Richard G Barone

Traces Of A Lost War

During the height of the Vietnam War, the Army resorted to a bait-and-switch scam that recruited thousands of unsuspecting college graduates into its combat ranks. Nello and Eliot join the Army to become signal officers but must serve in the infantry, a fate that turns their beloved diplomas into on...

Xray His Mark

The Bait: A commission as an officer in a non-combat branch of the United States Army. The Mark: College graduate about to be drafted. The Switch: Close all officer candidate schools except Infantry, Armor, and Artillery. During the height of the Vietnam War, the Army resorted to a bait-and-switch s...

Lost in the Blue Room

Would the Twin Towers still be standing if federal air marshals were flying on September 11, 2001? Ex-sky marshal Jack High thinks so, and he’s about to make the government and airlines pay for their gross negligence. Armed with a top-secret smart gun, he hijacks a new blended-wing airliner and dema...

Traces Of A Lost War

Americans fought to defend and share their freedoms with the people of South Vietnam. They were indebted to their fathers who fought in World War II to save these freedoms. However, the policy of containment denied them victory. At all levels, the U.S. underestimated the enemy. How could such a smal...

The Almanac of American Politics, 2004

"September 11 changed everything." How often have we heard or thought that since that awful morning? Yet for 14 months, September 11 seemed to have changed very little in American politics; the nation's electorate still seemed split evenly between the parties, divided along cultural lines. But as th...

The Almanac of American Politics, 2006

American politics has devolved into a grim battle between two approximately equal-size armies in a take-no-prisoners culture war. In 2000, those armies fought to a near-draw--out of more than 100 million ballots cast, the presidency of the United States hinged on a breathtakingly slim 537-vote margi...

The Almanac of American Politics, 2008

The unequivocal 2006 election results suggest we have entered a new period in American politics. When America’s votes were tallied this past November, Democrats had won Election Day majorities in both the Senate and the House for the first time since 1992. The House Democrats’ margin of victory, fur...

The Almanac of American Politics 2010

The results of the 2008 presidential election were extraordinary, marking the beginning of a new period in American political history. Democrat Barack Obama became the first African American president in the United States, claiming a decisive over Republican John McCain. His fellow Democrats, meanwh...

Frontman: Surviving the Rock Star Myth

Richard A. Bare

Richard A. Barone (born March 10, 1942 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American entrepreneur, investment advisor, and activist investor. He is currently Chairman of...

Richard Bare

Richard Barone is an American rock musician born in Tampa, Florida who first gained attention as frontman for The Bongos. He works as a songwriter, arranger, ...