Author: Andrew MurrayPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Naval architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Ship-building in Iron and Wood
Author: Andrew MurrayPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Naval architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Marine Review and Marine Record
Author: The Timberman
Author: The Tapestries
Author: Kien NguyenPublisher: Hachette+ORM
ISBN: 0316055549
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
Based loosely on the life of the author's grandfather, a professional embroiderer in the court of the last king of Vietnam in the early 1900s, Kien Nguyen has reimagined his grandfather's amazing story to weave a tapestry of his own: this stunning and page-turning novel. Dan Nguyen is seven years old when he witnesses his father brutally beheaded by the mayor in a bid for power. Dan's wife, Ven, 20 years his senior, makes him promise to one day avenge his father's death. In order to protect him until he is old enough to defend his family's honor, Ven hides Dan as a servant in the house of the enemy -- and Dan falls in love with the one person he can never have, the mayor's beautiful granddaughter Tai May. Dan's journey from slavery into scandal, and finally to the royal court where he has the chance to win Tai May's heart, is a story of spellbinding drama and intrigue, and, ultimately, the story of a great love affair.
Details of Classic Boat Construction
Author: Larry PardeyPublisher: L&L Pardey Publications
ISBN: 1929214588
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 1015
Book Description
Larry Pardey is accepted as one of the master craftsman of the wooden-boat building world. He and his wife, Lin, have built and repaired many boats including two strong, handsome cruising cutters and sailed twice around the world in them. This impressive book shows the process of constructing a boat hull with extensive photographs and drawings and includes ample time-saving procedures. From financial and time planning, lofting, floors and framing, selection of materials, planking and spiling, design considerations, to deck beams, man-hour norms and details critical to wooden boat construction, this volume serves as th emost comprehensive guid a potential builder could ever use. Reders will also appreciate the discussions of how to select from numerous construction methods and materials, how to set up the shop and tips for sharpening and making your own tools. The new appendix on proper adhesive selection is "must" reading.
The American Marine Engineer
Author: Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, Transmitting a Report from Hon. David A. Wells, Special Commissioner of the Revenue, and Also a Bill Prepared by Him as a Substitute for the Custom Laws Now in Force ...
Author: United States. Special Commissioner of the Revenue, 1866-1870Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Revenue
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on CommercePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Merchant marine
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
The Best We Could Do
Author: Thi BuiPublisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1613129300
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
National bestseller 2017 National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Finalist ABA Indies Introduce Winter / Spring 2017 Selection Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Spring 2017 Selection ALA 2018 Notable Books Selection An intimate and poignant graphic novel portraying one family’s journey from war-torn Vietnam, from debut author Thi Bui. This beautifully illustrated and emotional story is an evocative memoir about the search for a better future and a longing for the past. Exploring the anguish of immigration and the lasting effects that displacement has on a child and her family, Bui documents the story of her family’s daring escape after the fall of South Vietnam in the 1970s, and the difficulties they faced building new lives for themselves. At the heart of Bui’s story is a universal struggle: While adjusting to life as a first-time mother, she ultimately discovers what it means to be a parent—the endless sacrifices, the unnoticed gestures, and the depths of unspoken love. Despite how impossible it seems to take on the simultaneous roles of both parent and child, Bui pushes through. With haunting, poetic writing and breathtaking art, she examines the strength of family, the importance of identity, and the meaning of home. In what Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen calls “a book to break your heart and heal it,” The Best We Could Do brings to life Thi Bui’s journey of understanding, and provides inspiration to all of those who search for a better future while longing for a simpler past.
Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury
Author: United States. Special commissioner of the revenue, 1866-1870Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Revenue
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description