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With breathtaking photographs of live birds of prey and step-by-step pictures, paint charts and finished carvings. Bill Veasey presents well-organized instructions for wood carvers. The following ten projects are shown in great detail: Gray and Red Screech Owls, Saw-Whet Owl, Snowy Owl, Osprey, American Kestrel, female Merlin, miniature flying Peregrin Falcon. Antiqued Goshawk, and Red-Tailed Hawk. Color paint charts present the special blendings of pigments to accurately paint these as well as a variety of other species of eagles, hawks, Harrier, and owls.

"Stability & Trim for the Ship's Officer" has been completely updated after twenty-two years. Aboard today's vessels, technology and computers abound as ship's gear. The once long and tedious calculations for stability, trim, and hull strength are now done in minutes. But no matter how much change the industry has undergone, the laws of physics are constant. The only way to verify that the computer is coming up with accurate figures is to read the ship's drafts. Two new chapters have been included, "Prerequisites for Stability, Trim, and Hull Strength Calculations" and "U.S. Coast Guard Questions on Stability, Trim, and Longitudinal Hull Strength". The appendix has also been updated to include the Stability Data Reference Book: August 1989 Edition, which is the same supplied in the United States Coast Guard license examination room.

The Merchant Marine is composed of all the commercial ships of a country and the personnel that man them. The American Merchant Seaman's Manual has been the primary seamanship text and reference book for the American Merchant Marine for more than sixty years. Merchant mariners going to sea for the first time need to know as much about their new job, their ship, the sea, and the Merchant Marine as they can. This manual is designed to provide the knowledge that these new seamen need to embark upon their careers at sea. Since the sixth edition was published in 1981, many changes have been made in each new printing. Changes in this new edition include a new chapter on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, data on merchant fleets throughout the world, a revised chapter on wire rope, and a bibliography for sources of additional reading.

This DOWNTOWN tour covers more than 90 sites in the most architecturally diverse area of Los Angeles. You'll encounter some of the oldest and some of the most contemporary architecture in Victorian, Renaissance Revival, European Beaux-Arts, Art Deco, and Post-modern styles. History buffs, architecture enthusiasts, and L.A. visitors will love these unique and fascinating tours, which offer the best way to see L.A..

Over 380 all-new, full color photographs feature hundreds of kitchen collectibles from the 1920s-1950s. Each item is identified with manufacturer's information, dating, values, accurate measurements and more, along with vintage advertisements and catalogue pages. When you want to know, "What is it and what is it worth?" this book is indispensable!

The focus of this book is on the side of the brooch that usually isn't noticed: the reverse. When we encounter an attractive piece of jewelry, our instinct is to admire the front, but when we turn it around, it often reveals a secret. The author lets us in on that secret, typically only shared between the maker and the wearer. Clever brooch makers often adorn the back with items meant to complement the front, or the backside may have a unique, intricate design all its own. When you flip a brooch over in your hand you may find a surprise message, a hidden pattern, or even an unlikely foreign implement. The result is a better understanding of the artist's abilities and personality. Now, you can judge for yourself what the 128 artists respresented in this volume had in mind, and, if you are a jewelry maker, you may be inspired to leave your own unique mark.

Most are modest, some dare to smoke and strike suggestive poses. Others go so far as to expose an inch of flesh as they coyly wring seawater from their swim dresses. Enjoy over 100 hand-tinted postcard images, snapped at the turn of the 20th Century. It was an era when women may have been clothed from head to toe, but they were women nonetheless. Dressed in the period's best beach fashions, bold Victorians flirt with the camera, creating charming and beguiling images.