Teen boys, adventure, treasure Central America, sailing

The Albatross

Richard Armstrong

Children's Books

D. McKay

Some 250 years ago, the great Philidor wrote, "The pawns are the soul of chess." Although that statement is perhaps the most common cliche in the literature of the game, it is too often misunderstood. Pawns are usually considered weak because of their limited range of movement. But the pawns' restricted mobility is precisely what makes them so important strategically: they form a semi-permanent structure -- often called a "pawn skeleton" -- that establishes the territorial lines of the coming battle and thus the nature of the battle itself. Understanding how pawns affect strategy is the subject of this important book. In it you will learn: -- how to handle the characteristic pawn structure of each opening "family" and each major variation -- how to recognize the strengths and weaknesses of pawn chains -- when to exchange pawns in the center -- and when not to -- how to cramp your opponent's position and what to do if your opponent cramps yours -- how to create and exploit pawn "holes"...and much, much more, all copiously illustrated by complete games from actual play.

Pawn structure chess

Humor & Entertainment

Andy Soltis

Puzzles & Games

Presents the ships, submarines, aircraft, and people of the United States Navy from its formation in 1775 to the present.

Anchors and atoms;: The United States Navy today,

Sayers, Ken W.

Describes the construction of a canoe as the Indians used to do it and discusses the distinctive features of the craft of various tribes.

How to build an Indian canoe

Fichter, George S.

Allan A. Swenson's Big fun to grow book

Swenson, Allan A.

Astronomy for the amateur

Science & Math

Gribbin, John R.

Astronomy & Space Science

Wild hunters: North America's predators

Laycock, George

Discusses the history, characteristics, selection, care, and showing of the American quarter horse.

The American Quarter Horse

Phillips, Betty Lou

Accounts of actual submarine adventures during World War II.

Undersea raiders: U.S. submarines in World War II

Shapiro, Milton J.

Completely revised and updated, this latest edition of the best-selling Handbook of Research Design and Social Measurement offers the most comprehensive collection of social research methods available anywhere. New topics include coverage of software used in research, as well as new methodological tools such as event history analysis and probit and logit models. This edition also includes a thorough critique of the use of sociometric scales and an updated guide to funding.

Handbook of research design and social measurement

Politics & Social Sciences

Delbert C. Miller

Social Sciences

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