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Narrow BoatFirst published in 1944, and now reissued over 60 years on, this fully illustrated book has become a classic on its subject, and may be said to have started a revival of interest in the English waterways. It was on a spring day in...
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Historic Railroads of NebraskaThe advance of Union Pacific Railroad tracklayers across Nebraska was part of America's great adventure of the 19th century. It marked the beginning of the era of the iron horse in Nebraska-a time when the whistle of an approaching train became synonymous with prosperity...
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I Love Trucks! Board BookTrailer trucks, tow trucks, trucks that sweep the street.Trucks that crawl, trucks that roll, trucks that mix concrete.Author: Philemon SturgesPublisher: HarperFestivalPublished: 03/18/2003Pages: 34Binding Type: Board BookWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 5.00h x 5.80w x 0.60dISBN: 9780060526665Audience: Ages 4-8About the AuthorSturges, Philemon: - Philemon Sturges was an architect...
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Tractor Mac: Tune-UpTractor Mac is hard at work in the field one day when his engine starts to make a funny noise. It doesn't sound good, and it doesn't feel very good, either. Tractor Mac is scared that he has to take a trip to Dr....
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Fire EnginesTold from a child's point of view, this book is all about that most fabulous of machines: the fire engine.Author: Anne RockwellPublisher: Puffin BooksPublished: 06/01/1993Pages: 24Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 7.80h x 8.30w x 0.20dISBN: 9780140552508Audience: Ages 4-8About the AuthorANNE ROCKWELL is a beloved author...
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MoonfleetThis rollicking tale of smugglers, hidden treasure, and a wandering ghost casts the same kind of gripping spell as Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and other adventure classics. Set in an English village during the 1750s, it tells of an orphan boy who discovers a dangerous...
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Europa Euphoria: The semi-technical and semi-humorous account of the restoration of a Lotus Europa.This book is a semi-technical and semi-humorous account of the restoration of a Lotus Europa. A Lotus Europa is an old British car that was imported to the United States from about 1966 to about 1973. I had previously restored a Lotus Cortina, a...
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Clinker BoatbuildingThis book describes clinker and cold-moulded construction methods for sailing, rowing or powered boats up to 20 feet in length.Author: John LeatherPublisher: A&c Black 3plPublished: 01/02/2002Pages: 244Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.70dISBN: 9780713636437This title is not returnable
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Sunset Limited: The Southern Pacific Railroad and the Development of the American West, 1850-1930The only major U.S. railroad to be operated by westerners and the only railroad built from west to east, the Southern Pacific acquired a unique history and character. It also acquired a reputation, especially in California, as a railroad that people loved to hate....
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Miracle on Buffalo Pass: Rocky Mountain Airways Flight 217On the evening of December 4, 1978, Rocky Mountain Airways Flight 217 departed Steamboat Springs, Colorado bound for Denver with twenty-two souls on board. Less than an hour later, the flight was forced down on Buffalo Pass at an altitude of 10,500 feet when...
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Making Waves: Michigan's Boat-Building Industry, 1865-2000Michigan will always be known as the automobile capital of the world, but the Great Lakes State boasts a similarly rich heritage in the development of boat building in America. By the late nineteenth century, Michigan had emerged as the industry's hub, drawing together...
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Curious George Subway Train AdventureIn this Level 2 Green Light Reader based on the Emmy Award-winning PBS show, George can't believe his luck when he gets to visit the zoo and ride there on the subway! George is so excited to take the underground train for the first...
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Dinotrux Go to SchoolIn this beginning reader, today is the first day of school. The Dinotrux are nervous What will they eat for lunch? Will their teacher be nice? But the Dinotrux don't need to worry. They can help each other. And school isn't scary. It's fun,...
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Fire TruckIf you love fire trucksmore than anything, this book is for you.Author: Peter SisPublisher: Greenwillow BooksPublished: 07/06/2004Pages: 28Binding Type: Board BookWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 6.00h x 6.00w x 0.60dISBN: 9780060562595Audience: Ages 4-8Accelerated Reader:Reading Level: 1.8Point Value: 0.5Interest Level: Lower GradeQuiz #/Name: 64999 / Fire TruckAbout the...
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You Are the First Kid on MarsAs we look back to the beginnings of the space race, 2009 is also the year for looking forward to humankind's next step toward the stars. In the spirit of books that once imagined colonies on the moon, Patrick O?Brien has created a unique...
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From Worst to First: Behind the Scenes of Continental's Remarkable Comeback1994 rangierte Continental Airlines allgemein als schlechteste Airline und stand kurz vor dem Konkurs - das dritte Mal in nur 10 Jahren. Nur wenige Monate nach seinem Amtsantritt als CEO hatte Gordon Bethune einen enormen Erfolg zu verzeichnen: Nie zuvor war die Arbeitsmoral besser,...
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Whoosh and Chug!This fun adventure about a fast train and the little engine that saves the day is perfect for young fans of Sebastien Braun's other picture books, Toot and Pop and Digger and Tom , as well as new classics such as I'm Dirty by...
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The Railroad That Never Was: Vanderbilt, Morgan, and the South Pennsylvania RailroadThis 200-mile line through Pennsylvania's most challenging mountain terrain was intended to form the heart of a new trunk line from the East Coast to Pittsburgh and the Midwest. Conceived in 1881 by William H. Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, and a group of Pittsburgh and...
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The Iowa Route: A History of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern RailwayThe Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway was an important part of the commercial life of the upper Midwest during the age of railways. Don L. Hofsommer uses the BC&N as the vehicle for his investigation of the birth, evolution, and disappearance of an...
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The Complete Canvasworker's Guide: How to Outfit Your Boat Using Natural or Synthetic ClothNow completely revised and updated, and expanded by more than fifty percent, The Complete Canvasworker's Guide, Second Edition, brings you Jim Grant's thorough step-by-step approach to constructing a nearly endless variety of attractive and functional gear for your boat. Grant, with his wife, Connie,...
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