The Cowboy Target

The Cowboy Target
Author: Terri Reed
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2013-03-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0373445296

Framed For years after the suspicious death of his wife, single dad Wyatt Monroe isolates himself on his Wyoming ranch...until he's accused of murder. With a body at his doorstep, he's arrested and Wyatt has only one hope--a blue-eyed, blonde bodyguard. But it'll take more than skill for work-obsessed Jackie Blain to save her reluctant client, who just wants to be left alone. She'll have to gain his trust by keeping him and his daughter safe. With their lives in her hands, Jackie is faced with her toughest assignment ever--saving the cowboy and guarding her heart. Protection Specialists: Guarding the innocent

Shooters

Shooters
Author: Abigail A. Kohn
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2004-06-10
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0195348672

Frequenting gun shops and shooting ranges, and devoting particular attention to those whose interest in weaponry extends beyond the casual, Abigail A. Kohn captures in finegrained and often entertaining, yet always humane, detail how gun owners actually think and feel about their guns. Through her conversations--with cowboy action shooters at a regional match, sport shooters, hunters, with shooters of all ages and races--we hear of the "savage beauty" of a beautifully crafted long gun, of the powerful historical import owners attach to their guns, of the sense of empowerment that comes with shooting skill, and the visceral thrill of discharging a dangerous weapon. Cutting through the cliches that link gun ownership with violent, criminal subcultures and portray shooters as "gun nuts" or potential terrorists, Kohn provides us with a lively and untainted portrait of American gun enthusiasts.

Hobo Cowboy

Hobo Cowboy
Author: Jack Overbey
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2018-10-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1641389672

As Chief Sitting Bull stepped up on the porch, he turned to face the crowd. "My friends," he began by sweeping his right arm around, encompassing all in attendance, "I am called Sitting Bull, war chief of the Lakota Sioux, but it was not always so. My mother and father named me at birth Jumping Badger. My name was changed to Sitting Bull after my coming-of-age vision. My ancestors and I grew up in the sacred Black Hills of Dakota, where we lived happily for many thousands of years. And then the white eyes came. We lived by our own tribal law and the law of the great spirit which is true, and just then the Great White Father in Washington said he wanted all of our land for themselves, and the yellow iron found on it, then sending Yellow Hair Custer to our land to find the yellow iron, breaking our treaties, which we had signed many times but was broken each time by the white man, not us. They told us, upon threat of war and death, to give up our sacred land and go live on the white man's reservation. They said we must send our children to white man's school, learn the white man's ways, forget the ways of our fathers and grandfathers, plow the Mother Earth, they wanted our weapons turned over to the blue coats, these things we could not do. As any man worth his small ration of salt would do, even as the white eyes have done in their civil war, we fought for our freedom."

THE CHRISTMAS TARGET

THE CHRISTMAS TARGET
Author: Charlotte Douglas
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2012-03-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1459237404

FOR JESSICA, The note was accompanied by a single red rose on a white satin pillow. For Miami businesswoman Jessica Landon, the gesture was anything but romantic. She’d been in snowy Montana less than a day, and already she’d become the target of a rifle-toting Santa, then run off the road and left for dead. Her protection through the holidays was sexy-as-sin cowboy cop Ross McGarrett—a man with a tragic past and a motherless young daughter…. FROM YOUR SECRET SANTA Ross liked city women and warm, tumbled beds. And Jessica fit him and his bed to a tee. With Christmas approaching, Ross dared to believe in love again—but could he keep Jessica safe through the silent and deadly night…?

Cowboy Christians

Cowboy Christians
Author: Marie W. Dallam
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2018
Genre: History
ISBN: 0190856564

This book examines the long history of cowboy Christians in the American West, focusing on the cowboy church movement of the present day and closely related ministries in racetrack and rodeo settings.

The Maverick Kid

The Maverick Kid
Author: Jack Overbey
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2016-05-31
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1683482581

Back Cover Summary After regaining my senses, I was tied to an Indian torture post. Blood was running down into my eyes. I could see this Indian chief coming out of his teepee, holding a lance above his head. “You killed my son,” he said, and was ready to strike me down. Out of the brush, Wolf burst with a fierce growl, hitting the chief in the chest, knocking him on his back. Wolf stood on his chest, his eyes smoked with hatred, saliva and foam dripping off the tip of his tongue onto the chief’s neck. Teeth bared and ready to kill on command, waiting to rip out his throat.

Research Methods in Psycholinguistics and the Neurobiology of Language

Research Methods in Psycholinguistics and the Neurobiology of Language
Author: Annette M. B. de Groot
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 420
Release: 2017-10-23
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1119109841

The first comprehensive guide to research methods and technologies in psycholinguistics and the neurobiology of language Bringing together contributions from a distinguished group of researchers and practitioners, editors Annette M. B. de Groot and Peter Hagoort explore the methods and technologies used by researchers of language acquisition, language processing, and communication, including: traditional observational and behavioral methods; computational modelling; corpus linguistics; and virtual reality. The book also examines neurobiological methods, including functional and structural neuroimaging and molecular genetics. Ideal for students engaged in the field, Research Methods in Psycholinguistics and the Neurobiology of Language examines the relative strengths and weaknesses of various methods in relation to competing approaches. It describes the apparatus involved, the nature of the stimuli and data used, and the data collection and analysis techniques for each method. Featuring numerous example studies, along with many full-color illustrations, this indispensable text will help readers gain a clear picture of the practices and tools described. Brings together contributions from distinguished researchers across an array of related disciplines who explain the underlying assumptions and rationales of their research methods Describes the apparatus involved, the nature of the stimuli and data used, and the data collection and analysis techniques for each method Explores the relative strengths and weaknesses of various methods in relation to competing approaches Features numerous real-world examples, along with many full-color illustrations, to help readers gain a clear picture of the practices and tools described

Claiming the Cowboy's Heart

Claiming the Cowboy's Heart
Author: Linda Ford
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2014-01-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1460324676

A Haven Out West After witnessing her fiancé's murder, Jayne Gardiner won't let herself be caught on the wrong side of a gun again. But a disastrous first lesson in self-defense has left her with a wounded cowboy. She insists on nursing the handsome stranger back to health—whether he wants it or not! Getting waylaid by a wild shot has definitely put a hitch in Seth Collins's step—and plans. Duty may call him home, but Seth can't resist lingering on Eden Valley Ranch to teach the English beauty to shoot. And when a shadowy figure from Jayne's past resurfaces, Seth's sudden urge to protect her has nothing to do with duty. Cowboys of Eden Valley: Forging a future in Canada's west country

How to Stay Smart in a Smart World

How to Stay Smart in a Smart World
Author: Gerd Gigerenzer
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2022-08-02
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0262370042

How to stay in charge in a world populated by algorithms that beat us in chess, find us romantic partners, and tell us to “turn right in 500 yards.” Doomsday prophets of technology predict that robots will take over the world, leaving humans behind in the dust. Tech industry boosters think replacing people with software might make the world a better place—while tech industry critics warn darkly about surveillance capitalism. Despite their differing views of the future, they all agree: machines will soon do everything better than humans. In How to Stay Smart in a Smart World, Gerd Gigerenzer shows why that’s not true, and tells us how we can stay in charge in a world populated by algorithms. Machines powered by artificial intelligence are good at some things (playing chess), but not others (life-and-death decisions, or anything involving uncertainty). Gigerenzer explains why algorithms often fail at finding us romantic partners (love is not chess), why self-driving cars fall prey to the Russian Tank Fallacy, and how judges and police rely increasingly on nontransparent “black box” algorithms to predict whether a criminal defendant will reoffend or show up in court. He invokes Black Mirror, considers the privacy paradox (people want privacy, but give their data away), and explains that social media get us hooked by programming intermittent reinforcement in the form of the “like” button. We shouldn’t trust smart technology unconditionally, Gigerenzer tells us, but we shouldn’t fear it unthinkingly, either.

The Cowboy's Convenient Proposal & Claiming the Cowboy's Heart

The Cowboy's Convenient Proposal & Claiming the Cowboy's Heart
Author: Linda Ford
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 512
Release: 2021-03-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0369703170

A haven out west The Cowboy’s Convenient Proposal by Linda Ford Grace “Red” Henderson wants to put her tarnished past behind her. But trust is the one thing she’ll never give to any man again—not even the cowboy who rescued her. Ward Walker longs to protect Red and her little sister. But turning his practical proposal into a real marriage means a leap of faith for them both… Claiming the Cowboy’s Heart by Linda Ford After witnessing her fiancé’s murder, Jayne Gardiner won’t be caught on the wrong side of a gun again. But a disastrous first lesson in self-defense has left her with a wounded cowboy. Duty may call him home, but Seth Collins can’t resist staying in Eden Valley to teach the English beauty to shoot. And when a shadowy figure from Jayne’s past resurfaces, Seth’s urge to protect her has nothing to do with duty.