Louie is a buoy in the Bay of St. Louis. It was important for Louie to stand firm in this spot, it marked the safe channel for all boat captains traveling through the Bay and up the rivers.
Louie the Buoy is a young children's picture book intended to entertain and educate. Louie, a big red buoy, is a unique character for children's books. He has an engaging personality and a strong work ethic. An important lesson is taught about relationships between friends. Full color illustrations bring the story to life with an appealing new lead character.
Mixing elegance with an island attitude, Louie's Backyard is an award-winning Key West, Florida restaurant famous for its fine food and relaxed oceanfront ambience, and what marks the food at Louie's backyard is innovation. Chef Doug Shook likes to create new variations daily. "Inventing is the joy of cooking," he says, which means the recipes in The Louie's Backyard Cookbook are the best of many recipes Shook has created over the years. They are for people who enjoy the entire process of creating a meal, from procuring the ingredients to making a handsome presentation of a finished dish. In this cookbook, you’ll discover delicious dishes such as: Conch Fritters, Key Lime Pie, Jerk-Rubbed Free-Range Chicken Breast, Sauteed Key West Shrimp with Bacon and Stone-Ground Grits, Conch Chowder, and more! The Louie's Backyard Cookbook contains not only 150 of Chef Shook's most creative recipes, but takes you behind the scenes through photos and stories to learn about the restaurant and the Key West culture that lures people with its beauty and keeps them with its liberty. This cookbook is the next best thing to experiencing the islands themselves!
After his father dies, 13 year old Louie Hollander and his mother must move away from their old home and find a way to make a living. They are hired as keepers of Two Tree Island Lighthouse on Windlass Bay - temporarily. In order to keep the job, Louie and his ma must prove that they can handle the hard work. Tending to the urgent task of protecting sea-going vessels from storm and fog keeps Louie scrambling, especially when equipment breaks down. And even with visits from mainland friends, island living is lonely. An injured sea gull becomes an unexpected pet and a visiting preacher becomes a new fishing buddy. But Louie grieves for his father and misses his best friend Charlie. Then Louie receives wonderful news. Charlie plans to spend the month of August on Two Tree Island. August can't come quickly enough. But, Louie finds that Charlie has changed a lot. Suddenly Louie must face difficult choices, especially when Charlie's behavior endangers the operation of the lighthouse. "Manning the Light maintains family values and spiritual foundations that are important in my family's life today. As a homeschooling mom, I recommend this book as part of a literature based American history curriculum." Elizabeth Giles Griner
If you're looking for a book that'll entertain you (no matter how close you are to exceeding the limits of your medication), this is it. It's fun, and funny, and filled with crazy adventures. It's about a guy and his boat having way too much fun off the seacoast of New Hampshire and Maine. The guy's name is Dennis. The boat's name is Aislyn, and she is the place upon which magic becomes possible. The "characters" in these stories are real people who are really characters. Join Dennis and his family & friends as they do their worst to do their best. If you think that mistakes and bad decisions make for great stories, then you're in luck. Lobster Tales, Life Lessons, and Laughter is chunkin' full of them You will... learn pantloads about lobsters and lobstering. pick up some skinny on boat navigation, saltwater fishing, and nautical knot tying. gain a few choice recipes for the next time you decide to eat a few bugs. (lobsters) build an armory of snappy comebacks, New England style. enjoy more than a couple of interesting insights into human nature. acquire the scoop on some prime eateries, retailers, and services providers that the locals love to visit. have a ball looking at the pictures and using the QRC codes and web-links to visit most of the businesses & attractions mentioned, as well as nautical charts of the waters they played in. And that's only part of the fun. Scope out the Table of Contents and you'll see what we're talking about. Go on, do yourself a favor. Read this book. After all, it comes with the author's personal guarantee: "If you don't laugh out loud at least five times while reading this book, I'll be go to hell."
A beach house on a French island in the Atlantic ocean. Summertime. Waves, swim, blood, oysters, hidden reefs, mind play. Long hair gets a short cut wish. Young vegan couple gets their guest finally. Hubby meets wife's lover eternally. It is past 2 am, they go out for a walk at low tide on the beach. The oysters are chewing steel. They get back home. Blue waves turn blood green. Dust is everywhere. Cosmos is ready to do it. A thriller.
“The strong pull of friendship, the leisurely pace of a tiny, waterfront Southern town, and the steady buildup of romance help buoy Frank’s well-drawn, memorable characters” (Publishers Weekly) in this New York Times bestseller. Meet Linda Breland, single parent of two teenage daughters—one of whom is headed off to college. Between that and the married men, the cold New Jersey winters, her pinched wallet, and her ex-husband who married a beautiful, successful woman ten years younger than she is—let’s just say Linda has seen enough to fill a thousand pages. Now she’s bound for Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, the magical landscape of her ancestors. Welcomed by the help of her advice-dispensing sister and an intriguing ex–investment banker turned restaurant owner, Linda slowly begins to find her way and realize that she, too, is entitled to a second chance....
The Arecibo Radio Telescope (Arecibo) has made amazing findings that would otherwise have remained undiscovered. Yet, Arecibo’s inception is shrouded in mystery: unknown is the true story behind its creation, secret for all these years. Until now. In his final book, Helias Doundoulakis demystifies Arecibo for the novice, from dreams to drawings. The chronological account of the iconic telescope is made plain for all to see, which spanned six decades. Read how his brother, George Doundoulakis, undertook its conception and fielding, finally winning patent rights for his brother Helias, CIA director William Casey, and Gus Michalos. Follow the inseparable brothers on their journey of courage, inspiration, and brilliance that advanced the design of Arecibo and inspired generations of space scientists for years to come.
Half a century ago, long before smart phones, the internet or the current political climate, there were still bullies and, in the town of Melville, Michigan, some believe, there was also a dragon. In fact, the creature named Louie that appeared in the fall of 1966 to protect nerdy freshman, P.J. Hayworth, wasnt a dragon at all, but the fourteenth in a line of Khan Lu Wi - genetically altered beings sent from the future to keep P.J. safe, so that he might someday save the world Instead of protecting P.J., though, this creature seems to do the opposite - as P.J.s life becomes more horrible every time Louie appears. While the school bully, Jimmy Wilson, nearly bullies P.J. to death and P.J.s life only gets dramatically worse, the creature doesnt protect him at all seemingly bumbling so badly any attempt to help P.J. that he finally rejects Louie completely. Its only after a freak accident changes everything sinisterly for the worse that P.J. reluctantly realizes he has no choice but to turn to his bumbling protector - before its too late.