J. R. Roberts
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Description
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (, 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954–55). From 1925 to 1945 Tolkien was the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon and a Fellow of Pembroke College, both at the University of Oxford. He then moved within the same university to become the Merton Professor of English Language and Literature and Fellow of Merton College, and held these positions from 1945 until his retirement in 1959. Tolkien was a devout Catholic and a close friend of C. S. Lewis, a co-member of the Inklings, an informal literary discussion group.
Books
No Turning Back
Out of the past
Clint Adams never saw this coming. A young girl breaks the news to him that her mother was killed— and he's her father. And the suspected murderer is about to learn that no one messes with the Gunsmith—or his offspring.
Outlaw
The year is 1192. Prince John is getting fat and wealthy on blood money while the king fights in Jerusalem. When Robin of Loxley returns home from the Crusades, he soon discovers that things are not as they should be. The sheriff now governs Nottingham with an iron fist. In the heart of Sherwood Forest, Robin devises a heroic plan.
Oregon
Discusses the history, economy, culture, and future of Oregon. Also includes a state chronology, pertinent statistics, and maps.
Silver
Even though he is the runt of the litter from her father's prize sled-racing dog, ten-year-old Rachel plans to train her puppy to become a champion racer and determines to track him down when he mysteriously disappears.
Five Points
Clint Adams is on the trail of a couple of con artists who bilked a Denver widow out of her wealth and left her dead. The search takes him into the notorious Five Points neighborhood of New York City, where thievery and murder are a way of life.
Louisiana stalker
A latest entry in the popular series finds Clint Adams confronting a trio of deadly adversaries including two stalkers targeting the beautiful Capucine Devereaux and a gunman who is hunting Clint himself.
Bitterroot Valley
When Stringer Jack and his band of outlaws steal steers from Granville Stewart, the most powerful rancher in Montana's Bitterroot Valley, Clint Adams must help the sheriff keep the peace as the cattleman prepares to take matters into his own hands and start a bloody range war.
The Diamond gun
Dan Rondo had retired his guns and settled down—but when his young wife was raped and killed by two men, his life was shattered... and it was time for action. He strapped on his guns, and, once again, "The Diamond Gun" scoured the West, seeking a vengeance sweeter than any he had ever known. When he crossed paths with the Gunsmith, the two legendary marksmen teamed up to hunt the killers. Blazing a trail of blood and revenge, they sought justice—even if it cost them their lives...