Each year tens of millions of people travel Interstate 75 on business and on vacation. This unique, comprehensive guide covers Highway 401 to the U.S. border at Detroit, then south along I-75 to Orlando, noting every useful exit along the route, as well as plenty of interesting sidetrips. A quick reference guide shows gas stations, restaurants, and lodgings by exit number. Includes over 300 coupons
Everything You Need to Get Started with Pottery If you ever daydream about delving into pottery but aren’t sure where to begin, this is your book. Professional potter Kara Leigh Ford will be your personal pottery guide, helping you to overcome any doubts about your abilities. All you need are curiosity and a few simple tools to mold stunning stoneware with confidence. Inspiring projects and primers on equipment, technique, clay types and setting up a workspace make pottery approachable for complete newcomers, as well as budding potters who want to hone their skills. Plus, gorgeous photos from Kara’s studio offer visual guidance every step of the way. Enter the wonderful world of ceramics with hand building, the meditative method behind your next mug, spoon set or soap dish. When you’re ready for the wheel, easy-to-follow instructions cover the foundations of throwing bowls, plates, vases and other beginner-friendly kitchenware like a pro. Each stand-alone piece builds upon a skill introduced in the previous project: Craft all ten and you’ve learned pottery’s fundamentals! Tutorials on glazing and decorative techniques will help you discover your own unique style and understand the basics of the firing process—whether in your own kiln or at a community studio—ensuring beautifully finished pieces. Kara’s can-do approach brings handmade ceramic creations fully within reach. Whether you want to make charming home décor or thoughtful gifts for loved ones, you’ll find all you need to embark on your pottery journey.
Young Jim Mulholland can't believe his good luck: He has signed on as a cabin boy to the world's finest ocean liner, the Titanic, and can't wait for the history-making voyage across the sea to America. As part of his duties Jim is in charge of the ship's cat, a beautiful tortoiseshell that also appears happy to be on board. He calls the cat by the ship's construction number, 4-0-1, certain that she will bring him good luck. And he's delighted when 4-0-1 shortly gives birth to a litter of kittens. But once the ship's trial runs are completed and it's ready to launch to sea, Jim notices that 4-0-1 is nowhere to be found. He's got to find her-the Titanic can't cast off without her lucky cat. Jim is faced with a decision that will affect the rest of his life.A newspaper journalist for 30 years, Marty Crisp often writes about the animals that hold a special interest and place in her heart. She has published many award-winning books for children and adults, including White Star, her book about a dog on the Titanic. Marty lives in Ephrata, Pennsylvania. Robert Papp's award-winning artwork includes hundreds of illustrations for major publishers across the United States, and his first children's book, The Scarlet Stockings Spy, was named an IRA Teachers' Choice in 2005. His other books with Sleeping Bear Press include The Last Brother and M is for Meow: A Cat Alphabet. Robert lives in historic Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Time-Tested Techniques - Safe, Simple, and Proven Effective - for Building Your Own Investment Portfolio. "As its title suggest, Bill Bernstein's fine book honors the sensible principles of Benjamin Graham in the Intelligent Investor Bernstein's concepts are sound, his writing crystal clear, and his exposition orderly. Any reader who takes the time and effort to understand his approach to the crucial subject of asset allocation will surely be rewarded with enhanced long-term returns." - John C. Bogle, Founder and former Chief Executive Officer, The Vanguard Group President, Bogle Financial Markets Research Center Author, common Sense on Mutual Funds. "Bernstein has become a guru to a peculiarly '90s group: well-educated, Internet-powered people intent on investing well - and with minimal 'help' from professional Wall Street." - Robert Barker, Columnist, BusinessWeek. "I go home and tell my wife sometimes, 'I wonder if [Bernstein] doesn't know more than me.' It's humbling." - John Rekenthaler, Research Chief, Morningstar Inc. William Bernstein is an unlikely financial hero. A practicing neurologist, he used his self-taught investment knowledge and research to build one of today's most respected investor's websites. Now, let his plain-spoken The Intelligent Asset Allocator show you how to use the time-honored techniques of asset allocation to build your own pathway to financial security - one that is easy-to-understand, easier-to-apply, and supported by 75 years of solid history and wealth-building results.
"Getting there is half the fun" ... and it is with "Along Interstate-75" in your car. Dave entertains you mile-by-mile (time passes much faster when you are enjoying your journey), keeps you safe with helpful road notes (he even suggests lane changes for you), shares his local knowledge of great restaurants and other special places . . . and removes as much stress from your drive as possible. With Dave in your car, getting there really is half the fun! And it's completely updated ... This 20th edition of "Along I-75" has been thoroughly updated reflecting many changes in exit information since the previous edition! Once you register your book, you will have access to a special website providing major information updates or detour maps, as needs arise.
"A handy, complete guidebook for trip planning and road trip getaways... Easy-to-use, this traveler's guide will make your next journey educational and fun."-- Fifty-Five Plus Magazine (on the previous edition) The essential on-the-road driving companion for your Florida trip. Each year, tens of millions of people travel north and south on Interstate 75 for business and vacations. This superhighway is the main route for the "snowbirds" fleeing the harsh northern winters for the warm air of Florida. Millions also take the I-75 north to the vacation destinations of the Great Lakes and south to Walt Disney World and other attractions. Interstate 75 and the 401 is a unique and comprehensive guide that covers Ontario Highway 401 to the U.S. border at Detroit then south along the I-75 to Florida. A quick reference section by exit shows details for gas stations, restaurants and lodgings, with plenty of interesting side trips to sites nearby. As a bonus, there are 300 coupons worth over $2,000 for restaurants, inns, motels, campgrounds, gas stations, historic sites, amusement parks and other sites. This new edition has been fully updated and revised to include the latest changes along the route, new attractions for kids and savings for adults.
Monumental epic poem tells the heroic story of Aeneas, a Trojan who escaped the burning ruins of Troy to found Lavinium, the parent city of Rome, in the west.
A fireman in charge of burning books meets a revolutionary school teacher who dares to read. Depicts a future world in which all printed reading material is burned.
