Originally published in 1884. A detailed history of some of the great inventors and inventions of the world. Contents Include - Phineas Pett: Begginers of English Shipbuilding - Francis Pettit Smith: Practical Introducer of the Screw Propeller - John Harrison: Inventer of the Marine Chronometer - John Lombe: Introducer of the Silk Industry into England - William Murdock: His Life and Inventions - Fredrick Koenig: Inventor of the Steam-Printing Machine - The Walters of 'The Times': Invention of the Walter Press - William Clowes: Book Printing By Steam - Charles Bianconi: A Lesson of Self-Help in Ireland - Industry in Ireland: Through Connaught and Ulster to Belfast - Shipbuilding in Belfast: By E.J. Harland, Engineer and Shipbuilding - Astronomers and Students in Humble Life: A New Chapter in the 'Pursuit of Knowledge under Difficulties' Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Gas models: 454, 464, 574, 674, 766, 826Diesel models: 454, 464, 484, 574, 584, 674, 766, 786, 826, 886, 966, 986, 1026, 1066, 1086

The Army version "Map Reading and Land Navigation" is the simplest and most straightforward explanation of how to get around with just a compass and a map. This guide is perfect for any outdoorsman or for teaching Boy Scouts how to use a compass.

A comprehensive look at the LMS/BR Class 7 4-6-0 rebuilt locomotives, including the rebuilt Jubilees, the rebuilt Patriots and the rebuilt Royal Scots. The book includes hundreds of photographs and feedback from the original crews that operated the engines. Topics covered include: origins of the rebuilt Class 7s in the 1940s and the design of the 2A boiler; differences between the classes; liveries, names and finally, name plates; detailed allocation tables. There are chapters on the rebuilt Class 7s to the rescue - the severe winter of 1962/3; the decline of the Class 7s and withdrawal in the 1960s and finally, the preservation of the Class 7 rebuilds.

WATCH THOSE CAR GUYS Eve used an apple...these guys used steel "Watch Those Car Guys" provides a window into the hectic, fast-moving and free-wheeling world of the automobile business during the post-war period. The absence of standardized factory prices for automobiles provided the dealer with the opportunity to manipulate prices in order to confuse customers. Quick sales by any manner were the primary objective. The pre-war practice of providing good service at fair prices for the purpose of repeat business was all but gone. Marty Stein is transformed from a respectful college sophomore into a devious automobile dealer. The greed and irresponsibility in his life parallels the practices evolving in the automobile business. His fifteen-year journey from a college sophomore to a felon leaves behind a wake that contains scores of deceived and disgruntled customers, a lover who almost dies from a bungled abortion, a son he may never see and the suicide of a trusting friend that was to a large extent Marty's fault.

Ron Gluck, bush pilot and international relations liaison, glances back in time, anecdotally revisiting flying, language gems, and conversation slices occurring from 1963 to 2007 in Papua New Guinea, Cameroon, Washington, D.C., and New York City.

He flew five thousand accident-free hours mostly in single engine planes over uncharted mountainous terrain of Papua New Guinea and later in charted Cameroon. The safety he attributes to God's grace and to superb maintenance by fellow JAARS specialists.

The incidents revisited were central to events that took place but were never scrutinized. Dismissed as coincidence, they were accepted as "how things worked out." In his review, Gluck suggests a continuing role of the Creator in the world today in ways seldom discussed, but alluded to with these questions.

Is not the living God, maker of heaven and earth, still involved in weather, ideas, timing, and answering prayers?

Doesn't He who gives life also sustain heartbeats and breathing in every living being, including those reading this profile?

"What a precious manuscript ...just now finished reading it and did not want it to end."

--Linda Hancock, librarian

"Reading your book at same time as John 7:18. You've glorified Him."

--Kenneth Gray, PhD, Economic Research Service, USDA, retired

"Your Lamnso story showed how Bible translators have given one isolated culture after another a giant step forward, reducing their speech to texts that can then be read by others. No wonder the Lamnso were thrilled, and deeply grateful "

--Robert Park, professor emeritus of law, the George Washington University