There’s something very deadly lurking in the woods surrounding the town of Marshton. What it actually is, no one knows. The mystery continues to grow as does the death count. The local residents are living in fear of the very woods they once freely enjoyed.
Growing up at the end of the Great Depression, Dave Potter learned to appreciate the woods that surrounded his little town of Roxbury, Vermont. He was fly fishing by the time he was seven and lugging a camera with him at eleven. Intent on capturing all his great adventures, Dave was already well on his way to enjoying many fulfilling experiences in nature. In a collection of personal essays and poems inspired by nature, Dave provides a glimpse into what it was like to hunt out of an old deer camp, fly fish in a mountain stream, trout fish in a beaver pond, and catch a monster trophy fish after winning a battle in the water. Peppered with true-to-life colorful characters, his stories transport others through Vermont, Alaska, Maine, New York, and Quebec. Photographs vividly capture memories of good times as Dave highlights his greatest adventures in the northern woods and waters over the course of a lifetime. Bucktails and Fish Tails shares personal essays, poems, and photographs that track one man’s seven-decade journey through life, fishing adventures, and the joys of nature.
Rumour has it that there's a monster in the woods. But why doesn't anyone do something about it?Frith is determined to save the day, and with her hard-working dad, younger brother, Spuggy, and dog (called Cabbage), Frith will travel to the big city to convince the king that Something Must Be Done. Along the way, she'll encounter a Big Wise Head, a mysterious squirrel, and discover that, perhaps, not all is as it seems . . . Full of wit and wisdom, Monster in the Woods is a future classic tale about family, friendship, and first impressions.
Twenty-five years ago Jennifer Carpenter disappeared in Neck Canyon, leaving only a pile of clothes behind. Now another body has been found, another beautiful young woman hideously mutilated under the same dead tree. Rapunzel O'Hara knows her. Shared a past with her, working for soft-porn tycoon Roy S. Moby. Irresistibly drawn toward her murder, Rapunzel finds herself at odds with the town of Estella and the just-finished First Annual Jennifer Carpenter Days. Enmeshed again with Moby, mysteriously "retired" in the nearby hills. And on a collision course with Officer Ben Slade, the young and handsome policeman who discovered the corpse ...
Twenty-five years ago Jennifer Carpenter disappeared in Neck Canyon, leaving only a pile of clothes behind. Now another body has been found, another beautiful young woman hideously mutilated under the same dead tree. Rapunzel O'Hara knows her. Shared a past with her, working for soft-porn tycoon Roy S. Moby. Irresistibly drawn toward her murder, Rapunzel finds herself at odds with the town of Estella and the just-finished First Annual Jennifer Carpenter Days. Enmeshed again with Moby, mysteriously "retired" in the nearby hills. And on a collision course with Officer Ben Slade, the young and handsome policeman who discovered the corpse ...
Swift for the Really Impatient is the perfect jumpstart to the Swift language for every experienced Objective-C developer. Leading iOS and OS X developers Matt Henderson and Dave Wood help you take full advantage of Swift’s powerful innovations, without wasting time on basics you already know. Through expert code examples and crystal-clear explanations, Henderson and Wood reveal how Swift features improve on Objective-C and show how to make the most of them. You’ll quickly master “Swift-er” techniques for using objects, classes, optionals, generics, functions, closures, and more. Each chapter includes hands-on exercises designed to reinforce and deepen your skills. You’ll learn how to re-implement common Objective-C programming solutions in Swift, improving code clarity, power, and performance on both desktop and mobile devices. And, because you probably won’t (or can’t) abandon Objective-C anytime soon, you’ll discover how to use both languages together, smoothly integrate Swift into existing projects and workflows, and gradually move your current code base into the future. Coverage includes Using Swift’s new patterns and concise, expressive syntax to produce safer, more reliable code Leveraging the surprising power of Swift’s data structures Utilizing Swift’s type system to help prevent errors common in other languages Using optionals to correctly handle invalid, missing, or unknown values Implementing generics to reduce duplication, improve power, and simplify maintenance Interacting with C and Objective-C APIs Abstracting functionality for reusable code while maintaining type safety Isolating code in clean, flexible, low-overhead closures Combining Swift with Objective-C in the same project Avoiding gotchas when importing Objective-C classes in Swift projects Nesting types to improve code clarity Creating shared objects with singletons Managing threading and concurrency with Swift’s advanced Grand Central Dispatch (GCD) patterns
From baby pandas and piglets to bear cubs and lion cubs, this book has over 50 scroll saw projects and patterns for cute wooden toys of young animals found in the zoos, woods, jungles, and oceans of the world. Providing basic information on using a scroll saw to creating wooden puzzle animals, there even a few simplified projects with pieces large enough that are safe for children to play with!
Discover over 50 scroll saw patterns for upright and interlocking puzzles including new patterns for a beagle, bison, a panda bear, caribou, red fox, and much more. Also included is a helpful section on getting started, choosing wood and blades, transferring patterns, and creating your own designs for future scroll saw projects.
Deerly Beloved is filled with heartwarming short stories of Dave Freemore's adventures in the woods. Freemore shares many challenges and successes of deer hunting in Minnesota, as well as some other surprises of maple syrup making and snowshoeing. His sense of humor and care for nature will keep your interest as you learn how he prepares to go hunting, and what works and doesn't work out in the woods. Freemore is able to make the adventure come alive for the reader, as if you are right there with him. Because of his passion for caring and sharing with others, net proceeds from this book will be donated to select charities that provide food and shelter to those in need.
Since the early 19th century when the Romanticists developed the literary theme, interest in the subject of our place in nature grown enormously. The author’s interest was especially piqued one colorful autumn when he picked up an old book at an auction, The Witchery of Archery by Maurice Thompson. Its subject is the old archery of wood bows and arrows. It leads the author to examine the connection between making a wood bow and finding his own place. His crafting brought forward an entirely unanticipated flood of psychological material. He suffered a fit of discontent. He became morose and restless. He restudied his Jung. He had dreams. He underwent a transformation. Herein he writes of his change, of crafting the wood bow, of primitive artistry, of kaleidoscoping personae wherein artist and hunter are, as in the ancient past, indistinguishable. He has used the ideas brought forth by bowmaking to approach the idea of hunting, but he has arrived at a conclusion different from that held by the dominant sport hunting community. One of the earliest and still most prevalent influences in his thinking is Aldo Leopold. Leopold’s ideas, as well as those of Thoreau and Lao Tsu, are reformulated in this book to suit archers and hunters. It will be of interest to any lover of those thinkers, and to hunters, archers, outdoors-oriented people, and peripherally to anyone who is interested in personal transformation.
Author Dave Myers invites you to explore God deeper through his creation and see the rich lessons that are revealed in it. The perfect choice for any outdoorsman, Swim Upstream: An Outdoorsman's Guide to Spiritual Adventure is formatted as an easy to follow month-long devotional. Its offering of anecdotes and spiritual insight will bring your heart alive with stories of outdoor adventures and help you to clearly see the higher truths of God, showing you exactly what it takes to Swim Upstream. "--from publisher's description.
This is the book for any woodcrafter looking for the very best puzzle patterns-- 26 well-designed, ready-to-cut puzzle patterns depicting pets, zoo animals, farm animals and American wildlife. These unique upright interlocking puzzles are perfect for this menagerie of creatures. Instructions on getting started and selecting the proper tools, woods, and blades accompany detailed information on how to design an animal puzzle from a photograph. Includes step-by-step instructions for cutting "Mama Rabbit" puzzle.
I'll Mature When I'm Dead is the New York Times bestseller from "the funniest man in America" (New York Times). Let Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist and nationally unrecognized voice of maturity Dave Barry make the journey to adulthood a little easier—and a lot funnier. Not everyone has to be dragged kicking and screaming through adulthood. Dave Barry will help through this process—with his hilarious takes on parenting, changing self-image, the battle of the sexes, technology, health care, celebrityhood, and even vampires!
There’s something very deadly lurking in the woods surrounding the town of Marshton. What it actually is, no one knows. The mystery continues to grow as does the death count. The local residents are living in fear of the very woods they once freely enjoyed.
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