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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
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Description
On May 1, 1915, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English country house sailed out of New York, bound for Liverpool, carrying a record number of children and infants. The passengers were anxious. Germany had declared the seas around Britain to be a war zone, and for months, its U-boats had brought terror to the North Atlantic. But the Lusitania was one of the era's great transatlantic "Greyhounds" and her captain, William Thomas Turner,...
Author
Publisher
Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
c2013.
Language
English
Description
Revealing the workings and dangers of freight shipping, the author sails from Rotterdam to Suez to Singapore to present an eye-opening glimpse into an overlooked world filled with suspect practices, dubious operators, and pirates.
Author
Publisher
Kyle Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Pallet chic captures the growing trend for DIY furniture made from wooden pallets, one of the most searched for items on Pinterest.An introductory section explains the different kinds of standard pallets, many of which can be sourced for free as they are so readily available. Full instructions for deconstructing a pallet are provided, together with ideas on how to source them.The projects are divided into three sections - Furniture, Storage & Display...
Author
Publisher
Adams
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Turn simple shipping pallets into stunning crafts for your home! With DIY Wood Pallet Projects, you can finally personalize your space without having to spend a fortune on getting that perfect rustic chic look. Featuring 35 creative upcycling ideas, you'll transform old wood pallets into beautiful projects that will help fill your home and yard with style and personality. If you've never picked up a power tool, don't worry. The easy, step-by-step...
Series
Defense horizons volume no. 16
Publisher
Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Author
Series
Defense horizons volume no. 7
Publisher
Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
7) Deadlock
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
V.I. Warshawski, a Chicago detective specializing in the field of corporate crime, returns to investigate crime in the Great Lakes shipping industry and the murder of her beloved cousin, Boom-Boom.
V.I. gets tangled in a web of lies, extortion, blackmail, sabotage, and murder as the search for her cousin Boom Boom's killer leads her into the heart of Chicago's powerful shipping industry.
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Danger-courting excursionist James Delaney returns to London in 1814 in order to attend his father's funeral. He not only inherit his notorious father's shipping empire, but all the enemies and debts created by his father's dubious dealings.
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The United States has by far the most powerful naval fleet in the world. Other nations are not even trying to keep up. This has enabled America to stand sentinel over crucial waterways like the Strait of Malacca, ensuring safe passage of goods with little interruption. But we are entering a new era. What will happen if the US does not keep spending resources on improving trade between other nations? Will China's rising economic influence and regional...
Series
Publisher
TOPICS Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Take a "road" trip through time and discover one of the most beautiful waterways in the world --the Blue Highway, a major North American sea route that stretches 1,000 miles from the Puget Sound in Washington state, past the rugged Canadian coast to the channels and islands in southeast Alaska. Learn how it has changed over thousands of years, from canoes to cruise ships.
One minute, you are paddling through smooth water along quiet coastal islands...
Author
Series
Night soldiers volume 8
Publisher
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Tells the stories of the staff and stowaways on a British spy ship on a secret mission in Sweden against the Nazis in 1941.
Author
Publisher
Cool Springs Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Upcycle that unwanted wood! The New Pallet Book updates a unique woodworking book with 25+ new ways to take a stack of pallets and put them to use. Join home improvement author Chris Peterson for a complete guide to deconstructing and repurposing pallets. This edition, with tons of new content and more than 50 projects and ideas, features everything from dead-simple builds like pathway pavers and a mug holder to more challenging projects like a recycling...
Author
Series
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"Dude, I am Ocean. You know my many names: Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Indian, Southern. It's all excellent me. My salt water flows across the planet as one. I have no flag. No nationality. My waves are for all. Life on Earth began in my epic waters I keep the global climate just right. And I have rad secrets. But I'm facing a major wipeout! Only by working together can we get back in the zone. It's you and me, dudes"--
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