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 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. While the company gradually became absorbed into the food giant ConAgra, Orville Redenbacher prospered as a larger-than-life brand spokesperson and a symbol of wholesomeness and fun until his death in 1995.
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From USA Today, Amazon bestselling, and popular science fiction and fantasy authors comes Ghosts of Fire, a supernatural anthology of ten thrilling tales. Meet paranormal detectives, imprisoned dragons, dark demons, cursed jewels, and handsome prophets. Explore shifting realms trapped in mirrors and a disturbing future where a president aims to rid the world of Otherkind. Ghosts of Fire is the third, long-awaited Elements story collection from the dynamic and inventive Untethered Realms group. “The Flaming Emerald” by Jeff Chapman: When Orville finds an emerald in a pawnshop, Jimmy suspects there’s trouble ahead, which is precisely what they encounter, trouble of a very weird and supernatural kind. Will they rid themselves of the cursed jewel before the flames scorch them? This is another story in Chapman’s Huckster Tales series. “The Cost of Greatness” by Meradeth Houston: The newly elected President swears that he will rid the country of Otherkind, no matter the cost. When violence breaks out, one question must be answered: what is the cost of peace? “On Day 168” by Cherie Reich: For 168 days, a dragon imprisoned Astryd in his cave, but the chieftain’s daughter has escaped to discover the dragon may not be her only enemy. This story takes place several hundred years before Reich’s series The Fate Challenges. “The Vagaries of Eloise Stanton” by M. Pax: Lucy’s family disappeared when she was a child, lost in a world of mirror. No one believed her, yet the reflections of her family’s faces haunt her, plead with her for rescue. On the verge of at last being reunited, Lucy must battle the cruel woman, who isn’t quite human, standing as a barrier between the two realms. “Mind the Gap” by Gwen Gardner: Carl James wants to impress the lovely Detective Inspector Madison Perry by helping her catch an international art thief. Little does he know how his world will change when he steps through the ancient standing stones and finds himself an unintentional Gap Walker. “Ryan” by Misha Gerrick: As the oldest griffon in existence, nothing thrills Ryan more than hunting down Aleria, the most powerful phoenix alive. But when the blitz traps both immortals in a struggle for life and death, he discovers she might be more than his prey. She might be his salvation. Ryan and Aleria’s stories continue in Endless. “Rollerskate Boys” by Catherine Stine: An old shoe warehouse seems like the perfect place for artist Lily to set up a studio. But after moving in, she is tormented by startling clatters in the hall and the ghostly trails of boys on roller skates. When a deadly fire erupts, she’s no longer sure of what is real and what’s a figment of her nightmares. “The Torchbearer” by Christine Rains: Sent to a dark crossroads by Hekate’s command, Desma must listen to the words of a handsome prophet whose ominous message mystifies her as much as he captivates her. “In Plain Sight” by Angela Brown: Kazel and Amandine are best friends with their own little secrets to hide. When a boring study session at the library comes to a screeching halt, it forces them to put all their cards on the table and into plain sight. Readers of Neverlove and Frailties of the Bond will enjoy the return to the Shadow Jumpers and NEO worlds. “Demon in the Basement” by River Fairchild: A man returns to his childhood home, determined to destroy the evil residing within it… or die trying.
Enter our mysterious realms where the stories are as varied and rich as the types of soil on this and other planets. Enchanted forests are knotted with roots and vines. Dreaded paths take us through strange, unexplored places. Investigate new worlds and houses frequented by ghosts. Come across witches and wizards and an assassin tasked to kill Death. Meet hot robots, hungry winds, and the goddess of chaos. Explore alien lands, purgatorial realms, and a shocking place where people bury the living with their dead. Encounter paranormal detectives, imprisoned dragons, dark demons, cursed jewels, and handsome prophets. Search shifting worlds trapped in mirrors and a disturbing future where a president aims to rid the world of Otherkind. Experience a haunted journey on a riverboat, water sprites borne of pennies, preternatural creatures, ancient serpents, and the Lady of the Lake who lurks in dark waters. From USA Today bestselling and popular science fiction and fantasy authors comes Elements of Untethered Realms, a supernatural compilation of the anthologies Twisted Earths, Mayhem in the Air, Ghosts of Fire, and Spirits in the Water. These forty thrilling tales feature authors Angela Brown, Jeff Chapman, Cathrina Constantine, Julie Flanders, River Fairchild, Gwen Gardner, Misha/M. Gerrick, Meradeth Houston, Graeme Ing, Simon Kewin, M. Pax, Christine Rains, Cherie Reich, and Catherine Stine.
"Eye opening, thrilling and inspiring. A page turner you can't put down! Empowering as well as entertaining." - Kevin Trudeau, #1 NY Times Bestselling Author "A must read for those that like to challenge their minds. Can you dare to read and ponder? The Journey into Reflection called me into the settings as if I were there." - Dr. Chris Hastings "The Journey into Reflection is your story in a well written script: The Journey into Reflection can change your perspective, your life, even your eternity. The stories are about self reflecting, about pivotal moments in life when heartache becomes opportunity; tragedy turns into victory; setbacks become quantum leaps." - Randy Maugans, The Threshing Floor Radio Show "Ronnie McMullen's book The Journey into Reflection is presented in simplicity yet intensely packed with reminders and insight into a world of possibilities. Through his stories our hearts ignite with hope and wonder as we step into our own inner sanctum and find peace. Beautiful stories! Very invigorating to the spirit and mind!" - Sonia Barrett, Author and Editor, Sovereign Mind Magazine "Each page makes you remember what you have forgotten, that miracles do happen every day. This world is not linear, it is multi-dimensional. Emotional, thought-provoking and filled with messages to your soul. Each chapter will have some sort of connection to you and your own life, it is impossible not to see and feel. Wonderful!" - Rebecca Jernigan, Host: Journeys with Rebecca Radio Show About the Author:
When Millicent Fairweather boards the Opportunity to journey to America, she's confident a better life awaits. Before she knows it, she's taken out of steerage to be a nanny to a delightful little boy who quickly wins her heart. Widower Daniel Clark isn't sure about the pretty bundle of energy who takes the nanny position, but he figures the voyage is only one week. When disaster strikes, Daniel seizes the chance to rescue Millicent and her sister. A most convenient marriage ensues...only Daniel realizes his heart has been lost to Millicent, while she views it all as a business arrangement. Will this whirlwind marriage have a chance as Daniel sets out to woo his oblivious wife?
This spectacular novel established Thomas M. Disch as a major new force in science fiction. First published in 1965, it was immediately labeled a masterpiece reminiscent of the works of J.G. Ballard and H.G. Wells In this harrowing novel, the world's cities have been reduced to cinder and ash and alien plants have overtaken the earth. The plants, able to grow the size of maples in only a month and eventually reach six hundred feet, have commandeered the world's soil and are sucking even the Great Lakes dry. In northern Minnesota, Anderson, an aging farmer armed with a Bible in one hand and a gun in the other, desperately leads the reduced citizenry of a small town in a daily struggle for meager existence. Throw into this fray Jeremiah Orville, a marauding outsider bent on a bizarre and private revenge, and the fight to live becomes a daunting task.
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.
Via memos, speeches, and committee meetings, this volume introduces the mythically inept firm of Fairweather, Winters & Sommers through the eyes of the firm's non-lawyers--secretaries, paralegals, the computer geek--all of whom know better than anyone else how ridiculous lawyers can be.
Castalanio's Best is the story of Jack, a young man whose desire for excitement and adventure lead him to quit college and join the army during the early days the Korean War. There, two Korean soldiers help Jack become an expert at martial arts. Returning to the U.S., Jack encounters an unscrupulous Sergeant at an army replacement center who wants to cancel Jack's leave after he loses a contest to him. Jack takes refuge in the backroom of a restaurant with three friends in order to elude the Sergeant. Jack meets a woman there, who will later become his wife. Jack reports to a new assignment and is offered a promotion if he will volunteer for duty at a classified private research center. Unknown to Jack, military men who have terminal diseases have come to the center and agreed to be guinea pigs for medical research. Why has Jack been sent there? Is there something unique about him that the military is privy to? What revelations unfold that will open doors for Jack that he never dreamed possible? About the Author: S.C. Davis was born in Arkansas, lived in Minnesota and Texas, then moved to Los Angeles at the outbreak of World War II, later joining the army during the Korean War.He has worked as an independent over-the-road trucker, restaurant owner, Deputy Marshal, and is retired from the Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice's Institutional Division. He currently resides in Texas. Mr. Davis has four books published on Amazon.com and is working on four new books. Publisher's website: http: //SBPRA.com/SCDavi
