title: The World Adventures of Howie and Albert
author: Stuart Rankin
description: Imaginative grandfather, former marketing executive - Leo Burnett, New York Times, Jesse Owens &amp; Asso., Ad Agency owner/partner. Began career as a high school history and geography teacher. Grew up in Amherst, MA listening to Robert Frost at the local library. Graduated Withrow H.S. in Cinti, OH. An Ohio State U graduate. Married 51 years, one son and daughter in law, two grandchildren. Idea for a book initiated by my kids and a hummingbird in Michigan.
zlib_text: > > **RISE AND FALL**
  
  > > VANGUARD TOWERS: BOOK 5
  
  > AIDEN BATES
  
  >  **CONTENTS**
  
  > 1\. _Howie_
  
  > 2\. _Owen_
  
  > 3\. _Howie_
  
  > 4\. _Owen_
  
  > 5\. _Howie_
  
  > 6\. _Owen_
  
  > 7\. _Howie_
  
  > 8\. _Owen_
  
  > 9\. _Howie_
  
  > 10\. _Owen_
  
  > 11\. _Howie_
  
  > 12\. _Owen_
  
  > 13\. _Howie_
  
  > 14\. _Owen_
  
  > 15\. _Howie_
  
  > 16\. _Owen_
  
  > 17\. _Howie_
  
  > 18\. _Owen_
  
  > 19\. _Howie_
  
  > 20\. _Owen_
  
  > 21\. _Howie_
  
  > 22\. _Owen_
  
  > 23\. _Howie_
  
  > 24\. _Owen_
  
  > 25\. _Howie_
  
  > 26\. _Sean_
  
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  >  _Rise And Fall_
  
  >  **1**
  
  > **HOWIE**
  
  “Not even a _grunt_? C’mon!” I tried the key again, but my car wouldn’t make a
  sound. It wasn’t the first time the old girl had given me grief, and I wished
  she wouldn’t do it when I was so worked up after spending a day around the
  hottest paramedic on the planet.
  
  Owen had been at the same fundraising event I’d attended at the cultural
  center, raising cash for a dog shelter. He’d looked damn hot in hi