Jim Miller

For ex-Texas Rangers Wash and Chance Carston, Charlie Goodnights' first cattle drive spelled danger and making it through alive turns out to only be half of the fight in this Western novel based on the real Charlie Goodnight and his legendary first cattle drive. Wash and Chance Carston came of age during war and grew to be legendary horse breakers of the Texas planes, but none of the hard fighting they'd done before could prepare them for Charlie Goodnight--a no-nonsense, tough talking Texan with his own way of handling problems. The Carstons join Goodnight and his herd as they set off to drive two thousand longhorns to Fort Summer in New Mexico Territory, through the forbidding Staked Plains east of Pecos River: the Llano Estacado. The ​Carston brothers, alongside Goodnight's handpicked men, must battle with Native Americans and rustlers, intense heat, and homesickness before the ride is over. Just as the drive is reaching its end, the Carston brothers realize that they've only faced half of the fight, as they find out their home at Twin Rifles is targeted by an outlaw with vengeance in his heart. With the Civil War marking the end of their famed rough-riding legion, Wash and Chance find themselves in a land of violence and brutality, scarred by war and uneasy in peace, fighting anywhere and anyone to uphold their honor and the Ranger code.

Jim Miller, author of numerous books, including The Old Timers, The Long Guns, and the Ex-Rangers series, presents The Stranger from Nowhere about former Texas Rangers and their thrilling dealings on the rugged plains. The Stranger From Nowhere is author Jim Miller's bold western series following former Texas Rangers who deal hard justice--across the rugged plains.

From the author of The Old Timers and The Long Guns comes the first book of a bold western series about three ex-Texas Rangers, a man and his two sons, as they confront their own rivalries and a deadly betrayal. Once members of the Lone Star State’s proudest legion—the Texas Rangers—the Carston men were willing to fight and die to bring justice to the harsh frontier. Will Carston lived the Ranger creed as he staked out his ranch and defended a raw new town, while the Ranger spirit helped his hard-fisted sons, Chance and Wash, survive the Civil War’s bloody campaigns, building a legacy they could never deny or forget. Now, a savage act of violence brings the three men together on a lethal quest for revenge. On the sun-scorched Texas badlands, the Carston men battle for their lives in a winner-takes-all showdown that will put the fast guns and fighting fury of the ex-Rangers to the ultimate test.

Back once again, the ex-Texas Rangers known as the Carston men are challenged when a prisoner is violently highjacked on a rough trail, leaving it up to Will to stop at nothing in his fight to get him back in the seventh book of Jim Miller’s The Ex-Rangers Series. The Wells Gang rode into town to rob a bank, but they were not prepared for the good folks of Twin Rifles to stop at nothing while fighting back. When the smoke clears on the criminals, one bandit is dead and the gang’s leader is under the guard of Will Carston. Now headed for trial in Fort Dodge, Will is four days into a stagecoach ride with the leader of the robbers as the road turns rough. In the stretch of their journey, Will fights off an angry lynch mob, a drunken gunslinger, and a beautiful, too friendly woman who is aiming to bring him a different kind of trouble. When his prisoner is violently hijacked, the ex-Texas Ranger has to use all his skills and guts to get him back as the members of the Wells Gang plan to make a withdrawal from the Twin Rifles bank with vicious vengeance on their minds.

Filled with non-stop action, this addition to Jim Miller’s sharp-shooting Western series takes readers on a ride with Marshal Will Carston as he arrives in Curious, Texas to apprehend a notorious horse thief, only to wonder if he still has what it takes to look a killer right in the eye…and stay alive. Marshal Will Carston has set out on the ride from Twin Rifles to the aptly named town of Curious, Texas, to apprehend horse thief Kyle Garret. But when a man with a long memory starts stirring up trouble at the Twin Rifles boarding house and two unwanted companions burden Carston’s journey, he knows he is out on a limb and faced with a daunting task. Accompanied by brash, nineteen-year-old gambler, Bill Hardy and a worn-out buffalo hunter named Buckskin, ex-Ranger Carston must face gunshots, traitors, and traps on his mission to catch Garret. On the merciless frontier, a man and his sons were Texas Rangers—until the Civil War marked the end of their famed rough-riding legion. Now in a land of violence and brutality, scarred by war and uneasy peace, the Carstons face off against rustlers and Comancheros, tame lawless towns, and uphold the Ranger code in the Ex-Rangers series by Jim Miller.

The Carston men return as Wash sets out on a two-day journey to rescue one of his father’s deputies after he is accused of murdering a prisoner attempting to escape in this thrilling addition to The Ex-Rangers series. Wash Carston has seen a lot of evil, especially in his days as a Texas Ranger and Civil War soldier, but he’s never seen a town as plain cursed as Sendero. When a message came in on the Twin Rifles’ new telegraph machine two weeks earlier asking for a prisoner to be picked up in Sendero, Marshal Will Carston sent his deputy, Joshua, on the mission. But when Joshua fails to return, Wash Carston must set out to rescue him. When he arrives, Wash finds Joshua locked up in the hoosegow, accused of murdering the prisoner he was sent to pick up as he tried to escape. With problems coming from every corner of Sendero, the only agreeable folks Wash can find are a tough young sharpshooter dying of consumption and a pretty waitress who’s just a bit too friendly…? As a lynch mob gathers, Wash stands ready to defend his father’s deputy and uphold law and order with a blazing six-gun in hand.

A BOLD WESTERN SERIES FROM THE CREATOR OF THE OLD-TIMERS AND THE LONG GUNS When the Carstons' old friend Manuel Quesada arrives in Twin Rifles badly beaten, he gasps out a desperate tale: A Norteamericano and his Indian sidekicks are terrorizing the Quesadas' home in Mexico. It is time for the Carstons to honor a promise they made many years ago. But Wash, now married, is unwilling to risk his life, and Will is busy with his duties as town marshal. Chance is on his own?. Shaken by his sweetheart's tearful farewell, and apprehensive about the true strength of the enemy, Chance welcomes ex-Ranger Dallas Bodeen to the rescue party. The arrival of young Ike Hadley is another matter: This one seems hell-bent on proving he's as tough as his troublemaking brothers. But every gun will count in this confrontation. And Chance has a compelling reason for returning from this mission -- even though it may mean his days as a rough rider will be over. On the merciless frontier a man and his sons were Texas Rangers all -- until the Civil War marked the end of their famed rough-riding legion. Now in a land of violence and brutality, scarred by war and uneasy in peace, they've fought rustlers and comancheros, tamed lawless towns, and upheld the Ranger Code.

Work Hard for Your Dog in the Fight is a critique of politics, society, American voters, and the two-party system. Author, father, paramedic, and one-time Tea Party candidate Jim Miller may perhaps identify himself as a failure at everything that mainstream society has to offer, but he has composed a unique and thoughtful analysis of American culture that leaves far more popular authors thinking "I wish I'd said that". Work Hard for Your Dog defies categorization. It is a memoir, an essay on racism and a treatise on the republican form of government. Miller presents for your consumption a world-class collection of original satire, prose, a truly unique perspective on the American experience, and a solid introduction to the political arena that is invaluable to anyone considering a career in public office. Each reader will find things to both love and hate about Miller's rendition of eastern North Carolina. No matter whether he is reliving 4-H camp during a hurricane or satirizing the Obama Administration to the score of Gilbert & Sullivan's H.M.S. Pinafore Miller is a consummate writer who never leaves the reader without something to contemplate. But what is perhaps Miller's greatest contribution to the literary world is his ability to be someone who is just like you even though you never know what he is going to say next. For example, while any (failed) politician can write a memoir, only Miller donates 100% of the after-tax proceeds from Work Hard for Your Dog in the Fight to his favorite charity.

The Cambridge Dictionary of Linguistics provides concise and clear definitions of all the terms any undergraduate or graduate student is likely to encounter in the study of linguistics and English language or in other degrees involving linguistics, such as modern languages, media studies and translation. lt covers the key areas of syntax, morphology, phonology, phonetics, semantics and pragmatics but also contains terms from discourse analysis, stylistics, historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, computational linguistics and corpus linguistics. It provides entries for 246 languages, including 'major' languages and languages regularly mentioned in research papers and textbooks. Features include cross-referencing between entries and extended entries on some terms. Where appropriate, entries contain illustrative examples from English and other languages, and many provide etymologies bringing out the metaphors lying behind the technical terms. Also available is an electronic version of the dictionary which includes 'clickable' cross-referencing.

This book introduces, analyzes and critiques the main areas of debate within the field of syntax. This book introduces the main areas of debate within the field of syntax. Jim Miller analyzes the major themes in syntactic research, paying attention to overlooked non-generative theories and the adoption of the same concepts across different models of grammar. The book analyzes the difference between spoken and written syntax, standard and non-standard syntax, grammar and usage, and addresses concerns such as grammatical prescription. Examples are drawn from a range of everyday examples extracted from corpus data, to present an analysis of how syntax is used in the real world. Comprehensive, accessible and challenging, this book is essential reading for students taking introductory courses in syntax and syntactic theory, both at undergraduate and postgraduate level. "Continuum Critical Introductions to Linguistics" are comprehensive introductions to core areas in linguistics. The introductions are original and approach the subject from unique and different perspectives. Using contemporary examples and analogies, these books seek to explain complicated issues in an accessible way. The books prompt critical thinking about each core area, and are a radical departure from traditional, staid introductions to the subject. Written by key academics in each field who are not afraid to be controversial, each book will be essential reading for undergraduate students.

This book introduces, analyzes and critiques the main areas of debate within the field of syntax. This book introduces the main areas of debate within the field of syntax. Jim Miller analyzes the major themes in syntactic research, paying attention to overlooked non-generative theories and the adoption of the same concepts across different models of grammar. The book analyzes the difference between spoken and written syntax, standard and non-standard syntax, grammar and usage, and addresses concerns such as grammatical prescription. Examples are drawn from a range of everyday examples extracted from corpus data, to present an analysis of how syntax is used in the real world. Comprehensive, accessible and challenging, this book is essential reading for students taking introductory courses in syntax and syntactic theory, both at undergraduate and postgraduate level. "Continuum Critical Introductions to Linguistics" are comprehensive introductions to core areas in linguistics. The introductions are original and approach the subject from unique and different perspectives. Using contemporary examples and analogies, these books seek to explain complicated issues in an accessible way. The books prompt critical thinking about each core area, and are a radical departure from traditional, staid introductions to the subject. Written by key academics in each field who are not afraid to be controversial, each book will be essential reading for undergraduate students.