David Lee

A journey through the history of this railway that brought passengers to the English seaside for fifty years. Includes maps and photos.
 
The Southwold Railway was a delightful example of one of East Anglia's minor railways: A 3ft gauge railway, single track, just over eight miles long from Halesworth (connections to London) across the heathland and marshes of East Suffolk to the seaside resort and harbor of Southwold....

Introduce your readers to the great culture of the Comanche, a Great Plains tribe. Readers will learn about traditional Comanche ways of life, and how they changed after European contact. This book explains the Comanche migration, conflicts, and the importance of horses to their culture. The captivating narrative is supported by brilliant photographs, which help readers grasp the Comanche's past and present. This exciting book provides a scope through...

David Lee is a major figure in American letters: the author of fifteen books of poetry, a celebrated teacher, a legendary reader in classrooms, bookstores, and taverns; and the first poet laureate of Utah. His work is full of the most various qualities: soul-crushing tragedy, lyrical celebration, high comedy, storytelling ebullience. Rusty Barbed Wire: Selected Poems, now with us at last, brings to the community of readers raw power and radical beauty....

This gripping book is about what it was really like to fight at the sharp end in World War II. In 1947, US General S. L. A Marshall controversially wrote that out of every one hundred combat soldiers only fifteen to twenty-five actually fired their weapons at the enemy, because of the innate human reluctance to take another's life. Others maintained the opposite view that soldiers enjoyed killing. David Lee demonstrates that the situation was far...

Readers will set their eyes to the night sky in this fascinating book about astronomers. This volume is a perfect combination between STEM and career guidance as it introduces readers to the different ways astronomers use science, technology, engineering, and math in their work every day. Readers will love learning about celestial bodies and space phenomena, as well as the different processes and equipment astronomers use to observe, collect, and...

A stirring account of the heroic World War I exploits and life of Tennessean Alvin C. York. “Reads like a good novel.” —Southern Living
In a brief encounter on October 8, 1918, during the Argonne offensive, Alvin C. York killed 25 German soldiers and, almost singlehandedly, effected the capture of 132 others. Returning to the United States the following spring, he received a tumultuous public welcome and a

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Off the shore of Hatteras Island, where the inner edge of the Gulf Stream flows northward over the outer continental shelf, the marine life is unlike that of any other area in the Atlantic. Here the powerful ocean river helps foster an extraordinarily rich diversity of life, including Sargassum mats concealing strange creatures and exotic sea beans, whales and sea turtles, sunfish and flying fish, and shearwaters and Bermuda petrels. During his long...

Some say it never should happen, but it does. Any Christian, church leader, or Christian organization head can, from no apparent cause, suddenly find their soul in a desert place. It is confusing, frustrating, causes doubts, and feels like being saved and lost simultaneously. What generates this standstill in faith? How can motivation disappear in serving Christ? This book examines reasons for the desert dilemma, takes one through the strides to understanding...

Early in his life, John Walsh made a commitment that he would do whatever the Lord told him to do, even if he didn't understand why. This commitment provided a foundation for his life. He has followed God's direction from the heartland of America to a bustling market in Cambodia, from a bus in Jerusalem to a water taxi in Bangkok. John doesn't seek God's direction in every decision he makes, but he has found that God steps in whenever he needs to...

Discover 18 Proven and Trusted Principles to Achieve your Magnificent Life This book cuts to the chase on the mastery of life. In it, David C. Lee will challenge your thoughts and you will discover how to simply: Rediscover your self-esteem and belief in yourself Harness the fear and power of change Achieve more, earn more and be more in all aspects of life Design Your magnificent life Put failure in its place & how to use it to propel you toward...