Our world is powered by creative people. And the good news is: you're one of them!This book is here to show you how to use your creative superpowers to solve tricky problems and to love what you make in life. Inside, you'll find pages exploding with awesome, out-of-the-box jobs that you've probably never even heard of. Plus, loads of cool exercises to explore your own creativity through different lenses.Want to carve giant statues for movies? Create jokes f...

SirYour name is down amongst the Black hearts in the Black Book and this is to advise you and the like of you, who are Parson Justasses, to make your willsYe have been the Blackguard Enemies of the People on all occasions, Ye have not yet doneas ye ought- SwingIn our increasingly mechanized age, the Swing revolts are a timely record of the relationship between technological advance, labour and poverty. With th...

Toxic: An Incomplete Memoir invites readers into a candid exploration of one man's complex journey through life's turbulent relationships and personal trials. Written with unfiltered honesty, this memoir touches on the raw realities of love, loss, and self-discovery. Each chapter reflects on pivotal experiences that shaped him, offering insights into his search for purpose and meaning amid the ups and downs. Both relatable and thought-provoking, this memoir paints a portrait of resilience ...

Born in 1894 in Greer County, Texas—which became part of Oklahoma Territory two years later—Ike Rude would go on to have one of the most remarkable rodeo careers ever recorded. His storied life would include a performance for the Queen of England; acquaintances with the likes of Will Rogers, Gene Autry, and Slim Pickens; multiple world titles; and the near-miss of a championship bid in roping—at age 77.Along the way, he worked for some of the most famous ranches in the west, such a...

Toxic: An Incomplete Memoir invites readers into a candid exploration of one man's complex journey through life's turbulent relationships and personal trials. Written with unfiltered honesty, this memoir touches on the raw realities of love, loss, and self-discovery. Each chapter reflects on pivotal experiences that shaped him, offering insights into his search for purpose and meaning amid the ups and downs. Both relatable and thought-provoking, this memoir paints a portrait of resilience ...

Twenty to forty percent of the US prison population will spend time in restricted housing units—or solitary confinement. These separate units within prisons have enhanced security measures, and thousands of staff control and monitor the residents. Though commonly assumed to be punishment for only the most dangerous behaviors, in reality, these units may also be used in response to minor infractions. In Surviving Solitary, Danielle S. Rudes offers an unprecedented look inside RHUs—...

From the domestication of the bird nearly ten thousand years ago to its current status as our go-to meat, the history of this seemingly commonplace bird is anything but ordinary.How did chicken achieve the culinary ubiquity it enjoys today? It’s hard to imagine, but there was a point in history, not terribly long ago, that individual people each consumed less than ten pounds of chicken per year. Today, those numbers are strikingly different: we consumer nearly ...

Why has Christianity been around for a mere 2,000 years when Earth life has abounded for 3.8 billion years and even humans for nearly 300,000 years? What was God doing all this time? And what if humans are not the center of God's universe? In Amending the Christian Story, Ron Rude asserts that current versions of the Christian faith are inadequate, and more than this, are fueling humanity's assault on Earth's biosphere. Through the window of nature's natural sciences--especially astronomy,...

American consumers demand choice. The assortment of products in American stores is beyond belief to anyone from the Third World. So why are only two choices for anything political acceptable to Americans? It seems totally illogical. It reminds me of the illogical change in behavior of an addict. These are people who are normal in seemingly every way yet give up everything and everyone in their lives for a drug which is a short-term high, and self-destructive. How can that be? Research has ...

The Last Gargoyle is a short story that is long on meaning. Difficult issues, that some shy away from, are confronted in this story. Alcoholism leads to poor decisions and nobody seems to know what to do about it. Nobody, that is, until one man steps forward to put an end to the heartbreak. The author is a former police officer who has been the recipient of numerous awards.

Curt Rude has experienced all the good, bad and the ugly of the Justice System after a law enforcement career spanning three decades. He digs into issues, respecting all opinions regarding the matter, before pouring the truth out into his stories..Please note, his first two stories, were written well before Police Officers started finding themselves in the not so good Headlines.Once the Justice System gets it wrong and tramples on the life of an innocent kid, all hell ...

It was the pathetic mews of a hungry mother cat, scrounging in a dumpster to feed her kittens that first caught Bob and Kathy Rude's attention. They found the hungry cat and several more hungry felines while helping out at the family restaurant one summer. The chance meeting between the hungry strays and two government computer programmers led to the creation of Rude Ranch Animal Rescue, one of the United States' hardest working No-Kill Animal Sanctuaries. Read on to meet these original Ru...