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  Ninety-Day Wonder - How The Navy...

  Stephen Davenport

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  "What was I supposed to do with my B.A. in literature: gather the sailors around me just before taps and read Faulkner to them as they fell asleep?" 
  Ensign Stephen Davenport was the most severely under qualified of the Ninety-Day Wonders, the derisive term for commissioned officers in the Naval Reserve with only ninety days of training, all of which were on dry land. For his final navigation exam, he actually plotted a course that landed a fictional destroyer somewhere in the Sierra Mountains. Nevertheless, in in August of 1953, he reported to his first assignment aboard the USS Vermillion. He would be overseeing the First Division for training in amphibious landings. 
  Once on ship, Davenport quickly learned that while he held authority in title, respect was less easily learned. The First Division was manned by deckhands who could do things he had no idea how to do - like maneuvering a winch to drop a truck into a landing craft bobbing in the waves thirty feet below without killing the crew, or getting a landing craft on and off a beach through huge surf in the middle of winter. Davenport just called out orders --- and he didn't always feel confident in that either. He fell for dangerous pranks by the crew, permitted an inebriated sailor in his underwear to ride a horse up the gangway, and almost caused a collision at sea. Though he served for only two years, Davenport's time in the Naval Reserve was bizarre, incredible and absolutely unforgettable. 
  At times hilarious, other times scary, Ninety-Day Wonder is the riveting account of dangers, triumphs and fundamental lessons learned aboard ship by an inexperienced officer among far more experienced sailors.

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  At Close Quarters - PT Boats in...

  Robert J. Bulkley

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  Small though they were, PT boats played a key role in World War II, carrying out an astonishing variety of missions where fast, versatile, and strongly armed vessels were needed. Called "weapons of opportunity," they met the enemy at closer quarters and with greater frequency than any other type of surface craft. Among the most famous PT commanders was John F. Kennedy, whose courageous actions in the Pacific are now well known to the American public. The author of the book, another distinguished PT boat commander in the Pacific, compiled this history of PT-boat operations in World War II for the U.S. Navy shortly after V-J Day, when memories were fresh and records easily assessable. 
  Bulkley provides a wealth of facts about these motor torpedo boats, whose vast range of operation covered two oceans as well as the Mediterranean and the English Channel. Although their primary mission was to attack surface ships and craft close to shore, they were also used effectively to lay mines and smoke screens, to rescue downed aviators, and to carry out intelligence and raider operations. The author gives special attention to the crews, paying well-deserved tribute to their heroism, skill, and sacrifice that helped to win the war.

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  Train Sets - The Old Childhood...

  Owen Jones

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  I hope that you will find the information helpful, useful and profitable. 
  The information in this ebook on various aspects of train sets and related subjects is organized into 15 chapters of about 500-600 words each. 
  I hope that it will interest those who have a young family or who are interested in trains and model train sets. 
  As an added bonus, I am granting you permission to use the content on your own website or in your own blogs and newsletter, although it is better if you rewrite them in your own words first. 
  You may also split the book up and resell the articles. In fact, the only right that you do not have is to resell or give away the book as it was delivered to you.

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  Mini Farming - A Beginner’s...

  Luke Smith

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  Discover how to create an organic and sustainable garden filled with your favorite crops right in your own backyard and achieve self-sufficiency with this definitive guide to Mini Farming 
  Have you always been interested in getting into gardening for self-sustenance, but don't know where to begin? Do you want to learn how to grow your own healthy and organic crops and rely less on chemically-treated, store-bought groceries? 
  If your answer is yes to any of the questions above, then this book is for you. 
  In this guide, Luke Smith completely breaks down the steps you need to take to set up your own mini farm using a small patch of land, like your backyard. With a holistic approach to small-area farming, you'll learn how to use both cutting-edge and time-tested farming practices to grow and maintain healthy crops and livestock. 
  Take a look at some of the things you're going to discover in Mini Farming: 
  ●      Everything you need to know about the highly sustainable and practical practice of mini farming 
  ●      6 compelling reasons to adopt the mini farming approach instead of the time and labor-intensive traditional farming 
  ●      The different types of cropping systems and how to choose the best suitable cropping system for your own farm 
  ●      How to efficiently raise specialty livestock such as cattle, chickens, goats and even bees for sustenance and profit 
  ●      ...and much more! 
  Designed to be beginner-friendly and brimming with tons of insights and actionable advice that even seasoned gardeners will find useful, Mini Farming will quickly become your reference guide to cultivating healthy and vibrant crops as efficiently as possible, no matter your level of gardening skill!

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  Abbott and Costello: Napoleon...

  Bud Abbott, Lou Costello

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  Lou is dressed up like Napoleon. He wants that part in a movie. Bud says he is not the type. Bud rehearses Lou on how to be romantic. Lou asks people if they would like him to be Napoleon. They enact the play with Melonhead being the director

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  Churchyard Epiphany - A...

  Leila White

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  This book details over one hundred medicinal plants found growing in an acre of an East of England churchyard. It explores the history of usage from the distant past to the present. The contents of this book are for information only. This is not a substitute for expert medical advice.

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