Download or read book Keeping Afloat written by John Liley and published by Loose Chippings. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Keeping Afloat is a light-hearted tale of John Liley's exploits on the canals of France. John was working for a boating magazine when he was overcome with a dream of owning and operating a hotel-barge in France. Now, thirty years on, he tells of his often hilarious misadventures in the early days of setting up a business that would keep afloat. Characters such as The Whizzer, Mighty Min and Monsieur Bertrand would be unbelievable if they were not true. Barge enthusiasts and landlubbers alike will laugh with and at John's exploits.
Download or read book Swimming Lessons written by David Ehrenfeld and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2002 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Never in history has life been so complicated and full of sudden changes. Technology, the environment, and the way we work and relate to one another are all in upheaval. With wit, humor, a calm voice, and great authority, Swimming Lessons gives a clear view of what our world has become - not just our successes, but also the destruction set loose by our own genius and inventions. And if offers practical, non-utopian suggestions for keeping afloat in the dangerous waters of this 21st, century, globalized civilization. In the first half of the book, we learn to recognize the lies we live: in education, new military weapons systems, biotechnology, electronic pseudocommunities, and accelerated obsolescence. We also learn about the deadly corporate economics that affect every aspect of our lives, even in environmental conservation. The second half reveals the pitfalls and opportunities in the main tasks we face: relating to nature in a manmade world and restoring our damaged communities.
Download or read book How to Stay Afloat in the Academic Library Job Pool written by Camila Alire and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2011-01-13 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: But whether job-hunters are jumping into the job pool for the very first time, or back in the water after a dry spell, Neely and her crack team of expert contributors have the information needed to stay afloat.
Download or read book Keeping Tito Afloat written by Lorraine M. Lees and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Keep Me Afloat written by Jennifer Gold and published by Lake Union Publishing. This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marine biologist Abby Fisher moves back home and finds she must work at earning forgiveness from her friends--and herself--before she can move forward in her life.
Download or read book Staying Afloat in a Sea of Forgetfulness written by Gary Joseph LeBlanc and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-06-02 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When my father was first diagnosed with Alzheimers, I read and researched everything I could get my hands on about the disease. Right off the bat I could tell if it was written by a physician, pharmaceutical company or even a nursing home. When caregivers are looking for help, the last thing they need is medical text so complex they already forgot what they read by the time its laid back down. This is what got me started on writing about common sense caregiving, which turned into a weekly column and now into this book. My goal is to make this book as caregiver friendly as possible. Sharing my triumphs and hardships from my plus three-thousand day campaign in dealing with the disease of Alzheimers and the world of memory-impairment. Gary Joseph LeBlanc is a columnist, speaker and book dealer from Spring Hill, Florida. He was the primary caregiver of his beloved father stricken with Alzheimers disease for nearly the past decade. LeBlancs weekly column appears in the Hernando Today, a Tampa Tribune Publication and other health publications. His writings offer insight and hope through his own journey of caregiving, dealing with the memory-impaired, given in a caregiver friendly manner.
Download or read book Staying Afloat during a Plague written by Jane Ellen Glasser and published by Cyberwit.net. This book was released on 2021-01-10 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Staying Afloat during a Plague” by Jane Ellen Glasser opens with poems that recreate varied reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic, many told through the persona of those impacted. A lifelong theme, the natural world is celebrated as teacher, healer, and muse while also addressing its abuse. At seventy-six Glasser still muses about the fallacies of romantic love, yet her heart stays young and yearns for connection. The book closes with existential meditations on life’s final chapter.
Download or read book Staying Afloat written by Steve Burton and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-09-20 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When author Steve Burton heard the plan for transforming a relatively untouched bird sanctuary in the Middle Eastern emirate of Abu Dhabi into a complex, global entertainment and premier yachting destination within thirty months, he thought the idea was impossible. The Rulers believed otherwise. It will be done. Burton was tasked with performing at the highest level and not sweating the small stufflike money. No was removed from his vocabulary. Those were the rules. Deadlines were another one. It was no small endeavor. Recognized as one of todays premier marina development specialists, Burton was hired by Abu Dhabis flagship real estate development company in 2007. In Staying Afloat he narrates an account of cross-cultural encounters, stratospheric expectations, unimaginable obstacles, and hilarious day-to-day experiences faced as an American expatriate living for three years in one of the wealthiest and most culturally diverse countries on the planet in the midst of the worlds most politically volatile regions. Staying Afloat conveys a unique blend of cultural insight, candor, and wit while communicating that an open mind, a keen sense of humor, and a supreme level of patience and determination are indispensable for living and working in a foreign country.
Download or read book Keeping Afloat written by Millicent Travis Lane and published by Guernica Editions. This book was released on 2001 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'In her new collection, Travis Lane speaks of the 'impermanent elation' that 'a word, / like a live fish in water, sometimes shows'. The language of 'Keeping Afloat' flashes with wit, sensuousness, and a combination of faith (elation) and scepticism (impermanence). In a time when too many poets favour fragments or the plainest syntax, it's also a relief to read the aphorism 'To read the sentence is to resist fellowship, ' from a poet whose own style is welcoming and gymnastic in its joinings and its jumps.' - Brian Bartlett
Download or read book Make Do and Mend written by and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2014-03-24 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rationing period during World War II was a difficult time, and yet it is remembered nostalgically as a time of unity and great sacrifice. Make Do and Mend focuses on clothes rationing, which was introduced in June 1940. With the nation's industrial output concentrated on the war effort, basic clothes were in short supply and high fashion was an unknown commodity. Adults were issued as little as 36 coupons a year to spend on clothes. But a man's suit could cost 22 coupons, a coat 16 and a lady's dress 11, so the need to recycle clothing and be inventive with other materials became a necessity. The government issued the leaflets included in Make Do and Mend to advise on how best to avoid wasting valuable resources by recycling curtains into dresses and old sheets into underwear; in short how to 'make do and mend' rather than buying new clothes. Produced from original material held in archives the leaflets are also a nostalgic showcase of forties style.
Download or read book Afloat written by Danie Couchman and published by Hardie Grant Publishing. This book was released on 2019-04-18 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Danie Couchman grew up on the move, her family never staying still long enough for her to say where she’s from. At twenty-five, and living in her seventeenth home, she finds herself drowning in the rush of London life, and makes an impulsive decision: to buy a narrowboat and make it her home. Surrounded by an eclectic and itinerant community in the uncharted territory of the capital’s urban wilderness, Danie becomes fully immersed in this hidden world. Each day onboard her boat Genesis is an adventure full of disaster and magic. Over five years of living off-grid, nomadic Danie learns to survive the many highs and lows of boat life alone, keeping herself, and her steel home, afloat. A captivating debut, Afloat is the story of a young woman’s desire to escape an ever more isolated city existence and reconnect with nature, discovering what is important in life.
Download or read book Faith Will Keep You Afloat written by Curtis E. Nester and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2009-04 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Feel like you're sinking in today's troubled times? In water over your head, without a life preserver, and wondering how you will stay afloat? Experience the adventures of people who walked by, sailed upon, and delved beneath the surface of the waters of the Bible. Be inspired by Bible characters who learned about God's love and power as they encountered Him upon or beside lakes, streams, and fountains. Learn how He found them in the course of their daily lives and transformed ordinary people into heroes of the faith. Discover how faith can keep you afloat upon the stormy waters of today, rescue you from sinking and help you to navigate life's sea. Curtis Nester is a semi-retired pastor and lives on the shores of Smith Mountain Lake in Moneta, Virginia, where he and his wife, Louise, enjoy kayaking on the lake and bicycle riding on Virginia trails. He has pastored churches in Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina. He has participated in mission trips to several countries in South America and, accompanied by his wife, participated in building chapels in Romania. He is currently pastor of Mountain View Baptist Church, in Catawba, Virginia, where he has served for the past 16 years. You can contact him by email at [email protected]
Download or read book Staying Afloat written by Nellie Wilder and published by Teacher Created Materials. This book was released on 2019-05-31 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This STEAM book for kindergarten makes it easy for parents and teachers to introduce STEAM to their youngest learners. Created in collaboration with Smithsonian, this book uses real-world examples to make STEAM and basic science topics easier to understand and teaches the concept of buoyancy. It features an age-appropriate STEAM activity that is perfect for makerspaces and introduces kindergartners to the steps of the engineering design process. It helps beginning readers learn to read and is ideal for kindergarten students or ages 4-6.
Download or read book Staying Afloat 6 Pack written by and published by Teacher Created Materials. This book was released on 2019-05-31 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boats, life preservers, kayaks, and paddleboards are all things that help people stay afloat. Introduce the concept of buoyancy and STEAM topics to your youngest learners! Created in collaboration with Smithsonian Institution, this STEAM reader builds foundational literacy skills through engaging STEAM content. Features include: Gain a deeper understanding of science concepts through real-world examples; A simple, hands-on STEAM activity challenges students to make a toy boat that can stay afloat for 5 minutes; Encourage higher-order thinking and promote the 4 Cs of education: communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan that addresses literacy and engineering objectives.
Download or read book The Strength It Takes to Stay Afloat written by Tommy Sheffield and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Strength It Takes to Stay Afloat is a collection of poems dealing with love, loss, anger, self-image, dreams, catharsis, and much more. With a range of characters and historical contexts, this collection is a panoramic set of perspectives and landscapes, of eyes and mirrors. From the eruption of Krakatoa to the Battle of Trafalgar, The Strength It Takes to Stay Afloat weaves together a vicious and beautiful tapestry of joy and pain.
Download or read book Staying Afloat Guided Reading 6 Pack written by and published by Teacher Created Materials. This book was released on 2019-07-01 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boats, life preservers, kayaks, and paddleboards are all things that help people stay afloat. Introduce the concept of buoyancy and STEAM topics to your youngest learners! Created in collaboration with Smithsonian Institution, this STEAM reader builds foundational literacy skills through engaging STEAM content. Features include: Gain a deeper understanding of science concepts through real-world examples; A simple, hands-on STEAM activity challenges students to make a toy boat that can stay afloat for 5 minutes; Encourage higher-order thinking and promote the 4 Cs of education: communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan that specifically supports guided reading instruction.
Download or read book Afloat written by Erin Healy and published by HarperChristian + ORM. This book was released on 2013-05-06 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dark waters are rising. Who will stay afloat? Architect Vance Nolan has crafted a marvel—shining apartments floating in the peaceful cove of a winding river. The project is partially occupied and about to make investors rich when a sinkhole gives way. Torrential rains quickly flood the cove, leaving a handful of builders, investors, and residents cut off from the rest of the world. The motley group is bitterly divided over how to survive. Vance insists they wait for rescue. Developer Tony Dean wants to strike out into the darkness. And single-mom Danielle Clement, obligated to each man and desperate to protect her young son, Simeon, isn’t sure which one is wiser. Power failure, an unnatural daytime darkness, explosions, and a murder expose hidden intentions and dark histories. Then Simeon spots something strange underwater—beautiful, shifting lights in the dark depths. In this watery world, everyone’s secrets will eventually come to light. And deliverance may mean more than just getting out alive. Another stunning exploration of the human spirit and supernatural possibilities from best-selling author Erin Healy. “Heart-pounding suspense and unrelenting hope that will steal your breath.” —Ted Dekker, New York Times best-selling author (for Never Let You Go) “[Afloat] is full of danger, intrigue, and compelling characters. Readers will enjoy the way she intersperses supernatural elements into this action-packed novel.” —CBA Retailers and Resources “[Afloat] is original and engrossing, with a unique plot and relatable characters.” —Romantic Times
