Lead Sleds
Lead Sleds

Author: Joe Kress

Publisher:

Published:

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9781610590631

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Originally, "lead sled" was a derogatory term used to refer to any custom car whose owner used lead as a body filler -- often poorly applied. Today, the term no longer carries the negative connotations, instead referring to any custom that has undergone extensive bodywork, including frenched headlights, shaved door handles, a chopped top, a sectioned body, reworked lines, or any combination thereof. This book will examine the hottest lead sleds on the nation's custom scene today, with brief histories of the cars and all-new color photography.

Lead Sleds
Lead Sleds

Author: Mike Key

Publisher: Osprey Publishing Company

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 125

ISBN-13: 9780850455472

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Wild Lead Sleds
Wild Lead Sleds

Author: Mike Key

Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9781855322455

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Depicts and describes custom-built cars from the 1950s that have been modified to provide a sleeker and more stylish appearance

My Lead Dog Was A Lesbian
My Lead Dog Was A Lesbian

Author: Brian Patrick O'Donoghue

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2009-09-30

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 0307488535

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The Iditarod may be the only race that awards a prize for last place. But then how many people can even complete a course that ranges across 1,000 miles of Alaska's ice fields, mountains, and canyons at temperatures that sometimes plunges to 100 degrees below zero? In conditions like these, anything can go wrong. For Brian Patrick O'Donoghue, nearly everything did. In My Lead Dog Was a Lesbian, his reporter and intrepid novice musher tells what happened when he entered the 1991 Iditarod, along with seventeen sled dogs with names like Harley, Screech, and Rainy, his sexually confused lead dog. O'Donoghue braved snowstorms and sickening wipeouts, endured the contempt of more experienced racers (one of whom was daft enough to use poodles), and rode herd of four-legged companions who would rather be fighting or having sex. It's all here, narrated with self-deprecating wit, in a true story of heroism, cussedness and astonishing dumb luck.

Custom Cars
Custom Cars

Author: Matt Doeden

Publisher: LernerClassroom

Published: 2007-09-01

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 0822590123

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People customize their cars to look cool, go fast or both. To their owners, custom cars are more than just vehicles. They are a hobby, a passion, even a way of life. From high-powered hot rods and street rods, to fast and colorful tuner cars, each type of custom has a unique culture and community surrounding it. That's because car lovers like nothing better than to hang out together and share their love of cars. In this book, you will learn about everything from cool classic customs to the hottest new custom machines, the names of some of the most famous car customizers, and where car lovers gather to show off their machines. Photographs by Chuck Vranas.

Douggie
Douggie

Author: Pam Flowers

Publisher: Graphic Arts Books

Published: 2015-07-01

Total Pages: 33

ISBN-13: 1941821979

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From the beginning one puppy was different from the rest. He was big and black, his brother and sisters small and gray. While the others lay quietly snuggled against their mother, this puppy squirmed and wiggled constantly.So begins the inspiring true story of a puppy whose boundless energy almost got the best of him. Douggie: The Playful Puppy Who Became a Sled Dog Hero is Pam Flowers's tribute to the pup who seemed destined to remain the class clown. But Pam saw potential in this exuberant youngster, and Douggie's intelligence and persistence ultimately earned him the position of lead dog for a dangerous 325-mile expedition to the Magnetic North Pole.As the lead dog, Douggie lead the sled dog team on this exciting adventure traveling across the frozen sea of the far Canadian north for 18 days, surviving many challenges and returning home safely. Douggie went on to become a top lead dog and lead a subsequent trip of 2,500 miles.

Be the Lead Dog
Be the Lead Dog

Author: Liz Parrish

Publisher:

Published: 2010-03

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780984125418

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Brought to you by renowned mushers and entrepreneurs Liz Parrish and Barb Schaefer, Be the Lead Dog lays out the foundational lessons you need to be your best. Decades of training, racing and being guided by their champion dogs has given them a wealth of experience, knowledge and insight about what it takes to accomplish your goals. Through their stories, explanations, and action tips, they lay out a powerful and inspiring case for utilizing the empowering life lessons taught by their sled dogs. Book jacket.

Balto's Story
Balto's Story

Author: Kevin Blake

Publisher: Bearport Publishing

Published: 2014-08-01

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 168402921X

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It was February 1925 in the Alaskan wilderness. One wrong step could mean sudden death for musher Gunnar Kaasen and his lead sled dog, Balto. The temperature had dropped to -50°F. Fierce winds roared as snow pounded the sled. The blinding blizzard made it impossible to see. Waiting for the weather to change, however, wasn’t an option. Fifty miles away in Nome, Alaska, dozens of the town’s children were sick with diphtheria and near death. Gunnar and Balto carried the only medicine that could cure them! In this captivating book, young readers will meet an amazing Siberian husky named Balto, who bravely guided a team of sled dogs on a grueling trip through blinding snow, over a half-frozen river, and through a steep mountain pass to safely deliver medicine to children in need. Packed with adventure, true stories, and dramatic, full-color photos, this book is sure to inspire dog lovers everywhere.

Show No Fear
Show No Fear

Author: Bernd Horn

Publisher: Dundurn

Published: 2008-07-14

Total Pages: 387

ISBN-13: 1459706269

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Show No Fear is a collection of essays that captures the richness of Canadian military history. Although Canadians see their nation as a peaceable kingdom and themselves as an unmilitary people, the truth is that Canada has a proud military heritage. Moreover, the nations citizens and their descendants share a legacy of courage, tenacity, and warfighting prowess. This volume of daring actions showcases the country’s rich and distinct national military experience while capturing the indomitable spirit of the Canadian soldier. Actions studied include military bravery in the Seven Years War, the British attacks on Fort Mackinac and Fort Detroit in the War of 1812, the Lake Erie expeditions during the American Civil War, courage displayed at Paardeberg in the Boer War, trench raiding in the First World War, bold valour in the ill-fated Dieppe Raid in the Second World War, toe-to-toe fighting with the Chinese in the Korean War, and present-day heroics in Afghanistan.