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Published books and movies by DAWG Members
Personalities in the Pews (Stories of Inspiration and Humor)
by The Rev. Dr. Eldon L. Irving
In this memoir of forty-three years as a pastor, Rev. Irving shares stories of the many fascinating personalities he has encountered in the local church. The book is illustrated by Gloria A. Irving.
Infinity Publishing: ISBN-10: 7414-6169-2Alan C. Elliott writes, “Eldon Irving’s portraits of the saintly and not-so-saintly parishioners offer insight and humor in each story. The elderly dynamo, the man who could fix anything, the boy who overcame handicaps—these are lives that touched others with humor and meaning. You’ll keep turning pages to meet each new character.”
To get more information (including a sample chapter), or to see what others are saying about the book, or to order a copy,
go to www.eldonirving.com.
Texas Ingenuity: Lone Star Innovators, Inventors, and Inventions by Alan C. Elliott
Example stories included:
- Dr Pepper – Charles Alderton’s 1885 Waco concoction and the legendary love story that may have given it its name
- Neiman Marcus – The store that put Texas on the world’s fashion map
- Fritos Corn Chips – Charles Doolin’s San Antonio snack
- The Integrated Circuit, Jack Kilby and Texas Instruments
- The Hamburger – The sometimes-disputed 1904 invention of the hamburger in Athens by Fletcher Davis
- The Chuckwagon - Invented in the 1870s by Colonel Charles Goodnight (and how it inspired today’s Tex-Mex recipes)
- EDS – How $1,000 borrowed from his mother turned Ross Perot into a billionaire
- Liquid Paper – The timesaving invention by Bette Nesmith (and how her son became a Monkee)
- Mary Kay Cosmetics – The company that gave thousands of women a chance to make a pretty penny in the business world
- Buddy Holly – The inventive rock song writer than Paul McCartney claims was the inspiration for 50 Beatles songs.
From Atriad Publications. See www.texasingenuity.com
Currents in American History: A Brief History of the United States
by Terry D. Bilhartz and Alan C. Elliott
The history of the United States is a fascinating tale of intrigue, adventure, and progress, with many surprising twists and turns--and Currents in American History is designed to convey the defining elements of the story in an engaging, quick-paced narrative. Rather than covering a bit of everything, it traces the American people's drive to expand liberty and equality through important turning points in the journey as represented by fourteen pivotal days. Far shorter than most standard texts, this affordable work makes it possible for students to conceptualize America's complex history by assessing the causes and consequences of fourteen momentous days that changed the nation's course. Visit it at http://www.sharpelearning.com/history/currents/.
- Publisher: M.E. Sharpe (February 28, 2007)
- ISBN-10: 0765618214
Statistical Analysis Quick Reference Guidebook: With SPSS Examples
by Alan C. Elliott and Wayne A. Woodward
A practical "cut to the chase" handbook that quickly explains the when, where, and how of statistical data analysis as it is used for real-world decision-making in a wide variety of disciplines. In this one-stop reference, authors Alan C. Elliott and Wayne A. Woodward provide succinct guidelines for performing an analysis, avoiding pitfalls, interpreting results, and reporting outcomes.
- Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc;(August 10, 2006)
- ISBN-10: 1412925606
Images of America:Oak Cliff
by Alan C. Elliott, Patricia K. Summey and Gayla Brooks Kokel
An advertisement heralded, Oak Cliff gets its name from the massive oaks that crown the soft green cliffs. Originally called Hord's Ridge for its founder William Henry Hord, the area was purchased by two enterprising developers, Thomas L. Marsalis and John S. Armstrong, and renamed Oak Cliff. Also touted as the Cambridge of the South, the community flourished until the depression of 1893. The partnership split, and in 1903, the beleaguered Oak Cliff voted itself into the city of Dallas. The area has seen much change over the years, but the physical separation the Trinity River creates from Dallas provides Oak Cliff a permanent and unique identity from the big city and helps it maintain remnants of its original small-town atmosphere.
- Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (April 27, 2009)
- ISBN-10: 0738570680
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SAS Essentials: A Guide to Mastering SAS for Reseaerch
by Alan C. Elliott and Wayne A. Woodward
This book provides an introduction to SAS statistical software, the premiere statistical data analysis tool for scientific research. Through its straightforward approach, the text presents SAS with step-by-step examples. With over fifteen years of teaching SAS courses and over fifty combined years of teaching and consulting by the authors, this valuable reference presents data manipulation and statistical techniques, including a website with examples. This textbook is essential for teachers because the chapters are self-contained and may be used accordingly to the teachers preference, whether for a one-semester or two-semesters course.
- Publisher: Jossey-Bass (December 30, 2009)
- ISBN-10: 0470461292
Angels Love Donuts (Full Length Movie Feature)
by Leon McWhorter and Alan C. Elliott
-- On an otherwise ordinary day, prominent businessman John A. Money’s life is thrown into chaos when a quirky donut-eating Angel of Death announces that he's come to take John to the pearly gates. With just 24 hours until his departure -- John looks at his life, his family and his faith with a fresh set of eyes.
From the DOVE FOUNDATION Review: ""This is a wonderful family and faith DVD which focuses on what we sometimes think is important and what is really of lasting or eternal value.... (it) is a fine story with humor which illustrates a spiritual truth which is that everyone dies and the all-important question for most is, "Am I ready for the afterlife"?
Scheduled for release March 1, 2010 by Bridgestone Media Group
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