Rollin' Thru Alaska with Sudoku!

Rollin' Thru Alaska with Sudoku!
Author: Shannon Cartwright
Publisher: Expanding Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007-06
Genre:
ISBN: 9781934443774

Ride through the remote Alaska wilderness (and solve the puzzles) as you read about life living in the wilds of Alaska. This puzzle book is like no other - not only do you get over 200 easy to medium Sudoku puzzles to solve, but you get an up close glimpse of what it's really like to live life in the wilds of Alaska as a modern-day adventurer. No running water. No TV. Just loads and loads of wildlife and tales to tell. Shannon Cartwright, the award-winning best-selling author and illustrator of over 20 children's books, including "ABC Bears," "Sitka Rose" and her latest, "Ol' 556," has been living the dream many dare to follow. Along with her husband and trusty dogs, Shannon lives miles from nowhere in the middle of remote Alaska where there's no phone, no electricity, no roads, but plenty of bears, moose, and even pesky porcupines for neighbors. To get to 'town', they have to hike thru remote wilderness to get to the train tracks where they 'flag down' the next passing Alaska Railroad train, the last railroad to offer flag stop service. In this delightful little puzzle book meant for all ages, from kids to adults, you'll be entertained not just with the easy to medium logic puzzles, but also with the stories of Shannon's daily adventures, living off the land. Each puzzle is accompanied by a story about living in the vast expanse of Alaska. From porcupines eating thru the outhouse, to encounters with bears, you'll get a feel for what it's like to be a current-day Alaskan adventurer. This book is a companion to Shannon's latest book, "The Ol' 556 - Alaska's Mighty Steam Engine," a story for all ages about the little train that could and did come back to save the day.

The Big Roads

The Big Roads
Author: Earl Swift
Publisher: HMH
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2011-06-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 054754913X

Discover the twists and turns of one of America’s great infrastructure projects with this “engrossing history of the creation of the U.S. interstate system” (Los Angeles Times). It’s become a part of the landscape that we take for granted, the site of rumbling eighteen-wheelers and roadside rest stops, a familiar route for commuters and vacationing families. But during the twentieth century, the interstate highway system dramatically changed the face of our nation. These interconnected roads—over 47,000 miles of them—are man-made wonders, economic pipelines, agents of sprawl, uniquely American symbols of escape and freedom, and an unrivaled public works accomplishment. Though officially named after President Dwight D. Eisenhower, this network of roadways has origins that reach all the way back to the World War I era, and The Big Roads—“the first thorough history of the expressway system” (The Washington Post)—tells the full story of how they came to be. From the speed demon who inspired a primitive web of dirt auto trails to the largely forgotten technocrats who planned the system years before Ike reached the White House to the city dwellers who resisted the concrete juggernaut when it bore down on their neighborhoods, this book reveals both the massive scale of this government engineering project, and the individual lives that have been transformed by it. A fast-paced history filled with fascinating detours, “the book is a road geek’s treasure—and everyone who travels the highways ought to know these stories” (Kirkus Reviews).

Storm Run

Storm Run
Author: Libby Riddles
Publisher: Sasquatch Books
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2002-01-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1570612935

In 1985, Libby Riddles made history by becoming the first woman to win the 1,100-mile Iditarod Sled Dog Race. This brand-new edition of Riddles's timeless adventure story is complete with updated narrative details, sidebars on all aspects of the race, photographs, and all-new illustrations by beloved illustrator Shannon Cartwright. An inspiration to children and adults everywhere, this is a compelling first-hand account of the arctic storms, freezing temperatures, loyal sled dogs, and utter determination that defined Riddles's Iditarod victory.

Alaska's Three Bears

Alaska's Three Bears
Author: Shelley Gill
Publisher: Sasquatch Books
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1997-07-29
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 093400711X

One of the most beloved Alaskan children's picture books of all time, Alaska' Three Bears is a classic retelling of the three bears fairy tale, Alaska-style. Readers young and old will meet Alaska's three bears in this one-of-a-kind adventure. Join the polar, grizzly, and black bears as they travel across Alaska's vast wilderness. Author Shelley Gill and illustrator Shannon Cartwright bring young readers the real story of the three bears, filled with facts on America's best-loved bruins. Perfect story time reading plus nonfiction facts about bears for children ages 3 and up.

Ticket to Ride Puzzle Book

Ticket to Ride Puzzle Book
Author: Richard Wolfrik Galland
Publisher: Welbeck Publishing
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2021-10-28
Genre:
ISBN: 9781787395985

The official Ticket to Ride Puzzle book, offering the same fun game-play experience as the boardgame and hours of endless fun in a book!

Stuff White People Like

Stuff White People Like
Author: Christian Lander
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2008-08-06
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1588368378

They love nothing better than sipping free-trade gourmet coffee, leafing through the Sunday New York Times, and listening to David Sedaris on NPR (ideally all at the same time). Apple products, indie music, food co-ops, and vintage T-shirts make them weak in the knees. They believe they’re unique, yet somehow they’re all exactly the same, talking about how they “get” Sarah Silverman’s “subversive” comedy and Wes Anderson’s “droll” films. They’re also down with diversity and up on all the best microbrews, breakfast spots, foreign cinema, and authentic sushi. They’re organic, ironic, and do not own TVs. You know who they are: They’re white people. And they’re here, and you’re gonna have to deal. Fortunately, here’s a book that investigates, explains, and offers advice for finding social success with the Caucasian persuasion. So kick back on your IKEA couch and lose yourself in the ultimate guide to the unbearable whiteness of being. Praise for STUFF WHITE PEOPLE LIKE: “The best of a hilarious Web site: an uncannily accurate catalog of dead-on predilections. The Criterion Collection of classic films? Haircuts with bangs? Expensive fruit juice? ‘Blonde on Blonde’ on the iPod? The author knows who reads The New Yorker and who wears plaid.” –Janet Maslin’s summer picks, CBS.com “The author of "Stuff White People Like" skewers the sacred cows of lefty Caucasian culture, from the Prius to David Sedaris. . . . It gently mocks the habits and pretensions of urbane, educated, left-leaning whites, skewering their passion for Barack Obama and public transportation (as long as it's not a bus), their idle threats to move to Canada, and joy in playing children's games as adults. Kickball, anyone?” –Salon.com “A handy reference guide with which you can check just how white you are. Hint: If you like only documentaries and think your child is gifted, you glow in the dark, buddy.” –NY Daily News

El Narco

El Narco
Author: Ioan Grillo
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 333
Release: 2012-01-16
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1408824337

‘War’ is no exaggeration in discussing the bloodshed that has terrorized Mexico in the past decades. As rival cartels battle for control of a billion-dollar drug trade, the body count - 23,000 dead in five years - and sheer horror beggar the imagination of journalistic witnesses. Cartel gunmen have attacked schools and rehabilitation centers, and murdered the entire families of those who defy them. Reformers and law enforcement officials have been gunned down within hours of taking office. Headless corpses are dumped on streets to intimidate rivals, and severed heads are rolled onto dancefloors as messages to would-be opponents. And the war is creeping northward, towards the United States. El Narco is the story of the ultraviolent criminal organizations that have turned huge areas of Mexico into a combat zone. It is a piercing portrait of a drug trade that turns ordinary men into mass murderers, as well as a diagnosis of what drives the cartels and what gives them such power. Veteran Mexico correspondent Ioan Grillo traces the gangs from their origins as smugglers to their present status as criminal empires. The narco cartels are a threat to the Mexican government - and their violence has now reached as far as North Carolina. El Narco is required reading for anyone concerned about one of the most important news stories of the decade.

Why Kerouac Matters

Why Kerouac Matters
Author: John Leland
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2007-08-16
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1101202653

Legions of youthful Americans have taken On the Road as a manifesto for rebellion and an inspiration to hit the road. But there is much more to the book than that. In Why Kerouac Matters, John Leland embarks on a wry, insightful, and playful discussion of the novel, arguing that it still matters because it lays out an alternative road map to growing up. Along the way, Leland overturns many misconceptions about On the Road as he examines the lessons that Kerouac's alter ego, Sal Paradise, absorbs and dispenses on his novelistic journey to manhood, and how those lessons-about work and money, love and sex, art and holiness - still reverberate today.

A Lover's Almanac

A Lover's Almanac
Author: Maureen Howard
Publisher: Penguin Books
Total Pages: 292
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780140275124

One of the preeminent novelists of our time, Maureen Howard dazzles us with a love story of radiant intelligence and delicious wit. The exhilarating flights and emotional depths of Howard's storytelling balance the fates of two young lovers in New York: Artie, a bastard, perhaps "begot in the mud of Woodstock," now a boyish computer wizard; and Louise, a hot new painter out of the Midwest, seriously committed to her art. Their romance, seemingly shattered on the eve of the millennium, is played out against the tale of two old lovers lost to each other for a half century. As these two couples search through the cultural flotsam and jetsam for love and happiness, Howard spins a superb novel of ideas and transforms, as only she can, the dear Old Farmer's Almanac into a bright book of life.