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  • Travels with George, in Search of Ben Hur and Other Meanderings

    by Paul Ruffin ...
    An accomplished Southern storyteller's colorful reflections on literature, booze, firearms, violence, and sexThis fourth collection of essays by Paul Ruffin highlights his idiosyncratic wit and practiced storytelling skills in memorable autobiographic pieces ranging from the comic to the confessional.The first section, "Things Literary, More or Less," includes the title essay, in which Ruffin ... Read more

    $21.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Jesus in the Mist

    Stories

    by Paul Ruffin ...
    Fourteen darkly comic and artfully crafted Deep South tales in the spirit of O'Connor"Mister, most stories about people are sad. The ones about animals sometimes turn out all right, but not them about people," muses a character in master storyteller Paul Ruffin's yarn of obsession and quest "In Search of the Tightrope Walker." Raging against this fated sadness—and often against a deadening and ... Read more

    $17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Time the Waters Rose

    And Stories of the Gulf Coast

    by Paul Ruffin ...
    A collection of short stories about the rough and sometimes mysterious watersWriter Paul Ruffin celebrates the mysteries of the sea in the short story collection The Time the Waters Rose. From shrimp boat captains to shipyard workers, Ruffin's characters are men who drink, swear, fight, and sometimes kill, but what unifies them is that all-embracing magic of the Gulf coast and the barrier islands. ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Browning Automatic Rifle

    From the 1918 to the 1918A3-SLR

    by Paul Ruffin, Bob Conroy ...
    This book traces the evolution of the Browning Automatic Rifle from the Model of 1918, first to face combat in World War I, through its various configurations in all arenas of combat all the way to the present-day1918 A3 SLR developed and manufactured by Ohio Ordnance Works.The Browning Automatic Rifle, known simply as the BAR, was a shoulder-fired light machine gun fed by a twenty-round box ... Read more

    $10.69 USD

  • Lonely Planet Jordan

    by Anthon Jackson, Jason Ruffin, Paul Stafford, Sanad Tabbaa ...
    Series series Travel Guide
    Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime to Jordan.Discover popular and off the beaten track experiences from seeing the magnificent Rose City of Petra, to learning about Jordan's past through the ancient art of mosaic making, and bathing in the mineral rich waters of the Ma'in hot springs.Build a trip to remember with Lonely Planet's</... ... Read more

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  • Cooking with the Texas Poets Laureate

    by Alan Birkelbach, Stephen Fromholz, James Hoggard, Walter McDonald, karla k. morton, David Mercier Parsons, Cleatus Rattan, Paul Ruffin, Red Steagall, Larry D. Thomas, Jan Seale ...
    Series series Huntsville History
    It should come as no surprise that poets are often exceptionally fine cooks, savoring food the way they savor words and at the same time recognizing that just as a gathering of words does not necessarily mean a good poem, neither does a mixture of ingredients necessarily mean a good recipe. In Cooking with the Texas Poets Laureate, the editors, all members of Dr. Paul Ruffin’s 2014 graduate ... Read more

    $16.59 USD

  • Lonely Planet Middle East

    by Jenny Walker, Mark Elliott, İsmet Ersoy, Steve Fallon, Paula Hardy, Jennifer Hattam, Anthon Jackson, Ömercan Kaçar, Lauren Keith, Jessica Lee, Nidal Majdalani, Virginia Maxwell, Owen Morton, Jason Ruffin, Paul Stafford, Sanad Tabbaa, Anna Kaminski, Lama Obeid, Fatimah Oleiwi, Daniel Robinson, Zara Sekhavati ...
    Series series Travel Guide
    Lonely Planet's Middle East is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the region has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Wonder at the enchanting Petra, visit Ancient Egyptian sites and explore the ruins of Persepolis; all with your trusted travel companion.Inside Lonely Planet's Middle East Travel Guide:Lonely Planet's Top Picks - a ... Read more

    $19.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Have a Seat, Please

    by Don Reid, John Gurwell ...
    Series Book 3 - Huntsville History
    When Don Reid published Eyewitness in 1973, the chronicle of his conversion from a supporter of the death penalty to an ardent opponent, the book was an immediate sensation. Perhaps never before in the history of the American penal system has a man witnessed more electrocutions than Reid, who as Associated Press and Huntsville Item representative watched 189 men die in ‘Old Sparky,' as the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Fiber Optic Sensors

    Edited by Shizhuo Yin, Paul B. Ruffin, Francis T.S. Yu ...
    Series series
    The need for both intrinsic and extrinsic fiber optic sensor technologies continues to grow. To meet the demands of this fast expanding applications-driven market, Fiber Optic Sensors, Second Edition presents both the latest advances in fiber optic sensor technology, such as the application of photonic crystal fibers to fiber optic gyroscopes, and recent application opportunities, including the ... Read more

    $98.99 USD

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  • The Liars' Club

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