T Is For Train

Author : William D. Middleton
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2000-04-22
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0253336996

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Yet There Isn't a Train I Wouldn't Take by William D. Middleton Pdf

Yet there isn't a train goes by all day But I hear its whistle shrieking.... Yet there isn't a train I wouldn't take, No matter where it's going. —Edna St. Vincent Millay, "Travel" "Yet there isn't a train I wouldn't take" is a collection of stories about favorite train journeys by an inveterate railway enthusiast and train traveler. A half century career as an engineer, Naval officer, and university administrator took Bill Middleton to almost every part of the globe, and everywhere he took with him an abiding interest in railways, and a notebook and camera to record his experiences. His North American journeys have included experiences as diverse as the long journey north through Manitoba to polar bear country on Hudson Bay, a trip to Minnesota's Mesabi Range to haul a boatload of iron ore to Lake Superior behind a giant Yellowstone articulated steam locomotive, and the trip between Costa Rica's Atlantic and Pacific coasts by narrow gauge railway. His European travels have ranged from a Pullman seat on the crack London-Paris Golden Arrow to the slow trip across Thrace on one of the last runs of the celebrated Simplon-Orient Express. In Asia he traveled through the Toros Mountains of Turkey on the famous Istanbul-Baghdad Toros Express, experienced modern high-speed railroading in the cab of Japan's Bullet Train, and rode to Asia's highest mountain east of the Himalayas on the little trains of Taiwan's Ali Shan Forestry Railway.

Author : Howard Zinn
Publisher : Beacon Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780807045022

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You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train by Howard Zinn Pdf

If you’re both overcome and angered by the atrocities of our time, this will inspire a “new generation of activists and ordinary people who search for hope in the darkness” (Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor). Is change possible? Where will it come from? Can we actually make a difference? How do we remain hopeful? Howard Zinn—activist, historian, and author of A People’s History of the United States—was a participant in and chronicler of some of the landmark struggles for racial and economic justice in US history. In his memoir, You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train, Zinn reflects on more than thirty years of fighting for social change, from his teenage years as a laborer in Brooklyn to teaching at Spelman College, where he emerged in the civil rights movement as a powerful voice for justice. A former bombardier in World War II, he later became an outspoken antiwar activist, spirited protestor, and champion of civil disobedience. Throughout his life, Zinn was unwavering in his belief that “small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world.” With a foreword from activist and scholar Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, this revised edition will inspire a new generation of readers to believe that change is possible.

Author : Sally Crabtree
Publisher : Barefoot Books
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2007-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1905236913

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Magic Train Ride by Sally Crabtree Pdf

A ticket on the Magic Train takes the reader from outer space to underwater to a land of cakes.

Author : Watty Piper
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-23
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780593096536

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The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper Pdf

The special anniversary edition of The Little Engine That Could™ contains the entire text and original artwork. Young readers, as well as parents and grandparents, will treasure the story of the blue locomotive who exemplifies the power of positive thinking.

Author : Ron Brown
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-30
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781459727823

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The Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore by Ron Brown Pdf

Once the economic and social lifeblood of Canada, the country's railways and heritage stations are a fading part of the patrimony of communities across the nation.

Author : Andy Holgate
Publisher : eBook Partnership
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781909178342

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Can't Sleep, Can't Train, Can't Stop by Andy Holgate Pdf

Continuing Andy's inspirational journey from where Can't Swim, Can't Ride, Can't Run left off, a chronicle of his attempt to complete two Ironman triathlons six weeks apartA 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride, and a 26.2-mile run make the Ironman triathlon one of the hardest one-day endurance challenges on the planet. Now take those events and transfer them to a volcanic rock with cruel winds, searing sun, rough seas, and nosebleed-inducing hills, and you have Ironman Lanzarote. Why, then, would Andy Holgate-who admittedly has never swum in the sea, who can't cope with the wind, sun, or even stairs-take on such an extreme challenge? Simple: because he can. Already in his 40th year, would Andy make it to his 41rst? Would Lanzarote prove one triathlon too far-or will Andy succeed against the odds and live to swim, ride, and run another day?

Author : G Whiz
Publisher : GWhizBooks.com
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781498947985

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Orphan Train - 101 Amazing Facts You Didn't Know by G Whiz Pdf

Did you know that "Le Cose Che Non So Di Te" is the title for this novel in Italian? Or, did you know that Christina Baker Kline has said that we as people usually want to see the good in other people? What are the amazing facts of Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline? Do you want to know the golden nuggets of facts readers love? If you've enjoyed the book, then this will be a must read delight for you! Collected for readers everywhere are 101 book facts about the book & author that are fun, down-to-earth, and amazingly true to keep you laughing and learning as you read through the book! Tips & Tricks to Enhance Reading Experience • Enter "G Whiz" after your favorite title to see if publication exists! ie) Harry Potter G Whiz • Enter "G Whiz 101" to search for entire catalogue! • Tell us what title you want next! • Combine your favorite titles to receive bundle coupons! • Submit a review and hop on the Wall of Contributors! “Get ready for fun, down-to-earth, and amazing facts that keep you laughing & learning!" - G Whiz "10/10" Keiona - I love sports "10/10" Krista - Love books "9/10" Penelope Hunt - Reader from Lima, Ohio "9/10" Callie - Perfect "9/10" Angie - Bookworm and LOVER of TFIOS DISCLAIMER: This work is an unofficial derivative work not to be confused with the original title. It is a collection of facts from reputable sources generally known to the public with source URLs for further reading. Due to the nature of research, no content shall be deemed authoritative nor used for citation purposes. Refined and tested for quality, we provide a 100% satisfaction guarantee or your money back.

Author : Jodie Callaghan
Publisher : Second Story Press
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-24
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781772601992

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The Train by Jodie Callaghan Pdf

Ashley meets her great-uncle by the old train tracks near their community in Nova Scotia. Ashley sees his sadness, and Uncle tells her of the day years ago when he and the other children from their community were told to board the train before being taken to residential school where their lives were changed forever. They weren't allowed to speak Mi'gmaq and were punished if they did. There was no one to give them love and hugs and comfort. Uncle also tells Ashley how happy she and her sister make him. They are what give him hope. Ashley promises to wait with her uncle by the train tracks, in remembrance of what was lost.

Author : Wade Bradford
Publisher : Clarion Books
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-16
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780544829817

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Mr. Complain Takes the Train by Wade Bradford Pdf

Mr. Complain always has something to grumble about, even as he takes a spectacular train ride through mountains, volcanoes, caves, and oceans, but as his trip comes to an end he realizes he genuinely enjoyed the journey and is ready to go again.

Author : Tennessee Williams
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service Inc
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1964-10
Category : American drama
ISBN : 0822207583

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The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore by Tennessee Williams Pdf

THE STORY: NOTE: The version of the play contained in this acting edition is one which was specifically revised by the author for release to the nonprofessional theatre. As George Oppenheimer describes We first encounter Mrs. Goforth in one of her

Author : Electric railway company of the United States, complainant
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015084706053

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Electric Railway Company of the United States, Complainant, Vs. the Jamaica and Brooklyn Road Company, Defendant by Electric railway company of the United States, complainant Pdf

Author : Eric G. Wilson
Publisher : Sarah Crichton Books
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781429969482

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Everyone Loves a Good Train Wreck by Eric G. Wilson Pdf

Why can't we look away? Whether we admit it or not, we're fascinated by evil. Dark fantasies, morbid curiosities, Schadenfreude: As conventional wisdom has it, these are the symptoms of our wicked side, and we succumb to them at our own peril. But we're still compelled to look whenever we pass a grisly accident on the highway, and there's no slaking our thirst for gory entertainments like horror movies and police procedurals. What makes these spectacles so irresistible? In Everyone Loves a Good Train Wreck, the scholar Eric G. Wilson sets out to discover the source of our attraction to the caustic, drawing on the findings of biologists, sociologists, psychologists, anthropologists, philosophers, theologians, and artists. A professor of English literature and a lifelong student of the macabre, Wilson believes there's something nourishing in darkness. "To repress death is to lose the feeling of life," he writes. "A closeness to death discloses our most fertile energies." His examples are legion, and startling in their diversity. Citing everything from elephant graveyards and Susan Sontag's On Photography to the Tiger Woods sex scandal and Steel Magnolias, Wilson finds heartening truths wherever he confronts death. In Everyone Loves a Good Train Wreck, the perverse is never far from the sublime. The result is a powerful and delightfully provocative defense of what it means to be human—for better and for worse.

Author : Chris Barton
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2011-02-11
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780316186711

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Shark vs. Train by Chris Barton Pdf

Shark VS. Train! WHO WILL WIN?! If you think Superman vs. Batman would be an exciting matchup, wait until you see Shark vs. Train. In this hilarious and wacky picture book, Shark and Train egg each other on for one competition after another, including burping, bowling, Ping Pong, piano playing, pie eating, and many more! Who do YOU think will win, Shark or Train? [star] "This is a genius concept." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review [star] "Lichtenheld's snarling shark and grimacing train are definitely ready for a fight, and his scenarios gleefully play up the absurdity. The combatants' expressions are priceless when they lose. A glum train in smoky dejection, or a bewildered, crestfallen shark? It's hard to choose; both are winners." -- Kirkus, starred review

Author : Sebastien Braun
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780007468294

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Whoosh and Chug! (Read Aloud) by Sebastien Braun Pdf

All aboard for high-speed railway adventure! Hold on to your seats for a brand new story full of danger and excitement from Sebastien Braun, the creator of Toot and Pop! and Digger and Skip!

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1922
Category : Locomotives
ISBN : UIUC:30112088589798

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The Locomotive News and Railway Contractor by Anonim Pdf