The Docks - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Docks write by Bill Sharpsteen. This book was released on 2011-01-05. The Docks available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Docks is an eye-opening journey into a giant madhouse of activity that few outsiders ever see: the Port of Los Angeles. In a book woven throughout with riveting novelist detail and illustrated with photographs that capture the frenetic energy of the place, Bill Sharpsteen tells the story of the people who have made this port, the largest in the country, one of the nation’s most vital economic enterprises. Among others, we meet a pilot who parks ships, one of the first women longshoremen, union officials and employers at odds over almost everything, an environmental activist fighting air pollution in the "diesel death zone," and those with the nearly impossible job of enforcing security. Together these stories paint a compelling picture of a critical entryway for goods coming into the country—the Port of Los Angeles is part of a complex that brings in 40% of all our waterborne cargo and 70% of all Asian imports—yet one that is also extremely vulnerable. The Docks is a rare look at a world within our world in which we find a microcosm of the labor, environmental, and security issues we collectively face.
The Docks
The Docks - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Docks write by Joanne Carota. This book was released on 2019-07-24. The Docks available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "On a misty April morning at the rugged docks of South Boston, twenty-seven-year-old FDA marine biologist Kate Finn discovers her father's best friend, a fellow commercial fisherman, dead in his boat at Fish Pier. A tinted green codfish is stuffed inside his slicker and his lips are smeared with the same unidentifiable green liquid. Soon her father is charged with the murder. Kate vows to clear his name" -- cover, page [4]
Down at the Docks
Down at the Docks - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Down at the Docks write by Rory Nugent. This book was released on 2010-02-09. Down at the Docks available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In the opening pages of Moby Dick, Herman Melville called New Bedford, Massachusetts, “the dearest place to live in, in all of New England.” But the old fishing port and manufacturing center—once one of the richest cities in New England—has withered in the modern economy. Its once-prosperous fishermen now struggle with government regulations and fished-out seas, while its empty factories now offer more work to the Fire Department than anyone else. In Down at the Docks, Rory Nugent tells the “riches to rags” story of this iconic American town through beautifully told and unsentimental portraits of its residents. Their lives inform a eulogy to the distinctive ideas, traditions, and culture that is about to disappear from the waterfront.
Thomas & Friends: Down at the Docks (Thomas & Friends)
Thomas & Friends: Down at the Docks (Thomas & Friends) - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Thomas & Friends: Down at the Docks (Thomas & Friends) write by Rev. W. Awdry. This book was released on 2010-12-22. Thomas & Friends: Down at the Docks (Thomas & Friends) available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Thomas is visiting the docks and is amazed at how busy all of his friends are! He wants to help out, but the other engines say they can do it on their own. It takes a big accident for Thomas to be able to prove what a Really Useful Engine he can be. From the Trade Paperback edition.
(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay
(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay write by Otis Redding. This book was released on 2021-03-02. (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Otis Redding and Steve Cropper's timeless ode to never-ending days is given fresh new life in this heartwarming picture book. Sittin' in the mornin' sun I'll be sittin' when the evening comes Watching the ships roll in Then I'll watch 'em roll away again, yeah (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay is a charming picture book set to one of the King of Soul'sTM greatest hits. The song was one of the last Redding recorded, and ranked number four on Billboard's year-end Hot 100 chart, going on to win two GRAMMYs and be certified triple-platinum. With lyrics by Otis Redding and Steve Cropper and illustrations by Kaitlyn Shea O'Connor, this picture book imagines a lonesome cat fishing off a dock and hoping the fish will bite soon. (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay is the perfect picture book for parents wanting to share a classic song with their children, allowing both to find joy in it along the way. "What [Otis Redding's] voice conveyed to listeners was an immediate, almost unparalleled connection; he could wring inconceivable intensity and complexity out of a minimal phrase and returned, most often, to the basic, raw power of love." --New York Times The Otis Redding Foundation: Redding was dedicated to improving the quality of life for his community through the education and empowerment of its youth. He provided scholarships and summer music programs which continued until his untimely death on December 10, 1967. Today, the mission of the Otis Redding Foundation, established in 2007 by Mrs. Zelma Redding, is to empower, enrich, and motivate all young people through programs involving music, writing, and instrumentation. To learn more, visit: otisreddingfoundation.org.
