Brad Donavan is a young man with the spirit to match the big country of the Cascade Mountains in the American Pacific Northwest. The son of a homesteader in the Coast ranges, Brad is a young greenhorn but when circumstance sends him into the wilderness to make his old horse Lucky: There he learns cowboy logic and the ways of the Indians, and rides the range as he becomes the Oregon Gun, the fastest drawing, most feared gun fighter in the west, to those who crossed him or those that he care...

"Whether it's nachos for breakfast, late-night, or even dessert, Ultimate Nachos delivers playful and fun twists on the classic." ―Adrianna Adarme, author of Pancakes and founder of A Cozy Kitchen blogLee Frank and Rachel Anderson—the team behind Nachos NY—have put their extensive nacho knowledge to work to show you how to play off the flexibility of the nacho with eighty-four creative recipes that are inspired by comfort foods and intern...

Over the last three decades the process industries have grown very rapidly, with corresponding increases in the quantities of hazardous materials in process, storage or transport. Plants have become larger and are often situated in or close to densely populated areas. Increased hazard of loss of life or property is continually highlighted with incidents such as Flixborough, Bhopal, Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, the Phillips 66 incident, and Piper Alpha to name but a few. The field of Loss ...

Learn all about creating characters, storytelling, inking and covers!This fantastic guide shows you how to produce authentic comic book art, comic strips and visual stories in simple steps. With brilliant artwork and expert guidance, this book contains all the information you need to get started.You'll learn all about creating characters, dynamic figure drawing, how to tell a story using panels and even how to produce a great cover. Perfect for kids aged 8+...

From Paris to London to New York to Los Angeles, dead bodies keep appearing during wild passionate nights spent by beautiful and sexy men and women, yet all deaths pointing to accidental cause. Only the police know that it is too much of a coincidence and too many parties are ending the wrong way. Leneus Mercene, ousted LAPD detective is called back to the police force and given the task to find the murderer behind the killings. As Leneus sets out to find this killer, he deals with his own...

Chicago Skyline: A Legacy in Women's BasketballIn the towering shadow of Chicago's iconic skyline, a powerful legacy has taken shape on the hardwood courts across the city. "Chicago Skyline: A Legacy in Women's Basketball" is a captivating exploration of the pioneering female athletes, coaches, and lead...

Peppered with regional names, sing-song rhythms and a dash of wicked fun, Garbage Delight has been a staple on Canadian bookshelves for thirty-five years. Its forty-two superbly crafted poems offer a feast of silly, sassy and soothing verses for every taste, from the thundering “I Eat Kids Yum Yum!” to the more lyrical “The Coming of Teddy Bears.”This handsome classic edition featuring Frank Newfeld’s original illustrations and book design will have a new generation of rea...

It is 1793 in France—the year of the guillotine. Already, Louis XVI has been sentenced to the scaffold, and terror reigns. Ideals topple in the face of political necessity, alliances founder, and intrigue is a way of life.The architects of the Revolution—Marat, Danton, and Robespierre—have set up an embryo parliament called the Convention, designed to stem social chaos. As Republican troops engage in bloody battle with counter-revolutionaries, a peasant woman strives simply to prot...

Kirkby-in-Ashfield, as Gerald Lee comments in his introduction, is steeped in history. For centuries this area was agricultural, but in the latter half of the nineteenth century it was transformed by mining. With the advent of the collieries came the railways, and prosperity and population began to increase. These photographs, many of which have not been published before, build up a vivid visual impression of life in the Kirkby area from the 1850s onwards. The authors have created a fascin...

Comparing migration in China itself to Chinese migration to Europe, this book critically assesses received ideas, perceptions and theories concerning internal and international migration.Comparing migration in China itself to Chinese migration to Europe, this book critically assesses received ideas, perceptions and theories concerning internal and international migration. The book argues for the emergence of a Chinese world system in which internal and international mobility is a central a...

This meticulously edited collection offers you the true accounts about the Confederate States of America, including documents that were most influential for the creation of the states and the life stories of its principal leaders and officers. "The History of the Confederate States of America" and "The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government" represent the best source for understanding the background, the creation, fight and the ultimate defeat, written by the President of the Confeder...

Having recently authored one of the most significant books, Money, Myths and Change, in this exciting area of economics, Lee Badgett has now teamed up with Jeff Frank and a collection of international contributors to provide an analysis of sexual orientation discrimination on an international scale.Discrimination based on sexual orientation continues to fuel collective action, policy debates and academic scrutiny in many countries. For some time, sociologists and psycholog...