Download or read book The Docks written by Bill Sharpsteen and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2011-01-05 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Docks is an eye-opening journey into a giant madhouse of activity that few outsiders ever see: the Port of Los Angeles. In a book woven throughout with riveting novelist detail and illustrated with photographs that capture the frenetic energy of the place, Bill Sharpsteen tells the story of the people who have made this port, the largest in the country, one of the nation’s most vital economic enterprises. Among others, we meet a pilot who parks ships, one of the first women longshoremen, union officials and employers at odds over almost everything, an environmental activist fighting air pollution in the "diesel death zone," and those with the nearly impossible job of enforcing security. Together these stories paint a compelling picture of a critical entryway for goods coming into the country—the Port of Los Angeles is part of a complex that brings in 40% of all our waterborne cargo and 70% of all Asian imports—yet one that is also extremely vulnerable. The Docks is a rare look at a world within our world in which we find a microcosm of the labor, environmental, and security issues we collectively face.
Download or read book The Docks written by Joanne Carota and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-24 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "On a misty April morning at the rugged docks of South Boston, twenty-seven-year-old FDA marine biologist Kate Finn discovers her father's best friend, a fellow commercial fisherman, dead in his boat at Fish Pier. A tinted green codfish is stuffed inside his slicker and his lips are smeared with the same unidentifiable green liquid. Soon her father is charged with the murder. Kate vows to clear his name" -- cover, page [4]
Download or read book Down at the Docks written by Rory Nugent and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2010-02-09 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the opening pages of Moby Dick, Herman Melville called New Bedford, Massachusetts, “the dearest place to live in, in all of New England.” But the old fishing port and manufacturing center—once one of the richest cities in New England—has withered in the modern economy. Its once-prosperous fishermen now struggle with government regulations and fished-out seas, while its empty factories now offer more work to the Fire Department than anyone else. In Down at the Docks, Rory Nugent tells the “riches to rags” story of this iconic American town through beautifully told and unsentimental portraits of its residents. Their lives inform a eulogy to the distinctive ideas, traditions, and culture that is about to disappear from the waterfront.
Download or read book Building Your Own Dock written by Sam Merriam and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2019-06-11 with total page 627 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Build your own sound, functional dock that will overcome almost any waterfront challenge with this essential guide. In Building your own Dock you’ll find detailed plans, expert tips, advice on building methods, and insight on materials and specialty parts for all the most popular types of docks.
Download or read book Harbours and Docks written by Leveson Francis Vernon-Harcourt and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-08-21 with total page 757 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A one-volume reissue of text and plate volumes, originally published in 1885 by a civil engineer with widely acknowledged expertise.
Download or read book Dry Docks written by and published by PIANC. This book was released on 1988 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Hydraulic Structures are subject to varying loads of cyclic character. These loads are primarily generated by differential water heads but also by waves, drive system forces and other actions. These loads may cause fatigue damage to the steel components. As a result, the designers must take account of an additional failure mode of these structures - the failure caused by fatigue. Prior to the 1970s, fatigue was of minor or no concern for designers, constructors and managers of hydraulic structures. Several serious fatigue damages, particularly to lock gates emphasised the need for guidelines in this field. Such guidelines already exist for other steel structures, such as bridges, cranes or pressure vessels, offshore structures and airplanes. These guidelines do not, however, address all specific operation conditions and demands that apply to hydraulic structures. This report aims to offer comprehensive guidelines in the field of fatigue to all professionals involved in design, construction and management of hydraulic steel structures."--Introduction
Download or read book The Port and Docks of Birkenhead written by Thomas Webster and published by . This book was released on 1848 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the history of the transactions that led to the first stage of the development of the docks at Birkenhead through transcriptions of Parliamentary proceedings in the 1840s.
Download or read book Report of the State Board on Docks and Terminal Facilities written by Massachusetts. State Board on Docks and Terminal Facilities and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sittin on The Dock of the Bay written by Otis Redding and published by Akashic Books. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Otis Redding and Steve Cropper's timeless ode to never-ending days is given fresh new life in this heartwarming picture book. Sittin' in the mornin' sun I'll be sittin' when the evening comes Watching the ships roll in Then I'll watch 'em roll away again, yeah (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay is a charming picture book set to one of the King of Soul'sTM greatest hits. The song was one of the last Redding recorded, and ranked number four on Billboard's year-end Hot 100 chart, going on to win two GRAMMYs and be certified triple-platinum. With lyrics by Otis Redding and Steve Cropper and illustrations by Kaitlyn Shea O'Connor, this picture book imagines a lonesome cat fishing off a dock and hoping the fish will bite soon. (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay is the perfect picture book for parents wanting to share a classic song with their children, allowing both to find joy in it along the way. "What [Otis Redding's] voice conveyed to listeners was an immediate, almost unparalleled connection; he could wring inconceivable intensity and complexity out of a minimal phrase and returned, most often, to the basic, raw power of love." --New York Times The Otis Redding Foundation: Redding was dedicated to improving the quality of life for his community through the education and empowerment of its youth. He provided scholarships and summer music programs which continued until his untimely death on December 10, 1967. Today, the mission of the Otis Redding Foundation, established in 2007 by Mrs. Zelma Redding, is to empower, enrich, and motivate all young people through programs involving music, writing, and instrumentation. To learn more, visit: otisreddingfoundation.org.
Download or read book Down at the Docks written by W. Rev. Awdry and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2003 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas is visiting the docks and is amazed at how busy all of his friends are! He wants to help out, but the other engines say they can do it on their own. It takes a big accident for Thomas to be able to prove what a Really Useful Engine he can be.
Download or read book Report on European Dock yards written by Philip Hichborn and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Minutes of Evidence and of Proceedings on the Liverpool and Birkenhead Dock Bills in the Sessions of 1848 1850 1851 1852 written by Great Britain and published by . This book was released on 1853 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Minutes of evidence and proceedings on the Liverpool and Birkenhead dock bills in the sessions of 1855 and 1856 By T Webster written by Great Britain. Parliament and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mystery on the Docks written by Thacher Hurd and published by Live Oak Media (NY). This book was released on 2001 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Carlisle and Silloth Bay Dock and Railway Bill Minutes of Evidence and Proceedings Session 1854 written by Thomas Webster and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Development of Harbour and Dock Engineering written by Sir Cyril Reginald Sutton Kirkpatrick and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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