Pinewood Derby Fast and Furious Speed Secrets

Pinewood Derby Fast and Furious Speed Secrets

Author: David Meade

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing

Published: 2016-12-06

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781565239043

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Any parent and child can build a successful Pinewood Derby(R) car with the designs and techniques in this enjoyable book. Derby-winning dads reveal their scout-legal tricks for making faster cars using ordinary tools.


Pinewood Derby Speed Secrets

Pinewood Derby Speed Secrets

Author: David Meade

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing

Published: 2006-06

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 9781565232914

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First timers and seasoned competitors alike can separate themselves from the rest of the pack with these speed secrets from an undefeated pinewood derby champ. Includes hundreds of photos and diagrams for making the fastest Pinewood Derby car in the race.


Pinewood Derby Designs & Patterns

Pinewood Derby Designs & Patterns

Author: Troy Thorne

Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780756632625

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Provides ideas, tips, and patterns for making a sharp-looking, fast car to race in the Cub Scouts' Pinewood Derby.


The Poisonwood Bible

The Poisonwood Bible

Author: Barbara Kingsolver

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2009-10-13

Total Pages: 578

ISBN-13: 0061804819

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New York Times Bestseller • Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize • An Oprah's Book Club Selection “Powerful . . . [Kingsolver] has with infinitely steady hands worked the prickly threads of religion, politics, race, sin and redemption into a thing of terrible beauty.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review The Poisonwood Bible, now celebrating its 25th anniversary, established Barbara Kingsolver as one of the most thoughtful and daring of modern writers. Taking its place alongside the classic works of postcolonial literature, it is a suspenseful epic of one family's tragic undoing and remarkable reconstruction over the course of three decades in Africa. The story is told by the wife and four daughters of Nathan Price, a fierce, evangelical Baptist who takes his family and mission to the Belgian Congo in 1959. They carry with them everything they believe they will need from home, but soon find that all of it—from garden seeds to Scripture—is calamitously transformed on African soil. The novel is set against one of the most dramatic political chronicles of the twentieth century: the Congo's fight for independence from Belgium, the murder of its first elected prime minister, the CIA coup to install his replacement, and the insidious progress of a world economic order that robs the fledgling African nation of its autonomy. Against this backdrop, Orleanna Price reconstructs the story of her evangelist husband's part in the Western assault on Africa, a tale indelibly darkened by her own losses and unanswerable questions about her own culpability. Also narrating the story, by turns, are her four daughters—the teenaged Rachel; adolescent twins Leah and Adah; and Ruth May, a prescient five-year-old. These sharply observant girls, who arrive in the Congo with racial preconceptions forged in 1950s Georgia, will be marked in surprisingly different ways by their father's intractable mission, and by Africa itself. Ultimately each must strike her own separate path to salvation. Their passionately intertwined stories become a compelling exploration of moral risk and personal responsibility.


The One-Straw Revolution

The One-Straw Revolution

Author: Masanobu Fukuoka

Publisher: New York Review of Books

Published: 2010-09-08

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 1590173929

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Call it “Zen and the Art of Farming” or a “Little Green Book,” Masanobu Fukuoka’s manifesto about farming, eating, and the limits of human knowledge presents a radical challenge to the global systems we rely on for our food. At the same time, it is a spiritual memoir of a man whose innovative system of cultivating the earth reflects a deep faith in the wholeness and balance of the natural world. As Wendell Berry writes in his preface, the book “is valuable to us because it is at once practical and philosophical. It is an inspiring, necessary book about agriculture because it is not just about agriculture.” Trained as a scientist, Fukuoka rejected both modern agribusiness and centuries of agricultural practice, deciding instead that the best forms of cultivation mirror nature’s own laws. Over the next three decades he perfected his so-called “do-nothing” technique: commonsense, sustainable practices that all but eliminate the use of pesticides, fertilizer, tillage, and perhaps most significantly, wasteful effort. Whether you’re a guerrilla gardener or a kitchen gardener, dedicated to slow food or simply looking to live a healthier life, you will find something here—you may even be moved to start a revolution of your own.


Beautiful Joe

Beautiful Joe

Author: Marshall Saunders

Publisher:

Published: 1907

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13:

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A dog describes being mistreated by a cruel master but then later being taken in by a kind family.


The Stolen Vault

The Stolen Vault

Author: Landry Q. Walker

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2020-06-16

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13: 0593095278

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Race through this action-packed chapter book featuring favorite characters from Netflix's original animated series Fast & Furious: Spy Racers, set in the Fast and the Furious world. When four criminals steal a vault from a bank, Tony Toretto and his crew have to jump into action . . . and fast! The stolen vault isn't full of money or gold like the thieves originally thought. Instead, the vault is holding a one-of-a-kind, highly sensitive, miniaturized transflux particle accelerator. An accelerator that can't be driven over forty miles per hour or it might explode! Follow along as Tony, Echo, Layla, Frostee, and Cisco race against time through the San Francisco Bay tunnels to catch the criminals and save the city in this exciting brand-new fiction chapter book filled with two-color illustrations.


Woodcarving Illustrated Issue 77 Fall/Holiday 2016

Woodcarving Illustrated Issue 77 Fall/Holiday 2016

Author: Editors of Woodcarving Illustrated

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing

Published: 2021-02-28

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 1607659832

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FEATURES A Wood Carving Fantasy By Bob Duncan Floyd Rhadigan is known for his quick knife, appealing fantasy characters, and tireless teaching schedule. Carving Between the Covers By Kathleen Ryan Italian sculptor Nino Orlando reveals the hidden magic in carved books Carving a Place in History Woodworker Barrie Casement is helping to restore St. Patrick’s Cathedral Winning Wonders Meet the winners of the final 2016 People’s Choice Contest PROJECTS Bringing Home the Tree By Russell Scott Model T delivers memories of Christmas past Oak Leaf Tray By John Shortell This heirloom tray is as useful as it is beautiful Block Nativity By Andrew DePace Stylized design makes a beautiful and durable decoration Bright Bulb Santa By David Sharp Combine two Christmas classics with this clever ornament TECHNIQUES Carving a Nativity Scene By Carolea Hower Adaptable design can be displayed on your tree or mantel Simple Santa By Dave Stetson Change a few details to customize this easy carving Santa Variations By Susan L. Hendrix Customize your carving by sketching new accessories PATTERNS Father Christmas By Susan L. Hendrix This slightly stylized Santa will complement any holiday décor Casual Claus By Floyd Rhadigan Laid-back Santa isn’t checking the Naughty List this year Frosty Ornament By Jim Willis This jolly snowman won’t melt after the holidays Peekaboo Santa Ornaments By Carolea Hower Don’t like to carve eyes? This fast, fun Santa lets you skip ‘em Holly Napkin Holder By Marty Leenhouts Chip carve this simple design to dress up your holiday table Cardinal Ornament By Jim Willis This winter bird will add a splash of color to your tree North Pole Snowman By Steve Russell Simple relief ornament can be carved and painted quickly Peace Out Santa By Rick Stoddard Give Santa a retro look with this fun carving Quick Reindeer By Barbara Millikan Carve this ornament in a couple of hours and then let the kids add the color Hark! The Herald Angels Sing By Dennis and Susan Thornton A choir of music legends rocks the halls of heaven Carving a Caricature Soldier By Floyd Rhadigan New book is a heartfelt thanks to veterans Traditional Santa By Thomas Westmoreland Add or ignore details to tailor this pattern to your carving skills