Author: David Craig
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781869407636
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The work of potter, artist, craftsperson, railway enthusiast and iconoclast Barry Brickell. Brickell is one of New Zealands most important ceramicists.
His Own Steam
Author: David Craig
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781869407636
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The work of potter, artist, craftsperson, railway enthusiast and iconoclast Barry Brickell. Brickell is one of New Zealands most important ceramicists.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781869407636
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The work of potter, artist, craftsperson, railway enthusiast and iconoclast Barry Brickell. Brickell is one of New Zealands most important ceramicists.
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
Author: Virginia Lee Burton
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547350570
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
A modern classic that no child should miss. Since it was first published in 1939, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel has delighted generations of children. Mike and his trusty steam shovel, Mary Anne, dig deep canals for boats to travel through, cut mountain passes for trains, and hollow out cellars for city skyscrapers -- the very symbol of industrial America. But with progress come new machines, and soon the inseparable duo are out of work. Mike believes that Mary Anne can dig as much in a day as one hundred men can dig in a week, and the two have one last chance to prove it and save Mary Anne from the scrap heap. What happens next in the small town of Popperville is a testament to their friendship, and to old-fashioned hard work and ingenuity.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547350570
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
A modern classic that no child should miss. Since it was first published in 1939, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel has delighted generations of children. Mike and his trusty steam shovel, Mary Anne, dig deep canals for boats to travel through, cut mountain passes for trains, and hollow out cellars for city skyscrapers -- the very symbol of industrial America. But with progress come new machines, and soon the inseparable duo are out of work. Mike believes that Mary Anne can dig as much in a day as one hundred men can dig in a week, and the two have one last chance to prove it and save Mary Anne from the scrap heap. What happens next in the small town of Popperville is a testament to their friendship, and to old-fashioned hard work and ingenuity.
The Most Powerful Idea in the World
Author: William Rosen
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226726347
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
"The Most Powerful Idea in the World argues that the very notion of intellectual property drove not only the invention of the steam engine but also the entire Industrial Revolution." -- Back cover.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226726347
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
"The Most Powerful Idea in the World argues that the very notion of intellectual property drove not only the invention of the steam engine but also the entire Industrial Revolution." -- Back cover.
Selection of Reports and Papers of the House of Commons
You Wouldn't Be Dead for Quids: A Les Norton Novel 1
Author: Robert G. Barrett
Publisher: Macmillan Publishers Aus.
ISBN: 1743549067
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
NOW AN ABC TELEVISION DRAMA STARRING DAVID WENHAM AND REBEL WILSON You Wouldn't Be Dead For Quids is a series of adventures involving Les Norton, a big red-headed country boy from Queensland who is forced to move on the big smoke when things get a little hot for him in his hometown. Working as a bouncer at an illegal casino up at the Cross, Les gets to meet some fascinating characters who make up the seamier side of one of the most exciting cities in the world-gamblers, conmen, bookies, bouncers, hookers and hitmen, who ply their respective trades from the golden sands of Bondi to the tainted gutters of King's Cross. . . usually on the wrong side of the law. As raw as a greyhound's dinner, Les is nevertheless a top bloke-fond of a drink, loves a laugh and he's handy with his fists. And, just quietly, he's a bit of a ladies man too. . . Les Norton is undoubtedly an Australian cult figure.
Publisher: Macmillan Publishers Aus.
ISBN: 1743549067
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
NOW AN ABC TELEVISION DRAMA STARRING DAVID WENHAM AND REBEL WILSON You Wouldn't Be Dead For Quids is a series of adventures involving Les Norton, a big red-headed country boy from Queensland who is forced to move on the big smoke when things get a little hot for him in his hometown. Working as a bouncer at an illegal casino up at the Cross, Les gets to meet some fascinating characters who make up the seamier side of one of the most exciting cities in the world-gamblers, conmen, bookies, bouncers, hookers and hitmen, who ply their respective trades from the golden sands of Bondi to the tainted gutters of King's Cross. . . usually on the wrong side of the law. As raw as a greyhound's dinner, Les is nevertheless a top bloke-fond of a drink, loves a laugh and he's handy with his fists. And, just quietly, he's a bit of a ladies man too. . . Les Norton is undoubtedly an Australian cult figure.
Charles Darwin
Author: E. Janet Browne
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 9780691114392
Category : Celebrities
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
Traces the life of the great British scientist, describes his travels as a naturalist, and traces the development of his theories.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 9780691114392
Category : Celebrities
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
Traces the life of the great British scientist, describes his travels as a naturalist, and traces the development of his theories.
Congressional Record
Author: United States. Congress
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1480
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1480
Book Description
Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?
Author: Larry Murdock
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0615180183
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
A collection of essays on outmoded phrases and words we still use in everyday speech, told with the help of childhood memories, bits of Midwestern history, and liberal dashes of humor.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0615180183
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
A collection of essays on outmoded phrases and words we still use in everyday speech, told with the help of childhood memories, bits of Midwestern history, and liberal dashes of humor.
Bonneville Project Act Amendments of 1958
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works. Subcommittee on Flood Control: Rivers and Harbors
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dams
Languages : en
Pages : 1358
Book Description
Dec. 8 hearing was held in Portland, Oreg.; Dec. 9 hearing was held in Seattle, Wash.; Dec. 10 hearing was held in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; Dec. 11 hearing was held in Kalispell, Mont., pt. 2.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dams
Languages : en
Pages : 1358
Book Description
Dec. 8 hearing was held in Portland, Oreg.; Dec. 9 hearing was held in Seattle, Wash.; Dec. 10 hearing was held in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; Dec. 11 hearing was held in Kalispell, Mont., pt. 2.
Railroads Across North America
Author: Claude Wiatrowski
Publisher: Voyageur Press
ISBN: 161060136X
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
From the first steam-powered locomotives of the early nineteenth century to the high-speed commuter trains of today, the American railroad has been a great engine powering the nations growth and industry. This book celebrates the glory and grandeur of that legacy with a lavish tour of the history of the American railroad and the culture surrounding it. Generously illustrated with vintage photographs, modern images, maps, timetables, tickets, brochures, and all manner of memorabilia, this volume offers a fascinating look at the rail industrys beginnings and development, as well as its place in American history. From the might of the major rail companies and their empires to the romance of rail travel, this is the full and fabulously colorful story of the industry that moved a nation--and stirs our imaginations to this day.
Publisher: Voyageur Press
ISBN: 161060136X
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
From the first steam-powered locomotives of the early nineteenth century to the high-speed commuter trains of today, the American railroad has been a great engine powering the nations growth and industry. This book celebrates the glory and grandeur of that legacy with a lavish tour of the history of the American railroad and the culture surrounding it. Generously illustrated with vintage photographs, modern images, maps, timetables, tickets, brochures, and all manner of memorabilia, this volume offers a fascinating look at the rail industrys beginnings and development, as well as its place in American history. From the might of the major rail companies and their empires to the romance of rail travel, this is the full and fabulously colorful story of the industry that moved a nation--and stirs our imaginations to this day.