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  The Journey of Alvar Núñez...

  Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

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  Few stories of shipwreck and survival can equal that of the 16th century Spaniard Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca who, cast ashore near present day (USA) Tampa Bay, Florida, in 1528, survived eight years of hand-to-mouth existence among the Indians of the South and Southwest, and who walked on foot across the plains to the Pacific Coast, arriving in Mexico in 1536. In 1542 he published an account of his adventures, and the present reading is based on Fanny Bandelier’s English translation of that text.Cabeza de Vaca, along with three other survivors, two Spaniards and a North African (Estévanico, a black slave) endured incredible hardships. Cabeza da Vaca was, himself, at first enslaved by the Indians, forced to dig roots with his bare hands for food. However, he soon showed powers of adaptation that allowed him to survive. He became a trader, bartering “seashells and cockles” from the coast for hides, red ochre, flint, and deer hair tassels from the inland tribes. “Trade suited me well,” he writes, “because it gave me liberty to go where I pleased.” The Indians “rejoiced greatly when seeing me and I would bring them what they needed, and those who did not know me would desire and endeavor to meet me for sake of my fame.” Cabeza de Vaca’s “fame” soon grew to include a reputation as a healer. In return for his “cures,” the Indians gave him “all that they had,” which included food, often in perilously short supply.The success of the survivors’ final overland treck in search of Spanish settlement reflected their comprehension of Indian customs and values. They were passed along from one tribe to another, accompanied by an ontourage of friendly natives. At each stop, Cabeza de Vaca saw to it that the food and presents he received were distributed to his followers by their chiefs, thus ensuring their loyalty.After eight years among the Indians, Cabeza de Vaca had a hard time adjusting to “civilization.” He writes that the Spanish governor in Mexico “received us very well, giving us what he had, for us to dress in; but for many days I could bear no clothing, nor could we sleep except on the bare floor.” His first person narrative is an exciting tale of survival “against the odds.”(Introduction by Sue Anderson)

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  Iowa Class Battleships

  Lester Abbey

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  The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly illustrated, each book takes the modeller through a brief history of the subject class, highlighting differences between sister-ships and changes in their appearance over their careers. This includes paint schemes and camouflage, featuring colour profiles and highly-detailed line drawings and scale plans. The modelling section reviews the strengths and weaknesses of available kits, lists commercial accessory sets for super-detailing of the ships, and provides hints on modifying and improving the basic kit. This is followed by an extensive photographic gallery of selected high-quality models in a variety of scales, and the book concludes with a section on research references  books, monographs, large-scale plans and relevant websites.The Iowa class were the largest, fastest and most modern US battleships of the war, and the formal surrender of Japan was signed on the deck of one of them, USS Missouri. Modernised post-war, they served in Korea, Vietnam and as late as the first Gulf War. They are among the most popular subjects of all for model kits.

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  Memory improvementBrain Training...

  Frank Steven

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  How to achieve a razor-sharp memory that runs at lightning speed, even if you’re a total scatterbrain who forgets absolutely everything. 
  When it comes to memory loss, one fact is indisputable: we will all experience it at some point in our lives. By the time we hit the age of 27, our brain has already begun its slow decline and more frequent memory loss is an inevitable side effect. In addition to this, there are many conditions that can exacerbate memory problems, ranging from depression, poor sleeping habits, to drinking or a thyroid imbalance. Stress is a well-known trigger of memory loss and with 75% of Americans reporting that they feel stressed, are any of us really safe?  
  />In Memory Improvement, you’ll discover: 
  The powerful technique that INSTANTLY boosts creativity, memory retention, and problem-solving skills (You’ll absorb new information and take your learning capacity up several levels!) 
  The ten types of brain exercise you must practice to become as sharp as a tack. 
  Ten simple practices to add to your daily routine for the maintenance of healthy cognition.  
  Which physical exercises are best for your brain’s specific needs and why. 
  Foolproof tips for memorizing dates and numbers. 
  The real reasons why we experience forgetfulness. 
  Meditation techniques for laser-focus and memory expansion. (Amp-up your cognitive functions and extend far beyond your brain’s current capacity!) 
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  Garment Production for Fashion...

  Chris Walker

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  Working with sewing factories in Vietnam requires steps like choosing your fabric, trims and accessories which I cover in detail. I explain how to get samples made and negotiate price. I give you insider tips about using tech packs and bonding with factory staff. I prepare you for production steps and shipping options you will need to produce apparel in Vietnam. Hi, my name is Chris. I have been working in the Vietnam Garment Industry since 2008. My expertise is advising fashion start-ups. I spent years answering questions about small batch apparel manufacturing in Vietnam and decided to write down answers to all the questions factory owners will ask you when you first meet them. I know what they need to quote you a price and make a sample. After reading my book, you will know too.  Here is what you can expect to learn about: 
  Table of ContentsMy Best AdviceGarment Industry AbbreviationsMeet Factories’ Minimum Order QuantitiesChoose Your Fabric in AdvanceUnderstand Your Printing OptionsKnow Your TrimsKnow Your AccessoriesPrepare Your Tech Packs in AdvanceExpect Samples to be Made for YouDedicate Time and Money Finding the Right FactoryConsider Packing OptionsBond with the FactoryKnow Your Negotiation StrategyBe Familiar with Production StepsPlan to Manage Quality ControlBe Familiar with Shipping DocumentsContact a Freight Forwarding CompanyCalculate Your Import TaxBonus Insider Tips and ReferralsTake Aways

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  Just So Stories (version 2)

  Rudyard Kipling

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  The stories, first published in 1902, are fantastic accounts of how various natural phenomena came about. The original editions of Just So Stories were illustrated with woodcuts by Kipling himself.  Read along online and see the illustrations at mainlesson.com. Each story is accompanied by a poem, in a somewhat ballad style. Many of the stories are addressed to "Best Beloved" (they were first written for Kipling's eldest daughter, Josephine, who had died during an outbreak of influenza in 1899), and throughout they use a comically elevated style inspired by the formal speech of India, full of long and improbable-sounding words, some of them made up. As a result, it is a delight to read them aloud, and easy to memorise passages from them. (Summary from Wikipedia)

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  Coastal Nature Coastal Culture -...

  Paul S. Sutter, Paul M. Pressly

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  An essay collection exploring the history of 5,000-year relationship between human culture and nature on the Georgia coast. One of the unique features of the Georgia coast today is its thorough conservation. At first glance, it seems to be a place where nature reigns. But another distinctive feature of the coast is its deep and diverse human history. Indeed, few places that seem so natural hide so much human history. In Coastal Nature, Coastal Culture, editors Paul S. Sutter and Paul M. Pressly have brought together work from leading historians as well as environmental writers and activists that explores how nature and culture have coexisted and interacted across five millennia of human history along the Georgia coast, as well as how those interactions have shaped the coast as we know it today. The essays in this volume examine how successive communities of Native Americans, Spanish missionaries, British imperialists and settlers, planters, enslaved Africans, lumbermen, pulp and paper industrialists, vacationing northerners, Gullah-Geechee, nature writers, environmental activists, and many others developed distinctive relationships with the environment and produced well-defined coastal landscapes. Together these histories suggest that contemporary efforts to preserve and protect the Georgia coast must be as respectful of the rich and multifaceted history of the coast as they are of natural landscapes, many of them restored, that now define so much of the region.Contributors: William Boyd, S. Max Edelson, Edda L. Fields-Black, Christopher J. Manganiello, Tiya Miles, Janisse Ray, Mart A. Stewart, Drew A. Swanson, David Hurst Thomas, and Albert G. Way.

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