This is the story of a minor league baseball team in a small town in Eastern Ontario a long time ago. In 1937, the Smiths Falls Beavers competed in the second season of the Class C Canadian-American League. The players included Pete Angelovich, Matt Christopher, Dick Henry, Henry Hoysradt, Art Horsington, Bill Homan, Charlie Harig, George Klivak, Ernie Downer, Walter Lanfranconi, Joe Mooney, Eddie Martin, Joe Mooney, Johnny Orpheus, Andy Palau, Xavier Rescigno, Art Upper and Al Smith. This is also the story of an industrious, progressive town with a large, stable employment base in manufacturing and transportation. If the Depression was not yet a distant memory, the worst period was a few years in the past. In 1937 men were working; the stores on the main street were open for business, hotels and boarding houses were full. It was the year professional baseball came to town. Includes photos and statistics.

Baseball Summer : The Story of the 1937 Smiths Falls Beavers

Phillips, Doug

Sports & Outdoors

lulu.com

This visually stunning portrait of Alabama's many diverse wetland habitats and their associated plants and animals is a passionate plea for their thoughtful care and protection.
Alabama could easily be called the "Aquatic State." It has an abundant supply of rain with countless streams, rivers, lakes, swamps, bogs, bottomlands, and bays that capture and channel this freshwater. An estimated 20 percent of the nation’s total freshwater works its way through this small physical land area that ranges from the temperate foothills of the Appalachians to the semitropical Gulf coast. Alabama’s varied watery realms have harbored and continue to sustain a rich diversity of plant and animal species virtually unequaled on the continent.
With Discovering Alabama Wetlands, ecologist-educator Doug Phillips and photographer Robert Falls celebrate these productive natural habitats. One hundred color photographs and a data-rich text illustrate the natural beauty and serenity of these special places while explaining their vital role in filtering toxins and sediment from groundwater, nourishing aquifers, and preventing flooding. Special focus is given to key areas—Little River Canyon National Preserve atop Lookout Mountain; Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge in the backwater of the Tennessee River, a major attraction for wintering waterfowl; the 100-mile-long Sipsey River and Swamp, slowly wending its way through the central part of the state; and the vast Mobile-Tensaw Delta, a remarkable inland estuary that has been designated a World Wildlife Biosphere. But the authors also explore lesser coastal estuaries, pitcher-plant bogs, limestone seeps, and prairie marshes as important mini-habitats supporting rare and sometimes endemic species.
This book sounds a strong warning for fragile, dwindling wetlands. Phillips explains that more than half of the original area of Alabama wetlands? million acres—has already been lost to two centuries of excessive timbering practices, agricultural drainage, suburban sprawl, and siltation. In reasoned, direct prose, he encourages readers to adopt a proactive attitude in protecting their nearby wetland areas, areas that will be essential to economic stability and the quality of life in Alabama for generations. With this beautifully illustrated album, Phillips and Falls offer their eloquent statement for wetlands protection.

Discovering Alabama Wetlands

History

Falls, Robert P.

Americas

University Alabama Press

A visually stunning portrait of Alabama’s precious and majestic forests. Green woodlands dress more than 22 million acres of the Alabama landscape, roughly two-thirds of the state. (Only Oregon and Georgia have a comparable abundance of forested acreage). Moreover, forest diversity in Alabama is greater than in any other region in the United States, with more than 200 kinds of native trees. These mixed forests consist of a great many hardwoods often thought of as emblematic of other regions: oaks, maples, hollies, elms and five species of buckeyes (Ohio has just two). Also abundant are softwoods and conifers—juniper, hemlock, cypress, and eight distinctive species of pine. As the official state tree, the longleaf pine was once among the most widespread species but decades of over-harvesting have reduced this graceful, fire-resistant tree to a mere remnant of its historical range. In Discovering Alabama Forests, ecologist-educator Doug Phillips and photographer Robert Falls celebrate the current health and diversity of Alabama woodlands while sounding a call for their wise management and protection in the future. As population growth and urban development place new demands on forest communities, Phillips warns, advocates will succeed only if joined by a public spirit of appreciation for the state’s rich forest heritage. With 100 beautiful color photographs illustrating the meticulous text, Discovering Alabama Forests provides an informed and accessible introduction to the ecological, geological, and biological richness of Alabama’s forests, their evolution through history, their contribution to the state’s economy, and the modern perils they face.

Discovering Alabama Forests

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

If a generation is to rise up and call America back to her biblical foundations, it must surely come from the ranks of her home schoolers. But home education is not an end in itself -- only a God-ordained means of accomplishing God's purpose in the home, in the heart of a young person, and in society as a whole. This tape is for every exhausted parent who needs to be reminded of the beauty and greatness of the home school vision. Approx. 60 min. on one audiocassette.

A Home School Vision of Victory

Religion & Spirituality

Worship & Devotion

The Vision Forum, Inc.

With Phil Lancaster, Doug Phillips, and John Thompson 
God appears to be touching the hearts of a growing number of Christian fathers with a hunger to learn more about biblical manhood. With this quiet revival comes the awareness that Christian men need to make dramatic changes in their lives; changes that reflect a biblical reexamination of the way our fallen culture approaches family, work, finances, education, citizenship, etc. Building a Family That Will Stand is a powerful conference series that encourages men to see "the big picture" of biblical manhood. 
Topics include: - The meaning of patriarchy - Developing a multi-generational vision - Busy fathers as family shepherds - Preparing sons for marriage and life purpose - Biblical discipline - Family worship 
Eight audiocassettes in a durable binder. Approx. 8 hours playing time.

Building a Family That Will Stand

THOMPSON, John

Lancaster, Phil

God's Word speaks volumes to the relationship between fathers and daughters: A father's most sacred duty is his daughter's protection and preservation from childhood to womanhood. When these relationships are realized and cultivated, the generational mission of the Christian family is secure. These recordings from the 2003 Vision Forum Ministries Father and Daughter Discipleship Retreat are one step on the journey of recovering the preciousness of this crucial kingdom-building relationship.

The Father and Daughter Discipleship Retreat (Audiocassette)

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Vision Forum

These are the CDs to give to the family that hopes to inspire daughters to walk beside their fathers and dads to invest in the lives of their daughters. Here’s why: 
God’s Word speaks volumes to the relationship between fathers and daughters: A father’s most sacred duty is his daughter’s protection and preservation from childhood to virtuous womanhood. He leads her, woos her, and wins her with a tenderness and affection unique to the bonds of father and daughter. Success in a father’s mission is directly related to the seriousness and compassion with which he seeks to raise his daughter as an industrious, family-affirming, children-loving woman of God. She, in turn, looks to her father as a loving picture of leadership, of devotion, and of care. A daughter’s relationship with her father will help to define her view of the worth of a woman, the meaning of fulfillment and contentment, and her vision for virtue. When these relationships are realized and cultivated, the generational mission of the Christian family is secure. 
Is it any wonder that Satan is on the prowl, seeking to tear the hearts of daughters from their fathers, and driving wedges of indifference between them—fathers with no time for their little girls, and young ladies who have replaced the love of their fathers with the acceptance of peers and inappropriate romantic relationships? These recordings from the 2003 Vision Forum Ministries Father and Daughter Discipleship Retreat are one step on the journey of recovering the preciousness of this relationship, so crucial to the kingdom-building work of the Church. Five hours on five CDs.

The Father and Daughter Discipleship Retreat (CD)

Christian Books & Bibles

Christian Living

The Wise Woman's Guide To Blessing Her Husband's Vision

The Christian community is full of dear ladies discouraged because their husbands lack vision to lead the family with gusto. In some cases, the men are simply overwhelmed with present responsibilities. In other cases, they lack a biblical framework for household leadership. It certainly does not help when men have poor role models in their own lives, which is the case for a growing majority of husbands. Often wives cry out, "Help, my husband just doesn’t get it," or, "I want more children, but my husband says ‘no,’" or even, "My husband is nervous about home schooling." For more than ten years, Doug and Beall Phillips have spoken with hundreds who share these sentiments. But, too often, wives contribute to the problem through a wrong response. The great news is that the Bible anticipates this crisis of leadership in the home and provides crystal clear direction for wives. Wise women will desire to bless their husband’s vision by embracing the specific affirmative and negative biblical commands given to them for this very purpose. Those who do will become a sanctifying influence on their household, grow in spiritual maturity, and become God’s vehicle for their husband’s spiritual revival. This series is meant to encourage both wives and husbands with the principles and the practicalities for men and women growing in family vision for the Lord.

The Wise Woman's Guide to Blessing Her Husband's Vision (Audiocassette)

Self-Help

Relationships

There he is in his splendor. What a guy! He’s the man who hopes to walk off with your daughter ... hold on a moment. Maybe he isn’t the best thing since sliced bread. Maybe he is trouble with a capital "T." Or maybe he is a great guy, but just not the great guy God intends for your little girl. How can you tell? In this fast-paced message, Doug Phillips explains that the greatest gift a dad will ever give away is his daughter. He examines the biblical qualifications for suitors and concludes that the Bible does not anticipate perfection, but minimal threshold requirements must be met. He examines the need for careful discrimination for determining if two are "equally yoked" and the doctrine of the "bride’s price." Doug also points out biblical examples of wickedness by fathers toward suitors and urges dads to act decisively, but with charity, respect, and love.

How to Evaluate a Suitor (Audiocassette)

Moore, Roy

Phillips, Howard

Ford, Dan

Jehle, Paul

Pratt, Larry

III, Joseph Morecraft

Vierra, Edwin

Surgenor, Robert

“Hi Doug, this is brilliant. This should be taught in all DP Centres. Engineer-Poet is a difficult and rare combination. Thanks for the contribution to DP community.”- Capt. K C Shukla“Think your DP poem has got legs. It should be required reading for all DPOs on their training courses. Rhyme is always a great way of communicating the complexities of life!!!”- Joe HughesOF DOUG’S COMPANION VOLUMES:“Great funny book.”- Book review“A fun read, with great humour, humanity and bravado - found the book refreshingly open and insightful. One wish however... that I had heard about the various management styles earlier! It would have made some boring meetings much more interesting.”- Lyndsay Rees-Jones“It's a dose of levity for our industry, which we definitely need from time to time!”- Sean HogueBy the same author, also available on Amazon:POETIC LESSONS IN LIFE: Pithy Verse - A Blend of Rhyme Maps, Poemedy and EpigramsANCHORS ARE FOR WANKERS

DYNAMIC POSITIONING CONTROL SYSTEMS: A Technical Companion to ‘Anchors are for Wankers’ and “Poetic Lessons in Life’

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

Independently published

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