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The arc of Amos Alonzo Stagg's life spanned the presidencies of Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy. His career flourished on the Chicago Midway and found an encore on California's Pacific coast and in Pennsylvania's Susquehanna Valley. During his life, Stagg witnessed great change in the world, in the sphere of collegiate sports, he was responsible for much of that change. Stagg pioneered use of the tackling dummy, the huddle, the forward pas...

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This is a facsimile reprint of Colonial families of the United States of America, Vol. VI, in which is given the history, genealogy and armorial bearings of colonial families who sttled in the American colonies from the time of the settlement of Jamestown, 13th May, 1607, to the Battle of Lexington, 19th April 1775. Edited by George Norbury MacKenzie, LL.G., member of the Society of Genealogists of London, England, National Geographical Societ...

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Miss Birdie has the cleanest hands and the cleanest house in the land, but she has a problem. Miss BIrdie is afraid to let her neighbors in her nice clean house for fear of the dirt they could track in. Can the people of Pleasant Valley save her from her fear?

The idea for this book came to me one day whilst I was sitting on the beach near Finlayson's Point at Seaforth on the Central Queensland coast. I was watching a solitary Beach Stone-curlew as it sauntered over the tidal mudflats creating a mournful and rather sad image as the sun was setting over the horizon in the west. This created elongated shadows of the bird plus the oddly twisted mangrove tree that was scattered nearby along the foreshor...

This story is based upon a relationship between a bird and rainforest termites. In Papua New Guinea, during the month of November, the tiny Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher prepares to return to its birthplace to breed. Only certain locations along the North Queensland coast offer suitable habitat. Using its amazing navigational skills, it flies the long distance required with the aid of a northerly wind.Soon after reaching its destination an...

Have you heard of the crazy bird known as the Charming Chat, who sat on a doormat with a fat cat in a hat?Crazy Bird Stories tells of the Charming Chat, along with eleven other native Australian birds that can be found around the Mackay district of North Central Queensland. These poems introduce the birds to children and use rhyming words in short stanzas to cell imaginary stories of very strange bird behavior. There's the Cranky Coot who play...

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Molested by a classmate, schizophrenia and depression sets in at the age of 12.Join Mark as he tells the story of his struggle with faith and mental illness, along with juggling school, jobs, marriage, and family, while enduring tragedy and triumph.

From the snow-capped mountains to Stanley Park, Gastown to Chinatown, False Creek to UBC, come discover the rich history, culture, and stunning beauty of Vancouver. Part travelogue, part guidebook and celebration, Ng's vibrant, colorful sketches and lively text are the perfect companion to appreciating Vancouver's spatial richness and cultural diversity. "Rather than creating an art book, " says author T.K. Justin Ng, "I am much more intereste...

The second book in a gripping new fantasy adventure series from bestselling & Carnegie nominated author, A. J. Hartley, appealing to lovers of Artemis Fowl and Mortal Engines.

Die sogenannte Feuerplatte zählt zu einer der erfolgreichsten Neueinführungen im Bereich der Grillgeräte. Der Marktführer OFYR hat es in kurzer Zeit geschaftt, weltweit Liebhaber von ihrem Grillsystem mit dem besonderem Ambiente zu überzeugen. Die stylischen Geräte sind mittlerweile in über 80 Ländern zu Hause und so widmet FIRE&FOOD, dem OFYR ein eigenes Bookazine, um das Besondere im Umgang mit einem OFYR zu zeigen. Begleitet von einer große...

The New Earth Odyssey is a fantasy adventure. This is volume one of six. The forces of Light and Darkness are at war for the possession of New Earth. The prophecies of Lothar the Great are coming true, Lord of Darkness has returned to Allomania and the White Stone has been found by Palifair of the Mark. He and his three friends are brought to Vissenval which is the home of the Order of Druids.

The fully updated sixth edition of Julian Jeffs' Sherry explores the links between Jerez's history and culture, and the development of the sherry trade. It provides extensive details of shippers, from the traditional family firms to the new boutique bodegas, along with thorough appendices for those who wish to delve into the fine details.