d just turn red and hurt. I found that if I kept my head down, the brim of my Stet... ... Story goes that some of those races went from the Trinity all the way to the Red River and back, often taking three days and nights, or longer. Aft... ...ichman 52 “Thanks Luke. I didn’t mean to pry but I always like to know why people leave places. Especially places where I just got a job.” “You... ...that got to do with horses?” “Fair Park is mostly a horse track. Every fall people from all over Texas visit Dallas to go to the Fair. There’s lot... ...nkhouse to bed. Steel Dust Dawn 153 Clint and I arrived at the Tarrant County Court House just before eleven. That’s when we were supposed t...

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...This is the first novel in the series and introduces sixteen year old William Dean Ritter, aka "Montana." Two separate adventures take him from his Montana farm to a Wyoming cattle ranch, Dodge City, Kansas and Texas in his pursuit of the dream to become a cowboy. Along the way something unexpected happens - he becomes a man. The book also introduces Montana's f...

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...more difficult quest -- that to become a man. This first novel follows him from his Montana farm to a Texas cattle drive. Along the way, he en- c... ...hes for his place in a world that, in many respects, isn’t all that different from today’s. Call Me Montana The... ...ut Bighorn Lake, and I was bored. I planned to work my way south to the Wind River country of Wyoming, where I heard a good cowboy could get a job.... ... lots of ambition. Now, don’t get me wrong -- my folks were good God-fearin’ people and our farm was a great place to grow up for Mary and me, but ... ...whand on a large cattle ranch under the Tetons. The ranch bordered the Snake River, not far outside a little town called Jackson Hole. I told the b... ... 20 The driver, a thick man with thinning hair who referred to himself as “Red,” set the brake and jumped to the ground, ignoring Tom Rogers’ re... ...om Rogers’ request that he open the stage door to let he and his family out. Red quickly disappeared inside the station. Having to reach out and... ...McVey lacked in leadership, he more than made up for in his ability to annoy people. So the rag-tag gang headed west alongside the creek. With no ... ...the man with the star. “John Daggot.” “Well, Mr. Daggot, Marshal Tilghman is County Marshal, but he’s gone home for the day. I’m one Call Me Mont...

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...art thereof, may not be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission from: Lidija Rangelovska – write to: palma@unet.com.mk Visit... ... to make her his consort by changing the law to allow for a morganatic marriage (of people from different classes, with no rights of inheritance). S... ...e her his consort by changing the law to allow for a morganatic marriage (of people from different classes, with no rights of inheritance). Simpson ... ...tionally, the King was not allowed by the British government to address the British people and the Empire through the BBC. The government's cons... ... a successful art dealership in Paris - van Gogh sold only one piece while alive: "Red Vineyard at Arles." His brother bought it from him. By the t... ..., Invasion of The U.S. military developed a "Joint Army and Navy Basic War Plan--Red" in the 1920s. The detailed Plan was augmented and amended i... ...deral Court on the Contempt of Court charge and was sentenced to six months in Cook County Jail. His appeal on that charge was subsequently dismisse... ... Vitus in Utrecht, Germany, close to the place where a bridge plunged into the Maas river following some frantic dancing. Hence "St. Vitus' dance". ... ...meters. An area of 240X60 kilometers sank by 1-3 meters and was flooded as a nearby river rushed in. San Francisco, April 18, 1906, 05:12 AM P...

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...In Voices from the Past, a daring group of five independent novels, acclaimed author Paul Alexander Bartlett accomplishes a tour de force of historical fiction, allowing the reader to enter for the first time into the private world...

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...FROM THE COVER OF VOICES FROM THE PAST: In Voices from the Past, a daring group of five independent novels, acclaimed author... ...r to enter for the first time into the private worlds of five remarkable people: Sappho of Lesbos, the famous Greek poet; Jesus; Leonardo da Vinci... .....articulate, believable ... charms with an expert knowledge of place and people.” MICHAEL FRAENKEL, novelist and poet: “His is the authenticity o... ...and poetry. Our most recent publication is the remarkable quintet, Voices from the Past, by bestselling author Paul Alexander Bartlett, whose novel,... ...nd then pausing to talk under the oak, the circular press letting out its red, everyone tasting. Many amphorae were broken, before they were finally... ...hed, elegant as his clothes. Each bath towel, I recall, bore a bril- liant red octopus. When he looked after Alcaeus and me, we ate with him every da... ... my relationship with Phaon affords discovery, Sumerian lassi- tude, great rivers and forests, prowling sand, the bay and its currents, the hull dipp... ... love of nature, his fondness for rustic surroundings, his boating on the river Aufidus, his fishing. He liked to play ball. I could visualize him, ... ...nson, Raleigh, Spenser have had their days in jail; I have had mine—those county sties where pigs and dust ate my manuscripts and foetid odors ate m...

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...city of natural resources, the excess of wastes and their proper disposal, and even some wars. In the year 2020 Commander Lemuel Gulliver XVI returns from a twenty year odyssey around the solar system, searching for sites where the world's excess people can be re-located. He found none. On his return he vows to search for solutions to the planet's most pressing problem. He...

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............................................. 230 The Welfare State is moral from a self-centered point of view ........................................... ...elf-centered point of view .......................................... 232 From a self centered point of view it is immoral ............................. ...e I didn‘t know what I was eating, but it was all delicious. No wonder you people don‘t get fat. You can eat for hours and take in so few calories—al... ...atisfaction as earning another $50,000 a year. —―In our country people tend to work instead of vacationing so they have extra money to add... ... ethical for a patient than an ethicist from a Lutheran hospital or from a county medical center. When we cannot agree on truth, such as whether the ... ...n‘t have the stone tablets of Moses, evidence of Egyptian chariots in the Red Sea, or the remains of Noah‘s ark. We can be quite certain that Muhamm... ...lories and avoid highly saturated fatty foods. I know that I should avoid red meat and eat vegetables. If I opt for the hamburger or ice cream when ... ... hoping, why not hope for a Happy Hunting Ground, an ideal life across the River Styx, or a life with our Creator on the other side of the Pearly Gat... ... the House of Song of the Zoroastrians, the land on the other side of the River Styx for the ancient Egyptians, ―I know that you are going to...

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...Why do Asians really get straight A's? Why do Asians really become doctors and lawyers? Why do Asians really play the piano? Many people believe that the reason has to do with the pressure to perform and the pressure to conform, however, it goes much deeper than that—much, much deeper! This didactic novel reveals the truths about Asian culture, which wi...

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...lly become doctors and lawyers? Why do Asians really play the piano? Many people believe that the reason has to do with the pressure to perform an... ...rds, share and spread this book like hot cakes! Knowledge is a right of the people. United States Constitution - The First Amendment "...no law...ab... ...not that you would anyway. So without further ado, please enjoy the journey from the gospels of a former Asian. Outset 1 Doctor or lawyer—my only... ..., other than what's important like — saving lives or protecting the innocent from an unjust, inequitable system; reasons being money and status, whic... ...Besides, Gabriel and I are toking up so I shouldn't be driving fast. Orange County cops I mean pigs — — love to pull you over for the smallest offens... ...his dark tobacco-stained teeth, crooked thick-rimmed glasses and a beat-up, red Marlboro cap with a Vietnam Vet button. You can tell that this guy ... ...inets, tables, and chairs. Lanterns, small and large, hang from the ceiling. Red New Year couplets, for good luck, stream the walls, along with a myr... ... above the mile-high ceiling, rows of pews cascading down like a torrential river flowing to the bottom, screens literally as big as those in a movie... ... make me come here to Culver Plaza, the Chinatown of Irvine and ergo Orange County. It's always crowded with Asian people of course, all looking for...

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...E THINK WE KNOW? 155 EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE 159 THEORY AS A START TO SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY 162 HISTORICAL EVIDENCE 163 EVOLUTION 171 ACCEPTING OUR KNOWLEDGE FROM AUTHORITY 176 PERSONAL EXPERIENCE 181 FAITH 182 REASON 184 BUT WE ARE PSYCHOLOGICAL BEINGS 185 THE PROCESS OF REASONING 185 OPINIONS AND SEEKING EXPERTISE 189 SEMANTICS 191 CONFLICTSINVALUES 199 MORALS OR ETHICS ARE NOT ...

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................................................................................................. 23 MASLOW'S CHARACTERISTICS OF SELF ACTUALIZING PEOPLE... ... ...............................................................................................................................103 RETREATING FROM R... ...ome close when my ideas of power intertwine with her ideas of self-centered motivations. The difference, of course is that I believe that most people... ...study our field—to throw suspicion off ourselves. ―We are afraid we won‘t be seen as logical. People are more likely to do something from a... ...more meaningful? But seriously, few people want to believe that this short trip through time is all there is. We want to be able to cross the River ... ...ly or psychologically superior? Remember the story of the scorpion and the turtle? When the scorpion asked the turtle to bring him across the river,... ...orgasm? ―Some species are prepared to die for sex. The preying mantis bites off the head of its male mate while copulating. The male red ba... ...nowledge. This also frustrates our pursuit of what is good for us. What if someone says ‗I‘ve heard that people who drink alcohol, especially red wi... ...seeking their roots. In Norway, with a population of only 4 million, people‘s holiday and formal wear is often the costume of their ancestral county...

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