THE LONE RANGER NEEDS A PARTNER Renegade Texas Ranger Cody Kincaid returned to Silver Creek to make peace with his birthright—and to capture his father's murderer. Someone wanted his land—and Savannah Duncan, his father's tenant, was in jeopardy. So Cody moved in with the little lady to offer his protection. FOR A LIFETIME COMMITMENT! Sharing close quarters with the sexy single mom was far more than Cody had bargained for. It was clear that Savannah needed the lovin' of a good man, and her little boy desperately needed a father. And whether Cody knew it or not, this loner needed a family. WELCOME TO SILVER CREEK COUNTY: Full of small-town Texas charm, where everybody knows your name, and falling in love is all in a day's work!

The Lone Ranger has endured as an iconic figure in American popular culture, from his 1933 premier as a radio serial hero through a highly-rated television series (1949-1957) to a 2013 feature film. Created by script writer Fran Striker and radio station owner George W. Trendle, the character was meant to embody courage, fair play and honesty, and writers had to adhere to specific guidelines: "he never smokes ... he uses precise speech ... he never shoots to kill." The popularity of the Ranger and his companion Tonto inspired later crime fighting duos like Batman and Robin, and The Green Hornet and Kato. This book examines the franchise in detail, with summaries and production details of the original radio episodes.

The Lone Ranger and Tonto ride once again in this classic western tale set against the cruel backdrop of winter on the badlands of North Texas. Acting alone, the Ranger takes it upon himself to stand in the way of Kiowa war parties who have broken from their reservation in Oklahoma. If the renegades make it far enough into Texas and meet up with their Comanche brothers then the entire Lone Star State will become a battlefield. The masked rider of the plains and Silver follow the stories of a mythical spirit horse, an animal of legend that's been sighted by the tribes and incited them to ride the warpath. The Ranger believes that this spirit horse is real and is determined to find it to bring peace to the land once again.

The complete story of how fallen lawman John Reid was transformed into the Lone Ranger! Alongside his partner Tonto, the West's quintessential masked man sets a new standard of justice in this character-defining origin story, a collection of twenty-five epic issues by the all-star creative team Brett Matthews, Sergio Cariello, Paul Pope, and John Cassaday! With over 600 pages (including the bonus story "Creed"), this must-have omnibus showcases the Lone Ranger's entire struggle against the unrivaled evil of outlaw Butch Cavendish. "Epic and emotional, spare yet rich, Lone Ranger is worth its weight in (hi-yo) silver. A-" -Entertainment Weekly

The Ranger and Tonto head for their final confrontation with the villainy that is Butch Cavendish. Along the way, love is found, life is lost, and the Ranger learns the true meaning of "Resolve." Collects issues #17-25, along with all of the covers by artist John Cassaday. "Believe the hype with The Lone Ranger, as it’s a very good read, a strongly visual one that demands you slow down and appreciate the gorgeous art. Sergio Cariello and Marcelo Pinto do fantastic work as a team, giving The Lone Ranger a unique, stunning look.” – Comic Book Resources

• Shares a series of mindfulness techniques and improv exercises with masks to suppress the ego, calm the mind, and allow spontaneous playfulness and spaciousness to arise from your deepest nature • Draws on Buddhist philosophy to describe how and why the exercises work • Woven throughout with a lighthearted parable of an overweight and out-of-work Lone Ranger and Tonto who meet Buddha and experience spiritual awakening Sharing a series of mindfulness techniques and acting exercises that show how malleable the self can be, award-winning actor, narrator, and Zen Buddhist priest Peter Coyote reveals how to use masks, meditation, and improvisation to free yourself from fixed ideas of who you think you are and help you release your ego from constant defensive strategizing, calm the mind’s overactivity, and allow spontaneous playfulness to arise out of your deepest nature. Developed through 40 years of research and personal study, Coyote’s synthesis of mask-based improv games and Zen practices is specifically designed to create an ego-suppressed state akin to the mystical experiences of meditation or the spiritual awakenings of psychedelics. After preparatory exercises, seeing yourself in a mask will temporarily displace your familiar self and the spirit of the mask will take over. Likening the liberated state induced by mask work to “Enlightenment-lite,” Coyote draws on Buddhist philosophy to describe how and why the exercises work as well as how to make your newly awakened and confident self part of daily life. In true Zen form, woven throughout the narrative is a lighthearted parable of an out-of-work Lone Ranger and Tonto, who meet Buddha and experience spiritual awakening. Illuminating the lessons of mask work, the transformation of the Lone Ranger mirrors that of the individual pursuing this practice, revealing how you will come to realize that the world is more magical and vaster than you thought possible.

Dynamite Entertainment continues its acclaimed run of The Lone Ranger from writer Brett Matthews, cover artist John Cassaday, artist Sergio Cariello, and colorist Marcelo Pinto. Collected here for the first time are issues #12-16, complete with "Scorched Earth" which finds The Ranger and Tonto drawing closer to Cavendish, while the world around them explodes in fire and murder, and "Ostinato" which provides a look inside the mind of the West's most brutal and complex villain — Butch Cavendish.

A Study Guide for Sherman Alexie's "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.

This Definitive edition features the first 11 issues (as well as the 2007 Free Comic Book Day story) of Dynamite's critically acclaimed Lone Ranger Series by Brett Matthews, Sergio Cariello and John Cassaday! In "Now and Forever" (issues 1-6) the complete story of how John Reid was transformed into The Lone Ranger, and, along with his partner Tonto, set a new standard of justice in the Old West! In "Lines Not Crossed" (issues 7-11) the thrilling adventures of The Lone Ranger and Tonto as the masked man and his Indian companion themselves in between frontier justice and a condemned man... all while continuing to make things difficult for Cavendish - who's becoming more unhinged by the actions of this "lone" ranger!

A penetrating study of U.S. policy on peace operations, Perito examines the challenges of establishing sustainable security in postconflict environments in places like the Balkans, Afghanistan, and Iraq.