One Thousand Songs of Earth

"One Thousand Songs of Earth is an extremely powerful collection of poetry. Richard Ranier takes the reader on a complex journey of the emotions of life! You can begin to read his poetry from any section of the book and quickly ascertain the deep emotions in each piece. Here are poems that will transcend time. This author is indeed one of the great poets of our time! I highly recommend you purchase this book!"
          K. Fawcett
          Springfield, VA

[“A 612-page compilation of short poems infused with vibrancy. The poems apply to both traditional forms and experimentation, and speak to the gamut of human feelings. Each is roughly the same half-page length, allowing a moment to dwell on a specific reflection before traversing to the next.”]
          Midwest Book Review

"  . . .the product, the magnum opus, of years of work by Richard Ranier, , ."
          SirReadalot.Org

The Drums of Time

“Powerful. . .Commands interest and respect”
          Elizabeth Lawrence, Editor, Harper’s

“I have been startled, and I have been impressed.”
          Dr. Susan B. Riley, Head, English Department,
          George Peabody College for Teachers,
          Vanderbilt University

"A sympathetic portrait of General Robert E. Lee at. . .Gettysburg. The general's role in this historic conflict. . .has been much debated; many historians hold Lee, whose army prior to Gettysburg had not known defeat, accountable for the loss. Here, Lee says, "It's all my fault. . .My shoulders ask the full share of blame,/ And they will stand beneath it," But Ranier' s dramatic recasting of history places responsibility squarely on Lee's inept or quietly insubordinate generals. James Longstreet's passive-aggressive inaction, in particular, speaks trouble for the noble Lee, who doesn't know how to handle such defiance. . .In addition to other soldiers' descriptions of him in action, Lee's stateliness comes across both through the import of his speech as well as its cadence, and his accounts of the battle's progression are exciting and engaging. . .

Perfect for Civil War buffs, but the action is focused enough to appeal to general readers as well."

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The Tragedy of Leoninus

Read and praised by academics, playwrights, and actors, including Lawrence Olivier, as one of the finest of all works of fiction exploring tyranny and its effects on the human equation.