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Red Summer

The Danger, Madness, and Exaltation of Salmon Fishing in a Remote Alaskan Village

By: Bill Carter

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Red Summer

The Danger, Madness, and Exaltation of Salmon Fishing in a Remote Alaskan Village

By: Bill Carter

Set in the tiny Native village of Egegik on the shores of Alaska's Bristol Bay, Bill Carter's Red Summer is the thrilling story of one man's journey from novice to seasoned fisherman over the course of four beautiful, brutal summers in one of the earth's few remaining wild places. As millions of salmon race toward their annual spawning grounds, Carter learns the ancient, backbreaking trade of the set net fisherman, one of the most exhilarating and dangerous jobs in the world."--Page 4 of cover

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Simon and Schuster

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0743297075

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9780743297073

Exploring Wisconsin Trout Streams

The Angler's Guide

By: Stephen M. Born,Steve Born,Jeff Mayers,Andy Morton,Bill Sonzogni

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Exploring Wisconsin Trout Streams

The Angler's Guide

By: Stephen M. Born,Steve Born,Jeff Mayers,Andy Morton,Bill Sonzogni

A profile of twenty of Wisconsin's finest streams. The authors share their fishing experiences, offering detailed maps and descriptions of the stream's location and natural setting, and conservation history.

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University of Wisconsin Pres

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0299300048

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Is That True Or Did You Make It Up?

Cosmic Ruminations from Bill Stockton's Satirium.com

By: Bill Stockton

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Is That True Or Did You Make It Up?

Cosmic Ruminations from Bill Stockton's Satirium.com

By: Bill Stockton

At his popular Internet Web site, author Bill Stockton uses piercing satire and zany humor to take on everything from George W. Bush and Washington's neoconservatives to the danger of global warming caused by bovine methane emissions. In Is That True or Did You Make It Up? Cosmic Ruminations from Bill Stockton's Satirium.com, the author has assembled the funniest articles from his satirical cyber-hangout, www.satirium.com, including: Telepathic Parrot Caught Monitoring Karl Rove's Brain Is Death Final? Debate Riles Obituary Writers Castoff Armani Launches Homeless Man's Lobbyist Career Latest Terror Worry Is Radioactive Horse Manure Lord of the Rings Plunges Fan into Six-Day Coma Neocon Identity Card Theft Alarms Beltway Insiders The author, an editor at The New York Times for two decades, learned the hard way that nothing is ever what it seems. Is That True or Did You Make It Up? provides a witty and irreverent road map to a new world order viewed from behind the looking glass. Be warned: this book could cause you to shriek helplessly and roll around on the floor

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iUniverse

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0595331653

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9780595331659

Trout Tales

By: Bill Wernett

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Trout Tales

By: Bill Wernett

The stories in this book reflect the trout fishing experiences of the author. There are also stories which relate to trout but arent about trout fishing. The variety of locations in the stories provide interesting and colorful background. The author has a passion for trout fishing which is both enthusiastic and contagious. As the author said I never met a trout I didnt like.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1462826229

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9781462826223

The Lions Finally Roar

The Ford Family, the Detroit Lions and the Road to Redemption in the N.F.L

By: Bill Morris

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The Lions Finally Roar

The Ford Family, the Detroit Lions and the Road to Redemption in the N.F.L

By: Bill Morris

The epic and tumultuous story of the Lions, the Ford family, the city of Detroit—and how all three have come together on the cusp of a new era. On Nov. 22, 1963, William Clay Ford, the youngest grandson of auto pioneer Henry Ford, made a successful bid to buy the Detroit Lions of the National Football League for the unheard-of sum of $6 million. As Ford and his entourage settled down to a celebratory luncheon, their waitress delivered the news that President John F. Kennedy had been shot dead in Dallas. "Born under a bad sign" is how Bill Ford’s ownership of the Lions began. After a decade of supremacy, Ford led the team on a half-century slog of mediocrity, the fruit of his mercurial nature and undying loyalty to the wrong people. The Lions Finally Roar is bursting with the colorful ruffians who have made the team one of America’s most beloved sports franchises despite its years of futility. Readers meet the hell-raising quarterback Bobby Layne, who is said to have put a curse on the team after he was traded to Pittsburgh; the rock-solid linebacker and future coach Joe Schmidt; the stars Charlie Sanders, Matthew Stafford, Calvin Johnson and, most spectacularly, Barry Sanders, the greatest running back in the history of the game, who grew so disgusted with losing and mismanagement that he walked away when he was on the threshold of shattering the NFL’s all-time rushing record. But the tide is finally turning. The Lions Finally Roar culminates with the team’s recent turnaround and playoff run under the stewardship of Bill Ford’s daughter, Sheila Ford Hamp. Hamp hired savvy general manager Brad Holmes and charismatic coach Dan Campbell—and has stood behind them as they methodically returned the team to the ranks of the league’s elite and, at long last, have made the Lions roar. Deeply researched and briskly written, The Lions Finally Roar is about much more than football. It explores the American class system, the linked histories of Detroit and its auto and music industries, the city’s changing racial dynamics, the rising power of television, and how all of it played into the NFL’s transformation from a fall sport into the multi-billion dollar, year-round entertainment behemoth that is a cornerstone of American popular culture.

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Simon and Schuster

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1639367195

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9781639367191

African fly-fishing handbook

A guide to freshwater and saltwater fly-fishing in Africa

By: Bill Hansford-Steele

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African fly-fishing handbook

A guide to freshwater and saltwater fly-fishing in Africa

By: Bill Hansford-Steele

Fly-fishing in all its forms is the fastes-growing participatory field sport in the world. Whether you’re hoping to catch trout, tigerfish, yellowfish or queenfish, there is little to match the sheer joy of fishing with a fly rod. Whether you’re standing waist-deep in a raging river estuary fishing the saltwater, or wading slowly into the calm waters of an inland lake, the thrill of casting a perfect line is unmatched. Africa is one of the world’s most exciting fly-fishing destinations. Dedicated fly-fishers can be found casting their lines all over the continent – in steaming tropical rivers, in the vast lakes of the Great Rift Valley, in mountain streams, on golden beaches and in turbulent estuaries. Africa offers everything from well-fished and managed rivers and dams of South Africa and Kenya, to relatively unexposed and unknown destinations like the Bale Mountains in Ethiopia and the coastline of Madagascar. This completely revised, updated and full-colour edition of the African Fly-Fishing Handbook covers all aspects of fly-fishing on the African continent, and includes chapters on when and where to fly-fish in Africa, how to get started and what equipment to buy, casting and retrieving techniques, tactics and strategies, fresh- and saltwater fish, yellowfish, fish food forms and winning fly patterns. The most comprehensive book of its kind, it will be indispensable to both seasoned fly-fishers and those just starting out.

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Penguin Random House South Africa

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1432302299

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9781432302290

Good Talk, Dad

The Birds and the Bees...and Other Conversations We Forgot to Have

By: Bill Geist,Willie Geist

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Good Talk, Dad

The Birds and the Bees...and Other Conversations We Forgot to Have

By: Bill Geist,Willie Geist

Bill Geist--the beloved, award-winning, long-time special correspondent for "CBS: Sunday Morning," whose debut Little League Confidential was a New York Times bestseller in hardcover and paper--and Willie Geist, the Today Show host, popular member of MSNBC's "Morning Joe," and author of the best-selling American Freak Show--have begun an extended conversation between father and son on areas of mutual interest, agreement, and disagreement. Told in a unique back-and-forth banter style, the hilarious father-son team will laugh together at the shared journey of their relationship. They'll riff on fatherhood, religion, music, sports, summer camp disasters, driving lessons gone horribly wrong, being on TV, and their wonderfully odd family life. Think Big Russ and Me meets S*** My Dad Says, with humorous observations about professional wrestling as a worldview, raising a kid with television cameras in the kitchen, and anything and everything else that comes to their witty minds. The Geists decided to write this book so their children and grandchildren would have a record of their unusual father-son relationship. The book is remarkably funny, as well as poignant and sincere, especially in light of Bill's announcement that he's been diagnosed with Parkinson's. With its lighthearted look at the crazy things fathers and sons go through and the unique bond those experiences forge, the book is sure to be a must-have gift for Father's Day.

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Hachette+ORM

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1455547204

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9781455547203

The 800-Pound Gorilla of Sales

How to Dominate Your Market

By: Bill Guertin

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The 800-Pound Gorilla of Sales

How to Dominate Your Market

By: Bill Guertin

Smart insight and best practices for achieving sales excellence in any market The proverbial 800-pound gorilla is the monster in the room that you just can’t ignore, though maybe you want to. In sales, the 800-pound gorilla is that salesperson or company who totally dominates their market, taking more than their fair share of business, and winning time after time. How can you compete with that? More importantly, how can you be that? The 800-Pound Gorilla of Sales uses case studies of individuals and companies who dominate their markets to show you how to become the biggest beast in your particular sales jungle. Combining sales best practices, creative marketing, memorable service, and innovative techniques, this monster of a sales guide doesn’t just show you how to win more business; it shows you how to win almost all of the business. • Includes real-world examples and proven tactics for total sales domination • Written by a professional sales trainer with clients in the NBA, NFL, and MLB, and more than 25 years of on-the-street selling experience • Features actual case studies of individuals and companies that consistently dominate their competition In the sales game, more is always better. This guide will show you how to grab a gorilla-size piece of your market.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470496754

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9780470496756

Into Woods

By: Bill Roorbach

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Into Woods

By: Bill Roorbach

Into Woods is an exuberant, profound, and often wonderfully funny account of ten years in the life of author Bill Roorbach. A paean to nature, love, family, and place, it begins with his honeymoon on a wine farm in France's Loire Valley and closes with the birth of his daughter and he and his wife's return to their beloved Maine. These essays blend journalism, memoir, personal narrative, nature writing, cultural criticism, and insight into a flowing narrative of place, a meditation on being and belonging, love and death, wonder and foreboding.

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Down East Books

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1608935140

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9781608935147

Return to Rocky Mountain Watershed

Its River - Its People

By: Bill Burch

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Return to Rocky Mountain Watershed

Its River - Its People

By: Bill Burch

In the second book of the popular Watershed series we meet Laura Menard. She is a college professor of fish biology, a licensed fishing guide, and an EMT for a Wisconsin Search and Rescue team, and has returned to the remote community of Towne, located in a secluded Rocky Mountain watershed surrounded by snow capped mountains. Newly widowed, Laura has no idea what to expect upon her unannounced arrival. Some of her old friends have passed away or moved on, but Laura is soon reunited with Ted Miller, her friend and a ranger with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. She'll also become involved with the FBI team of Skye Coulter and Phil Newberry, and undercover border agent Milo Damon. Longing for the tranquility of mountain life and the people who live there, Laura has returned to the valley to find inner peace and healing, but she soon finds herself trapped by the flames of a raging forest fire, and later she gets caught up in a bear bile poaching operation. And while she learns that even in a small mountain community, you can't escape greed, to even murder, she also finds that home is where the heart is. Return to Rocky Mountain Watershed is an expressive, humorous, and heartwarming novel that celebrates the joys and tribulations of small-town life and the majesty of the Rocky Mountains.

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outskirtspress

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1478726237

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9781478726234

Trout Streams of Wisconsin and Minnesota: An Angler's Guide to More Than 120 Trout Rivers and Streams (Second Edition)

By: Jim Humphrey,Bill Shogren

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Trout Streams of Wisconsin and Minnesota: An Angler's Guide to More Than 120 Trout Rivers and Streams (Second Edition)

By: Jim Humphrey,Bill Shogren

The definitive guide to this trout-fishing mecca, which includes several of Trout Unlimited's top 100 trout streams in the country. Wisconsin and Minnesota together boast more than 12,500 miles of designated trout waters in more than 3,000 streams. Thanks to conservation efforts by governmental and volunteer organizations, fishing is better than it has been in decades. In this completely updated and expanded second edition, the authors have added information on many new streams. Veteran anglers Humphrey and Shogren describe their native trout waters with an evocative sense of place that conveys not only the details but also the experience an angler can expect. Features include: profiles of more than 120 productive trout rivers and streams; information on hatches, access points, and wading conditions; travel directions, map references, and information on nearby facilities; 55 detailed maps; hatch charts for the region's major hatches; advice on tackle, flies, and tactic; local hatch charts and fly patterns; information on tackle shops and guide services; and much more.

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The Countryman Press

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1581576994

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9781581576993

Fishing with the Presidents

An Anecdotal History

By: William J. Mares,Bill Mares

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Fishing with the Presidents

An Anecdotal History

By: William J. Mares,Bill Mares

A wide-ranging collection of lore, photographs, and political cartoons offers a fascinating glimpse at the habits, idiosyncracies, and, ultimately, the character of our fishing presidents.

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Stackpole Books

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0811727688

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9780811727686

Fishing Flies for Africa

A Comprehensive Guide to Freshwater and Saltwater Flies

By: Bill Hansford-Steele

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Fishing Flies for Africa

A Comprehensive Guide to Freshwater and Saltwater Flies

By: Bill Hansford-Steele

Fishing Flies for Africa is a comprehensive, detailed reference guide to the fishing flies for use in Africa. The author has poured over two decades of research and a lifetime of experience into this book, sharing a wealth of experience and unparalleled enthusiasm on the subject. Included in this title are over 800 flies of European, American, Australasian and local origin. The origin and developmental history of each fly is discussed, as well as its dressing, any variations, and the appropriate method for fishing with it. Additional design and tying notes are included, where applicable. Appropriate substitutes for rare or environmentally sensitive materials are listed, and the book has a serious focus on ecologically friendly fly-fishing, with an entire chapter dedicated to natural materials and their substitutions. The growing hobby of collecting flies also receives its own chapter, with useful advice on storage, framing and lighting options.

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Penguin Random House South Africa

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1432302256

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9781432302252

High Rollers

Fly Fishing for Giant Tarpon

By: Bill Bishop

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High Rollers

Fly Fishing for Giant Tarpon

By: Bill Bishop

Tying and rigging lines and leaders Boat-handling tips and approaching and feeding fish From setting the hook to fighting and landing the fish quickly and safely Artist and ardent angler Bill Bishop tackles all aspects of tarpon fishing--from building leaders to bringing them in quickly. Each chapter explores the core aspects of tarpon fishing in detail, including step-by-step instructions for tying IGFA leaders, the nuances of finding, casting to, hooking, and fighting giant tarpon, and insights and tips for running the boat, seeing fish, and reading the fish's behavior. In addition to the technical aspects, Bishop's stories and humor take a look at the personal side of fishing, reminding us that despite the sometimes-serious undertaking of battling a 150-pound tarpon, fishing is still supposed to be fun. With more than 140 detailed pen-and-ink illustrations and photos by Mark Hatter, this book will help anyone who wants to hook, and land, more silver kings.

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Stackpole Books

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1461751128

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On the Bow

Love, Fear, and Fascination in the Pursuit of Bonefish, Tarpon, and Permit

By: Bill Horn

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On the Bow

Love, Fear, and Fascination in the Pursuit of Bonefish, Tarpon, and Permit

By: Bill Horn

Veteran saltwater angler and Keys resident Bill Horn shares his years of experience pursuing tarpon, permit, and bonefish and captures the magic and mystery of flats fishing around the world. Not only are biology, behavior, and tactics for the fish covered, but Horn also discusses famous destinations and profiles legendary guides. Guide interviews, fly pattern recommendations, and the latest research round out the instructional information.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0811769534

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Flyfisher's Guide to Chesapeake Bay

Includes Light Tackle

By: Ed Russell,Bill May

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Flyfisher's Guide to Chesapeake Bay

Includes Light Tackle

By: Ed Russell,Bill May

This is a book that long needed to be written. Fly fishermen have been enjoying their sport in the Chesapeake Bay for decades. Yet, until now, no one has given it a comprehensive treatment...Ed and Bill have put together a book that is well organized and packed with invaluable information for anyone who enjoys fly or light tackle fishing in the Chesapeake Bay. Book jacket.

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Wilderness Adventures Press

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1885106947

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Breakthrough

How Great Companies Set Outrageous Objectives and Achieve Them

By: Bill Davidson

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Breakthrough

How Great Companies Set Outrageous Objectives and Achieve Them

By: Bill Davidson

Breakthrough" - Das Ziel dieses Buches ist einfach: Es will Führungskräften dabei helfen, ihre Teams zu einzigartiger Leistung anzuspornen und dem Unternehmen aussergewöhnliche Ergebnisse zu bescheren. Indem Führungskräfte ein groß angelegtes, scheinbar unrealistisches Ziel setzen - kein Ziel, das leicht erreichbar ist - können sie die Stärke, die Motivation und die Zusammenarbeit im Team fördern, um dieses unrealistisch erscheinende Ziel dennoch zu erreichen. Das Buch basiert auf einer 10-jährigen großangelegten Studie mit über 70 erfolgreichen Unternehmen, wie z.B. IBM, Dayton-Hudson, Progressive Insurance, EMC, American Standard, Charles Schwab, and Dell Computer. Es zeigt, wie diese Unternehmen sich unerhört hohe Ziele gesteckt haben und fast alle damit beachtliche Ergebnisse erzielt haben. "Breakthrough" erhält Empfehlungen von Top-Führungskräften, die der Autor kennt, z.B. Lou Gerstner (IBM), Peter Lewis (Progressive Corporation), Emanuel Kampouris (American Standard), Charles Schwab (Charles Schwab Corporation), Jean Monty (BCE), Michael Dell (Dell Computer) and Dick Brown (EDS). Autor Bill Davidson ist ein angesehener Akademiker (ehemaliger Professor für Management an der University of Southern California), erfolgreicher Consultant (zu seiner Klientel gehören u.a. die Bank of America, Chevron, Lockheed, NASA, Pfizer, Safeway und Target) und Redner mit über 50 Redeverpflichtungen pro Jahr.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0471477400

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9780471477402

Fore! Play

The Last American Male Takes up Golf

By: Bill Giest

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Fore! Play

The Last American Male Takes up Golf

By: Bill Giest

The bestselling author of Little League Confidential goes on a hilarious investigative excursion to find out what's behind America's growing obsession with golf.

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Grand Central Publishing

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0759522553

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9780759522558

VBScript Web Page Interactivity

By: William J. Orvis,Bill Orvis

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VBScript Web Page Interactivity

By: William J. Orvis,Bill Orvis

This book explains what can be done with VBscript, why a Webmaster would want to use it, and how to work with VBscript. Extensive examples and code are presented where appropriate. The CD-ROM includes all the code utilized in the examples of the book, along with HTML pages with embedded VBScript code. The content of the CD is license free and may be used and adapted freely to any Web site.

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Prima Lifestyles

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0761506845

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The Airwaves of New York

Illustrated Histories of 156 AM Stations in the Metropolitan Area, 1921-1996

By: Bill Jaker,Frank Sulek,Peter Kanze

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The Airwaves of New York

Illustrated Histories of 156 AM Stations in the Metropolitan Area, 1921-1996

By: Bill Jaker,Frank Sulek,Peter Kanze

From its inception in New York City, radio dramatically changed the city. The five boroughs became, in some ways, more united through the medium, as common concerns were aired and given wider attention. But as radio focused more on entertainment, the city lost the last of its small town origins, as people left the front stoop for the living room. This heavily illustrated history traces the development and influence of AM radio in the New York metropolitan area, as well as providing technical data and program schedules of the stations.

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McFarland

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1476608784

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Boom, Bust, Boom

A Story About Copper, the Metal that Runs the World

By: Bill Carter

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Boom, Bust, Boom

A Story About Copper, the Metal that Runs the World

By: Bill Carter

From “a first-rate writer in the fascinating tradition of Junger and Krakauer” (Jim Harrison, author of Legends of the Fall), a sweeping account of civilization’s complete dependence on copper and what it all means for people, nature, and the global economy. A SWEEPING ACCOUNT OF CIVILIZATION’S COMPLETE DEPENDENCE ON COPPER AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR PEOPLE, NATURE, AND OUR GLOBAL ECONOMY COPPER is a miraculous and contradictory metal, essential to nearly every human enterprise. For most of recorded history, this remarkably pliable and sturdy substance has proven invaluable: not only did the ancient Romans build their empire on mining copper but Christopher Columbus protected his ships from rot by lining their hulls with it. Today, the metal can be found in every house, car, airplane, cell phone, computer, and home appliance the world over, including in all the new, so-called green technologies. Yet the history of copper extraction and our present relationship with the metal are fraught with profound difficulties. Copper mining causes irrevocable damage to the Earth, releasing arsenic, cyanide, sulfuric acid, and other deadly pollutants into the air and water. And the mines themselves have significant effects on the economies and wellbeing of the communities where they are located. With Red Summer and Fools Rush In, Bill Carter has earned a reputation as an on-the-ground journalist adept at connecting the local elements of a story to its largest consequences. Carter does this again—and brilliantly—in Boom, Bust, Boom, exploring in an entertaining and fact-rich narrative the very human dimension of copper extraction and the colossal implications the industry has for every one of us. Starting in his own backyard in the old mining town of Bisbee, Arizona—where he discovers that the dirt in his garden contains double the acceptable level of arsenic—Bill Carter follows the story of copper to the controversial Grasberg copper mine in Indonesia; to the “ring” at the London Metal Exchange, where a select group of traders buy and sell enormous amounts of the metal; and to an Alaskan salmon run threatened by mining. Boom, Bust, Boom is a highly readable account—part social history, part mining-town exploration, and part environmental investigation. Page by page, Carter blends the personal and the international in a narrative that helps us understand the paradoxical relationship we have with a substance whose necessity to civilization costs the environment and the people who mine it dearly. The result is a work of first-rate journalism that fascinates on every level.

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Simon and Schuster

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1416987223

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9781416987222

Should the Tent Be Burning Like That?

A Professional Amateur's Guide to the Outdoors

By: Bill Heavey

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Should the Tent Be Burning Like That?

A Professional Amateur's Guide to the Outdoors

By: Bill Heavey

The popular Field and Stream columnist shares the many joys—and even more numerous pains—of his hilarious outdoor antics in this essay collection. For more than twenty years, Bill Heavey—a three-time National Magazine Award finalist—has staked a claim as one of America’s best sportswriters. In his Field & Stream column, “A Sportsman’s Life,” and feature stories for that magazine and others, he takes readers across the country and beyond to experience his triumphs and failures as a suburban dad who happens to love hunting and fishing. This new collection gathers a wide range of Heavey’s best work. He nearly drowns attempting to fish the pond inside the cloverleaf off an interstate highway four miles from the White House. He almost destroys a houseboat on a river in Florida and bravely buys pantyhose to save his legs on a long horseback ride into the Wyoming mountains. Whether he’s hunting mule deer in Montana, draining cash on an overpriced pistol, or ruminating on the joys and agonies of outdoor gear, Heavey’s tales are odes to the notion that enthusiasm is more important than skill. “Readers don’t have to hunt or fish to appreciate Mr. Heavey’s essays, which . . . are more complicated than they first appear. The title of his book evokes the knee-slapping comedy of the campfire, a promise that his peculiar brand of farce frequently fulfills. But he also displays a gift for the sublime.” —Wall Street Journal

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Atlantic Monthly Press

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080218927X

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9780802189271

MY MOSTMEMORABLE ADVENTURES

By: Bill Thomas

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MY MOSTMEMORABLE ADVENTURES

By: Bill Thomas

Hunting Trip in Mexico and Fishing in Alaska

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Lulu.com

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0578100320

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9780578100326

Outwitting Fish

An Angler's Guide to Proving that the Smarter Creature is on the Dry End of the Fishing Rod

By: Bill Adler

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Outwitting Fish

An Angler's Guide to Proving that the Smarter Creature is on the Dry End of the Fishing Rod

By: Bill Adler

An angler's guide to proving that the smarter creature is on the dry end of the fishing rod.

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Adams Media Corporation

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1580622941

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The Family Camper's Bible

By: Bill Riviere

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The Family Camper's Bible

By: Bill Riviere

Provides detailed descriptions of various types of equipment from trailers to sleeping bags, and supplies information on planning a safe and enjoyable trip.

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0385017790

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9780385017794

Rock River

By: Bill Maynard

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Rock River

By: Bill Maynard

Twelve-year-old Luke's summertime adventures along the river are haunted by the memory of his older brother Robert, who died being a daredevil in the same place a year and a half earlier.

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0439098696

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9780439098694

Recreational Vehicles

Finding the Best Buy

By: Bill Alderman,Eleanore Wilson

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Recreational Vehicles

Finding the Best Buy

By: Bill Alderman,Eleanore Wilson

The revised second edition of Recreational Vehicles provides a new prologue by expert authors; gives dozens of helpful charts and tips for comparison shopping; features every type of RV -- including camping trailers, van campers, and motor homes; and includes recommended models to buy.

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1566250706

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9781566250702

Retriever Pups

The Formative First Year

By: Bill Tarrant,Deanna Tarrant

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Retriever Pups

The Formative First Year

By: Bill Tarrant,Deanna Tarrant

Tarrant, a former columnist with Field and Stream, shares his tips on selecting and training a gun dog.

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Voyageur Press

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0896580121

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9780896580121

Axiom

By: Bill Hybels

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Axiom

By: Bill Hybels

FOR DISTRIBUTION OUTSIDE THE USA. Winning leaders have winning points-of-view---succinct, practical, portable leadership proverbs that help them arbitrate decisions and arouse troops to action. In Axiom: The Language of Leadership, Pastor Bill Hybels reveals sixty God-given, from-the-gut truths that continue to raise his game and his vision, thirty-plus years into his local-church leadership experience.

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Zondervan

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0310282594

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9780310282594

If You Didn't Bring Jerky, What Did I Just Eat?

Misadventures in Hunting, Fishing, and the Wilds of Suburbia

By: Bill Heavey

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If You Didn't Bring Jerky, What Did I Just Eat?

Misadventures in Hunting, Fishing, and the Wilds of Suburbia

By: Bill Heavey

A hilarious collection of essays dedicated to life in the great outdoors from Field & Stream’s acclaimed Sportsman’s Life columnist. For nearly a decade, Bill Heavey, an outdoorsman marooned in suburbia, has written the Sportsman’s Life column on the back page of Field & Stream, where he does for hunting and fishing what David Feherty does for golf and Lewis Grizzard did for the South. If You Didn’t Bring Jerky, What Did I Just Eat? is the first collection of Heavey’s sidesplitting observations on life as a hardcore (but often hapless) outdoorsman. Whether he’s hunting cougars in the desert, scheming to make his five-year-old daughter love fishing, or chronicling his father’s life through a succession of canine companions, Heavey brings his trademark wit to a wide-range of outdoor enthusiasms, running the gamut from elite expeditions to ordinary occupations. In turns hysterical and poignant, entertaining and educational, this is an irresistible addition to the collection of any avid outdoorsman—or any suburbanite intrigued by the call of the wild.

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Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

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1555848567

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9781555848569

You're Not Lost if You Can Still See the Truck

The Further Adventures of America's Everyman Outdoorsman

By: Bill Heavey

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You're Not Lost if You Can Still See the Truck

The Further Adventures of America's Everyman Outdoorsman

By: Bill Heavey

Humorous, insightful essays on outdoor life from the renowned contributor and editor of Field & Stream—“one of the best magazine writers in America” (The Wall Street Journal). Living the life of an outdoorsman doesn’t necessarily take skill. After more than two decades of writing about his adventures (and misadventures), Bill Heavey has proven that being a true outdoorsman just takes enthusiasm, determination, and a willingness to, occasionally, make a fool of oneself. You’re Not Lost If You Can Still See the Truck gathers together more than sixty of Heavey’s best stories from his work in Field & Stream, The Washington Post, and The Washingtonian. Including retellings of his adventures hunting ants in the urban jungles of Washington, DC; braving freezing winter expeditions in Eastern Alaska; attempting to impress ladies by immediately flipping over his canoe; and planning deer hunts around dad-duties, these tales are chock full of life, insight, and, of course, hilarity. Here is a far-ranging and enlightening volume that traces a life lived outdoors, for better or for worse. “To the list of great Field & Stream essayists . . . add the name Bill Heavey. His writing is funny, poignant, acerbic, and, best of all, always alert to the absurdities of life.” —Patrick C. McManus

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080219186X

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9780802191861

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