title: Hideouts for Midgets on the Lam: And other disrelated stores
author:  Ron Miscavige 
description: Ron Miscavige grew up in the coal region of Pennsylvania in the 1940s. He authored True Confessions of a Kid, available on Amazon.com, which covers nineteen humorous stories about his childhood. Now, he ventures further with stories, both fact and fiction, that are aimed to entertain the reader. Laughter is one of his many qualities that make Ron a very humorous author. An author you'll be glad to have met through his works. And you'll look forward to his future adventures in his upcoming books.
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  > > > > > > > > For all those who rose  
  > to confront the threat,  
  > to seize the moment,  
  > to embrace the future.
  
  Table of Contents
  
    1. Foreword
    2. Introduction: Handshakes and Hugs
    3. **1** Pre-Existing Conditions
    4. **2** The Wormhole
    5. **3** The Rise of Retail’s Apex Predators
    6. **4** Bigger Prey
    7. **5** The Archetypes of the New Era
    8. **6** The Art of Retail
    9. **7** Reincarnation of the Mall
    10. **8** Resurrecting Retail
    11. Notes
    12. Credits and Permissions
    13. Index
  
  Landmarks
  
    1. Cover
    2. Copyright Page
    3. Table of Contents
    4. Body Matter
  
  Foreword
  
   **G** rowing up in the southern suburbs of Calgary, Canada, in the 1980s, I
  spent a lot of time at Southcentre Mall. When I wanted to hang out with my
  friends, we went to the mall. When my family wanted to have a quick bite and
  catch a movie, we went to the mall. And of cour