politics Archives - Book Nook by Rocky Heights https://localbooknook.com/product-tag/politics/ Self-Published Author Services Mon, 03 Jun 2024 18:30:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://localbooknook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-favicon-32x32-1-1-32x32.png politics Archives - Book Nook by Rocky Heights https://localbooknook.com/product-tag/politics/ 32 32 “Drop It” https://localbooknook.com/product/drop-it/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drop-it https://localbooknook.com/product/drop-it/#respond Fri, 26 Aug 2022 17:07:13 +0000 https://localbooknook.com/?post_type=product&p=5477 “Girls, Gags, and Guns--”

With Montclair “Speedy” Wheeler, that’s what you get every time.

“Speedy” is a long-haired hippie type, prodigal grandson returned, apparent heir to the family’s textile fortune, and self-­appointed seeker of the truth.

He must first clear the hurdles of cleaning the courthouse as a college-educated janitor and embarking upon a questionable career as a vulnerable undercover cop whose partner is totally corrupt. However, an initial-- and continuing-- problem arises: There are three beautiful, high class sisters to deal with, each with their own idiosyncrasies.

It is the summer of 1964 and our hippie is ushering in the first phase of the ‘60s Social Revolution.

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Written by Ron Miller

Born in the heart of Dixie, Ron Miller is a retired educator who loves classic cars and Southern literature. His award-winning first novel–A Broken Reed-tied together the themes of violence, rape, and redemption. Miller lives with his wife, Kathrine, in the historic district of Anniston, Alabama.

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]]> https://localbooknook.com/product/drop-it/feed/ 0 Governor Fob James of Alabama https://localbooknook.com/product/governor-fob-james-of-alabama/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=governor-fob-james-of-alabama https://localbooknook.com/product/governor-fob-james-of-alabama/#respond Wed, 08 Dec 2021 20:22:52 +0000 https://localbooknook.com/?post_type=product&p=4271 “I’ve always enjoyed reading histories written by the ones who lived through the events they describe. They are much more alive than histories based on musty documents and the accounts of others who were not present.”

Governor Fob James of Alabama: Making Headway on Constitutional Rights, 1979-1980, written by Mike Waters, Fob James’ legal adviser during that time, is an excellent example of the former.

**Proceeds from the sale of this book will go to:

St. Bernard Abbey

1600 St. Bernard Drive, S.E.

Cullman, Alabama 35055

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Written by Michael D. Waters

Mike Waters has practiced law in Alabama since 1977 and is a partner in the Birmingham office of Jones Walker LLP.  A native of Cullman, Alabama, he graduated cum laude from Duke University in 1972 with a B.A. in history.  He received an M.A. in philosophy, politics and economics in 1975 from Oxford University, England, as a Rhodes Scholar, and received a J.D. from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1977.  His law practice centers on corporate and securities work, primarily for banks and financial institutions.  He served as Legal Adviser to Alabama Governor Fob James from January 1979 to July 1980.  He was a member of Governor Bob Riley’s Alabama Citizens Commission on Constitutional Reform chaired by Secretary of State Jim Bennett in 2002-2003 and a consultant to Governor Robert Bentley’s Alabama Constitution Revision Commission chaired by former Governor Albert Brewer, 2011-2014.

He is an instrument rated private pilot, and he raced formula cars with the Skip Barber Race series from 2008-2016, winning one race in the masters division (over age 40) at Carolina Motorsports Park in 2013 and finishing third in the 2011 Masters Season Championship.  He enjoys reading history and biography and plays bass guitar.

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