This collection of short stories, short essays and verse has something for everyone.

A plot to steal the Nixon Manuscript!

A scientist stumbles on a strange society in the middle of the jungle!

A botanist is destroyed by his own plants!

A young boy learns about the mystery of life and the universe!

Who knows what happened to the dinosaur?

Soccer clubs of all levels and sizes play vital roles in their communities, yet most face challenges that prevent them from achieving their goals each year. This book documents the practices of the best-run clubs and provides straightforward guidelines to bring these practices to your club. This book is required reading for all administrators, coaches, and parents who want more from their club More than anyplace else, player development occurs (or breaks down) at the club level. With this in mind, soccer organizations should make it a top priority to study the best practices of other soccer clubs and work to bring these practices to their own members. This book examines eight critical components of the "Model Soccer Club," and provides specific examples and guidance for each element that will allow you to separate your club from your competitors. All clubs, regardless of size, history, or geographic location, will benefit greatly as they apply the principles detailed by the authors in this groundbreaking text. As a group, the authors (Robert Parr, Terry Eguaoje, Tom Condone, and Matt Fansher) represent 65 years of collective experience in coaching and administration of soccer programs. Whether you are a parent trying to ensure your child is in the right environment as a soccer player, a coach who wants to understand the key steps to take as players develop, or an administrator responsible for the operations of a soccer club, this book will provide you with invaluable guidance that will challenge many of your assumptions and put you and your club on the path to success

This collection of short stories, short essays and verse has something for everyone.

A plot to steal the Nixon Manuscript!

A scientist stumbles on a strange society in the middle of the jungle!

A botanist is destroyed by his own plants!

A young boy learns about the mystery of life and the universe!

Who knows what happened to the dinosaur?

The story takes place off the China Coast in the months before Pearl Harbor. The Chinese Mafia hatch a plot to highjack a barge load of high-grade tungsten ore belonging to the Americans and sell it to the Japanese. Two young Americans are hired to sail an ancient sea-going tugboat from Hong Kong to the Philippines where they pick up the barge and tow it back to Shanghai. Their amorous adventures in the ports, their battles with nature, hostile navies and modern-day pirates make up a good tale, which culminates in a royal battle for the prize in the war-torn harbor of Shanghai.

SIX REASONS TO CHOOSE THE SANDMAN 1. Forty-six stories--meant to be read to young children--ages 3 and up. 2. Line drawings by Larry Omoto. 3. Each tale short and sweet with enough humor and rhyme to spare the parent or teacher from boredom. 4. Inducement for quiet at bedtime or in the classroom. 5. Triumph of virtue over vice. A bit of moral in every story. 6. Sparks the imagination. The child creates the character and action.

Confronting Urban Legacy fills a critical lacuna in urban scholarship. As almost all of the literature focuses on global cities and megacities, smaller, secondary cities, which actually hold the majority of the world's population, are either critically misunderstood or unexamined in their entirety. This neglect not only biases scholars' understanding of social and spatial dynamics toward very large global cities but also maintains a void in students' learning. This book specifically explores the transformative relationship between globalization and urban transition in Hartford, Connecticut, while including crucial comparative chapters on other forgotten New England cities: Portland, Maine, along with Lawrence and Springfield, Massachusetts. Hartford's transformation carries a striking imprint of globalization that has been largely missed: from its 17th century roots as New England first inland colonial settlement, to its emergence as one of the world's most prosperous manufacturing and insurance metropolises, to its present configuration as one of America's poorest post-industrial cities, which by still retaining a globally lucrative FIRE Sector is nevertheless surrounded by one of the nation's most prosperous metropolitan regions. The myriad of dilemmas confronting Hartford calls for this book to take an interdisciplinary approach. The editors' introduction places Hartford in a global comparative perspective; Part I provides rich historical delineations of the many rises and (not quite) falls of Hartford; Part II offers a broad contemporary treatment of Hartford by dissecting recent immigration and examining the demographic and educational dimensions of the city-suburban divide; and Part III unpacks Hartford's current social, economic, and political situation and discusses what the city could become. Using the lessons from this book on Hartford and other underappreciated secondary cities in New England, urban scholars, leaders, and residents alike can gain a number of essential insights-both theoretical and practical.