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For the Brand by Ralph Compton

R.O.N.O.D. (Relay Officer Nuclear Operations Division) is a fictional depiction of street gang activities in major cities throughout the world. The backdrop our story however, is the west-side of the city of Chicago, Illinois. The focus is mainly on one particular family, consisting of four young men and their sister. As you explore the fine details of their life and their interaction with the people they meet along the way, keep in mind a single common denominator; which ask the question (What If)? Two of the brothers are sentenced to the Illinois state penitentiary, and as a result they bestow upon their younger brother total power and authority over all gang activity. Being given such power is not unusual among street gangs, as father and mothers, older brothers and uncle are incarcerated, leaving younger family members to pick-up the baton of the illegal drug trade in Americas ghettos, mainly, but other nations as well. Robert Brown (Bone) is given such power and rules the Royal Lords street-gang with the intelligence and skills past down to him by his older brothers. Bone's loyalty to his brothers is unbending as time passes and he matures in age. One day after committing a major crime he develops a distaste for the life he has inherited. After some soul searching he stands up declares his desire to do something different with his life. To his surprise this revelation is met with very little resistance and support comes to him from many different directions. Bone also discovers as he travels down this road less traveled that a new world opens up. His confidence abounds with newly discovered talents and skills as he make new friends that are eager to assist him on this journey of enlightenment.

Ralph Compton stood six-foot-eight without his boots. The Goodnight Trail was his first novel in the Trail Drive series and was a finalist for the Western Writers of America Medicine Pipe Bearer Award for best debut novel. He was also the author of the Sundown Rider series and the Border Empire series. A native of St. Clair County, Alabama, Compton worked as a musician, a radio announcer, a songwriter, and a newspaper columnist before turning to writing westerns. He died in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1998.

Scott Sowers is an accomplished actor of both stage and screen. His theater credits include roles in Inherit the Wind, A Streetcar Named Desire, Bus Stop, and A Few Good Men. His many television credits include guest roles on Law & Order, The Black Donnellys, Six Degrees, All My Children, and the Hallmark Channel's Season for Miracles and The Yearling. Scott has also appeared in the films Trust the Man, The Village and The Ten. He has narrated numerous audiobooks by such authors as Douglas Preston, Robert Ludlum, John Hart, and Nicholas Sparks. In reviewing the AudioFile Earphones Award Winning book Down River, written by John Hart and published by Macmillan Audio, AudioFile magazine described Scott as [providing] a bewitching rhythm and pace, expertly capturing and elevating this story of redemption. The combination of Hart and Sowers provides the perfect marriage of prose and voice. Together they enable the book to transcend genre fiction and become something exceptional.

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ISBN 13 9780451216786
ISBN 10 0451216784
Title For the Brand
Author Ralph Compton
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Signet Book
Year published 2005-10-04
Number of pages 276
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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