Автор: Carlisle Andrea Название: A River Runs Under It: 40 Years on a Houseboat in Oregon ISBN: 0578685116 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780578685113 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 19560.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
A River Runs Under It: 40 Years on a Houseboat in Oregon looks back at how the author came to find her place in a floating home outside of Portland. Although she originally thought living on the river would last a few years at most, Andrea Carlisle found herself staying on despite hardships and inconveniences, including her house almost keeling over after a snowstorm and a family of beavers moving into her basement. The book contains a glossary of houseboat terminology with both funny and poignant anecdotes helping to define each term. Photographs of houseboat life, including bird and animal life, are sprinkled throughout the text.
Автор: Hope Laura Lee Название: The Bobbsey Twins On A Houseboat ISBN: 9353441277 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789353441272 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 11650.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards: 1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-create the same edition with rich typography, graphics, high quality images, and table elements, giving our readers the feel of holding a 'fresh and newly' reprinted and/or revised edition, as opposed to other scanned & printed (Optical Character Recognition - OCR) reproductions. 2. Correction of imperfections: As the work was re-created from the scratch, therefore, it was vetted to rectify certain conventional norms with regard to typographical mistakes, hyphenations, punctuations, blurred images, missing content/pages, and/or other related subject matters, upon our consideration. Every attempt was made to rectify the imperfections related to omitted constructs in the original edition via other references. However, a few of such imperfections which could not be rectified due to intentional\unintentional omission of content in the original edition, were inherited and preserved from the original work to maintain the authenticity and construct, relevant to the work. We believe that this work holds historical, cultural and/or intellectual importance in the literary works community, therefore despite the oddities, we accounted the work for print as a part of our continuing effort towards preservation of literary work and our contribution towards the development of the society as a whole, driven by our beliefs. We are grateful to our readers for putting their faith in us and accepting our imperfections with regard to preservation of the historical content. HAPPY READING
Автор: Bacon Lee Название: Our Houseboat on the Nile ISBN: 0469237066 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780469237063 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 29050.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка.
Автор: Wescovich Leroy Название: Boy on a Houseboat ISBN: 1641403039 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781641403030 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 20550.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание:
After coaching and teaching for forty years, you have years of hearing stories from students. Growing up, I lived across the levee from houseboats. One of my best friends lived on a houseboat, and I always thought about the hardships the young man had while living on the bayou. From these ideas from the past, I came across the idea of a boy, T-Pep, living on a houseboat. Follow him as he learns the negative consequences of lying.
Автор: Bush Charles Название: Houseboat Wars ISBN: 1945181540 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781945181542 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 24520.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание:
IT'S 1977, AND BATTLES RAGE ON SAN FRANCISCO BAY OVER ATTEMPTS TO EVICT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE, MOSTLY YOUNG AND REBELLIOUS, LIVING IN HOUSEBOATS
In the waning days of the hippie movement, along a stretch of San Francisco Bay known as Waldo Point, hundreds of young people live in an improvised community of off-kilter houseboats, taking inspiration from their guru, garrulous eighty-four-year-old Achille Palaiologos.
A change in property ownership threatens the community's existence: the new owner, a developer, wants everyone evicted. The houseboaters fight back, enlisting in their cause Legal Aid attorney Rick Spenser. Battles ensue, both legal and physical, in the courts and on land and water. After a daring act of sabotage upends the developer's plans, the houseboaters split into bitterly opposed factions over whether or not to propose a compromise plan. Meanwhile Rick, though supposedly committed to girlfriend Tiffany Wong, is attracted to houseboat leader Becky Yates. Both these conflicts culminate in a day and night of tragedy, betrayal and fear.
In the aftermath, Rick strives to repair his relationship with Tiffany, while Rick and Becky together struggle to save the community and end the houseboat wars.
..".a fun and thoughtful read...probes the 'nobody's right when everybody's wrong' culture clashes of the 1970s...put on your favorite old vinyl album, read and enjoy the ride."--Don Daglow, author ofThe Fog Seller
"The Sausalito, California houseboat wars of the '70s...makes for a wild chapter in Bay Area history and an entertaining read."--Cyra McFadden, author of The Serial: A Year in the Life of Marin County
..".a fascinating, fictional chronicle of...the house-boat community of Sausalito, California...suspenseful and a page turner. I highly recommend this well written book."--Colleen Rae, author of One Sausalito Summer
"In this thriller, a houseboat community's legal case against developers in 1977 California culminates in murder...The attorney protagonist getting caught up in more melodrama than lawyering makes for an unusual but convincing tale."--Kirkus Reviews
Автор: Sheehan J. P. Название: Houseboat Row ISBN: 1532034415 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781532034411 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 19300.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Bangs John Kendrick Название: A Houseboat on the Styx ISBN: 1944322264 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781944322267 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 15630.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
"That is true," said Ward. "And they do do you, my beloved William. It's a wonder to me you are not dizzy turning over in your grave the way they do you."
Everyone who has ever died has had to cross the River Styx in the underworld. But even after death, men will be men. On the suggestion of Queen Elizabeth, some put a houseboat on the river Styx to be an exclusive men's club.
But their club may not be as stuffy and quiet as the ones found on the mortal plane. No one can stop teasing Shakespear regarding the authorship of his plays. They wonder if Adam ever had a tail. And, of course, no women are allowed.
Автор: Sheehan J. P. Название: Houseboat Row ISBN: 1532053126 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781532053122 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 29420.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: The exciting thriller finds retired New York City detective, Bud Roth, plying his trade as a Key West private investigator and spying on cheating spouses to survive until he draws his New York City pension. When his girlfriend's son is arrested for murdering a bombshell entertainer living on Houseboat Row, Roth pulls out all the stops to confuse the law enough to save the young man. Roth's effort turns the tourist town into a hotbed of violence as he puts his life on the line and goes up against local heavy hitters, as well as their criminal allies. The villain's theft of priceless sunken treasure is successful until it collides with Roth's agenda. Meandering through the tropical city's gin joints and exotic points of interest, the murder mystery runs an exciting course until all seems resolved. However, all that it seems is not real as a shocking revaluation finally comes to light.
Автор: Lenski Lois Название: Houseboat Girl ISBN: 1453250123 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781453250129 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 15630.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: What would it be like to live on a houseboat on the Mississippi River with two parents, four kids, eight chickens, several turtles, a dog, and a cat? Patsy and her family are about to find out At first, Patsy is upset when her parents decide to move from their home in River City, Illinois, to a houseboat on the Mississippi River. She'll miss her house and friends, and she's sure the trip downriver will be boring. Gradually, she and her brother and sisters get used to their new life. Patsy grows to love the ever-changing river, where she even learns to swim. But she can't help longing for a real house-on land. Houseboat Girl is based on the experiences of real families living on the Mississippi River in the summer of 1954. " P]resents an interesting picture of life on a river." -Library Journal Born in Springfield, Ohio, in 1893, Lois Lenski achieved acclaim as both an author and illustrator of children's literature. For her Regional America series, Lenski traveled to each of the places that became a subject of one of her books. She did meticulous research and spoke with children and adults in the various regions to create stories depicting the lives of the inhabitants of those areas. Her novel of Florida farm life, Strawberry Girl, won the Newbery Award in 1946. She also received a Newbery Honor in 1942 for Indian Captive, a fictionalized account of the life of Mary Jemison. Lenski died in 1974.
