Benny and Babe is a sports story about a young man "Benny" who lacks confidence in himself. He desperately needs to believe in himself. A very unique friend "Babe" meets Benny and teaches him the power in believing. Benny had all the ability and talent to be a good pitcher but in his own mind he just did not think that he could do it. We all at time in life lack confidence to be successful, but there are people out there in your life that will help you garner that success. They are your teachers, parents, coaches, grandparents and good friends. They are out there, you must find them. Benny believed in himself and the rest as they say is history. Benny and Babe is more than a good sports story. It is a real lesson in life...

Aimed at military model makers and wargamers who are interested in the armoured fighting vehicles of the United States as used throughout World War II, this book follows on from Modelling British World War II Armoured Vehicles by the same author. The book places its emphasis on US Army and US Marine Corps AFVs modelled mainly in 1/72 and 1/48 scales, in a deliberate departure from the more popular 1/35 scale, to encourage and inspire model makers who are new to or less familiar with these scales. Illustrated with over 270 colour photos this book features every major US AFV used in World War II, with many models shown in various stages of construction and paintings. It presents step-by-step guides demonstrating the painting techniques appropriate for different scales and includes an additional section showing how to paint wargames models. There is also a review of how the USA developed tanks and other armoured vehicles from the interwar period through to the end of World War II. This fascinating story will help model makers and wargamers give the vehicles they build an historical context.

This is the story of San Francisco, a unique and rowdy tale with a legendary cast of characters. It tells of the Indians and the Spanish missions, the arrival of thousands of gold seekers and gamblers, crackbrains and dreamers, the building of the transcontinental railroad and the cable car, labor strife and political shenanigans, the 1906 earthquake and fire, two World Wars, two World's Fairs, two great bridges, the beatniks and hippies and New Left-a story that is so marvelous and wild that it must be true. A new afterword from the author brings The City into the twenty-first century: a time just as hectic, experimental, and opportunistic as its rambunctious past.

This new book will be an essential reference for modellers and wargamers who build and paint World War II British armoured fighting vehicles. It provides extensive information on different types of vehicles, describing when they were used, by whom and for what purpose. In addition, the many modifications made to vehicles during the war are included, with guidance on how to create these for models. Step-by-step building and painting guides illustrate vehicles in 1/35, 1/72 and 1/76 scale. This book features models, often with a comparison of models from different manufacturers, for the following: M3 Grant Mk1, including a North African version; Cromwell Mk IV; Royal Marine Centaur; Cavalier Observation Post; Sherman M4A1 and Crab; Crusader III AA Mk 1; Matilda; Morris and Guy Quads; Bedford QLs; Scammell Pioneer Heavy Artillery tractor conversion; Anti-tank guns, e.g. the 'Pheasant', field guns, anti-aircraft guns, etc and, finally, figures which include uniform painting guides.

A parody of Frank Herbert's science fiction book Dune.

A book about one man's fine madness, The Intersection tells the story of the author's seventeen years of trips (1,063 trips in all) to the same street corner in Gilbert, Arizona, where he recorded 13,318 birds. The author programmed two quirky but powerful databases from the ground up to view the bird data he collected. Bird watchers of any kind should very much enjoy this painstaking and elaborate treatment of their special interest, and beginning to advanced birders will find the book far more than just a database report or regional bird guide. As the author writes, "I hope that some of these short observations, database notes, and essays will be valuable to beginners who want to learn more specifics about particular birds in the database. Mostly, though, I hope they will simply be interesting to birders and others who might enjoy reading about one person's experiences bird watching at Elliot and Cooper Roads and elsewhere."

Autobiographical Essays by Tom Cole TABLE OF CONTENTS The Sands of Pima Arroyo How the Cowboys Lost Their Hats Lucky How to Fly An Airplane Yucatan Travel Log Lure Lore Bird Watching in Patagonia, Arizona First and Second Returns to Itasca Third Return to Itasca First Grade in 1957 The Joy Of Catalogs And My Casino Guitar Black Bean Casserole, Noodles, and Honey Dash Inn Shearwater Journey

Memorias y Cuentos de Thomas Hascall Cole En el verano del ano 2011, para distraerme y para mejorar mi espanol, escribi 46 historias en mi segunda lengua. Nunca habia escrito tanto a menudo en espanol, pero me gustaba como salio cada una. Por eso, continue hasta que tuve suficientes para un libro pequeno. La inmensa mayoria de estas historias son memorias, pero hay tambien algunos cuentos graciosos que invente. Al empezar a redactar, aprendi de inmediato que un escritor de autobiografia tiene el desagradable sentido de que nada de importancia ha pasado en la vida cuando intenta escribir algo y nada se le ocurre. Escribir memorias le ensena lo que le importa en la vida. Una hojeada del indice y de algunas paginas mostrara al lector los temas que me importan a mi. Durante ese verano, yo habia estado platicando en espanol por medio de Skype cinco dias a la semana durante un ano y por eso tenia la oportunidad de estrenar lo que yo habia escrito con hablantes nativos de la lengua. Me enviaron muchos cuentos nicaraguenses y los lei con mucho interes. Sugirieron que escribiera algunos semejantes y por eso escribi dos historias cortas de ficcion. Para sorpresa mia a los nicaraguenses les gustaron y las he incluido en este tomo. Me consta que el lector facilmente puede distinguirlas de las memorias.