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I'll Never Forget My First Car: Stories from Behind the Wheel

I'll Never Forget My First Car: Stories from Behind the Wheel

Bill Sherk

In this hilarious collection of stories, Old Autos columnist Bill Sherk describes in vivid detail the trials and tribulations of those brave souls who, throwing caution to the wind and money down the drain, made the fateful decision that ...
Bill Sherk Behind the Wheel 3-Book Bundle: 60 Years Behind ...

Bill Sherk Behind the Wheel 3-Book Bundle: 60 Years Behind ...

Bill Sherk

Finally, a lucky break! My first book on old cars, The Way We Drove, was published in October 1993. In November, Dan Proudfoot of the Toronto Sun reviewed my book very favourably and mentioned the reward I was offering to anyone who ...
60 Years Behind the Wheel: The Cars We Drove in Canada, ...

60 Years Behind the Wheel: The Cars We Drove in Canada, ...

Bill Sherk

The Cars We Drove in Canada, 1900-1960 Bill Sherk. rate cousin, the 1940 Ford. Her right foot is resting on one of the two large accessory fog lights. Note the fancy grille guard bolted to the centre of the front bumper — a useful extra—cost ...
Keep Up If You Can: Confessions of a High School Teacher

Keep Up If You Can: Confessions of a High School Teacher

Bill Sherk

With his dynamic, creative teaching style, Sherk instilled in his students a love of history and learning for more than 30 years. This lighthearted and touching memoir will appeal to readers who had a special teacher impact their life.
Old Car Detective: Favourite Stories, 1925 to 1965

Old Car Detective: Favourite Stories, 1925 to 1965

Bill Sherk

In this hilarious collection of old car stories, Canada’s very own "Old Car Detective" Bill Sherk presents 80 of his favourite stories from all 10 provinces, spanning the years from 1925 to 1965.
The Way We Drove: Toronto's Love Affair with the Automobile ...

The Way We Drove: Toronto's Love Affair with the Automobile ...

Bill Sherk

Only a few have managed to survive, and these are now in museums or lovingly pampered by private collectors. Fortunately, thousands of Toronto's old cars happened to be in front of cameras when their shutters were open.
The Language of the Heart: A Cultural History of the ...

The Language of the Heart: A Cultural History of the ...

Trysh Travis

17. Sandage, Born Losers, 2. 18. The most thoughtful of the various Bill Wilson biographies is Matthew J. Raphael's Bill W. and Mr. Wilson. See also Cheever, My Name is Bill; Hartigan, Bill W.; and Thomsen, Bill W. 19. Raphael, Bill W., 61, ...
Quicklet on Bill Bryson's Made in America: An Informal ...

Quicklet on Bill Bryson's Made in America: An Informal ...

Megan Yarnall

Megan Yarnall. Bryson worked in journalism before he started writing nonfiction ( Bill Bryson). Bryson has no published fiction works. Sources and Additional Reading Bill Bryson UK: Bill Bryson Biblio.com: Bill Bryson The Independent: Book ...
Passages Level 13 (reading Today And Tomorrow)

Passages Level 13 (reading Today And Tomorrow)

Isabel L. Beck

... out how the multi- talented Bill Cosby uses television as a teaching tool. Bill. Cosby. by Lynda Etkin Bill Cosby's appearance in "I Spy" was a breakthrough achievement. Television producer Sheldon Leonard saw Bill Cosby perform on a. 352.
Journal of Proceedings

Journal of Proceedings

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House bill to pay George M. France, 749, 800, 820. Senate bill to pay Henry C. Rawlings, 752, 829, 892, 1137. Senate bill making appropriation for Peninsula Horticultural Society, 754. House bill to pay claim of Oscar Paskell and others, 844.
National Geographic complete birds of North America

National Geographic complete birds of North America

Jonathan K. Alderfer

... L. Garrett BITTERNS, HERONS, AND ALLIES Bill Pranty Kurt Radamaker IBISE§ AND SPOONBILLS Bill Pranty, Kurt Radamaker STOR1
Good Afternoon Gentlemen, the Name's Bill Gardner

Good Afternoon Gentlemen, the Name's Bill Gardner

Bill Gardner

And many familiar faces have queued up to add their comments in this book which shows just what it is that makes Bill Gardner unique among the toughest and the greatest of them all.
The Bill of Rights: Creation and Reconstruction

The Bill of Rights: Creation and Reconstruction

Akhil Reed Amar

A professor of Constitutional law at Yale analyzes the history and meaning of each clause of the original Bill of Rights and shows how a later generation of abolitionists profoundly changed the Bill into the one Americans know today.
Bill W.: A Biography of Alcoholics Anonymous Cofounder Bill ...

Bill W.: A Biography of Alcoholics Anonymous Cofounder Bill ...

Francis Hartigan

Draws on interviews with Bill Wilson's wife to provide a close-up look at a man whose work transformed the lives of thousands of people but who led a complex, sometimes turbulent private life. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.
Buffalo Bill Wanted!

Buffalo Bill Wanted!

Alex Simmons

But then a policeman is attacked and beaten—and the clues point to Buffalo Bill and one of his troupe, a Sioux warrior. As the plot thickens, Buffalo Bill turns to Sherlock Holmes for help, but the great detective is nowhere to be found.
Southern Pulp and Paper Manufacturer

Southern Pulp and Paper Manufacturer

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Second row, I to r: Mrs. R. E. Bell, Max Alvarez, Mr. & Mrs. H. W. Ramsey, Champion Papers Inc., Canton, N. C; Mrs. Tom Orr, Bill Shoemaker, Mrs. Bill Shoemaker, Bill Lloyd, Mrs. Bill Lloyd. Bottom row, I to r: Don Laduron, Mrs. Jack Vogelsang, ...
My Search for Bill W: Biography

My Search for Bill W: Biography

Mel B.

Mel B.'s search for Bill W. culminates in this book: a fascinating, in depth look at who Bill W. really was and how, from his own painful past and a strong bent for anonymity, he emerged as a powerful presence on the American scene.
The James Club And The Original A.A. Program'S Absolute ...

The James Club And The Original A.A. Program'S Absolute ...

Dick B.

(MN: Hazelden, 2001); Robert Fitzgerald, S. J., The Soul of Sponsorship: The Friendship of Fr. Ed Dowling, S.J. and Bill Wilson in Letters. (MN: Hazelden, 1995 ); Francis Hartigan, Bill W.: A Biography of Alcoholics Anonymous Cofounder Bill  ...
The Second Shift: Working Families and the Revolution at Home

The Second Shift: Working Families and the Revolution at Home

Arlie Hochschild

Before she made her decision, Nancy had claimed that Bill Beaumont, who lived two doors down the street, did half the housework without being reminded. Evan gave her Bill Beaumont, but said Bill was an exception. Compared to most men, ...
The Healing Power of Self Love: Enhance Your Chances of ...

The Healing Power of Self Love: Enhance Your Chances of ...

Oscar Bamwebaze Bamuhigire

Francis Hartigan, Lois Wilson's private secretary, revealed that by the time Ebby Thatcher, who was Bill's sponsor, died in 1966 from emphysema, Bill had tried to quit smoking for more than twenty years. Bill knew he had contracted ...
Bill Graham Presents: My Life Inside Rock and Out

Bill Graham Presents: My Life Inside Rock and Out

Bill Graham

The national best-selling autobiography of Bill Graham, the colorful, larger-than-life architect of the modern concert industry
Bill Graham Presents: My Life Inside Rock and Out

Bill Graham Presents: My Life Inside Rock and Out

Bill Graham

The national best-selling autobiography of Bill Graham, the colorful, larger-than-life architect of the modern concert industry
A Few Hares to Chase: The Life and Economi of Bill Phillips

A Few Hares to Chase: The Life and Economi of Bill Phillips

Alan Bollard

This was the daunting faculty that confronted student Bill Phillips with his bare pass in sociology. The folk wisdom about what happened is recounted by James Meade, later to become Bill's close mentor and colleague: Mr Phillips had next to  ...
The Canada Law Journal

The Canada Law Journal

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... gentlemen matriculated as students and articled clerks, namely :— Gradurttes —-Archibald (lilchrist Campbell, AlexW. ... Angus \Vm. Fraser, Albert Edward Taylor, Thomas Sherk, David Gordon Marshall, Henry Edward Ridley, Abner Jas.
Bill Evans Fake Book

Bill Evans Fake Book

Bill Evans

Counterlines, codas, chord extensions and chord changes for improvisation are included. Added features are lyric versions of 10 tunes, 3 essays about Bill Evans' life and music, photographs, and discography.
A History of Kitchener, Ontario

A History of Kitchener, Ontario

W.V. (Ben) Uttley

John Brubacher made a clearing on Lot 57 and erected a log home. His mother kept house for him until 1817, when he married Catherine, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Betzner) Sherk. Ezra Eby said. that Mrs. Susanna Brubacher sold her ...
Never Mind about the Bourgeoisie: The Correspondence between ...

Never Mind about the Bourgeoisie: The Correspondence between ...

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Iris, part of this letter overlaps with material in a letter to Roy Edgley. Do you know Roy? I had occasion to talk to him about my mate Bill Ivey. I'll send you the valedictory address that I delivered for Bill some time back. Bill, Albert Facey,18 my ...
Code 936

Code 936

Jr. Bill Kimbrell

To my daughter, LeVan and son-in-law, Pete's good friend Bill Stearns, writer, English professor, missionary, who helped with my first chapters To friend Bill Thurman, who introduced me to author and gentleman, Eric Fruge, who introduced ...
The Lives and Legends of Buffalo Bill

The Lives and Legends of Buffalo Bill

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Lydia Sarah Cody was Bill's first cousin once removed; that is, her grandfather, Philip, was the brother of Bill's father, Isaac. Lydia, who had taught social science in Columbia University, was engaged in social welfare work in New York City ...
Alpha Male: A Tale of the Battle of Commerce

Alpha Male: A Tale of the Battle of Commerce

Sam Foster

“Bill Woodward here, Jack. I hear you've been on vacation. Hope you had a good one.” Jack was silent, trying to recall who Bill Woodward might be. “Deputy Bill Woodward. San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department,” the caller explained.

who called from an unknown number?