Books by James Ross

PABBY AND SHAE, TEENS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, HOPING TO EXPAND THEIR EXPERIENCE OUTSIDE FOOTPRINTS OF HOPE FOSTER CARE CENTER ARRIVE AT PRAIRIE WINDS GOLF COURSE ON THE EAST SIDE OF ST. LOUIS. Innocence and youthful enthusiasm get caught in an undercurrent of sinister events. Civil injustice prompted by an unethical attorney arrives in the form of a bogus insurance claim. Alcohol and greed taint a dishonest judge. An Internet dating site feeds an affair. Shady police work attempts to stain the reputation of head pro, J Dub Schroeder. As the court spins out of control an ethics board investigation and an edgy game of instant messaging tempt the hands of fate. Savant-like tendencies, dementia and flying falcons intertwine with Native American customs, thoroughbred racing and a trip up the river road to Lighthouse Point. A retired barrister hints about a corrupt underground society. Can revealing a dark secret settle PABBY'S SCORE?

After the first ball is struck on the driving range, the head pro, J Dub Schroeder, realizes that he has a child prodigy in his midst. Soon thereafter the pro shop regulars assign a nickname to the teenager. To the locals the lad becomes known as Opur for because of his propensity to sink putts with an old, worn-out putter that was gathering dust in the lost-and-found barrel. Follow the action events until they culminate in an action packed conclusion as a young underdog fights for his dream on the hallowed grounds of America's greatest golfing event---The Classic.

New, insightful essays from musicologists, historians, art historians, and literary scholars reconsider the relationship of Debussy, Gauguin, Zola, and other great French creative artists to cultural and political trends during the Third Republic.

Argues that meaning, truth, impossibility, natural necessity, and our intelligent perception of nature fit together into a distinctly realist account of thought and world. This title intends to offer an analytically and historically respectable alternative to the prevailing positions of various British-American philosophers.