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Myths and Mysteries of Florida reveals the dark and ominous cloud of mysteries and myths that hovers over the Sunshine State. This book offers residents, travelers, history buffs, and ghost hunters a refreshingingly lively collection of stories about Florida''s unsolved murders, legendary villains, lingering ghosts, terrifying myths, and haunted places.

Presents information and advice for various aspects of backcountry skiing and winter camping. This work helps readers learn how to choose the right equipment, avoid hazards such as avalanches and extreme cold, build snow shelters, and have fun while staying safe and minimizing the impact on the wilderness.

The democratic surge in the past twenty years has led many Americans to assume that all societies are, or should be, making progress toward becoming practicing democracies.

Everything you need to know to run a profitable and satisfying food truck business from your home

Sound familiar? Breaking the Argument Cycle is a book for all those who've ever found themselves arguing with their significant other, again and again, about money, sex, or even a seemingly trivial topic-when, at its core, the conflict is about something completely different.

The definitive collection of Tennessee's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for Tennessee residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.

Authoritative yet accessible, this work will enable readers to better grasp how sails, keels and hulls work together to keep sailboats moving--and will sharpen their skills with a more subtle and thorough appreciation of why various boat design features are present and why certain tactics work in certain situations.

This book takes a candid and insightful look at the rich history, construction and crew of the great ships.

This tale of exploration and adventure is a warm account of the people and places around the waters of Southern Massachusetts.

Urban and regional planners, elected officials, and other decision makers are increasingly focused on what makes places livable. Employing original data produced through both quantitative and qualitative research, this title provides an understanding of how art works as an engine for transforming communities.

The relative deficiencies of US public schools are a serious concern to parents and policymakers. In this book, a trio of experts on international education policy compares the performance of American schools against that of other nations.

Low-carb living just got a lot more fun! Thanks to Marlene and Chuck Koch low-carb cocktails have arrived. These trendsetting drinks, spotlighted at top-notch hotel chains and restaurants, can be made right at home. 50 luscious recipes are included. These drinks look as good as they taste!

Another World explores day to day life in a small Trappist monastery tucked away in the Ozark foothills. Interweaving memoir with conversations with the monks, observations of community life, and relationships with other visitors, Claassen provides a window into contemporary monastic life. Each chapter describes a day in the monastery.

For those planning an ocean cruise, whether it's a day sail or circumnavigation, this book is the ideal primer that is better read in the early planning stages, even before the blue-water boat is purchased...Howard isn't afraid to give his opinion even about some products, and lots of advice is good before you start pouring money into that big hole that is called a boat...this book is sure to save the eventual cruiser time and money...Get this book, don't get scared by reading it, and get out there.

Recounts the Moitessiers' honeymoon trip from Europe to the islands of the Pacific and back along the "logical route" via Cape Horn, a path chosen for its speed, which took them through the Roaring Forties, iceberg territory and the relentless gale-force winds of the higher latitudes.

Robert Orrell recounts the brutality and immense danger of life on an oil rig.

Foriegn non-fiction.

Examines the pastoral and theological implications of North American Small Christian Community programs.

For decades, the use of vouchers has been widely debated. But often lost in the heat of debate is the fact that vouchers are just another tool in the government's tool chest, a restricted subsidy that falls somewhere between the extremes of cash and direct government provision of services.

At the turn of the century, the United States is on the verge of losing its vote in the General Assembly for non-payment of its arrears. There are eerie parallels between the domestic debate over the United Nations in 1999 and the struggles over the League of Nations in 1919.

The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is the latest in more than two decades of federal efforts to raise educational standards and an even longer stream of initiatives to improve education for poor children.

By the turn of the millennium, it had become painfully apparent that the United States had made some serious misjudgments in its interactions with the natural world.

It is a long-held perception that America is a nation where the government typically stays out of day-to-day business activities. Yet the U.S. federal government is in many ways the biggest and most influential financial institution in the world, with $10 trillion in federal guarantees and loans going to the private sector.

One hundred years after the birth of Karl Rahner, the contributors to this book ask whether and how RahnerOs theology can address new religious and cultural realities in the twenty-first century, particularly those realities found on what has come to be called Othe Pacific Rim.O

The most complete modern taxidermy book.

Essential reading for all fly fishers going to the Madison.

John McDonald has been making people laugh for decades with his humorous yarns poking fun at people from away, people from Maine, and life in general. Following up the wildly popular A Moose and a Lobster Walk into a Bar, the "Dean of Maine Storytelling" offers a new collection of stories that will make you laugh till you cry and cry till you laugh. Here''s a new round of classic stories brimming with half truths, stretched truths, and wry observations about life in Maine.

Pull up a chair or gather round the campfire and get ready for twenty-seven creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences in Montana.

Explores the tools and technology that the American colonists use to build homes that could stand the test of time.