Adventure ebooks

PREFACE.

In this little ebook my desire has been, not so much to impart knowledge to young people, as to induce them to acquire it for themselves. I have endeavoured to show that Country Walks may be full of interest and manual to all who care to make good use of their eyes. If I have failed, the fault rests with me for the way in which I have treated the subject. I am aware that I have occasionally used words and phrases which may puzzle young brains, but I hope that nearly all will be intelligible to boys and girls of nine or ten years old, with a little explanation from parents or teachers.

The chief, if not the sole merit of this little ebook consists in the illustrations which adorn it; and I must
express my sincere gratitude to Mr. Gould, the eminent ornithologist, for his kind permission to copy some of the magnificent drawings in his work on 'The Birds of Great Britain.' To Mr. R. S. Chattock, of Solihull, I am also deeply indebted, for the pains he has taken in reproducing, on a reduced scale, Mr. Gould's drawings, and for the drawings of the sticklebacks and the frontispiece. My generous friend and neighbour, Mr. Eyton, of Eyton, has furnished another instance of his numerous acts of kindness, in allowing me the use of Mr. Gould's work and of various woodcuts. To two lady friends I also express my best thanks; and last, though not least, to the publishers, Messrs. Groombridge, for the care they have taken to present

Chapter 1. The Approach to the Valley

When I set out on the long excursion that finally led to California I wandered afoot and alone, from Indiana to the Gulf of Mexico, with a plant−press on my back, holding a generally southward course, like the birds when they are going from summer to winter. From the west coast of Florida I crossed the gulf to Cuba, enjoyed the rich tropical flora there for a few months, intending to go thence to the north end of South America, make my way through the woods to the headwaters of the Amazon, and float down that grand river to the ocean. But I was unable to find a ship bound for South America fortunately perhaps, for I had incredibly little money for so long a trip and had not yet fully recovered from a fever caught in the Florida swamps. Therefore I decided to visit California for a year or two to see its wonderful flora and the famous Yosemite Valley. All the world was before me and every day was a holiday, so it did not seem important to which one of the world's wildernesses I first should wander.

Arriving by the Panama steamer, I stopped one day in San Francisco and then inquired for the nearest way out of town. But where do you want to go? asked the man to whom I had applied for this important information. To any place that is wild, I said. This reply startled him. He seemed to fear I might be crazy and therefore the sooner I was out of town the better, so he directed me to the

PREFACE

INTEREST in pistol and revolver shooting has increased very rapidly in recent years and par- ticularly since smokeless powder has been intro- duced.

The revolver and the magazine pistol now consti- tute part of the regular equipment of army and navy officers and cavalry troops. Regulations governing practice shooting with these arms have been issued and adopted by both branches of the service and by the National Guard of the various States. In the Na- tional Rifle Association and in the various State rifle associations that have recently been organized, pistol and revolver shooting has an important place, and the matches provided are largely patronized. In the nu- merous civilian shooting clubs scattered throughout the country pistol and revolver shooting has become extremely popular, and in many cases the majority of the members practice more frequently with the smaller arms than with the rifle.

Practice with the pistol and revolver affords training in sighting, steady holding, and pulling the trigger, which are the essential features of rifle shooting also.

On account of this relation, and the fact that skill with these arms can be instantly utilized in rifle shooting, the development of marksmanship with the pistol and revolver assumes national importance.

While numerous standard works have been written on the subject of rifle shooting, there is comparatively little information available

CHAPTERS:

• Which Boat and what equipment?
• Tragedy in the Red Sea.
• The sea route to the sun.
• The canal route to the sun.
• The Great Barrier Reef
• The Canal and into the Pacific
• Tahiti to New Zealand
• South Pacific Islands
• Pirate Attack
• Panama and Pan Pan
• Homeward Bound
• Helicopter Rescue
• Cruising the Mediterranean
• Cruising the Caribbean.
• Crossing the Atlantic

If you are thinking about going cruising then this is the ebook for you!

• 'The ebook is an excellent read with stacks of information about long distance cruising.'
• 'Excitement and adventure as well as sound common sense in this excellent sailing book.'
• "one persons personal log of an Atlantic crossing"
• "The most detailed account of the PANAMA CANAL."
• "Tells it as it really is! The boats, equipment and the cruising grounds!"
• "FASCINATING LOG BOOK OF A TRANSIT OF THE FRENCH CANALS FROM THE ENGLISH CHANNEL TO THE MEDITERRANEAN AND THE CANAL DU MIDI."
• "All you need to know about the RED SEA!"

Chapter 14 contains waypoints and route planning for the Red Sea transit which can be invaluable if you are going that way and Chapter 8 gives all the information you need to plan your Panama Canal paperwork and supplies.

DOG BONE SOUP by Bette A. Stevens is not only the title of a Boomer's coming of age novel, it's a staple in the paltry diet of Shawn Daniels and his family.

Plodding through New England snow on a winter's morning Shawn is ready to leave it all behind: a life of poverty, his dad's drinking, abuse, near-starvation, the bullying and belittling by the community, living in foster care, his parents' divorce and so much more as he leaves to join the US Army in the era of the 1960s. Shawn Daniels is ready to start a new life, but after he boards his plane he can't seem to shake those memories out of his head.

DOG BONE SOUP is the story of the life of a poor boy growing up in a rural New England college town in the 1950s and 60s, a place where Shawn's father is known as the town drunk. Shawn and his younger brother Willie are in charge of taking care of everything that needs to be done around the ramshackle place they call home. But, when chores are done, the boys strike out on both serious and hilarious adventures that don't cost a dime.

Follow Shawn Daniels through the trials and triumphs of life. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you be glad you read DOG BONE SOUP.

A memoir of conflict in short stories featuring:
1945 Sambo, 1942-1951 Bad Dog Stories, 1951 Round and 'Round Things, 1950 Korea, 1957 Mutiny, 1962 The Drowning of Helen Lee, 1963 Ciphers and Symbols, 1964 Chaser, 1966 Sea Dragon, 1968 Loose Lips, 1969 Don't Drop the Load, 1972 Judgements, 1973 Fireworks ... and many, many others.

The author, born at the end of the Great Depression, was emotionally imprinted by WWII and his experience and studies have been a lifelong response to that trauma.

This ebook has been described as 'brilliant' and 'necessary' ... 5 stars!

Will the battle between plants and garbage ever end?

What happens when tiny robots take over Willakaville?

What hidden secrets are found in a cave in Mexico?

Read Willakaville: Baffling Ballads of Boisterous Braveness to find out. The next adventures in the series awaits you with ghosts, magic, superpowers, sewr monsters and more!

Follow Daisy as she tries to stop a war in a hilarious way.

Bite your nails while Jerry escapes some suspicious characters.

See how Jeremy discovers and ancient magic the tries to trap him and his father.

This new edition in the Willakaville series will delight your child and fill their imagination with entertaining stories. It is a great kids book full of short stories and poems that make for a great bedtime reading. 

Get ready for more action, fun, excitement, silliness, and adventure.

Each story is illustrated in the familiar and unique Willakaville way. 

I hope you will enjoy the book and please visit willakaville.blogspot.com.

Adventure on!

- Bald Guy

Fossils follows the adventures of four elderly musicians who form a band while residing in an old folks home in England The band is unwittingly propelled into the British spotlight by a young disc jockey, but they are billed as a young vibrant band. To escape the nations media attention until things can be resolved, the four old rockers flee to tour in the Philippines. After being found by the media there, they continue to evade the press by fleeing to Cambodia, but they are discovered there shortly after arriving by a nasty journalist,  so they head to Thailand. Meanwhile in England, the daughter of Steve, the bands leader, manages to convince the nation that the Fossils do not exist and it was a ploy by a record company. Unfortunately, prior to them being able to return home, one of the band members passes away, leaving the others to find there way home, amid a quagmire of red tape.

Fossils tells of the calamitous adventures in South east Asia by the four elderly musicians, as they discover a new, exciting and carefree way of life.

Viagra snuff and Rock'n'Roll

The Mystery Alliance: Evian's Saga is an Action Adventure/Futuristic Fantasy Ebook about a young man named, Evian Magi, who is drawn unsuspectingly into the mysterious lives of a secret society of individuals called Mystics. Mystics are persons which have  haunting, surreal beauty, as though they were chosen to be Mystics from the womb. They also have unique abilities and skills which set them apart from others; namely, human beings. At present, human beings remain ignorant of the existence of Mystics. They simply believe that they are just exceptionally beautiful people.

These Mystics are loyal and devoted members of an elite rescue unit called, The Mystery Alliance. All of the members of this rescue unit manifest superb mastery of a spectacular self-defense technique: The Mystery Arts. Mystics continuously conduct their fantastic rescue operations, with no one being the wiser; except for only prominent, high-ranking government officials which contact The Mystery Alliance when no one else can rescue hostages involved in extreme terrorist situations.

Siam Storm-A Thailand Adventure

Please enjpy the first adventure in the popular Siam Storm Series.

When a small golden box containing dental remains of the Buddha is stolen and its guardian monks murdered; it is the surviving combatant monk, Pon's, duty to recover the holy item and avenge his brother monks. Pon leaves his secluded monastery in the Cardamom jungle to search of the man responsible. He enters Cambodia, where he finds the employer of, Dam, the man who committed the crime, but Dam has already fled, taking the box.

Spock, Stu, and Nick are three lovable English rogues who are enjoying a holiday of a lifetime in Thailand. While enjoying a raucous night out, they accidently stumble across the holy box and, unaware of its sacred contents, replace them with Nicks knocked out dentures.

Pon, after pursuing Dam to Pattaya, located on the south-eastern seaboard of Thailand, runs into Spock, Stu, and Nick. Calamity follows and they all get swept up into a new kind of adventure.

The fun has just begun...