First edition of Joe Collias's 1984 classic examination of the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway's motive power. In addition to showing each class of steam and diesel power, the author also weaves in the history of the railroad and explains why the Frisco ended up with such as variety of locomotives. Illustrated throughout with over 400 black and white photos of Frisco steam and diesel locomotives, railcars, equipment, trackside structures and facilities. Invaluable reference work for the Frisco modeler. With decorative end papers showing system maps. 304 pages.

Frisco Power: Locomotives and Trains of the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway, 1903-1953

Science & Math

Collias, Joe G.

Technology

MM Books

Handsome and well-written examination of the Katy Railroad's motive power. In addition to showing each major type of steam and diesel locomotive (with rosters), the author also provides an excellent history of the "little giant of the southwest." Illustrated throughout with black and white photos of steam, diesel and diesel electric locomotives, yard goats, railcars, equipment, trackside structures and facilities. Invaluable reference work for the Katy modeler. There is an 8 page color section at the end. With decorative end papers showing system maps. 269 pages.

Katy Power: Locomotives and Trains of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, 1912-1985

Joe G. Collias

Raymond B. George Jr.

Fascinating story of the transformation of the Texas &amp; Pacific from 1925 onwards, when it became the first major carrier to embrace the high-horsepower steam locomotives of the Lima Locomotive Co. T&amp;P added another pair of driving wheels, creating the first 2-10-4 wheel arrangement (which was called the Texas type in its honor) -- these 70 locomotives became the T&amp;P trademark for over twenty-five years. In 1953, T&amp;P embraced another form of super-power when it completely dieselized its system with EMD diesel-electric locomotives. The romance and thrill of the Texas types and their accompanying 4-8-2 Mountain types is captured in the photos that cover almost every page. The transition to diesel and the sudden burst of color is also captured with action shots that follow the T&amp;P until the merger into its parent, Missouri-Pacific, in 1976. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos and an 8 page color section. With decorative end papers showing system map. 159 pages with index.

The Texas and Pacific Railway: Super Power to Streamliners, 1925-1975

Business & Money

Color pictorial of various Missouri Pacific Lines railway equipment.

The Missouri Pacific Lines in Color

From USA Today Bestselling Authors Jan Coffey and May McGoldrick... Christina Phillips, grieving after a personal tragedy, leaves California for Istanbul, hoping the exotic sights and sounds and smells of the ancient city will help her heal. But when she finds herself being stalked by a young Kurdish woman and threatened by a driver who seems to know all about her family and her life, she must correct old injustices by unraveling family secrets before tragedy strikes once again. Zari Rahman fled the bombs and chemical warfare of war-torn Kurdistan, seeking safety and a new life for her newborn daughter. In Istanbul, homeless and desperate, she receives an unexpected kindness that comes at a soul-crushing price. The lives of these women collide in the city where the East meets West, where together they must travel a perilous path to justice and redemption. When the Mirror Cracks connects the past and present narratives of mothers and daughters in a tale about women and sacrifice, community and exclusion, cultural identity and the refugee experience.

When the Mirror Cracks

Literature & Fiction

Coffey, Jan

McGoldrick, May

Dramas & Plays

Artistic collaboration is the most dangerous game around, except maybe for love. The McGoldricks have mastered both. I thought from the first time that I met them that they had something special going on. Now I understand the basis of their magical marriage. It's called collaboration. - Evan Maxwell, NY Times bestselling novelist, collaborator, and writing columnist Part how-to book, part relationship book, Marriage of Minds offers strategies and techniques for creating successful collaborations and successful fiction. Drawing on their own personal and professional relationship, and on the relationships of other well-known collaborative teams, the McGoldricks walk you through the essentials of successful collaboration: - finding the "write" partner - developing skills in communication and the art of compromise - establishing guidelines - providing constructive feedback - working through "for better or worse" All you and your partner need are the ideas and the talent. Marriage of Minds will supply you with the rest. Nikoo and Jim McGoldrick are award-winning, USA Today bestselling authors of over four dozen novels and two works of nonfiction. They write under the pseudonyms May McGoldrick, Jan Coffey, and Nik James. They make their home in California.

Marriage of Minds: Collaborative Writing: Strategies for successful relationships and collaborations

Humor & Entertainment

James, Nik

McGoldrick, Nikoo

McGoldrick Ph.D., James A

Humor

From USA Today Bestselling Author May McGoldrick, a romantic tale of love lost and love found... Meg Murphy, a soon-to-be former editor at a closing Boston publishing firm, is on her way to the resort town of Newport, Rhode Island, where she and her husband Robert have vacationed together for years. Robert, unfortunately, is dead. Meg is at a crossroads in her life. Robert died suddenly five years earlier, and although she has accepted his death--or so she has said to any number of therapists and friends--she lives for the fantasy of this anniversary trip. This year, however, her ghostly husband is telling her it's time to call it quits. Nothing in Newport goes as planned. Meg immediately crosses paths with a gruff and handsome cab driver named Evan Knight. Unknown to her, Evan is actually a bestselling fiction writer of reality-based novels. To research his stories, Evan always goes undercover, and this time he's living the life of a taxi driver. The last thing Evan wants is a relationship that will interfere with his carefully constructed life. The last thing Meg wants is a relationship with someone new. Robert, however, has other plans...

Made in Heaven

Humor & Satire

A Prince in the Pantry: A Regency Novella

Genre Fiction

From USA Today Bestselling Author May McGoldrick…Love and Mayhem(also published as Arsenic and Old Armor)The great hall in Fleet Tower is quite the lively place. The McCalls are preparing for a wedding, and if that means unexpected arrivals, murder, mayhem, and chaos, all the better in this “laugh-out-loud comedy” (Rebecca’s Reading Corner Review).Forget the English. Forget the Reformation. Forget your sanity…Try getting married when your betrothed can wield an iron pot with deadly accuracy, her mad uncle thinks he’s William Wallace, and her two maiden aunts can’t finish a sentence—or a thought—on their own…Such are Sir Iain Armstrong’s troubles when he sets out to wed Lady Marion, a convent-raised spitfire. All Iain wants to do is fulfill their fathers’ wishes, appease two royal courts, and do what is best for the future of Scotland by putting an end to all the troubles in his part of the Borders. All she has to do is agree to marry him, which is the last thing on her mind when Iain arrives at the convent. She won’t be taken without a fight.And even when Lady Marion realizes that Iain is a man of courage, intelligence, and seductively powerful shoulders, will her eccentric family do what her temper tantrums, willful ways, and pride have so far failed to do—and drive him away forever?

Love and Mayhem (MacPherson Clan Series)

CARNIVAL The series Our new secondary school/pre-GCSE series CONSISTS OF THREE BOOKS aimed at 11-14 year olds. The intention is to make the Arabic language more accessible to children so that they can gain a firm understanding of the four linguistic skills. Through a GRADUAL BUILD-UP OF GRAMMATICAL STRUCTURE AND VOCABULARY, from BASIC TOPICS TO MORE ADVANCED ONES, students will acquire the tools that will enable them to use Arabic confidently by the time they reach their GCSEs. Key features  Short passages and dialogues  Mind maps (powerful visual tools to simplify teaching and aid memorisation)  Clipart / illustrations  Vocabulary lists and expression lists  Easy verb tense tables  Colour differentiation in all the above, as appropriate  An additional piece of Arabic at the end of each unit  An audio CD set providing recordings of all the lesson texts and audio exercises, plus recordings of all the additional pieces at the end of the units  A workbook accompanying each of the three books Carnival 1 This is the first book of the series, targeting beginners who can read the Arabic alphabet and comprehend simple words, and places emphasis on the reading and responding approach, whilst touching on the other three skills (speaking, listening and writing). Book 1 of the series consists of SIX UNITS, EACH CONCENTRATING ON AN AREA OF STUDENT LIFE. Each UNIT ENDS WITH A SHORT STORY that is related to the topic of the unit. To assess the student's development, TWO SHORT TESTS are provided at the back of the book. Technical details: 106 pages; format A4 (297 x 210mm), heavy duty paper; full-colour; perfect bound, laminated cover Carnival 1 book: ISBN 978-1-908871-02-2 Related products: Carnival 1 Workbook ISBN 978-1-908871-03-9 Carnival 1 CD set (2 CDs) ISBN 978-1-908871-04-6

Carnival Book 1 (Carnival Secondary School Series) (Arabic Edition)

Mariam Mahir

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