A boy and a Girl growing up in Post war time in Switzerland. Times are relatively hard, the grown ups having a hard time with the sudden change from War to peace. The two Kids are growing up in two different communities within 10 kilometers, without knowing each other but meets a couple of times by coincident. They finally fall in love in their teens, nothing can keep them apart anymore. The agitated mother of the girl tries to part the two an...
Basic EKG Facts is a complete beginners guide to the understanding of EKG interpretation. In this text, the user will learn the basic anatomy of an EKG waveform as it relates to the cardiac rhythm cycle. It provides step-by-step instruction from the initial to the final wave with simple, easy to read and understand rhythm strip examples. Included are charts, tables, templates and other references to assist the user in the quick and accurate in...
BLUE is the first book in the epic trilogy BLUE saga and kicks off one massive roller coaster ride for those who want the entire story. Too big to bring to you in one novel this monster read is a thoroughly entertaining one that will definitely give you value for money. Not something you get a lot of in this day and age. Trust your instincts. Take a chance. You've never read anything that will prepare you for this!
Le Chateau Montebello circa 1930, during its June opening. (Photo courtesy Muir Publishing.) It is a joy for me to see the 3rd edition of this book launched upon such an auspicious occasion as the 25th anniversary of the American/Canadian Log Builders Association International (www.logassociation.org) and at such an historic site or Mecca for log builders like the Chateau Montebello. It was my privilege to have met Victor Nymark, the master bu...
After applying the principles of visual science to military reconnaissance and intelligence for many years, the author has prepared a tutorial integrating the many fundamental mechanisms underlying the visual capability found in the animal kingdom. He shows that multicolor vision has been found in the animal kingdom from the beginning (for at least 500 million years) and that vision is generally tetrachromatic. He shows that human vision follo...
The Battle of Tangier" is an action packed pirate adventure suitable for all ages. It contains no swearing, no sex, and no worries about your eight-year-old children or eighty-eighty-eight-year-old grandparents reading it. It's deliberately designed for all ages and those who love the adventure of a pirate story. It's a fictional tale set in the year 1802. Center stage is a young family from Baltimore, Maryland, which is drawn into a devious p...
Eugene O'Neill is considered one of America's greatest playwrights. O'Neill biographers, literary scholars, and theatrical practitioners acknowledge the importance of O'Neill's maritime background and experience to his work, but this is the first study to bring the perspective of maritime history and culture to a review of his life and plays.
In the mid-1990s, Mystic Seaport documented the fishing families and fishing fleet of Stonington, Connecticut, with tape recorder and camera. In honor of the 50th anniversary of Stonington's Blessing of the Fleet, oral historian Fred Calabretta has compiled reflections on the practice and meaning of fishing to the community of Stonington captured in the oral history interviews. More than 80 images document the fishermen and their world, in sum...
Details the design, construction and use of Howland's own schooner Integrity. Lots of colorful characters and happenings in this rich memoir emphasizing Howland's reverence for the sea.
In this book, "Irish Times" and "Guardian" journalist Michael McCaughan investigates not only the rise of the charismatic former army office, but also the deep division in Venezuela, and examines the conundrum of Chavez' Venezuela and its place within the hemispheric interests of George Bush's Imperium.
This version is a signed and numbered limited edition of 250. It comes with a gold embossed slipcase and full color dust jacket.Popular folk artist Carol Dyer here describes the inspirations and techniques that make her colorful paintings so engaging. Divided into sections celebrating American port cities, the splendor of Washington, D.C., the charm of Annapolis, Maryland, and the spirit of the seasons, this charming work will delight anyone w...