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Author: Michael Hauenstein
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Published: 2010-01-01
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 9780766034853
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn exciting new series of high interest books that will appeal to even the most reluctant readers contains action-packed photographs and stories of the hottest racing vehicles and races for kids.
Author: Amir Tariq Khan
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2021-09
Total Pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781719194457
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA speedboat racer needs to overcome last-minute adversity before a competitive speedboat race. Will his hard work, skill, and dedication allow him to overcome those setbacks and get the championship win. "What happens next, ...good." "I liked the drawings - Drake B. "I love this little boat story and would read this story many more times." - Aiyana D. "I like this book and how he started in fourth place. I would recommend this book for other 2nd graders or older" - Marley P. "Buy this book for me, I really like the pictures and the ending part." - Jagger K.
Author: Charles Hofer
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Published: 2007-12-15
Total Pages: 25
ISBN-13: 143584677X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book shows speedboats in action, skimming along in the water. Clear, simple text explains how speedboats work and bright photographs bring the fun straight to kids.
Author: Sarah Tieck
Publisher: ABDO Publishing Company
Published: 2009-09-01
Total Pages: 35
ISBN-13: 1617858323
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book discusses the fast, thrilling world of speedboats! Readers will learn how these powerful vehicles speed through water. Difficult concepts, such as density and engine workings, are broken down for readers, and a comprehensive diagram highlights major speedboat parts. Also explained is how a speedboat is used for recreation, racing, patrolling, and military work. Additionally, readers will learn about speedboat safety and history. Vibrant graphics, oversized, action-packed photographs, and short, engaging sentences will encourage reluctant readers to steer their way toward learning more about the amazing speedboat! Included are table of contents, fast facts, glossary with phonetic spellings, and index. Buddy Books is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.
Author: Gérald Guétat
Publisher: MBI Publishing Company
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 204
ISBN-13: 0760304645
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReaders can relive the true golden age of high-performance classic speedboats in this book that covers these mighty wooden-hulled craft from around World War I until just before the second World War. This was an era when speed was still a new plaything, and speedboats and aircraft were raced as passionately as were automobiles; when massive mahogany speedboats powered by engines from suppliers such as Rolls-Royce competed fiercely against rivals from around the world. Classic speedboat enthusiasts will relish the cutaway drawings of these craft, as well as the choice archival photography and the modern color photography of these now-impeccably restored beauties.
Author: Louise Spilsbury
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Published: 2017-07-15
Total Pages: 35
ISBN-13: 149943443X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReaders with a need for speed will love this comprehensive look at speedboats! They’ll learn fascinating facts about the engineering behind these powerful machines, such as how a boat’s shape influences its speed and how engines operate. Readers will explore different types of crafts, from military speedboats to hydroplanes! Vibrant photographs immerse readers in the mechanics and design of these amazing aquatic vehicles. Accessible language explains the complex processes and principles behind speedboats. Even reluctant readers will flock to this high-interest topic, which introduces engineering concepts and encourages curiosity.
Author: Donald H. Matheson
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Published: 2016-09-06
Total Pages: 111
ISBN-13: 1473355885
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis vintage volume is a complete and novice-friendly guide to making novel model boats and ships. Written in clear, simple language and profusely illustrated, this book is perfect for the model builder looking for new and interesting projects. Contents include: “Tools and Materials”, “Hulls”, “A Catboat”, “A Thermostatic Boat”, “A Model Power Submarine which dives and comes up again”, “A South Sea Island Outrigger Canoe”, “A Tension Motor Speedboat”, “A Simple Ferryboat”, “A Lee-Board Sailing Boat”, “A Plank-section Sailing-Ship”, “A Hydro Glider”, “An Outbound Motor-Boat”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on building models.
Author: Eiji Yamamura
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2022-02-24
Total Pages: 140
ISBN-13: 9811697671
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is an exploration that shows us how sentiment and duty form the core of Japanese culture. It looks at how the combination of common sense, culture, and social norms influence people’s ways of thinking and behavior. Although the focus is Japan in looking at these interrelationships, the author draws on his experience and knowledge of other countries from his days before graduate school, when he traveled the world as a backpacker. Now, from the world of academia, he uses his knowledge of economic analysis to consider the similarities and differences in human behavior among countries and cultures. The wide-ranging scope of the book takes in marital life, education, sports, business, and culture in modern Japanese society. Why, for instance, does linguistic heterogeneity generally have negative effects on FIFA rankings of national soccer teams, and what does this have to do with the difficulty of technology transfer among businesses in multilingual countries? Why was the demand for the film Bohemian Rhapsody, about the British rock group Queen, so high in Japan? How do Kazuo Ishiguro’s novels resemble scenarios related to Japan’s long-term public finance prospects? How does the depiction of contemporary life compared with “the old days” in the films of Yasujiro Ozu provide a cautionary tale for aging societies today? How are older people with grandchildren more likely to accept tax increases to support future generations? And how is the Japanese government actively drawing on behavioral economics to appeal to public sentiment to contain the spread of COVID-19. These and a multitude of other questions are tackled by the backpacker who entered academia to become an economist and who now goes on a journey to find the answers. Readers can take the trip with him under his expert guidance, as he artfully combines sentiment, duty, and economic analysis.
Author: MARK S. FOSTER
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Published: 2023-05-09
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 0813070554
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe definitive biography of the famous developer of Miami Beach "The definitive biography of one of the most energetic, versatile entrepreneurs of the early 20th century. In masterminding the development of the Indianapolis Speedway and Miami Beach, Fisher played a major role in teaching adult Americans how to play."--James Crooks, University of North Florida In the booming early years of the 20th century, few entrepreneurs rivaled Carl Fisher (1874-1939) for sheer energy and imagination. Born in Indiana, he began as a bicycle racer and salesman, made his first fortune perfecting and marketing the automobile headlight, helped build the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and headed promotion of the Indy 500, and was a moving force behind the development of the Lincoln and Dixie highways, America’s first improved transcontinental roads. But all of these accomplishments were only prologue to his grandest adventure, as primary developer and promoter of Miami Beach. This definitive biography of Fisher, abundantly illustrated and written in an engaging style, captures the headiness of the period. Mark Foster traces Fisher’s transformation of the South Florida landscape into a tourist’s dream of golf, polo, deep sea fishing, and luxury hotels and his animation of that dream with bronzed lifeguards, bathing beauties flashing new swimsuit styles, and visiting dignitaries who generated a stream of tantalizing headlines. Foster also treats Fisher’s troubles with labor and with Miami businessmen, his attempted development of Montauk on Long Island, New York, and the collapse of the entire Fisher enterprise in the wake of the 1926 hurricane and the great stock market crash of 1929. Throughout, he sets Fisher’s insights, triumphs, loves, and shortcomings into the context of the early 20th century. This biography of a great corporate builder reveals the emergence of a new American way of life. The man whose genius for promotion turned a swampy spit of land into a luxurious urban locale also framed aspirations of leisure and entertainment for generations of Americans.
