Many of the historic houses in and around the town of Victoria, Texas, were built between 1875 and 1910 by immigrant owners. From 1973 to 1975, with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, Rick Gardner traveled throughout the region, taking photographs of these historic homes. Gardner relied on his own instincts and guidance from knowledgeable locals as to where he should aim his lens. This book is an appreciative glimpse at what these vernacular houses looked like...

Ari's journey begins when a glowing golden compass leads him into a beautiful world of wonder, mystery, and heart. In A Journey of Love, Ari meets Shaka the Bird, a colorful guide who helps him discover that love is more than a feeling-it is a choice expressed through kindness, courage, patience, and care for others.As Ari follows the compass through meaningful encounters and gentle challenges, he learns that true love can heal hurts, build friendships, and light the path ...

In The Human Compass: A Journey of Patience, Ari and his wise companion Shaka Bird follow the glowing compass to the River of Patience, where the water moves slowly, steadily, and without hurry. As Ari watches the gentle current wind its way through stones and reeds, he begins to understand that patience is not about doing nothing. It is about trusting the right time, staying calm, and continuing forward even when things do not happen as quickly as we want.With Sha...

In The Human Compass: A Journey of Gratitude, Ari and his wise companion Shaka Bird follow the glowing compass to the Garden of Gratitude, a radiant place filled with beauty, wonder, and quiet joy. As Ari walks among the blossoms and listens to the songs of the garden, he begins to notice how much goodness surrounds him each day.With Shaka Bird's gentle guidance, Ari learns that gratitude is more than saying thank you. It is opening your heart to the gifts already ...

In The Human Compass: A Journey of Justice, Ari and his wise companion Shaka Bird follow the glowing compass to the River of Scales, where they meet a beaver and an otter locked in a bitter argument over a small pebble. Each one insists the pebble belongs to them, and neither is willing to listen. As the quarrel grows, Ari begins to see that justice is not simply about choosing sides. It is about fairness, understanding, and finding a way forward that honors what is right....

In The Human Compass: A Journey of Forgiveness, Ari and his wise companion Shaka Bird follow the glowing compass to a quiet beach, where Ari discovers a beautiful glowing shell resting near the shore. Delighted by the shell's gentle light, Ari treasures it and happily shares the moment with the forest animals as they play together by the sea.But when the fox accidentally loses the shell to the ocean, Ari feels sadness and disappointment wash over him. What had felt...

The funniest and most popular sportswriter in America abandons his desk at Sports Illustrated to caddy for some of the world’s most famous golfers, and some celebrity duffers, recounting it all in this hilarious and revealing look at the world of golf.Who knows a golfer best? Who’s with them every minute of every round, hears their muttering, knows whether they cheat? Their caddies, of course. So sportswriter Rick Reilly figured that he could learn a lot about the players and their...

JavaScript Robotics is on the rise. Rick Waldron, the lead author of this book and creator of the Johnny-Five platform, is at the forefront of this movement. Johnny-Five is an open source JavaScript Arduino programming framework for robotics. This book brings together fifteen innovative programmers, each creating a unique Johnny-Five robot step-by-step, and offering tips and tricks along the way. Experience with JavaScript is a prerequisite.

In The Human Compass: A Journey of Courage, Ari and his wise companion Shaka Bird follow the glowing compass to the Shadow Bridge, a mysterious crossing hidden in the mist. The bridge looks dark and uncertain, and Ari feels fear rise inside him. As he stands before it, he begins to learn that courage does not mean never being afraid. It means taking a step forward even when fear is present.With Shaka Bird beside him, Ari discovers that bravery grows when we trust, ...

In the second volume of the landmark American Revolution trilogy by the Pulitzer Prize–winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author of The British Are Coming, George Washington’s army fights on the knife edge between victory and defeat.The first twenty-one months of the American Revolution—which began at Lexington and ended at Princeton—was the story of a ragged group of militiamen and soldiers fighting to forge a new nation. By the winter of ...

The hilarious sequel to Rick Reilly’s beloved bestselling golf novel Missing LinksLife is going pretty well for Raymond “Stick” Hart. He’s happily married to the former Ponkaquogue Municipal Golf Club assistant pro, the beauteous Cajun firecracker Dannie, raising his rambunctious son, Charlie, and getting by writing smart-mouthed greeting cards for fifty bucks a pop. Best of all, nothing has changed at Ponky, the worst golf course in America. You still hav...

From Sports Illustrated writer Rick Reilly comes this spoof of all things golf and country club. Missing Links is the story of four middle-class buddies who live outside Boston and play golf together at Ponkaquoque Municipal Course and Deli, not so fondly known as Ponky. An eighteen-hole garbage dump with hazards that include a concrete river surrounded by a chain-link fence and the pillars of the elevated train track that runs through the course, it is reputed to be the ...