Saiko and Lavender

Saiko and Lavender
Author: Diana X. Sprinkle
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003
Genre:
ISBN: 9780970791054

Laveder the Purple Cat girl is the owner of a small magic potion shop with problems...many problems. Aside from her store being overrun by poisonous, pygmy elephants, the occasional alien abduction and the devil, a giant magic store chain has decided to move in next door and crush her hopes of ever making a sale. Not to mention that her only employee and faster than the speed of light bunny, Saiko, has the attention span of a chickpea and a disturbing affection for Lavender's enchanted car. Now Lavender must think fast before an over-zealous ex-superhero health inspector shuts her down for good. Will Lavender meet the inspector's demands on time? Where are the poisonous vermin coming from? Will Saiko's love for cars go too far? This publisher is a new client to Diamond Book Distributors!

When the Steam Railroads Electrified, Revised Second Edition

When the Steam Railroads Electrified, Revised Second Edition
Author: William D. Middleton
Publisher: Railroads Past and Present
Total Pages: 482
Release: 2001
Genre: Transportation
ISBN:

The most comprehensive history of North American railroad electrification, William D. Middleton's When the Steam Railroads Electrified has been out of print for many years. Now, Indiana University Press is proud to announce the return of this much sought after volume in a new, updated second edition, with a new final chapter, appendixes, bibliography, index, and nearly 800 illustrations.For most of the first half of the twentieth century the United States led the world in railroad electrification. Before the outbreak of World War II, it had some 2400 route-miles and more than 6300 track-miles operating under electric power, far more than any other country and more than 20 percent of the world total.In almost every instance, electrification was a huge success. Running times were reduced. Tonnage capacities were increased. Fuel and maintenance costs were lowered, and the service lives of electric locomotives promised to be twice as long as those of steam locomotives. In many cases, the savings resulting from electric operation were sufficient to repay the cost of electrification in as little as five years.Yet despite its many triumphs, electrification of U.S. railroads failed to achieve the wide application that once was so confidently predicted. By the 1970s, it was the Soviet Union, with almost 22,000 electrified route-miles, that led the way, and the U.S. had declined to 17th place behind such countries as Czechoslovakia, Austria, Norway, and Brazil. For a while, the prospects for electric operation for U.S. railroads brightened during the energy crisis of the 1970s, and as power companies began to consider the major market represented by railroads, and then faded away again.Today, electric operation of U.S. railroads is back in the limelight. The federally funded Northeast Corridor Improvement Program has provided an expanded Northeast Corridor electrification, with high-speed trains that are giving the fastest rail passenger service ever seen in North America, while still other high-speed corridors are planned for other parts of the country. And with U.S. rail freight tonnage at its highest levels in history, the ability of electric locomotives to expand capacity promises to bring renewed consideration of freight railroad electrification.Middleton begins his ambitious chronicle of the ups and downs of railway electrification with the history of its early days, and brings it right up to the present - which is surely not the end of this complex and mercurial story.

Billy Smart's Circus

Billy Smart's Circus
Author: David Jamieson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2004
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Billy Smart was a successful fairground showman who began his New World Circus in 1946. It grew rapidly and became Britain's largest travelling show complete with over 100 animals and top circus acts from all over the world. This book contains a unique collection of photographs from archives and individual collections.

Adam & Andy

Adam & Andy
Author: James Asal
Publisher: Bookazine Company
Total Pages: 60
Release: 2003
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 9780974442006

Trade paperback collection of comic strip "Adam & Andy" is now available in Signed Limited Edition. Contact: [email protected] or visit http://www.adamandandy.com. Regular publication in a number of weekly and bi-weekly newspapers around the US and Europe make this a title to watch.

2022 Planner

2022 Planner
Author: 2022 Planner
Publisher:
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2021-10-24
Genre:
ISBN:

2022 Daily Planner 8.5x11 one page per day. Help keep up with daily life, important dates, goals, notes, and etc...

Heart of the Home

Heart of the Home
Author: Susan Branch
Publisher: Little Brown
Total Pages: 159
Release: 1986
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9780316106313

With an emphasis on simple preparation and fresh foods, the author offers seasonal recipes for Forth of July picnics, Valentine's Day treats, and warming winter meals.