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Ray Jones

    American Country Stores
    Niagara Falls
    Boy in a China Shop
    The lighthouse encyclopedia: The definitive reference
    Neolithic Britain
    • Boy in a China Shop

      • 352 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      Ballet dancer. Front man in an almost famous band. Judge on The Great Pottery Throwdown. How did all that happen?

      Boy in a China Shop2022
      4.2
    • Neolithic Britain

      • 416 pages
      • 15 hours of reading

      Neolithic Britain is an up-to-date, concise introduction to the period of British prehistory from c. 4000-2200 BCE, covering key material and social developments, and reflecting on the nature of cultural practices, tradition, genealogy, and society across nearly two millennia.

      Neolithic Britain2020
      4.5
    • Niagara Falls

      An Intimate Portrait

      • 153 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      Once a place sacred to the Iroquois, Niagara Falls has been exploited by profiteers, protected by preservationists, harnessed for mechanical power, and reincarnated into the honeymoon capital of the world. Niagara Falls: An Intimate Portrait, the companion to the PBS television program, celebrates the history of the falls and examines human progress - and human folly - on a grand scale. Fifteen million people are lured to Niagara each year by the sheer power and majesty of the water. You'll meet some of them: Maid of the Mist captains, wedding chapel ministers, honeymooners of all nationalities, light-show engineers, and thrill seeking daredevils. You'll also learn about the early explorers; the warriors who fought bloody battles for control of the falls; the first bridge builders and hydroelectric engineers; and the movie stars and tightrope walkers who attracted an awestruck public.Through color photographs and archival images, interviews with people who work at the falls, and a detailed chronology of events, this book weaves together the contemporary and the historical to create an unforgettable, intimate portrait of Niagara Falls - a place entirely beyond the ordinary.

      Niagara Falls2006
      3.8
    • An alphabetically-arranged compendium of information about the history of lighthouses, key people associated with lighthouses, and other topics is accompanied by a directory of more than 150 lighthouses throughout the world.

      The lighthouse encyclopedia: The definitive reference2004
      4.2
    • American Country Stores

      • 115 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      Shows and describes establishments across the U.S. that still operate like an old-fashioned country store

      American Country Stores1991
      3.3