Author: Robert W. Topping
Publisher: Purdue University Press
ISBN: 1612491618
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 134
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Based on extensive interviews and archival research, this book traces the career of Orville Redenbacher, the "popcorn king," from his agricultural studies at Purdue University to his emergence as an American advertising icon. Born in Brazil, Indiana, in 1907, Orville began his lifelong obsession with the development of new strains of seed at Purdue where he earned a degree in agronomy while also playing in the All-American Marching Band. After experimenting with thousands of varieties, Orville and his business partner Charlie Bowman launched Orville Redenbacher's gourmet popping corn in 1970. Through a combination of shrewd marketing and a notably superior product, the partners controlled a third of the market for popping corn by 1976, when their "Chester Hybrids" business was sold to Hunt Wesson Foods. Orville Redenbacher continued to prosper as a larger-than-life brand spokesperson and a symbol of wholesomeness and fun until his death in 1995. Based on interviews conducted in the last few years of Orville's life, this book paints a fascinating picture of a deeply serious agricultural pioneer and marketing genius, whose image can still be found in almost every North American home.
Author: John Norberg
Publisher: Purdue University Press
ISBN: 1612495443
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 496
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In 1869 the State of Indiana founded Purdue University as Indiana’s land-grant university dedicated to agriculture and engineering. Today, Purdue stands as one of the elite research and education institutions in the world. Its halls have been home to Nobel Prize- and World Food Prize-winning faculty, record-setting astronauts, laureled humanists, researchers, and leaders of industry. Its thirteen colleges and schools span the sciences, liberal arts, management, and veterinary medicine, boasting more than 450,000 living alumni. Ever True: 150 Years of Giant Leaps at Purdue University by John Norberg captures the essence of this great university. In this volume, Norberg takes readers beyond the iconic redbrick walls of Purdue University’s West Lafayette campus to delve into the stories of the faculty, alumni, and leaders who make up this remarkable institution’s distinguished history. Written to commemorate Purdue University’s sesquicentennial celebrations, Ever True picks up where prior histories leave off, bringing the intricacies of historic tales to the forefront, updating the Purdue story to the present, and looking to the future.
Author: KC Hart
Publisher: KC Hart
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 250
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Fifer McKenzie isn’t in Red-Creek, Alabama to bask in its small-town charm, or make friends with any of the locals. It’s not like she fits in with this tight-knit, do-gooder Christian community anyway. She’s only there to set up her father’s new business. As soon as it gets off the ground, she’ll move on to manage whatever money-making scheme her father comes up with next. But will she ever get out from under his thumb and escape the dark shadows of her past? A level-headed man of strong Christian faith, Oscar Robinson isn’t one for temptations or flirtations. He finds himself, however, drawn to Fifer, the spirited redhead he’s forced to work with on a new business venture. She challenges him at every turn, but their many clashes don’t force them apart. Instead, they reveal a crackling chemistry that’s hard to resist. But resist, he must. Fifer doesn’t care about him or the small town of Red Creek, and worst of all, he’s sure she’s not exactly what she seems. Can he stay focused on the job at hand, or has he already fallen too far, too fast? Fifer and Oscar grow ever closer, even as they spar and spat. But pride, secrets, and tempers threaten to tear them apart and crush their blossoming romance. Will they find a way to bridge the gap between them, or will their differences prove too great to overcome? In a town where tradition and individuality collide, secrets will be revealed, hearts will be tested, and destinies will be intertwined in ways neither Fifer nor Oscar could have imagined. Discover the enchanting tale of love, defiance and surrender in “Our Unfailing Love.”
Author: Joseph A. McCaffrey
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 172834171X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 181
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Former classics professor Bertrand McAbee, a hesitant P.I., is presented with an odd case. Years back, a young horse trainer was killed by her horse named Cassies Ruler. Her father receives a phone call suggesting that it was not an accident. Accepting the case, it isn’t long before McAbee and his cohorts find themselves tracking a vicious serial killer who murders on whim. The two immensely different worlds of the professorial McAbee and the savage serial killer, Tommy Lee, are moving toward an unforgettable collision. This book is the first in a series of McAbee adventures.
Author: R.E. Donald
Publisher: Proud Horse Publishing
ISBN: 0994076207
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 280
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A 2016 Whistler Independent Book Award finalist. Former homicide investigator Hunter Rayne follows the white lines northward on the Alaska Highway, but a truck breakdown forces him to take an unscheduled stop in Whitehorse, Yukon, where he had been stationed as a rookie cop. While his Freightliner is awaiting repairs, Hunter and fellow driver, Dan (Sorry) Sorenson, kill time with a side trip to bush Alaska where a chance meeting with a young Alaskan woman awakens his interest in a baffling cold case. A reclusive trapper and his young girlfriend disappeared from a bloody cabin 25 years before, leaving their sled dogs chained outside. Reawakened memories of his past coupled with a recent murder find Hunter back in investigative mode with the blessings of Whitehorse RCMP boss Bartholomew Sam, son of a shaman and Hunter's old friend. He finds himself searching the banks of the mighty Yukon River for a tough old bush woman who may hold the key to more than one bloody death. It's a vivid reminder that the breathtaking beauty of the northern wilderness camouflages its brutal indifference to human life. This is the fourth novel in the Highway Mysteries series of character-driven traditional mysteries in a uniquely North American setting.
Author: Leigh Ellwood
Publisher: Leigh Ellwood
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 63
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It’s 1989, and somebody is prowling Jackson Park, assaulting men who go cruising after dark. Officer Truman is determined to keep the people of Archer Beach safe, and that goes double for his friends on Sylvester Street…triple for Colin. Colin, however, wants to take justice into his own hands, and it’s up to Tru to solve the case before Colin gets hurt.
Author: John Alvah Barnes Jr.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1524640158
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 262
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Jay must find the saboteur before someone else dies... Code Blue! Kirkwood Medical Center electronic technician Jay Barlow knows about Life-and-death emergencies--he just never imagined that he'd be in that situation himself. While checking a defibrillator used to shock human hearts into action, Jay receives a jolt that starts a sinister, dangerous and ultimately fatal series of events. While Jay is recovering and being cared for tenderly by ER nurse, Debbie Farrell, Jay and his boss, Dan Harris, watch as the Biomedical Department is shocked by a series of mysterious and potentially lethal equipment malfunctions. As Jay's romance with the delectable Debbie grows, he and Dan begin to suspect deliberate sabotage. But why would anyone booby-trap machines designed to save lives? Jay himself becomes a suspect and then watches in horror as a fellow Technician dies in an accident caused by a faulty machine. When the breakdowns are used as an excuse to close down the entire department, Jay decides he must track down the killer before more innocent people are sacrificed. He suspects everyone, including his best friend, before uncovering the ruthless killer. Finally he recruits the entire department in a bizarre, fitting and very satisfying plot of revenge.
Author: Marcus Galloway
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101007575
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241
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First in an action-packed new Western series for fans of Deadwood. After killing his first man, Caleb Wayfinder is on the run-straight into the confidence of the notorious Doc Holliday. Now Caleb's got the devil on his shoulder and together they're going to blast their way into history. Even if it kills them.
Author: John C. Holm
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN: 9780822210627
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 84
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THE STORY: Marcia Elder, a retired village school teacher, lives alone in her family home in Vermont. She is very happy in her lovely country house, but she begins to think about the possibility of finding a companion who will care for her as she g
Author: Máire Fisher
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 1415205965
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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‘I am madly in love with this book. Máire Fisher has created a character so wounded, funny and lyrical you will not desert her till you’ve read every page.’ – Rahla Xenopoulos, author of A Memoir of Love and Madness As children growing up at Marchbanks, an imposing mansion built high on a hill above a Cape seaside town, Bird and her five siblings love to hear the story of how their father wooed their mother, but they don’t know much about the past of their reclusive grandmother, Ma Bess, who rules Marchbanks from its shadows and keeps her stories firmly locked in her cold heart. When Bird’s ten-year-old twin brothers Oliver and Oscar go missing after a day of fishing, Bird appoints herself the family scribe and begins writing to the brothers she refuses to believe are gone for good. The elderly Ma Bess may be the voice in command at Marchbanks, but Bird, the youngest in the family, becomes its all-seeing eye. If Bird learns the truth, though, can life at Marchbanks ever be the same? With humour and pathos, Birdseye contemplates loss, love that endures, and the courage it takes to voice one’s truth, no matter the circumstances.
