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A travel guide which takes the reader beyond the lights and sounds of the urban spread around the Niagara Falls to venture into lesser-known but equally fascinating sites across the region.

When seventeen-year-old Billy loses his dilapidated baseball glove, the disabled, neighborhood dropout, Rodney Drake, finds and keeps it. In his pursuit to retrieve the glove, Billy witnesses the strength of Rodney's pitching arm and concocts a plan to pursue his vision of grandeur by exploiting Rodney's talent. Billy befriends Rodney and naively embarks on a mission to turn the petty thief into a professional baseball player and thereby impr...

When seventeen-year-old Billy loses his dilapidated baseball glove, the disabled, neighborhood dropout, Rodney Drake, finds and keeps it. In his pursuit to retrieve the glove, Billy witnesses the strength of Rodney's pitching arm and concocts a plan to pursue his vision of grandeur by exploiting Rodney's talent. Billy befriends Rodney and naively embarks on a mission to turn the petty thief into a professional baseball player and thereby impr...

Praise for the 4th Edition: "The sights stand out for their splendor or quirkiness. Some are natural wonders, others are man-made. They might be tricky to find or perched so close that you'll wonder how you missed them." -- Toronto Star This revised and expanded edition of the classic guide to Ontario's most fascinating things offers local travelers and out-of-province visitors alike even more interesting, quirky and odd places to visit. Here ...

★★★ Reader Feedback: Best in the series. Rare and stellar information. - John Decatur ● Alcohol Mantle Lamps is Book 8 of our Non-Electric Lighting Series. Unfortunately, when we get to "alcohol lamps, " the term conjures up a vision of a lab-type lamp with a small wick and almost invisible flame. Alcohol MANTLE lamps, the subject of this book, are a different animal altogether. Lanterns that use mantles produce light on par with electric ligh...

★★★ Reader Feedback: Outstanding article! One of the BEST, I've ever read or seen on any preparedness website. Well Done! (and thank you!!) - TPS ● Propane for Preppers is Book 7 of our Non-Electric Lighting Series. Much of the material in Book 7 came from a 5-part series of articles in the blog Backdoor Survival. Hence the reader's above-quoted mention of "article." ● Lanterns that use mantles produce light on par with electric light bulbs. A...

★★★ Reader Feedback: I learned more about kerosene pressure lanterns in 30 minutes with this book than anyone ever told me and more than I'd learned in hours of watching YouTube . . . I highly recommend this book and the other books in the series. - totallyfrozen ● Kerosene Pressure Lanterns is Book 6 of our Non-Electric Lighting Series. Lanterns that use mantles produce light on par with electric lights. And KEROSENE mantle lanterns have an a...

★★★ Reader Feedback: Yabadabadoo! Read it from cover to cover upon receipt. Great info, perspective, and writing style. - Brian Swift ● Coleman Gas Lanterns is Book 5 of our Non-Electric Lighting Series. At this point, we've gone through candles and olive oil lamps and kerosene wick-type lamps and we've arrived at Book 5 - Coleman Gas Lanterns. Translation: It's time to hop off the porch and hitch up your big-boy pants. ★★★ Reader Feedback: If...

★★★ Reader Feedback: Five Stars. Everything I expected and more! - NE ● Kerosene Lamps is Book 4 of our Non-Electric Lighting Series. It covers wick-type kerosene lamps and lanterns and is intended for users, not antique dealers. How can we generate LIGHT? That is the question. ● Fuel substitutes, safety, operating procedures, maintenance, repair, and various lamp styles are the topics. Things to look for when buying used. Cost effectiveness. ...

The first edition of this book ("The AMAZING 2000-Hour Flashlight") contained 54 illustrations. This edition ("The NEW 2000-Hour Flashlight") contains 128 illustrations. The first edition showed how to modify one flashlight, a specific Eveready model, such that it ran 2000 hours on one battery. Unfortunately, Eveready has replaced that particular light with newer models. This edition shows how to obtain extended run times using other brands - ...

★★★ Reader Feedback: Absolutely a MUST-READ for anyone using non-electric lighting . . . I have a college degree in fire protection and worked for years in the petroleum industry . . . I still learned things from this book . . . I can testify that he's correct in the information he shares . . . Enough talk. Just GET THIS BOOK! - totallyfrozen ● Lamp Fuels is Book 3 of The Non-Electric Lighting Series. As soon as we graduate from candles and ol...

This is the fourth edition of Beeswax, which has an updated candle-making section and more on wax casting and other useful wax information. Ron Brown is a well-known lecturer on beekeeping and is the author of several beekeeping books and pamphlets.In 1981 Beeswax was the first book on the subject for nearly 73 years - since Cowan's Waxcraft appeared - and has been published by popular request. It contains details on the history, chemical cont...

Gives you the information you need to explore Ontario far from the congested highways, taking you on an eye-opening adventure through the province's scenic countryside and historical landscapes"--

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Scripture defines Faith as "being sure of what we hope for. It is being sure of what we do not see." It is founded upon a compelling and often perplexing belief in both God - and the unique calling He has planted in our heart. The pursuit of our heart's desires will always begin, and then be sustained, by a series of simple, yet often heart-wrenching steps of faith. Steps that eventually lead one toward the mountaintop of fulfillment, hope and...

This fascinating book by Ontario historian Ron Brown explores over 80 accessible ghost towns in all parts of Ontario. Detailed driving directions invite you to experience the province's heritage for yourself"--

Scripture defines Faith as "being sure of what we hope for. It is being sure of what we do not see." It is founded upon a compelling and often perplexing belief in both God - and the unique calling He has planted in our heart. The pursuit of our heart's desires will always begin, and then be sustained, by a series of simple, yet often heart-wrenching steps of faith. Steps that eventually lead one toward the mountaintop of fulfillment, hope and...

The Hag of Halloween is a rhymed poem. In it, a young man steals candy from a trick-or-treat princess and her clown companion. He flees the scene but is abducted by The Hag and whisked off to her kingdom where (with some help from her strange daughters) she torments the young man relentlessly. He prays for forgiveness and wakens from his nightmare. But was it REALLY a dream? Maybe. Or maybe not. See if you can decide.

The Amazing 2000-Hour Flashlight" shows how to add a 30-cent resistor to a $5 flashlight and create a light that produces useful illumination for 2000 hours on the same battery. Detailed instructions. 54 illustrations. A half-hour project. No soldering required! The standard for "useful light" is defined and various lights compared to it. Brand names and part numbers and where to buy them (Home Depot, Radio Shack, etc.) are all identified. Rel...

Seltsame Lichter über dem verschlafenen Städtchen Mossingham kündigen die Ankunft eines geheimnisvollen Besuchers aus einer fernen Galaxie an... Aber auf der nahe gelegenen Mossy Bottom Farm hat Shaun ganz andere Dinge im Kopf, denn ständig werden seine verrückten Streiche von einem entnervten Bitzer vereitelt.Doch als plötzlich ein ebenso lustiges wie bezauberndes Außerirdischen-Mädchen mit erstaunlichen Kräften in der Nähe der Farm bruchland...