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"Looking for Trouble" is about the adventures of three brothers who grew up in Northeast Texas, around Greenville, and the exciting times they had then and later in life. As youngsters the George boys were always into something. They rode on steam engines, swiped watermelons, robbed bees, herded cattle, drove tractors, swung in grapevines, and swam with snakes. They survived runaway hayrides, lightning, and first loves. They boated in a horse trough and rigged "Old Blue," the family's 1950 Chevy, so they could shock their friends. All three boys later served as U.S. Air Force officers. Larry...

Wildlife biologists manage a vast range of wildlife, from seemingly insignificant species, such as mice, to formidable top predators, such as mountain lions. They know that all animal and plant species are crucial to the survival of the others. Ron George was a twenty-six-year-old Air Force jet tanker pilot when he first heard about wildlife biology and began to pursue his education in the field. He spent the next thirty years as a wildlife biologist, and it has been an exciting, sometimes dangerous career. He has roped rattlesnakes, night-lighted pheasants, driven mice, and radio-collared...

As a schoolboy, Ron George seemed an unlikely airplane pilot. By his own admission, he was scared of heights and was so uncoordinated he couldn't hit a baseball or fly a paper airplane. He went on, however, to become a United States Air Force pilot who flew supersonic T-38 aircraft and logged more than 1,400 hours of jet aircraft time during his five-year Air Force career. His flying included 200 hours of combat air time in Southeast Asia as the co-pilot on an unarmed KC-135 jet tanker refueling American fighters and bombers striking targets in North Vietnam. He and his aircrew witnessed the...