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The Iranian Intercept: A Ross Brannan Thriller

The Iranian Intercept: A Ross Brannan Thriller

R. G. Ainslee

Independently Published
2018
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Ross Brannan is back in the third page-turning novel in the Secret Cold War Series. Rogue scientist J. Andrew Marsden escapes from prison in Mexico. NSA sends Ross to Nepal to interview a woman who may have worked with Marsden on a ground-breaking air defense concept. The trip was sold to Ross as a routine mission, in and out. But he knows he's Yoyo, like in you're-on-your-own. What could go wrong? She reveals the Russian's will start a new series of air defense rocket tests involving the Sary-Shagan test facilities. Operators at Site T-2, in the mountains of northern Iran, intercepted a signal from the facility last year. It was suspiciously like Marsden's work. Is he working for them again? One way to find out -- send Ross and the Raven-1 team to Iran. One problem: Iran is on the brink of revolution. All hell breaks loose as the Iranian Revolution heats up. Ross and the Raven-One Team rush to the top-secret site on the Soviet border with Iran. Time is running out. But things are about to get worse, the Soviets have learned of his mission, and will stop at nothing to hunt him down. Join Ross and the Raven-One Team in a quest that takes them from the high Himalaya to the chaos of revolutionary Iran and the wilds of Afghanistan. This fast-paced action thriller will have you burning through the pages as Ross races across Iran and Afghanistan to deliver the tape with his critical Iranian Intercept. Packed with a cast of compelling characters and exotic settings, The Iranian Intercept will keep you guessing with unpredictable twists and turns. If you enjoy gripping thrillers loaded with suspense, action, and adventure, The Iranian Intercept is for you. The Iranian Intercept is a new addition to the tradition of military, espionage, and adventure novels loved by fans of Alistair MacLean, Robert Ludlum, Clive Cussler, and Tom Clancy.The Secret Cold War Series carves out a compelling new niche among historical Thrillers: The secret world of electronic intelligence fused onto a gripping tale of high-stakes intrigue and suspense in treacherous exotic locations. A full-length novel Book Three in The Secret Cold War Series The Cold War lasted forty plus years, a time of tensions between two super-powers with the capacity to destroy each other and the world. Proxy wars were fought on many fronts. One front was invisible, a Secret Cold War: the signal intelligence war. Reliable and timely gathering of electronic intelligence (ELINT) was vital, a first line of defense. Thomas Jefferson: "The price of freedom is eternal vigilance." The author served as a soldier on the front line of the Cold War following the Cuban Missile Crisis. The Secret Cold War series novels are set in Africa and Southern Asia, areas the author has traveled extensively. He traveled to Iran and Afghanistan in 1973/74 on the way to Nepal.
The Sahara Intercept: A Ross Brannan Thriller

The Sahara Intercept: A Ross Brannan Thriller

R. G. Ainslee

Independently Published
2019
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RG Ainslee continues the Secret Cold War Series with a fast-moving adventure filled knife-edged tension and Cold War intrigue.1980: Ross Brannan is back and out for revenge -- determined to hunt down the traitor, J. Andrew Marsden -- at any cost. The Skorpion Brigade, a band of German terrorists, teams up with Libyan Dictator Gadhafi and rogue ex-CIA operatives in an explosive plot to obtain nuclear materials.Marsden is rumored to be in Libya. Ross and a multi-national team are dispatched to find Marsden's base of operations. In an instant the mission is compromised, and Ross is propelled on a roller-coaster ride across Africa in a heart-stopping tale of action, adventure, and suspense.The Sahara Intercept is filled with stunning double-crosses and twists of plot as this fast-paced story moves from the streets of Rome to the sands of the Sahara, and finally, to an epic showdown on the Syrian border.THE SECRET COLD WAR SERIES reveals the silent conflict waged in the shadows.The Cold War lasted forty plus years, a time of tensions between two super-powers with the capacity to destroy each other and the world. Proxy wars were fought on many fronts. One front was invisible, a Secret Cold War: the signal intelligence war. Reliable and timely gathering of electronic intelligence (ELINT) was vital, a first line of defense.Thomas Jefferson: "The price of freedom is eternal vigilance."THE SAHARA INTERCEPT: A ROSS BRANNAN THRILLER, is the fifth installment in the Secret Cold War series a new addition to the tradition of military, espionage, and adventure novels loved by fans of Alistair MacLean, Robert Ludlum, Clive Cussler, and Tom Clancy.The author served as a soldier on the front line of the Cold War following the Cuban Missile Crisis. The Secret Cold War series novels are set in Africa and Southern Asia, areas the author has traveled extensively.THE SAHARA INTERCEPT: A ROSS BRANNAN THRILLER transports you to the secret front line of the Cold War.A Full-length novel Book Five in The Secret Cold War Series.
The Latakia Intercept: A Ross Brannan Thriller

The Latakia Intercept: A Ross Brannan Thriller

R. G. Ainslee

Independently Published
2018
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From RG Ainslee, a debut thriller featuring Army Security Agency ELINT Analyst Ross Brannan, who becomes entangled in a web of deceit in the days before the Yom Kippur War. September 1973: Electronic Intelligence Analyst Sergeant Ross Brannan thought he had it made, only three months to go on his enlistment. Fed up with the Army, the prospect of a civilian job in Arizona is the answer to his dreams. A puzzling assignment to an airbase in Turkey unravels his plans. ..".tensions building. Three months left, and they stick me right in middle of a tinderbox." The mystery heightens when it appears an old CIA acquaintance is directing the operation. The mission: monitor Soviet naval activity in the Eastern Mediterranean. The web of intrigue expands when a notorious shadow warrior of the Cold War arrives on the scene. "I couldn't fathom why he was at Incirlik. Must be bad news, whatever it is." Undaunted, all Ross wants to do is run out the clock on his enlistment. The Egyptians and Syrians have other ideas. The Yom Kippur War erupts. A spiral of external danger and internal intrigue entangles Ross in a treacherous scheme that threatens his future. THE SECRET COLD WAR SERIES reveals the silent conflict waged in the shadows. The Cold War lasted forty plus years, a time of tensions between two super-powers with the capacity to destroy each other and the world. Proxy wars were fought on many fronts. One front was invisible, a Secret Cold War: the signal intelligence war. Reliable and timely gathering of electronic intelligence (ELINT) was vital, a first line of defense. Thomas Jefferson: "The price of freedom is eternal vigilance." THE LATAKIA INTERCEPT: A ROSS BRANNAN THRILLER, is the first installment in the Secret Cold War series a new addition to the tradition of military, espionage, and adventure novels loved by fans of Alistair MacLean, Robert Ludlum, Clive Cussler, and Tom Clancy. The author served as a soldier on the front line of the Cold War following the Cuban Missile Crisis. The Secret Cold War series novels are set in Africa and Southern Asia, areas the author has traveled extensively. The Yom Kippur War broke out while he was in Turkey on his way to Afghanistan and Nepal. A few years ago, he read about the Battle of Latakia and began to wonder: What if? THE LATAKIA INTERCEPT: A ROSS BRANNAN THRILLER transports you to the secret front line of the Cold War. A novella Book One -The Prequel to The Secret Cold War Series.
The Ethiopian Intercept: A Ross Brannan Thriller

The Ethiopian Intercept: A Ross Brannan Thriller

R. G. Ainslee

Independently Published
2018
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RG Ainslee continues the Secret Cold War Series with a fast-moving adventure in the Horn of Africa featuring ELINT Analyst Ross Brannan. The Ethiopian Intercept transports you to the secret front line of the Cold War during the 1978 conflict between Somalia and Ethiopia. Somali forces invade the Ogaden region of eastern Ethiopia. The Soviets support the Ethiopians as their principal ally in the Horn of Africa. A Cuban defector reveals the arrival of new air defense system. The Pentagon brass wants to know: What is the new system? Is defector J. Andrew Marsden involved? One man has the qualifications to find out. Ross Brannan. He reluctantly volunteers to fly a covert mission in the SR-71 spy plane over Ethiopia. Following a ditching into the Indian Ocean, Ross lands on Lamu Island, Kenya and finds himself the target of an intensive manhunt by Cuban operatives. He must rely on his instincts and training to survive and reach safety with critical data from his Ethiopian Intercept. If you like intrigue, suspense, exotic locations, and page turning thrills, you will love this fast-paced adventure that reveals the silent conflict waged in the shadows. A full-length novel Book Two in The Secret Cold War Series The Cold War lasted forty plus years, a time of tensions between two super-powers with the capacity to destroy each other and the world. Proxy wars were fought on many fronts. One front was invisible, a Secret Cold War: the signal intelligence war. Reliable and timely gathering of electronic intelligence (ELINT) was vital, a first line of defense. Thomas Jefferson: "The price of freedom is eternal vigilance." The Ethiopian Intercept is a new addition to the tradition of military, espionage, and adventure novels loved by fans of Alistair MacLean, Robert Ludlum, Clive Cussler, and Tom Clancy. The author served as a soldier on the front line of the Cold War following the Cuban Missile Crisis. The Secret Cold War series novels are set in Africa and Southern Asia, areas the author has traveled extensively. Following a four-month overland journey across Africa, he settled down in dollar a night hotel on Lamu Island, Kenya in search of a quiet restful haven. The Ogaden War between Somalia and Ethiopia was raging up the coast. In a moment of inspiration, he decided to write an action-adventure story of the Secret Cold War. That story became The Ethiopian Intercept.
Moses Maimonides

Moses Maimonides

Ross Brann

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS INC
2025
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Moses Maimonides, a scientist, physician, philosopher, rabbinic scholar, and communal leader, was perhaps the most imposing Jewish figure of the pre-modern age. Yet, more than eight centuries after his death, the meaning of his life and his work remains contested. This Very Short Introduction to Moses Maimonides surveys Maimonides' many intellectual, literary, and professional ventures. Born in Islamic Cordoba, he ultimately settled in Cairo, where he served as jurist and civic leader and a highly esteemed physician with responsibilities at the Fatimid and Ayyubid courts, even as he deepened his philosophical-theological pursuits. He moved seamlessly between specialized, private, and public Jewish and Muslim spheres. Indeed, his written works traverse multiple disciplines, employ several literary genres, and address various elite and popular audiences. Beginning with his Commentary on the Mishnah and culminating in the seminal Mishneh Torah (Code of Jewish Law), Maimonides reorganized and systematized all of rabbinic law. He regarded the attainment of wisdom as the ultimate goal of human life. Like many Jewish and Muslim religious intellectuals of the period Maimonides was preoccupied with the problem posed by the language religious tradition deploys in referring to God. His Guide for the Perplexed treats this central challenge to knowing God's absolute, unchanging unity, as well as defining the purpose of divine law and supposed interruption of the natural order in the form of prophecy and miracles. This book organizes Maimonides' thinking and writings thematically and puts his works into dialogue with one another. It proposes that the key to engaging Maimonides on his own terms is to understand he applied a rationalist's regimen characteristic of his scientific research and practice of medicine to all of his life's work: he observed and studied a problem, diagnosed it, and then prescribed a remedy for it whether the concern was physical, metaphysical, spiritual, intellectual, or social in nature. His Arabic and Hebrew contributions to each of his fields of inquiry were translated and disseminated far and wide and found a prominent place among religious and scientific intellectuals in the Latin West and throughout the Jewish and Islamic worlds.
Power in the Portrayal

Power in the Portrayal

Ross Brann

Princeton University Press
2010
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Power in the Portrayal unveils a fresh and vital perspective on power relations in eleventh- and twelfth-century Muslim Spain as reflected in historical and literary texts of the period. Employing the methods of the new historical literary study in looking at a range of texts, Ross Brann reveals the paradoxical relations between the Andalusi Muslim and Jewish elites in an era when long periods of tolerance and respect were punctuated by outbreaks of tension and hostility. The examined Arabic texts reveal a fragmented perception of the Jew in eleventh-century al-Andalus. They depict seemingly contradictory figures at whose poles are an intelligent, skilled, and noble Jew deserving of homage and a vile, stupid, and fiendish enemy of God and Islam. For their part, the Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic texts display a deep-seated reluctance to portray Muslims in any light at all. Brann cogently demonstrates that these representations of Jews and Muslims--each of which is concerned with issues of sovereignty and the exercise of power--reflect the shifting, fluctuating, and ambivalent relations between elite members of two of the ethno-religious communities of al-Andalus. Brann's accessible prose is enriched by his splendid translations; the original texts are also included. This book is the first to study the construction of social meaning in Andalusi Arabic, Judeo-Arabic, and Hebrew literary texts and historical chronicles. The novel approach illuminates nuances of respect, disinterest, contempt, and hatred reflected in the relationship between Muslims and Jews in medieval Spain.
Iberian Moorings

Iberian Moorings

Ross Brann

University of Pennsylvania Press
2021
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To Christians the Iberian Peninsula was Hispania, to Muslims al-Andalus, and to Jews Sefarad. As much as these were all names given to the same real place, the names also constituted ideas, and like all ideas, they have histories of their own. To some, al-Andalus and Sefarad were the subjects of conventional expressions of attachment to and pride in homeland of the universal sort displayed in other Islamic lands and Jewish communities; but other Muslim and Jewish political, literary, and religious actors variously developed the notion that al-Andalus or Sefarad, its inhabitants, and their culture were exceptional and destined to play a central role in the history of their peoples. In Iberian Moorings Ross Brann traces how al-Andalus and Sefarad were invested with special political, cultural, and historical significance across the Middle Ages. This is the first work to analyze the tropes of Andalusi and Sefardi exceptionalism in comparative perspective. Brann focuses on the social power of these tropes in Andalusi Islamic and Sefardi Jewish cultures from the tenth through the twelfth century and reflects on their enduring influence and its expressions in scholarship, literature, and film down to the present day.
Running Adventures Scotland

Running Adventures Scotland

Ross Brannigan

Vertebrate Publishing Ltd
2022
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Running Adventures Scotland by Ross Brannigan contains 25 inspirational and fun running routes, the majority of which are between 10 and 29 kilometres in length, exploring the best of the Highlands and the Lowlands.Running in Scotland is all about being immersed in the landscape – whether you’re up high on a ridge, on a tranquil forest track or negotiating a technical descent – it all adds up to be an unforgettable experience. This book will open up adventures for you across Scotland – follow in the footsteps of runners on the route of the Pentland Skyline Race, enjoy an epic day out on the stunning Sgùrr na Strì on Skye or tackle the iconic Ring of Steall. The runs are organised into five geographical areas; there is also a bonus section with three longer routes (ranging from 63 to 153 kilometres), for those looking to take their running to the next level on a longer or multi-day adventure.Each route includes all the information you need to help you plan your run, interesting background information about the local area, types of terrain covered, and refreshment recommendations, in addition to detailed directions, stunning photography and overview mapping. Downloadable GPX files of the routes are also available. There are also suggestions for other routes in the area, information on relevant conservation organisations as well as a quote from a local runner to add context to the route. Let Running Adventures Scotland take you on an unforgettable journey around the best of Scotland’s stunning landscapes.
Ross

Ross

Terence Rattigan

Samuel French Ltd
2011
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This biographical portrait of T. E. Lawrence (a.k.a. Lawrence of Arabia) begins in 1922, when Lawrence was hiding under an assumed name as "Aircraftman Ross" in the Royal Air Force, and is being disciplined by his Flight Lieutenant for alleged misconduct. When Lawrence's identity is compromised, his dreams take him back to the various figures in his life, as the play flashes back to the famed Arab Revolts, beginning during World War I, in mid-1916.21 men
Ross

Ross

William Bryant

iUniverse
2004
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"Ross," parts of which appeared in "Evergreen Review," is a created history based on the experiences of the mysterious Ross (T. E. Lawrence) in America, his relations with Billy, a street urchin, and Millicent Molloy, a famous Broadway actress. Billy, believing he has accidentally killed Ross during a session of flagellation, escapes by ship, pursued by a transvestite FBI agent (Herbert Hoover). He finally reaches Paris, where Gertrude Stein, Alice B. Toklas, Picasso, Hemingway and other notorious intellectuals welcome him with open arms. Billy is kidnapped by Count Czerny, a Hungarian noble, and spirited away to his castle where Millicent Molloy is being kept in sexual thrall. In a bloody uprising the fates of Billy and Millicent hang in the balance while Ross, in true Lawrence of Arabia fashion, tries desperately to save them. Their lives intersect once more in a frenzied debacle.
Ross

Ross

Patrick J Hagan

Advanced Publishing LLC
2023
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Join Ronan O'Neill, a Coast Guard Viet Nam War hero and now a civil litigator, and the people around him who form the nucleus of his life, as he tells from his perspective about several of his paramount relationship changes and how his life course begins to shift in his middle years, including unexpected forays into the world of high fashion. Ronan's career in the Coast Guard Reserve nears its end. Yet, his legal work, anchored in California while spanning many U.S. jurisdictions, becomes more dramatic and complex in its scope and increasingly entangled with an intertwining of interests in some European Union financial markets and with world-renowned scientists in the United Kingdom and France.While deeply enmeshed in his primary workload, an old client from Upstate New York calls on Ronan to assist with a dreadful accident involving its signature product line in a small, difficult to access county in the California hills where much of the Gold Rush played out almost 150 years before. Ever loyal to this past client and despite his overwhelming workload and his evolving personal relationships, Ronan undertakes his old friend's request for his defense efforts in this area known as The Gold Country.This third novel provides Ronan's autobiographical view of what, on the reflection of his later years, may be part of the highest plateau of his career in law while he is undergoing massive personal changes that will reshape how he will face much of the remainder of his life.
Ross

Ross

I'm Really a. Journal

Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2018
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Show your love for all things Scottish highlander, outlander (or preppy) with this fashionable Tartan Journal. Write down your thoughts, your wishes, your dreams or your memories of Scotland and beyond in this 150-page lined notebook.
Ross

Ross

Terence Rattigan

Nick Hern Books
2016
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Terence Rattigan's epic and probing drama about the man immortalised as Lawrence of Arabia. Arrogant, flippant, withdrawn and with a talent for self-concealment, the mysterious Aircraftman Ross seems an odd recruit for the Royal Air Force. In fact the truth is even stranger than the man himself. Behind the false name is an enigma, a man named Lawrence who started as a civilian in the Map Office in 1914 and went on to mastermind some of the most audacious military victories in the history of the British Army. These victories earned him an enduring and romantic nom de guerre: Lawrence of Arabia. Rattigan's 1960 play reveals the unusual and deeply conflicted Englishman behind the heroic legend. This edition, with an Introduction by Dan Rebellato, was published alongside the revival at the Chichester Festival Theatre in 2016, directed by Adrian Noble and starring Joseph Fiennes as Ross.
A-Z of Hell: Ross Kemp’s How Not to Travel the World
Ross Kemp's fascinating guide of the worst places in the world.Want to know where to discover the perfect sunset in Fiji? How about a tropical paradise in St Lucia, or one of the world’s beautiful natural wonders in the Alps? Well this is NOT the book for you.But if you want to know about meeting transvestite prostitutes in a South African prison, or being attacked for a can of tuna in the Congo, buying crack cocaine in a Venezuelan prison or being chased by dogs in a haunted house in Belize, then look no further. Ross Kemp has visited the worst places in the world, and here they are in all their horror – in a handy A to Z format. This is not one hell of a travel guide. This is a travel guide to hell.
Ross Kemp on Afghanistan

Ross Kemp on Afghanistan

Ross Kemp

Penguin Books Ltd
2009
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Ross Kemp risks all to tell the story of the British soldier in Ross Kemp on Afghanistan.He has played an East End hardman, an SAS soldier and investigated vicious world gangs. Now Ross Kemp is taking on perhaps his hardest assignment of all - the Taliban. In order to prepare for this life-threatening ordeal, Ross Kemp trains with the First Battalion Royal Anglians in England's subzero temperatures, practicing firing SA 80 rifles and .50 calibre machine guns, getting to know the soldiers and learning the tactics they use to stay alive. Sent with them to Camp Bastion in Afghanistan's Helmand province, he immerses himself fully: he endures the stifling heat, the constant threat of snipers, RPG attacks, suicide bombers and land mines. In short, he discovers first hand what it's like to fight on the frontline. It's the closest he's ever come to dying - bullets fizzing inches from his head as they hit the ground on either side of him. After two harrowing and arduous months Ross returns to England, but there is little relief to be had as he meets the mothers of soldiers killed in the conflict. Then in September 2008 he goes back to the war zone, to see how the men he grew so close to are faring, to check how many of them are still alive. Ross Kemp on Afganistan is a fascinating, horrifying and often moving insight into the brutal reality ordinary soldiers have to face in one of the world's most dangerous and volatile regions.Ross Kemp was born in Essex in 1964, to a father who was a senior detective with the Metropolitan Police and had served in the army for four years. He is a BAFTA award-winning actor, journalist and author, who is best known for his role of Grant Mitchell in Eastenders. His award-winning documentary series Ross Kemp on Gangs led to his international recognition as an investigative journalist.
Ross Penhall's Vancouver, Surrounding Areas And Places That Inspire
A collection of 120 paintings by renowned artist Ross Penhall that celebrates the identity and spirit of Vancouver. Also included are paintings of inspirational places across Canada, the US and Europe, including the California Coast, the Prairies and the Italian countryside. Ross Penhall's Vancouver combines stunning imagery, tribute and personal history to create a portrait of the city through an artist's eyes. Ross Penhall was born and raised in Vancouver, where he has had two separate and successful careers as a fire captain and now as an internationally recognized painter. Visitors and residents alike will look at Vancouver in a new way after they see it from Ross' unique perspective. Whether it's a row of hedges on the corner of someone's yard or the cascading rocks at Spanish Banks, Ross finds endless inspiration in the city where he lives. In addition to paintings of Vancouver, there is a chapter on Surrounding Areas that focuses on the scenery of the Interior, Vancouver Island and Coastal British Columbia. The final chapter, Places That Inspire, includes paintings of the Pacific Northwest of the United States, the Canadian Prairies and landscapes from Ross' travels abroad. For lovers of art, for lovers of Vancouver and for anyone who looks for beauty in the everyday world, Ross Penhall'sVancouver is a book that will continue to captivate readers long after they first open it.
Ross Sterling, Texan

Ross Sterling, Texan

Ross S. Sterling; Editor Kilman

University of Texas Press
2007
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Born on a farm near Anahuac, Texas, in 1875 and possessed of only a fourth-grade education, Ross Sterling was one of the most successful Texans of his generation. Driven by a relentless work ethic, he become a wealthy oilman, banker, newspaper publisher, and, from 1931 to 1933, one-term governor of Texas. Sterling was the principal founder of the Humble Oil and Refining Company, which eventually became the largest division of the ExxonMobil Corporation, as well as the owner of the Houston Post.Eager to "preserve a narrative record of his life and deeds," Ross Sterling hired Ed Kilman, an old friend and editorial page editor of the Houston Post, to write his biography. Though the book was nearly finished before Sterling's death in 1949, it never found a publisher due to Kilman's florid writing style and overly hagiographic portrayal of Sterling.In this volume, by contrast, editor Don Carleton uses the original oral history dictated by Ross Sterling to Ed Kilman to present the former governor's life story in his own words. Sterling vividly describes his formative years, early business ventures, and active role in developing the Texas oil industry. He also recalls his political career, from his appointment to the Texas Highway Commission to his term as governor, ending with his controversial defeat for reelection by "Ma" Ferguson. Sterling's reminiscences constitute an important primary source not only on the life of a Texan who deserves to be more widely remembered, but also on the history of Houston and the growth of the American oil industry.
Ross And Tom

Ross And Tom

John Leggett

Da Capo Press Inc
2000
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Here, at last back in print, is the classic dual biography of Ross Lockridge and Thomas Heggen, two authors who achieved sudden fame and fortune and then self-destructed. Ross Lockridge, the author of the spectacularly best-selling Raintree County, and Thomas Heggen, the creator of Mister Roberts, both were thrust in the 1940s into unexpected fame and money. Each was young and inexperienced in the ways of the world. John Leggett explores their lives, their loves, their friendships, and their writing and publishing experiences to discover what ultimately and tragically failed them. Ross and Tom portrays two gifted writers and their final descent into that Fitzgeraldian crack-up where "in the real dark night of the soul it is always three o'clock in the morning."