Postman Pat and the Jumble Sale
Title | Postman Pat and the Jumble Sale PDF eBook |
Author | Alison Ritchie |
Publisher | Pocket Books |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Children's stories |
ISBN | 9781416910541 |
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Postman Pat and the Barometer
Title | Postman Pat and the Barometer PDF eBook |
Author | John A. Cunliffe |
Publisher | |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 1998-05-22 |
Genre | Children's stories |
ISBN | 9780590198141 |
A sticker book showing a Postman Pat story. Postman Pat looks at his barometer every morning to find out what the weather will be like, but lately it's got everything wrong For the school trip the forecast is snow Can the barometer be right?
Out Of Control
Title | Out Of Control PDF eBook |
Author | Kevin Kelly |
Publisher | Basic Books |
Pages | 666 |
Release | 2009-04-30 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 078674703X |
Out of Control chronicles the dawn of a new era in which the machines and systems that drive our economy are so complex and autonomous as to be indistinguishable from living things.
The Bizarre Careers of John R. Brinkley
Title | The Bizarre Careers of John R. Brinkley PDF eBook |
Author | R. Alton Lee |
Publisher | University Press of Kentucky |
Pages | 310 |
Release | 2002-12-01 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 9780813170374 |
Tells the story of the infamous “Goat Gland Doctor”—controversial medical charlatan, groundbreaking radio impresario, and prescient political campaigner—and recounts his amazing rags to riches to rags career. A popular joke of the 1920s posed the question, “What’s the fastest thing on four legs?” The punch line? “A goat passing Dr. Brinkley’s hospital!” It seems that John R. Brinkley’s virility rejuvenation cure—transplanting goat gonads into aging men—had taken the nation by storm. Never mind that “Doc” Brinkley’s medical credentials were shaky at best and that he prescribed medication over the airwaves via his high-power radio stations. The man built an empire. The Kansas Medical Board combined with the Federal Radio Commission to revoke Brinkley’s medical and radio licenses, which various courts upheld. Not to be stopped, Brinkley started a write-in campaign for Governor. He received more votes than any other candidate but lost due to invalidated and “misplaced” ballots. Brinkley’s tactics, particularly the use of his radio station and personal airplane, changed political campaigning forever. Brinkley then moved his radio medical practice to Del Rio, Texas, and began operating a “border blaster” on the Mexico side of the Rio Grande. His rogue stations, XER and its successor XERA, eventually broadcast at an antenna-shattering 1,000,000 watts and were not only a haven for Brinkley’s lucrative quackery, but also hosted an unprecedented number of then-unknown country musicians and other guests.
Whiteoak Harvest
Title | Whiteoak Harvest PDF eBook |
Author | Mazo de la Roche |
Publisher | Dundurn |
Pages | 330 |
Release | 2010-01-18 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 145970813X |
First published in 1936, Whiteoak Harvest chronicles the 1930s saga of Renny Whiteoak and his wife, Alayne. Finch Whiteoak and wife, Sarah, return from their honeymoon to upset the Jalna household with Eden Whiteoak's love child. Meanwhile Wakefield Whiteoak is engaged to Pauline Lebraux but is tormented by religious doubts. This is book 11 of 16 in The Whiteoak Chronicles. It is followed by Wakefield's Course.
Social Life in Old New Orleans
Title | Social Life in Old New Orleans PDF eBook |
Author | Eliza Ripley |
Publisher | New York ; London : D. Appleton and Company |
Pages | 374 |
Release | 1912 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
Postman Pat's Thirsty Day
Title | Postman Pat's Thirsty Day PDF eBook |
Author | John Cunliffe |
Publisher | |
Pages | 30 |
Release | 1986-11 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780590704168 |