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John C. Payne
This useful and thoroughly practical guide explains in detail how to select, install, maintain, and troubleshoot all of the electrical and electronic systems on a boat, and is fully illustrated…
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C. C. Payne
Ten-year-old Lula Bell Bonner of White House, Tennessee, tries to fade into the background to avoid a bully, but after her beloved grandmother’s death Lula Bell understands about letting her…
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"A Sheridan House guide to boat maintenance."--Title page.
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Deborah C. Payne
Deborah C. Payne's groundbreaking study explores how the duopoly established in 1660 - adopted to create an upmarket, elite theatre - unexpectedly reshaped company practices, stagecraft, and the professions of…
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Concise, compact, and fully illustrated for easy reference, Understanding Marine Diesels: 2nd Edition has been fully revised throughout. This guide offers a comprehensive coverage of marine diesel engine parts and…
C T Payne, Emma F Payne
Meet Houdini and Onyx, two curious black cats with adventurous spirits! When they decide to spend a sunny day at the beach, Onyx can hardly wait to explore the shore…
Mark Kelly
"This little mouse may well inspire some big dreams." --Kirkus Reviews on Mousetronaut Meteor the Mousetronaut defends Earth from an asteroid in this exciting story from #1 New York Times…
"This little mouse may well inspire some big dreams." --Kirkus Reviews on Mousetronaut Meteor the Mousetronaut works hard to achieve his dreams and protect Earth in this picture book series…
For more than half a century, the field of Canadian Studies has attracted North American scholars of the highest caliber to examine Canada. This book traces the birth and growth…
C Payne
Attitude within the Workplace: An Eight-Step Healing Process presents a technique designed to help others to improve their attitude based on the life experiences of author C. Payne. She reveals…
Deborah C. Payne, Drew Lichtenberg
This behind-the-scenes account analyzes the evolution of the premier classical theatre company in the U.S. against the changing social and economic landscape of Washington, D.C.
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George Payne Rainsford James
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…
William C Payne
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the public…
In his latest guide to the technical issues facing boat owners, John C. Payne deals with the topic of boat plumbing and water systems. With photos and technical drawings, the…
John C. Payne’s concise and authoritative handbook filled with essential information on boat batteries and how to charge them.
Following the international success of his Marine Electrical and Electronics Bible, now in its second edition, John Payne has turned his talents from sailing boatsuhis hobbyuto powerboatsuhis profession. The new…
This handbook presents the bewildering array of electrical and electronic devices found aboard modern trailerable fishing boats. With Payne’s help, every bass and sports fisherman should be able to make…
Covers problems with metal corrosion on the hull and fastenings, lightning hazards and protection and electrical problems on a boat. It is part of series of books about technical issues…
Contains treatments of technical issues facing every boat owner. This work covers such topics as: GMDSS Communications; EPIRBs, PLBs, SARTs, RTEs; NAVTEX; VHF Radio Communications; SSB/HF Radio Communications; Amateur (Ham)…
In his latest guide to the technical issues facing boat owners, John C. Payne deals with the topic of boat AC power systems. With photos and technical drawings, the book…
In this eye-opening account, respected author and seaman John C. Payne lifts the veil on modern piracy, detailing hundreds of very real and frightening accounts up until now. The recent…
Robert C. Payne
This book came about from my hyper imagination through dreams, every night for about a week I kept on having these dreams about action, romance and the same characters when…
Contains the treatments of technical issues facing every boat owner. This work covers such topics as: Position Fixing Systems (GPS, LORAN); Electronic Charting; Echo Sounders, Fishfinders, SONAR; Radar; Autopilots; Instrument…
A collection of 350 recipes covering foods from seafood, meat and eggs to pasta, rice and vegetables, as well as baked goods and drinks. Topics of interest to bluewater cruisers…
Christopher C. Payne
With a tattered Raggedy Ann doll as her only companion, Stefani has spent her entire life immersed in self isolation. As a 10-year-old child she was the lone witness to…
John C Payne
This is Book Three and the last of the Three and Out series. Rod Richards resigns as hospital administrator in San Antonio and treks to Chicago to join an old…
This anthology contains 14 works that are the winners of JournalStone’s firstshort-story contest. For some, this is their first published piece.
Matthew C Payne
With the growing unpopularity of the war in Iraq, Americans are once again discussing the draft. Congressman Charles Rangel has argued that we need the draft to fill the ranks…
Keith C Payne
This book is the World’s shortest novel, which every married man and woman should read at least once, if not more.
Life is wonderful, but have you any idea what our world will be like in fifty years? The ingenious innovations, the difficulties we will suffer and the change in our…
During the 17th Century, slavery was at its peak, and 400 years later, in the 21st Century, in some places, it still exists, although the name has changed to make…
For decades, the world has never known the real truth. Now three young men are going to discover exactly what it is, but only one of them will ever discover…
If you know Reading, Berkshire, then read on, and even if you don’t read on anyway. This novel encapsulates a special bond between two sisters living in Caversham on the…
George C Payne
Before it’s too late We listen to daily comments about climate change and the perils of Planetwarming. We’ve heard of the climatic disasters and wildfires driven by the ever-increasing winds…
Hoot, the Owl, watches from his perch in the woods as the animals and birds awake and wonders what might happen today? Hoots wood is a book with pictures, suitable…
The completely revised, expanded, and updated 4th edition of the world's most comprehensive electrical and electronics handbook for sailors. This useful and thoroughly practical guide explains in detail how to…
This collection of essays centres on Double Falsehood, Lewis Theobald’s 1727 adaptation of the lost play of Cardenio, possibly co-authored by John Fletcher and William Shakespeare.
Ian Payne
This is an attempt to present a complete critical edition of the manuscript texts of these simple social dances, which were regularly performed at masques in the London Inns of…
From John C. Payne, one of the foremost international authorities on marine electrical systems and electronics, comes a new title in his successful series of easy to understand yet thorough…
Distinguished scholars and practitioners commemorate and expand upon the work of international judge, arbitrator, and professor, David D. Caron (1952-2018). By Peaceful Means is an insightful examination of how international…
