Big Water

Author : Andrea Curtis
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-06
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781459815735

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Big Water by Andrea Curtis Pdf

Seventeen-year-old Christina McBurney has led a sheltered life. But when her twin brother, Jonathan, dies of consumption, Christina, unwilling to be farmed out as a nursemaid or teacher, runs away from home and her destiny. In Owen Sound she boards the Asia, a steamship that transports passengers and freight throughout the Great Lakes. She doesn't really have a plan other than to get to Sault Ste. Marie. She'll figure things out once she's settled. But a violent storm suddenly rises on Georgian Bay, and the overloaded and top-heavy steamship begins to sink. Christina is tossed overboard. Pulled to safety just before she loses consciousness, she finds herself on a lifeboat, surrounded by a number of bedraggled and terrified passengers and crew. One by one they succumb to their injuries, until only Christina and a brooding young man named Daniel are left alive. The usual rules of society no longer apply—Daniel and Christina must now work together as equals to survive. Big Water is a fictional account of the real-life story of the only two survivors of the sinking of the SS Asia in 1882.

Author : Jacob Blanc,Frederico Freitas
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780816537143

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Big Water by Jacob Blanc,Frederico Freitas Pdf

"A transnational approach to the history of a key Latin American border region"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Paul Shapiro
Publisher : Fire Engineering Books
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-16
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781593705619

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Large Volume Water Delivery by Paul Shapiro Pdf

Large Volume Water Delivery by Paul Shapiro keeps an open mind about old and new concepts in hose evolutions and fire stream productions. Large diameter hose is not the only fix; it needs to be blended with the latest innovations in moving water. Offensive large flow water delivery operations are critical to the fireground operations. Sometimes you need more than a single supply line. Sometimes you need dual pumping and a relay that extends 1,300 feet. Features: --How to measure water flow for fire suppression --How to develop pump discharge pressures --Discover new concepts of moving big water and the improved methods of moving big water on the fireground

Author : Andrea Curtis
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-06
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781459815728

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Big Water by Andrea Curtis Pdf

Christina and Daniel are each other's only chance to survive.

Author : Garry Camp Burdick
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781462036394

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West to Big Water by Garry Camp Burdick Pdf

This is a story of three men wounded by a civil war between the states the years after the wars end. We ride with them from Connecticut to San Francisco California, a path of dangerous undertaking by able men who have the qualifications and skills to do things well. Their loyal horses are the mode of transportation on this long journey and play an important roll. They have hand guns on the hip and rifles in the long leather case beside their saddles. The weapons are in place to defend and hunt, not for intentional killing. During the ride west they meet soldiers from their old units. The three have had many years in the service for the North. From Bull Run to wars end and onto the fighting at Yellow river in the west. The mens journey, Sergeant Target, Garth, and J.T., made news, saved lives, and drove respect into the hearts of the confederate soldier and Indian warrior. Their sleep was fitful, for their senses were ever keen to the sounds of the night. Like mountain cats they were ready to spring into action at the slightest motion or unusual noise.

Author : Charles Fishman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781439102084

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The Big Thirst by Charles Fishman Pdf

Fishmen examines the passing of the golden age of water and reveals the shocking facts about how water scarcity will soon be a major factor.

Author : Tom Martin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
ISBN : 0979505569

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Big Water, Little Boats by Tom Martin Pdf

"Using historic photos, river logs, letters and interviews, author Tom Marin recounts the voyages of a number of unsung river runners during the transformation from Grand Canyon expeditionary river running into today's whitewater recreation" -- Cover, p. [4].

Author : Faisal Hossain
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-12
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030264321

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Resilience of Large Water Management Infrastructure by Faisal Hossain Pdf

Infrastructure that manages our water resources (such as, dams and reservoirs, irrigation systems, channels, navigation waterways, water and wastewater treatment facilities, storm drainage systems, urban water distribution and sanitation systems), are critical to all sectors of an economy. Realizing the importance of water infrastructures, efforts have already begun on understanding the sustainability and resilience of such systems under changing conditions expected in the future. The goal of this collected work is to raise awareness among civil engineers of the various implications of landscape change and non-climate drivers on the resilience of water management infrastructure. It identifies the knowledge gaps and then provides effective and complementary approaches to assimilate knowledge discovery on local (mesoscale)-to-regional landscape drivers to improve practices on design, operations and preservation of large water infrastructure systems.

Author : Kay Barnham
Publisher : Wayland
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1935-12-12
Category : Hydrologic cycle
ISBN : 0750299509

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Look and Wonder by Kay Barnham Pdf

Dive into the great big water cycle story! The same water has been falling as raindrops for billions of years. It travels around our planet again and again, from raindrops into rivers, and from seas to water vapour in mist and clouds. The water on earth is in glaciers, rivers, streams, lakes and reservoirs. It is used by plants, humans and animals. Follow the journey of a young boy and girl as they float, splash and slide through the incredible water cycle story. This beautifully illustrated picture book shows the incredible story of the water in all its forms. from grey storm clouds to rushing waterfalls, calm lakes and shining icy glaciers. 'Look and Wonder' is a fresh, bold and bright, narrative non-fiction picture book series, for children aged 4 and up, introducing children to life cycles and the natural world. The eye-poppingly colourful digital illustration style will explain the scientific concepts while the light and fun text-style will make these books real home and classroom favourites. Other titles in the series: The Great Big Water Cycle Adventure The Amazing Plant Life Cycle Story The Amazing Butterfly Life Cycle Story

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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THE BIG WATER FIGHT by Anonim Pdf

Author : Josh Barrer
Publisher : Mitchell Lane
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2022-12-12
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781545756027

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All About Asian Giant Water Bugs by Josh Barrer Pdf

Just how big do Giant Water Bugs get? Where do they live? How do they catch animals like fish, salamanders, and snakes? Find out the answers to these questions and more in All About Asian Giant Water Bugs. You’ll also find amazing photos that bring you up close to these gigantic insects. Giant Water Bugs is one of six books in our Insects Around the World series. Be sure to check out all six to learn more about the fascinating bugs that live in our world.

Author : Elizabeth Royte
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781608196630

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Bottlemania by Elizabeth Royte Pdf

Second only to soda, bottled water is on the verge of becoming the most popular beverage in the country. The brands have become so ubiquitous that we're hardly conscious that Poland Spring and Evian were once real springs, bubbling in remote corners of Maine and France. Only now, with the water industry trading in the billions of dollars, have we begun to question what it is we're drinking. In this intelligent, accomplished work of narrative journalism, Elizabeth Royte does for water what Michael Pollan did for food: she finds the people, machines, economies, and cultural trends that bring it from distant aquifers to our supermarkets. Along the way, she investigates the questions we must inevitably answer. Who owns our water? How much should we drink? Should we have to pay for it? Is tap safe water safe to drink? And if so, how many chemicals are dumped in to make it potable? What happens to all those plastic bottles we carry around as predictably as cell phones? And of course, what's better: tap water or bottled?

Author : Amy Green
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781421440378

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Moving Water by Amy Green Pdf

A riveting story of environmental disaster and political intrigue, Moving Water exposes how Florida's clean water is threatened by dirty power players and the sugar cane industry. Only a century ago, nearly all of South Florida was under water. The Everglades, one of the largest wetlands in the world, was a watery arc extending over 3 million acres. Today, that wetland ecosystem is half of its former self, supplanted by housing for the region's exploding population and over 700,000 acres of crops, including the nation's largest supply of sugar cane. Countless canals, dams, and pump stations keep the trickle flowing, but rarely address the cascade of environmental consequences, including dangerous threats to a crucial drinking water source for a full third of Florida's residents. In Moving Water, environmental journalist Amy Green explores the story of unlikely conservation heroes George and Mary Barley, wealthy real estate developers and champions of the Everglades, whose complicated legacy spans from fisheries in Florida Bay to the political worlds of Tallahassee and Washington. At the center of their surprising saga is the establishment and evolution of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP), a $17 billion taxpayer-funded initiative aimed at reclaiming this vital ecosystem. Green explains that, like the meandering River of Grass, the progress of CERP rarely runs straight, especially when it comes up against the fierce efforts of sugar-growing interests, or "Big Sugar," to obstruct the cleanup of fertilizer runoff wreaking havoc with restoration. This engrossing exposé tackles some of the most important issues of our time: Is it possible to save a complex ecosystem such as the Everglades—or, once degraded, are such ecological wonders gone forever? What kind of commitments—economic, scientific, and social—will it take to rescue our vulnerable natural resources? What influences do special interests wield in our everyday lives, and what does it take to push real reform through our democracy? A must-read for anyone fascinated by stories of political intrigue and the work of environmental crusaders like Erin Brockovich, as well as anyone who cares about the future of Florida, this book reveals why the Everglades serve as a model—and a warning—for environmental restoration efforts worldwide.

Author : Linda Sue Park
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780547251271

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A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park Pdf

When the Sudanese civil war reaches his village in 1985, 11-year-old Salva becomes separated from his family and must walk with other Dinka tribe members through southern Sudan, Ethiopia and Kenya in search of safe haven. Based on the life of Salva Dut, who, after emigrating to America in 1996, began a project to dig water wells in Sudan. By a Newbery Medal-winning author.

Author : Kenyon College
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-22
Category : Conduct of life
ISBN : 0316151467

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This Is Water by Kenyon College Pdf

Only once did David Foster Wallace give a public talk on his views on life, during a commencement address given in 2005 at Kenyon College. The speech is reprinted for the first time in book form in THIS IS WATER. How does one keep from going through their comfortable, prosperous adult life unconsciously' How do we get ourselves out of the foreground of our thoughts and achieve compassion' The speech captures Wallace's electric intellect as well as his grace in attention to others. After his death, it became a treasured piece of writing reprinted in The Wall Street Journal and the London Times, commented on endlessly in blogs, and emailed from friend to friend. Writing with his one-of-a-kind blend of causal humor, exacting intellect, and practical philosophy, David Foster Wallace probes the challenges of daily living and offers advice that renews us with every reading.