Download or read book The Story of a Paper knife written by Henrica Frederic and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Knife Engineering written by Larrin Thomas and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-16 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth exploration of the effects of different steels, heat treatments, and edge geometries on knife performance. This book provides ratings for toughness, edge retention, and corrosion resistance for all of the popular knife steels. Micrographs of over 50 steels. Specific recommended heat treatments for each steel. And answers to questions like: 1) Does a thinner or thicker edge last longer? 2) What heat treatment leads to the best performance? 3) Are there performance benefits to forging blades? 4) Should I use stainless or carbon steel? All of these questions and more are answered by a metallurgist who grew up around the knife industry.

Download or read book The Wanderer and the Golden Paperknife written by Elias Mutani and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2024-07-17 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ruvu River has without any reasonable explanation become poisonous. Virunga villagers now have to travel long distances to fetch usable water. Liam, a Canadian teenager on holiday in Virunga, joins up with Fanaka and Heri, from the village, in trying to solve the mystery of why and who is responsible for poisoning the river. "The story is full of suspense surrounding Roki hills bordering the poisonous Ruvu River. It is interesting and I learned a lot about Tanzanian culture. This story unfolds very methodically as the author does a superb job of predicting the reader's responses and bringing things full circle, which makes for a very satisfying read ...-" Summer Edward

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Download or read book Knife s Edge written by Hope Larson and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2017-06-27 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A standalone, adventure-packed companion to the New York Times bestseller Compass South, from the same team who created the Eisner Award-winner Salt Magic. Twelve-year-old twin adventurers Cleopatra and Alexandra Dodge are reunited with their father and realize that two family heirlooms reveal the location of a treasure that is their birthright. When they set sail with Captain Tarboro on the Almira, they know they’re heading into danger —the ocean is filled with new and old enemies, including their nemesis, the infamous pirate Felix Worley. But like a coral reef that lurks below the surface of the waves, trouble is brewing between the siblings. Alex is determined to become a sailor and is happy with his role aboard the Almira, but Cleo—the only girl on the ship—is tired of washing dishes in the galley. In an effort to find her own purpose, she begins studying sword fighting with Tarboro, but neither Alex nor her father approves. Can the twins remain close as they pursue different goals and dreams, or will their growing differences tear the family apart before the treasure can be found? In this follow-up to the New York Times bestselling Compass South, Hope Larson and Rebecca Mock once again create an outstanding seafaring adventure with Knife's Edge. A Margaret Ferguson Book

Download or read book Paper Girl and the Knives that Made Her written by Ari B. Cofer and published by Central Avenue Poetry. This book was released on 2022-01-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I have never been anything but a paper girl. Something to tear into pieces. Something to burn.” We’ve all been paper before. We’ve all been fragile. Leaflike and gently blowing, enough to create stories or build fires. We go through life like that. We come across things that tear us into pieces, and we keep going. We keep fighting, because we must. We look for ways to be whole. To be the person we dream ourselves to be. Fragile by nature but tough by circumstance, paper girls are shaped by their love and loss. This collection of poetry and prose describes the journey of learning to live fully through the messiness of life and tenuousness of mental health.

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Download or read book The Story of the Treasure Seekers written by E. Nesbit and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-08-10 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Story of the Treasure Seekers" is a novel by E. Nesbit. It was first published in 1899. The story tells about the adventures of Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Alice, Noel, and Horace Octavius Bastable and their attempts to assist their widowed father and recover their family's fortunes. This charming book for children is believed to strongly influence C. S. Lewis's "The Chronicles of Narnia."

Download or read book The Story of the Treasure Seekers and The Wouldbegoods written by Claudia Nelson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-07-07 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first critical edition of the beloved classics that established Edith Nesbit as a major children's writer provides extensive guidance to help today's reader navigate the enchanting world of the Bastable family. Nelson situates Nesbit's groundbreaking stories in the context of British popular culture at the dawn of the twentieth century.

Download or read book The Story of the Treasure Seekers written by Edith Nesbit and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Story of the Treasure Seekers (1899) is a children’s novel by English writer Edith Nesbit. The first book in Nesbit’s beloved Bastable trilogy—which also includes The Wouldbegoods (1901) and The New Treasure Seekers (1904)—The Story of the Treasure Seekers is a story of family, adventure, and mystery for children and adults alike. The Bastable siblings—Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Alice, Noel, and Horace Octavius—are clever and curious children who live with their widowed father. When their mother died, their father became ill and lost his successful business, forcing the family to live modestly. Inspired by stories of buried gold and jewels—and hoping to help their struggling father—the Bastable children decide to go searching for treasure. Their adventure soon takes them to London, where they abandon digging for the allure of paying work. The Bastables come up with several schemes to make money, including writing poetry, banditry, and starting a newspaper, in the process discovering the power of imagination and the true value of home. The Story of the Treasure Seekers is a masterpiece of children’s fiction from Edith Nesbit, one of the twentieth century’s children’s authors. Originally published as a series of stories in several different periodicals, The Story of the Treasure Seekers was Nesbit’s first novel for children. It would go on to influence both Arthur Ransome and C.S. Lewis, and is a favorite of J.K. Rowling’s. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Edith Nesbit’s The Story of the Treasure Seekers is a classic of English children’s literature reimagined for modern readers.

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Download or read book The Story of A Baby written by Ethel Sybil Turner and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in the year 1896, English-born Australian novelist Ethel Sybil Turner's novel 'The Story of a Baby' is the story of a lone baby found to a couple.

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