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This hands-on guide treats model yacht sailing as a serious craft, not a toy, and promises the knowledge needed to build a self-acting yacht that truly performs on the water. Drawing on deliberate experiments with yachts of equal length but different beam, rig, and ballast, the author shows why model vessels must be designed differently from full-sized ships, and why speed, balance, and automatic steering depend on practical testing rather than ornament. Beginning with the 3-foot model yac...

THE PERFECT QUIZ BOOK FOR BOOKWORMS!Which Haruki Murakami novel shares its title with a Beatles song?In Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, what is Charlie's surname?What is heavy-drinking Rachel Watson known as in the title of a 21st-century bestseller?And what do you get if you add the number of Bennet sisters in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice to the ...

This vintage book is a complete guide to build, rig, and sail self-acting model yachts. With simple, step-by-step instructions and a wealth of handy tips, this profusely illustrated handbook constitutes a must-have for the novice enthusiast and would make for a fantastic addition collection of allied literature. Contents include: “Principles of Self-Acting Model Yacht Building”, “How to make the Hull”, “How to Make the Deck Fittings, Rudders, etc.”, “How to Make the Sails and Set”, “How to...

This vintage book is a complete guide to building, rigging, and sailing self-acting model yachts. With simple, step-by-step instructions and a wealth of useful tips, this profusely illustrated handbook constitutes a must-have for the novice enthusiast, and would make for a fantastic addition collections of allied literature. Contents include: “Principles of Self-Acting Model Yacht Building”, “How to make the Hull”, “How to Make the Deck Fittings, Rudders, &c.”, “How to Make the Sails and S...

A masterful collection of mindboggling questions guaranteed to have bibliophiles wracking their brains.This engaging and stimulating book of quizzes will test readers' knowledge of classic and contemporary literature. From Charlotte Brontë to Chinua Achebe, hidden double entendres to famous opening lines, Who Killed Iago? runs the gamut and challenges even the most avid readers.Readers can flex their literary muscle with questions such as:?...

Highlights from the light-hearted literary quiz chaired by James WaltonThe Write Stuff is the book-based panel show that takes a witty and whimsical look at well-known authors and their work. Host James Walton challenges the erudite contestants with tricky literary teasers, which they endeavour to answer using a combination of knowledge and guesswork.Each episode is themed around an ‘Author of the Week’, who is the subject of the introductory round...

The history of mission has often focused on foreign missionaries with little acknowledgement of the important role of indigenous people. In this book, Dr. James Kweku Gyekye Walton highlights the role of indigenous lay agents in the leadership structure of Ghana Methodism between 1835 and 1950 with a particular focus on catechists, the professional non-ordained assistant ministers. As he outlines the formation of the Methodist Church Ghana, Walton rigorously engages in archival research, l...

This book tells the story of how I grew up in a Wilburite Quaker family in Ohio and attended Scattergood Friends School in Iowa. I give an overview of Quakers who originated as the The Religious Society of Friends in seventeenth-century England. I tell about Wilburite Friends, which are much different from most Quakers. Their practices are close to early English Friends. I tell how the Blackburn Family lived out Quaker beliefs. I tell about Scattergood Friends School in Iowa. I present my ...

Give the bride-to-be in your life a gift with useful and proven insights to help with that transition into married life! The problem is not surviving the wedding; the problem is overcoming the emotional process that creates turmoil for the bride to be. Dr. Walton's Surviving the Wedding deals directly with the emotional side of getting married by combining communication strategies, psychological insights, and self-empowerment techniques with the immediate proven effectiveness of clinical h...

Dr. Walton's Ultimate Weight Loss deals directly with changing eating patterns by combining the immediate proven effectiveness of clinical hypnosis with cutting-edge weight loss strategies, psychological insights, and self-empowerment techniques. Together they form a powerful and effective treatment for taking control of your eating patterns and diet. By eliminating the urges that sabotage your efforts, you will be empowered to lose the desired weight, maximize the benefits of your weight ...

Dr. Walton's After Breaking Up addresses directly and positively one of the most difficult situations that any person has to cope with, including: * Positive growth from negative experiences. * Six steps to full recovery. * Learning from the past and moving forward. * How men and women differ in a break-up. * What you can do right now to heal and find happiness. * Telling others about your break-up. * Meditation to release the attachment and find lasting peace. * An explanation of how hypn...

Topics include: How to Recognize and Move Through the Stages of Grief; How to Process Grief, Give It Meaning, and Grow from It; What Hypnosis Is and How It Can Help; Hypnosis to Relieve the Heartache and Find a Way Out; and Meditation to Heal the Grief.