Fins

Author : William Knoedelseder
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062289098
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fins written by William Knoedelseder and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times bestselling author of Bitter Brew chronicles the birth and rise to greatness of the American auto industry through the remarkable life of Harley Earl, an eccentric six-foot-five, stuttering visionary who dropped out of college and went on to invent the profession of automobile styling, thereby revolutionized the way cars were made, marketed, and even imagined. Harleys Earl’s story qualifies as a bona fide American family saga. It began in the Michigan pine forest in the years after the Civil War, traveled across the Great Plains on the wooden wheels of a covered wagon, and eventually settled in a dirt road village named Hollywood, California, where young Harley took the skills he learned working in his father’s carriage shop and applied them to designing sleek, racy-looking automobile bodies for the fast crowd in the burgeoning silent movie business. As the 1920s roared with the sound of mass manufacturing, Harley returned to Michigan, where, at GM’s invitation, he introduced art into the rigid mechanics of auto-making. Over the next thirty years, he functioned as a kind of combination Steve Jobs and Tom Ford of his time, redefining the form and function of the country’s premier product. His impact was profound. When he retired as GM’s VP of Styling in 1958, Detroit reigned as the manufacturing capitol of the world and General Motors ranked as the most successful company in the history of business. Knoedelseder tells the story in ways both large and small, weaving the history of the company with the history of Detroit and the Earl family as Fins examines the effect of the automobile on America’s economy, culture, and national psyche.

Author : James Hawes
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1448137411
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A White Merc With Fins written by James Hawes and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-03-31 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take four ne'er-do-wells: a 28-year-old ex-public schoolboy who can't bear the idea of setting down; Suzy the Black Widow, who has a deliciously flat stomach and drives like she's breathing through the carbs; Brady the Reservoir Dogs fetishist; and Chico the fat Portuguese waiter. Add some plastic guns, the IRA and a white Merc with fins and you have a plan. What plan? The plan to walk into Michael Winner's private bank and walk out with half a million quid. Fast, clever, stylish, funny and utterly compulsive, this is a first novel with everything.

Author : Tera Lynn Childs
Publisher : Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1848779739
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Just For Fins written by Tera Lynn Childs and published by Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.. This book was released on 2013-06-01 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Half-mermaid, half-human Lily's life is a whirlpool of complication. Not only does she have to step up and help childhood friend Tellin, whose kingdom is under threat from the changing ocean climate, she has to face the fact that an ancient mer law might separate her from her human boyfriend Quince after all . . .

Author : Tera Lynn Childs
Publisher : Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1848771355
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forgive My Fins written by Tera Lynn Childs and published by Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unrequited love is hard enough when you're a normal teenager, but when you're half-human, half-mermaid Lily Sanderson, there's no such thing as a simple crush. Especially when your crush is gorgeous (and 100% human) Brody Bennett. The problem is, mermaids aren't the casual dating type - the instant they kiss someone, they 'bond' with them for life. When Lily's attempt to win Brody's love leads to an enormous case of mistaken identity, she finds herself facing a tidal wave of relationship drama.

Author : Tera Lynn Childs
Publisher : Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1848779593
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fins Are Forever written by Tera Lynn Childs and published by Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just when things seem to be going swimmingly, Lily Sanderson's human-hating cousin Dosinia is exiled from the mer kingdom of Thalassinia and sent to land, leaving Lily with the huge task of keeping her on the straight and narrow. But why was Dosinia exiled in the first place? And why, why, why is she batting her eyelashes at Brody, Lily's former crush? As if her bratty cousin weren't enough to handle, the reappearance of a merboy from Lily's past makes her question her decision to renounce her kingdom and stay on land with her boyfriend, Quince.

Author : Brian K. Hall
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226313409
Total Pages : 461 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fins into Limbs written by Brian K. Hall and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-09-15 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long ago, fish fins evolved into the limbs of land vertebrates and tetrapods. During this transition, some elements of the fin were carried over while new features developed. Lizard limbs, bird wings, and human arms and legs are therefore all evolutionary modifications of the original tetrapod limb. A comprehensive look at the current state of research on fin and limb evolution and development, this volume addresses a wide range of subjects—including growth, structure, maintenance, function, and regeneration. Divided into sections on evolution, development, and transformations, the book begins with a historical introduction to the study of fins and limbs and goes on to consider the evolution of limbs into wings as well as adaptations associated with specialized modes of life, such as digging and burrowing. Fins into Limbs also discusses occasions when evolution appears to have been reversed—in whales, for example, whose front limbs became flippers when they reverted to the water—as well as situations in which limbs are lost, such as in snakes. With contributions from world-renowned researchers, Fins into Limbs will be a font for further investigations in the changing field of evolutionary developmental biology.

Author : Cassandre Maxwell
Publisher : Eerdmans Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 1467463701
Total Pages : 43 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fur, Fins, and Feathers written by Cassandre Maxwell and published by Eerdmans Young Readers. This book was released on 2015-08-10 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abraham Dee Bartlett knew from a young age that he wanted to spend his life working with animals. But in Victorian London, there weren’t many jobs that provided an opportunity to do that. Still, Abraham spent years gaining knowledge and pursuing his dream until he eventually became superintendent in the London Zoo. Driven by his compassion for the animals, Abraham dramatically improved the conditions of the zoo to ensure that the animals could be happy and healthy. With engaging back matter and charming illustrations, Cassandre Maxwell’s book brings to life the little-known story of the man who helped to create the modern zoo.

Author : Dennis David
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781610609258
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fifties Fins written by Dennis David and published by . This book was released on with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by advances in aviation, tailfin became the most potent symbols of 1950s American affluence. This look back at the greatest automotive styling craze ever features modern color photos of tailfins and the cars they adorned, from the first subtle examples on the 1948 Cadillac to the absurd variations commonplace by 1959.

Author : Echo Morgan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781736029121
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scuba Matt's Underwater Adventure written by Echo Morgan and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Matt loves to scuba dive and there is no other place that he would rather be than exploring the ocean. Join Matt on an underwater scuba adventure to meet and learn about sea animals and marine life.

Author : Greg Cote
Publisher : Mango Media Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1633533743
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fins at 50 written by Greg Cote and published by Mango Media Inc.. This book was released on 2016-09-20 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the fans who bleed aqua and orange: the bestselling history of the first 50 years of Dolphins football from the Miami Herald sports columnist. Take a trip down memory lane, Dolfans. The Perfect Season. Dan Marino. The “clock” play. Don Shula. The hook and lateral. Larry Csonka. Beating the ‘85 Bears. The No-Name Defense. The Marks Brothers. The Killer B’s. Garo’s kick winning the longest playoff game. Paul Warfield, Larry Little and the rest of the Hall of Famers. This scrapbook of pictures, stories, stats and more from the sports pages of the Miami Herald will conjure fond memories for Dolphins fans everywhere.