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• Life in the Coal Mines
• My Entrance into Politics
• Pike County Judge
• First Campaign for Statewide Office, 1987
• Lieutenant Governor's Office, 1991-1995
• The 1995 Campaign and My March to the Governor's Office
• Forming an Administration
• The 1996 Legislative Session
• The First Year and Workers' Compensation Reform
• Postsecondary Education Reform and Other Issues
• Let the Good Times Roll, 1998
• Making Modern History
• A Second Term, or Be Careful What You Wish For : The 2000 Legislative Session
• Jousting with Republicans while the Nation Goes to War
• From the Mountaintop to the Valley and Back Again
• Life after the Governor's Office
• A First Lady's Story.

"Born in a tenant house in Fallsburg, Kentucky, Paul Patton had a humble upbringing that held few clues about his future as one of the most prominent politicians in the history of the state. From the coal mines to the governor's office, Patton's life exemplifies hard work, determination, and perseverance, as well as the consequences of personal mistakes. In The Coal Miner Who Became Governor, Patton, with Jeffrey S. Suchanek, details his personal, professional, and political life in Kentucky, starting with his career in the coal industry. After working for his father-in-law, J. C. Cooley, in the 1950s, he partnered with his brother-in-law to establish their own coal company, which they sold for millions in 1978. Patton leveraged his business connections into a political career, raising money for Democratic candidates before becoming the chair of the Kentucky Democratic Party. He first took elected office in 1981 as Pike County judge/executive; he then served a term as lieutenant governor (1991-1995), followed by an unprecedented two consecutive terms as governor. His overhaul of higher education in Kentucky led to his role as the University of Pikeville's president and chancellor, even after his political career. In this compelling account, Patton reveals the decision-making process for campaign strategies, selection of running mates, postsecondary education and workers' compensation reforms, early childhood development initiatives, and attempts at tax reform. He gives his unfiltered opinion about Mitch McConnell's "scorched-earth political philosophy" and how it has failed Kentucky, and he draws connections between public policy and party machinations during his time in office and the present day. He also addresses his fall from grace-his extramarital affair with Tina Conner and its effects on his personal and professional life"-- Provided by publisher.

"An exploration of Latin America's political history, this book profiles fifty-two of the region's most influential figures-from dictators and reformers to artists and priests-who, for better or worse, have shaped its character and destiny from the Spanish Conquest to the present day"-- Provided by publisher.

"New Lenox, Illinois, is a small town deep in the corn grid of the Midwest, where it runs up against the grid of south Chicagoland, a placeless location marked by geographical flatness and dwindling industry. It’s also where Sonya Huber grew up, and in the twenty essays collected here, she lovingly explores the ways New Lenox—and the Midwest more generally—has come to define her life. Here, you’ll find portraits of Huber’s parents as they tirelessly run a small business, homages to the Gen-X joys of wearing flannel, secret insights about being a Pizza Hut waitress, and odes to the ecstasy of blasting classic rock as your car hurls along I-80. Whether she’s writing about All in the Family, detailing the region’s influence on David Foster Wallace, or exploring the poetry embedded in a can of Miller High Life, her vision is astute and her prose convincing." publisher's website.

• Beginnings
• Monastery on the Hudson
• A New Officer for a New Army
• On the Border, Prelude to France
• The German Spring Offenses and the Allied Defenses
• St Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne Offenses
• Soldiering in Peacetime
• The New Police Chief
• Walter Waters: Glassford's Friendly Enemy
• The Bonus Veterans Arrive
• The Anacostia Flats Camp
• Painting the Bonus Army Red
• Pretext for Expulsion
• No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
• Whitewashing the Expulsion
• Aftermath
• Factories in the Field and Communists on the Horizon
• Sob Sisters and Busybodies
• Ranching, Policing, and Politics
• The Later Years

"On October 5, 1892, the last of the major outlaw gangs of the Old West was destroyed in a gun battle in Coffeyville, a small town in southeastern Kansas. When the smoke cleared, eight men were dead and three others were seriously injured. Four of the dead were members of the notorious Dalton Gang: Dick Broadwell, Bill Powers, and two brothers, Bob and Grat Dalton. A fifth outlaw, twenty-one-year-old Emmett Dalton, was captured alive but with twenty-three bullet and buckshot wounds. Emmett Dalton not only survived Coffeyville but prospered. After serving a fourteen-year prison term at the Kansas state penitentiary, he moved to Southern California. In a world completely foreign to him, he published two accounts of his and his brothers' exploits (both of which were made into movies) and became a celebrity who worked with the first generation of Hollywood cowboys and one of Los Angeles's most respected property developers. Ian Shaw's Into the Sunset is the remarkable story of Emmett Dalton and how he and his brothers drifted from one side of the law to the other in the frontier lands of the late nineteenth century. It is the story of shoot-'em-ups and train robberies, of the closing frontier, and of what desperate men in desperate times do to survive. Following Dalton to California, Shaw tells the story of how Emmett was able to live a life that would become the stuff of legend and achieve the level of success that was once the object of each member of the Dalton Gang."--from publisher's website.

"'Letters to Dan' takes the reader to the Ozark Mountains in Arkansas. The guideposts for this journey are the region's rivers and hills, its forests and vibrant wildflowers. In personal essays and photographs, Don House describes old cemeteries, abandoned buildings, and highway memorial crosses. He introduces us to a neighbor skilled at water dowsing, to local cafe owners and river guides. The essays express a love of the region's heritage and its modern culture. The book creates a sense of place and shows us how to live in harmony in the natural world." -- Back cover

• Lista de ilustrações
• Prefácio / José Damião Rodrigues
• Apresentação
• A herança dos Wanderley
• 1. Das bebidas embriagantes e seus consumidores no norte do Brasil
• 2. Das aplicações e usos dos licores
• 3. Dos juízos e impressões sobre as práticas de beber
• Considerações finais
• Entre brindes e tropeções.