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For millions & millions of people, Randolph Scott brought an identifiable image to the movie screen. His legend in film lasted for more than three decades. His stern-jawed & likable characters inspired & kept him in the top ten box office draws for all his career. He never gave interviews & kept carefully away from the spotlights off film. For the first time, Randolph Scott's son gives a look at the man & the legend from a perspective that is as unique as it is sincere. Randolph Scott never gave interviews. For the literally millions of people who still recall his fame & his appeal, this will be the only book that will afford them the insight & the truth about the legend.
The twelve stories in And to Say Hello investigate the hazards of men and women becoming fathers and mothers: the immediate harm and the long-term damage.
In Character Actor, his second collection of short stories, Scott Randall once again gets right to the heart of ordinary characters, not the brilliantly burning stars, but the kind of people we see every day, all around us. In story after story, Randall finds the perfect pitch, from the sly, deadly determination of the ambitious company man who will not be outdone by the threatening new talent, to the law-school dropout who becomes more and more isolated in his shame, his only connection to the academic world the labs where he volunteers for psychology experiments. In an extended story suite, an ordinary dysfunctional family comes undone after the death of a child, each member indelibly mark...
A colony of socialists has gone rogue in the 1870's village of Marxonville on the Texas frontier. Some colonists accuse Mexican gunrunners while others blame political dissidents, but someone has critically jeopardized the safety of citizens and threatened national security. Using covert operations, President Rutherford Hays orders U.S. Marshal Baxter Williams on a secret mission to infiltrate the colony and neutralize the threat.
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Police detective Robert Bailey, the world-weary veteran, and Alexandra Tyler, his beautiful, energetic partner, struggle to solve a series of staggeringly brutal murders. They discover a frightening link to the bubonic plague. Bailey and Tyler must also capture a sociopath and his two accomplices, who are terrorizing the community with their own brand of cruelty. "Jake's hand stopped in mid-swing. He slowly reached out and held her head with both hands and wiped the blood and tears from under her eyes with his thumbs. The room was deathly quiet. The only sound was Rachel's sniffles and coughs. Jake first turned his head toward Trigger and then at Pooch and said, 'she's sorry.' Jake smiled at Pooch and Pooch smiled at Jake." Discover the complicated, caring, often humorous relationship between Bailey and Tyler. "A ruminant is a hoofed animal that chews cud and has a complex three-or-four chambered stomach," said Bailey. "Look, who you date is your business, Bobby." Some books are read over several days or weeks or months. In this case, be sure you set aside a weekend before you begin Ring a Ring of Roses, because you will not put it down until its exciting, climactic ending.
Author and attorney Randall Scott Johns argued in the US District Court for the Virgin Islands that the broadcast media should be permitted into the federal judiciary to expose the intellectual dishonesty of the judicial system. The brotherhood of lawyers and federal judges pushed back against him, finding him in contempt of court and revoking his license to practice law in the USVI. He appealed the ruling of contempt up to the US Supreme Court. About the same time, Johns fell in love with a native Virgin Islander and was required to get consent from the bishop of Saint Thomas to receive Holy Communion during their wedding. Johns was baptized a Christian in the Evangelical United Brethren Ch...
Shines a spotlight on the overlooked importance of Benjamin Harrison's tight victory over the Democratic incumbent Grover Cleveland, foreshadowing the modern campaign by putting a focus on voters' pocketbook concerns, elevated trade policy, and candidate accessibility.
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