Life At The Lakes

Author : Rod Rieu
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781039107311

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Life at the Lakes by Rod Rieu Pdf

After two divorces (and the financial ramifications they entail) Calvin Bennett just wants to be free. As a wealth management executive, he is well equipped to steer himself back to financial stability but quickly comes to realize that he is not the only one struggling. Many of the people in the Lakes, his townhouse complex, are in similar situations. As Calvin helps his neighbours, he learns more about what financial freedom actually means and comes to see what is truly important. Calvin has advice for everyone, from young adults to retirees. Together, they plan for retirement, learn how to invest safely, stay out of debt, and even save for a house. Join Calvin and the other Lakes residents over drinks and barbeques to navigate a myriad of financial problems and learn what financial freedom means to them (and to you)!

Author : Dan Egan
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780393246445

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The Death and Life of the Great Lakes by Dan Egan Pdf

New York Times Bestseller Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner of the J. Anthony Lukas Award "Nimbly splices together history, science, reporting and personal experiences into a taut and cautiously hopeful narrative.… Egan’s book is bursting with life (and yes, death)." —Robert Moor, New York Times Book Review The Great Lakes—Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario, and Superior—hold 20 percent of the world’s supply of surface fresh water and provide sustenance, work, and recreation for tens of millions of Americans. But they are under threat as never before, and their problems are spreading across the continent. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes is prize-winning reporter Dan Egan’s compulsively readable portrait of an ecological catastrophe happening right before our eyes, blending the epic story of the lakes with an examination of the perils they face and the ways we can restore and preserve them for generations to come.

Author : Brandon C. Schroeder,Shari L. Dann
Publisher : University of Michigan Regional
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-24
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780472037216

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The Life of the Lakes by Brandon C. Schroeder,Shari L. Dann Pdf

A detailed look at the history, health, and management of the Great Lakes fishery

Author : Chandler Robbins Gilman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1836
Category : Great Lakes
ISBN : HARVARD:32044021018353

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Life on the Lakes by Chandler Robbins Gilman Pdf

Author : John Richard Saylor
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2022-06-07
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781643261676

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Lakes by John Richard Saylor Pdf

“Lakes is my favorite kind of natural history: meticulously researched, timely, comprehensive, and written with imagination and verve.”—Jerry Dennis, author of The Living Great Lakes Lakes might be the most misunderstood bodies of water on earth. And while they may seem commonplace, without lakes our world would never be the same. In this revealing look at these lifegiving treasures, John Richard Saylor shows us just how deep our connection to still waters run. Lakes is an illuminating tour through the most fascinating lakes around the world. Whether it’s Lake Vostok, located more than two miles beneath the surface of Antarctica, whose water was last exposed to the atmosphere perhaps a million years ago; Lake Baikal in southern Siberia, the world’s deepest and oldest lake formed by a rift in the earth’s crust; or Lake Nyos, the so-called Killer Lake that exploded in 1986, resulting in hundreds of deaths, Saylor reveals to us the wonder that exists in lakes found throughout the world. Along the way we learn all the many forms that lakes take—how they come to be and how they feed and support ecosystems—and what happens when lakes vanish.

Author : Shari Lea Dann,Brandon C. Schroeder
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : UOM:39015071185600

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The Life of the Lakes by Shari Lea Dann,Brandon C. Schroeder Pdf

Author : Peter Tobiessen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Freshwater habitats
ISBN : 1938313003

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The Secret Life of a Lake by Peter Tobiessen Pdf

"A presentation and discussion of the ecological aspects of life within and around temperate freshwater lakes of the northern United States and Canada"--

Author : Nelson Haydamacker,Alan D. Millar
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2010-05-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780472026425

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Deckhand by Nelson Haydamacker,Alan D. Millar Pdf

Long before popular television shows such as Dirty Jobs and The Deadliest Catch, everyday men and women---the unsung heroes of the job world---toiled in important but mostly anonymous jobs. One of those jobs was deckhand on the ore boats. With numerous photographs and engaging stories, Deckhand offers an insider's view of both the mundane and the intriguing duties performed by deckhands on these gritty cargo vessels. Boisterous port saloons, monster ice jams, near drownings, and the daily drudgery of soogeying---cleaning dirt and grime off the ships---are just a few of the experiences Mickey Haydamacker had as a young deckhand working on freighters of the Great Lakes in the early 1960s. Haydamacker sailed five Interlake Steamship Company boats, from the modern Elton Hoyt 2nd to the ancient coal-powered Colonel James Pickands with its backbreaking tarp-covered hatches. Deckhand will appeal to shipping buffs and to anyone interested in Great Lakes shipping and maritime history as it chronicles the adventures of living on the lakes from the seldom-seen view of a deckhand. Mickey Haydamacker spent his youth as a deckhand sailing on the freighters of the Great Lakes. During the 1962 and '63 seasons Nelson sailed five different Interlake Steamship Company ore boats. He later went on to become an arson expert with the Michigan State Police, retiring with the rank of Detective Sergeant. Alan D. Millar, to whom Haydamacker related his tale of deckhanding, spent his career as a gift store owner and often wrote copy for local newspaper, TV, and radio.

Author : Neal Shine
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0814332986

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Life with Mae by Neal Shine Pdf

In Life with Mae, the late Neal Shine combines an engaging memoir of his family life in prewar Detroit with a biography of his mother, Mae, whose vibrant spirit and fierce affection left an indelible mark on her three sons and their friends and neighbors. Mae was born in 1909 in the small town of Carrick-on-Shannon, Ireland, where her father ran the depot that distributed Guiness Stout. Going into service as a housekeeper at fourteen, Mae quickly saw that the only future she had in Ireland was as a servant. By the time she was eighteen, she had saved enough money from her housekeeping job for a one-way ticket to the United States, where she eventually settled in Detroit. Shine, longtime editor and former publisher of the Detroit Free Press, tells his story in a series of entertaining interconnected vignettes, reflecting on his mother, his family life in Detroit, and later his journey to visit family in Ireland. Whether recounting Mae's feud with a local tavern owner, her distrust of the food sold by local grocers, or her standoff with a department store deliveryman who had come to repossess their furniture, Shine lovingly conveys his mother's fierce protective streak, her effervescent personality, and her outspoken identification with the poor. For fans of Shine's insightful and humorous storytelling, as well as fellow Detroiters and readers with Irish roots, Life with Mae will be an entertaining and satisfying read.

Author : Peter Annin
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2009-08-25
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781597266376

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The Great Lakes Water Wars by Peter Annin Pdf

The Great Lakes are the largest collection of fresh surface water on earth, and more than 40 million Americans and Canadians live in their basin. Will we divert water from the Great Lakes, causing them to end up like Central Asia's Aral Sea, which has lost 90 percent of its surface area and 75 percent of its volume since 1960? Or will we come to see that unregulated water withdrawals are ultimately catastrophic? Peter Annin writes a fast-paced account of the people and stories behind these upcoming battles. Destined to be the definitive story for the general public as well as policymakers, The Great Lakes Water Wars is a balanced, comprehensive look behind the scenes at the conflicts and compromises that are the past-and future-of this unique resource.

Author : David James Poissant
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781476730004

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Lake Life by David James Poissant Pdf

The Starling family is scattered across the country. Parents Richard and Lisa live in Ithaca, New York, and work at Cornell University. Their son Michael, a salesperson, lives in Dallas with his elementary school teacher wife, Diane. Michael's brother, Thad, an aspiring poet, makes his home in New York City with his famous painter boyfriend, Jake. For years they've travelled to North Carolina to share a summer vacation at the family lake house. That tradition is coming to an end, as Richard and Lisa have decided to sell the treasured summer home and retire to Florida. Before they do, the family will spend one last weekend at the lake. But what should to be a joyous farewell takes a nightmarish turn when the family witnesses a tragedy that triggers a series of dramatic revelations among the Starlings-alcoholism, infidelity, pregnancy, and a secret the parents have kept from their sons for over thirty years. As the weekend unfolds, relationships fray, bonds are tested, and the Starlings are forced to reckon with who they are and what they want from this life.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Subcommittee on Water Resources
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 702 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Great Lakes (North America)
ISBN : LOC:00183580280

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High Water Levels of the Great Lakes by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Subcommittee on Water Resources Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1924
Category : Ships
ISBN : OSU:32435066692609

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Great Lakes by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Natural Resources and Power Subcommittee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1118 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Water
ISBN : MINN:31951D03505093A

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Water Pollution--Great Lakes by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Natural Resources and Power Subcommittee Pdf

Author : Elinor Lander Horwitz,United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Water Regulations and Standards
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Lake ecology
ISBN : UCR:31210012773659

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Our Nation's Lakes by Elinor Lander Horwitz,United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Water Regulations and Standards Pdf