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Explore the exciting world of miniature die-cast model fire engines-in full color. In this guide author and long-time collector Andrew Benzie presents his collection of over 200 die-cast emergency vehicles produced by Siku (Germany) between 1964 and 2017. Each model has been individually photographed and is presented in full color. Catalog number, year produced and scale information is provided for each listing, and photos of model fire stations, boxes and catalogs are also included. This wonderfully designed reference book will appeal to collectors, firefighters and children alike. 201 models, 64 pages, full color

A group of retired professors from University of Hawaii discover a spherical astrolabe in an attic of a 19th century mansion on Molokai. It had been converted from a device for maritime navigation into a device for navigation through time. Accompanying the astrolabe was a 500-year-old book describing how the astrolabe was converted and what the result was. The professors decided to acquire more of the astrolabes, convert them per the book's instructions, and attempt to travel back to 15th century Mogadishu, Somalia. Trouble was, Chinese Admiral Xheng He's "Treasure Fleet" was in port, and several of the sailors decided to attempt to kidnap the professors and put them to work on the ships.All the professors made it back to the future except one. Horacio Fuente was stranded. He married, raised a daughter, and tasked her with handing the spherical astrolabe to the Great Admiral, Vasco da Gama. But what if the Great Admiral discovers the true function of the device? How will she edit her dad's memoir to describe the astrolabe as nothing more than an ancient marine navigation device? Will her dad's wannabe time-traveling companions find the astrolabe in the future?

Explore the exciting world of miniature die-cast model fire engines-in full color. In this guide author and long-time collector Andrew Benzie presents his collection of over 40 die-cast emergency vehicles produced by Conrad (Germany) between 1979 and 2017. Each model has been individually photographed and is presented in full color. Catalog number, year produced and scale information is provided for each listing, and photos of model boxes and catalogs are also included. This wonderfully designed reference book will appeal to collectors, firefighters and children alike. 43 models, 56 pages, full color

In the year 1500, Portugal and Spain are competitors in the colonization of the New World and the slave trade in West Africa. Father Martim Rodrigo was appalled when he discovered-upon his return to Portugal at the end of his long career as a parish priest in Africa-how widespread slave trading had become.He was even more anxious about what he knew of the future-as described to him by a former parishioner who had travelled back to Father Rodrigo's time from the distant future. But Rodrigo had an idea. He still possessed the broken time machine used by his late parishioner. Could the machine be repaired? Could he convince the three Gambian sisters who worked for him to use the machine and travel back in time to put a stop to the Europeans? Stay tuned!

This memoir is a story of betrayal, and self-discovery. It takes us back to environments where men abused their power over female employees. With wit and courage, and yet with no power of her own, the author manages to weave her way through sticky situations somehow surviving dirty mouth bosses, to those sleeping in her bed and to those favoring S & M bars. She does it with grace, quitting jobs as they became too difficult, and by reaching out to psychics for answers when she feels lost.Along the way, she meets different lovers, has a daughter, and attends law school. But it is not until she begins writing her memoir revealing her long-term love story that she finally discovers a hidden truth about herself-one that she has kept secret from herself. This "ah ha" truth stemming from her childhood helps her understand why it was now time to release that frightened nine-year-old girl from her sacred vow.

Dog Love, It''s the Best!Exploring lessons in friendship, love, and courage, this fetching tale demonstrates the resilience of our most loved companions. Readers will be instantly drawn into the plight of Riley and his friends as they do their best to stick together through thick and thin.After being abandoned by the families they loved, this motley crew of canines has sworn off any interaction with humans. That is, until Riley befriends the adorable dogette, Sophie, and her human, Emily. Torn between his friends and the promise of a new, loving home, Riley must ensure a happy ending for everyone. Luckily, he''s up for the challenge.All animal lovers are sure to find DUMPSTER DOGS a hit. Schiebert gives each canine character wonderful insight that''s so well- defined you will feel like you gained a whole new pack of friends!A well written yarn about our canine companions, illustrating their moral superiority over the Homo sapiens who live with them. - MickeyThe Dumpster Dogs is my favorite book. I got treats after listening to my dad read it to me. He didn''t need to bribe me, cuz this is a lickin'' good book even without treats! - HersheyA story to bring tears to eyes and warmth in hearts. This crafty tale entices all readers with a delicate account of the metaphorical wanderings of a lonely and misunderstood canine who eventually finds a family and a home. - Chili 

Granddad’s Garden—Stories of the Natural World, is David George’s debut book, and fits into the current “climate lit” genre. Each chapter of Granddad’s Garden is a complete story, intended for parents and grandparents to enjoy reading to their children and grandchildren. The stories relate adventures that Granddad and his grandson experience while exploring nature together. Jeremy starts as a three-year-old and grows with each new chapter until the age of nine, showing his magical transformation into a mature child.Jeremy becomes more aware of the natural world around him as he grows, and Granddad reveals nature’s most important lessons through modern-day fables. Furry fox kits, owls, turkeys, coyotes, frogs, snakes, and mocking birds encounter challenges and threats as they learn how to survive, and provide comparable lessons for children growing up in today’s world. Granddad’s Garden is a feel-good book for troubling times.

Ex-Navy SEAL Adam Weldon tracks down kidnappers who have the San Francisco Bay Area teetering on the brink of societal collapse. In this wild, white-knuckled ride-much of it via sailboat-Adam teams with an Oakland cop, child hitmen and FBI agent Tripnee to battle a tech billionaire, a faux-spiritual cult, Bay pirates, a brutal cartel-and moral rot extending into the highest reaches of the US government. As this gripping drama unfolds, Adam comes to understand his extraordinary uncle-and himself-as never before. Could his kidnapped Uncle Peace, a cantankerous ex-Zen monk, be a key not only to saving the Bay Area-and America-but also to sparking a civilizing cultural and spiritual renaissance?