Fred: 2346 books

This book documents the failure of Gunns Limited, a giant wood chip exporter, to build a massive pulp mill in Tasmania, Australia. A dramatic lesson in corporate social irresponsibility, the book highlights how government-industry collusion led to serious deficiencies in the environmental assessment process, which generated a massive and so far successful campaign against the mill.

In this book you are going to learn the secrets of sizing up other people instantly. The information in this book has been derived from the work of W. H. Sheldon. Dr. Sheldon was an American psychologist who was innovative in his observation of the difference between body types and temperaments. He...

With fantastical narratives, home-brewing instructions, and original craft cocktail recipes, Mead is the ultimate exploration of the resurgent alcoholic beverage that is nearly as old as time itself. Beloved by figures as diverse as Queen Elizabeth and Thor, the Vikings and the Greek gods,...

Have you ever had trouble starting a fire in a fireplace? Have you ever had a fire burning only to fizzle out a few minutes later? Every year, millions of people are unsuccessful at starting a fire in their fireplace. The reality is that it is very easy for anyone to start a fire if a few simple...

Because of the airtight seal it can achieve, the ceramic-insulated kamado grill is the "fix it and forget it" of the smoking world. Bring the grill to temperature, put on your brisket, ribs, or pork shoulder, lock down the grill, and it will maintain temperature for 5 to 12 hours, no added...

Barbecue Nation is a culinary mosaic of what 14 million Americans like to do most when it comes to cooking--make dinner at the grill. Author Fred Thompson has searched across the U.S. for America's best backyard cooks and their favorite recipes--not chefs' fancy interpretations of barbecue classics...

The Adventure of a Lifetime Becomes an Unimaginable Nightmare. A thrilling new novel from the Every Man series! John Majors and three friends–Mike, Hollis, and Dave–go to Thailand for the eco-adventure of a lifetime rafting on the Pai River. But they find more than they bargained...

An eighth-grade basketball player has amazing shooting talent but could use a little team spirit in this novel “bound to engage and entertain young readers” (School Library Journal). Richie Mallon is known as “the shooter”—the one on the team who scores most of the baskets. Every...

In Measuring and Reasoning, Fred L. Bookstein examines the way ordinary arithmetic and numerical patterns are translated into scientific understanding, showing how the process relies on two carefully managed forms of argument: • Abduction: the generation of new hypotheses to accord with findings...

Job seekers must construct their LinkedIn profile so that it can easily be found by recruiters and corporations seeking qualified applicants. Job seekers are in a contest where there is only one winner. Companies do not hire two people for the same job. A LinkedIn profile must be sharp, its value...

We can no longer afford to waste water on landscaping. This doesn't mean we can't use any water.In my book SIMPLE LANDSCAPING, I explain simple and effective ways to approach design and construction. The green/sustainability movement is starting to merge with the tighter money times....

A Return to Glory is a Photo Essay about the Restoration of the Western Mfg. Special.

Numerology is almost as old as man himself. The oldest piece of writing in existence is on the back of a tortoise shell in China, and is on Numerology. Pythagoras, a name you may remember from your school days, brought Numerology up to date 2,600 years ago! So it is a very old science.Have...

In July 1989, United Airlines Flight 232 crashed in Sioux City, Iowa. One hundred and eleven people lost their lives and numerous others were seriously injured.The accident was initiated by a small metallurgical defect in an engine rotating part. That engine was manufactured by General Electric Aircraft...