Laura m macdonald (59 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Good. South Paw: The Bodyguard ProtocolSome heroes are born. Others are reluctantly hired. Meet South Paw--Native American, Cherokee tribe, trained fighter since age four, Junior Olympics finalist, and all-around serious guy with fists like cinder blocks and luck like a cracked mirror. Raised in the shadows of his older brother Pip--a boxing prodigy with style, swagger, and a growing fanbase--South Paw has always been the overlooked one. The quiet one. The one still trying to prove he's more than a number on someone else's scorecard. Born with a birth defect and shaped by hardship, he's had one constant in life: keep fighting. So when he's offered a job at 17 to become the bodyguard of a chaotic genius scientist, it seems. off-brand. Especially since that scientist is Dr. Rhea Nocturne--a lab-coated whirlwind of explosions, enthusiasm, and questionably ethical gadgets. She's brilliant. She's unpredictable. And she definitely doesn't come with hazard pay (though she claims she invented it). Now South Paw's job isn't just keeping Rhea safe. It's keeping the world safe from Rhea. Together with Carl the Glove (his grumpy mechanical hand with opinions), the unpredictable HugBot 9000, and Pip (now also along for the ride and stealing the spotlight), South Paw is pulled into a madcap world of: Rogue inventions like the Neuro-Noodle 7 and Sassy Snake Translator Muffin-based teleportation experiments Golems made of bad decisions Dinosaurs. Probably cloned. Definitely angry. And a lab rulebook rewritten in glitter and fire. All while South Paw tries to maintain his trademark seriousness, despite glitter-related incidents, interdimensional gnomes, and Carl's never-ending commentary. As the missions get more dangerous, and as a mysterious organization sets its sights on Rhea's inventions, South Paw finds himself facing something even scarier than science gone wild: purpose. Identity. And the possibility that he's more than just a fighter in someone else's story. This is a tale of fists, friendship, fire, and finding yourself--one teleportation misfire at a time.Perfect for fans of mad science, dry humor, reluctant heroes, and emotionally intelligent robot uprisings.…

Condizione: very_good. Book is in very good condition and may include minimal underlining highlighting. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.

Condizione: acceptable. Book is in acceptable condition and shows signs of wear. Book may also include underlining highlighting. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. South Paw: The Bodyguard ProtocolSome heroes are born. Others are reluctantly hired. Meet South Paw--Native American, Cherokee tribe, trained fighter since age four, Junior Olympics finalist, and all-around serious guy with fists like cinder blocks and luck like a cracked mirror. Raised in the shadows of his older brother Pip--a boxing prodigy with style, swagger, and a growing fanbase--South Paw has always been the overlooked one. The quiet one. The one still trying to prove he's more than a number on someone else's scorecard. Born with a birth defect and shaped by hardship, he's had one constant in life: keep fighting. So when he's offered a job at 17 to become the bodyguard of a chaotic genius scientist, it seems. off-brand. Especially since that scientist is Dr. Rhea Nocturne--a lab-coated whirlwind of explosions, enthusiasm, and questionably ethical gadgets. She's brilliant. She's unpredictable. And she definitely doesn't come with hazard pay (though she claims she invented it). Now South Paw's job isn't just keeping Rhea safe. It's keeping the world safe from Rhea. Together with Carl the Glove (his grumpy mechanical hand with opinions), the unpredictable HugBot 9000, and Pip (now also along for the ride and stealing the spotlight), South Paw is pulled into a madcap world of: Rogue inventions like the Neuro-Noodle 7 and Sassy Snake Translator Muffin-based teleportation experiments Golems made of bad decisions Dinosaurs. Probably cloned. Definitely angry. And a lab rulebook rewritten in glitter and fire. All while South Paw tries to maintain his trademark seriousness, despite glitter-related incidents, interdimensional gnomes, and Carl's never-ending commentary. As the missions get more dangerous, and as a mysterious organization sets its sights on Rhea's inventions, South Paw finds himself facing something even scarier than science gone wild: purpose. Identity. And the possibility that he's more than just a fighter in someone else's story. This is a tale of fists, friendship, fire, and finding yourself--one teleportation misfire at a time.Perfect for fans of mad science, dry humor, reluctant heroes, and emotionally intelligent robot uprisings.…

Condizione: Good. Reprint. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: Good. 1st Edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: Good. 1st Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. …

Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Condizione: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: Very Good. 1st. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: Good. 1st. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: very_good. Book is in very good condition and may include minimal underlining highlighting. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.

Condizione: good. Book is in good condition and may include underlining highlighting and minimal wear. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Set against the vivid backdrop of WWI, CURSE OF THE NARROWS chronicles the catastrophic explosion that shattered Halifax. Utilizing primary sources, including the files of the explosion's official historian plus medical and social workfiles - many of which have not been read since 1019 - the book provides the definitive narrative history of what took place on December 6, 1917, in Halifax, Nova Scotia: the collision of a munitions ship's collision with a vessel in the narrows, triggering an explosion that destroyed much of the city. Within minutes a tsunami engulfed parts of the waterfront. That evening a blizzard buried Halifax. Appendices; Notes, Sources, Index. Illus., b&w photos. 356p.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. The 1917 Halifax disaster is one of the most devastating tragedies in American history. On December 6, the Imo relief vessel collided with the Mont Blanc in the Narrows, and the explosion that followed was so powerful that it was laterstudied by J. Robert Oppenheimer to predict the effects of the atomic bomb. A huge black cloud, a tsunami, and a blizzard followed and added to the complete devastation. In 'Curse of the Narrows,' Laura MacDonald chronicles the disaster and the stirring personal stories of some of the people who were affected by the tragedy. With a historian's eye and a compassionate heart, MacDonald creates what is sure to be the definitive history of the disaster at Halifax.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good Dust Jacket. First Edition. 356pp. Notes. Sources. Index. Photos. Map. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Fine. 1st Edition. This is a Very Fine copy of the first edition (1st printing). In a very fine dust jacket. On December 6, 1917, Halifax, Nova Scotia a munitions ship bound for the war in Europe collided with a vessel in the Narrows of the harbor triggering a catastrophic explosion that destroyed much of the city. Within minutes a tsunami engulfed parts of the waterfront. That evening a blizzard buried Halifax, isolating it from the world. Includes photographs. Index. Bibliography.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. 1st Edition. In good condition in its original orange soft cover. with some wear to spine. and weakening at inside front where staples rusted. Printed in blue ink. No markings. Attractive.Images available. Prompt despatch. Guaranteed condition.

NY. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Walker & Co; 2005; First . Edition. 0802714587 . Illustrated dust wrapper, very good. LIght wear to edges. Black board with burgandy spine, silver titles to spine. Very good, 355 pages with maps, black & white photographs, and illustrations. Includes acknowledments, Appendices, Archives, Notes, Sources, and Index. Small mark to front board.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Walker & Co; 2005; First Edition. …

Condizione: New.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. First Printing - First Thus. Trade paperback format. Light edge and corner wear with a faintly creased spine; ink mark on the lower edge of the text block; no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white photographs. The Chapters are: A Short History of Halifax; Wednesday; December 6, 1917: Winter Morning; Black Smoke, White Smoke; A Word on Explosions; Minutes Later; Far from the Harbor; Scramble at City Hall; The First Responders; Duggan Walks Home; Nightfall; Friday Night and Folly Mountain; Saturday: Reorganizing the Relief; Duggans Reunited, If Briefly; The End of Emergency Relief; Cap Ratshesky Says Good-bye; Playing Solomon; Proper Burials, Private Services; Monday, December 17, 1917; The Rules of the Road versus the Law of the Land; and The Tree at Boston Common; followed by an epilogue and appendices: A: Accident of Sabotage; B: Preparing for the Future; C: Francis Mackey Interview; D: By the Numbers; E: Wreck Commission Participants and Witnesses; Featured People; and Ships; along with archives, notes and an index. Size: 8vo. Book.…

Condizione: New.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. 1st Edition. ## NEW book. First Edition. Recounts 1917 explosion of munitions ship in Halifax, Nova Scotia. NOT A REMAINDER. First Edition. New.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good+. First Edition; First Printing. Light wear to dust jacket, trace of previous owner's stamp on front free end paper, light damage from removal of sticker on FFEP; DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped.; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 346 pages; "The events of the horrific Halifax explosion are well documented: on December 6, 1917, the French munitions ship Mont Blanc and the Belgian relief ship Imo collide in the Halifax harbour. Nearly 2,000 people are killed; over 9,000 more are injured. The story of one of the worldâs worst non-natural disasters has been told before, but never like this.In a sweeping narrative, Curse of the Narrows tells a tale of ordinary people in an extraordinary situation, retracing the steps of survivors through the wreckage of a city destroyed. Laura M. Mac Donald weaves a panoramic chronicle of the astonishing international response to the explosion, telling of the generous donations of money and medical specialists made by the city of Boston, of how the number of horrific injuries to Halifaxâs children inspired startling developments in pediatric medicine, and exploring the disasterâs chilling link to the creation of the atomic bomb.Filled with archival photos, defined by meticulous research and infused with a storytellerâs sensibility, Curse of the Narrows is a compelling and powerful book. The events of the horrific Halifax explosion are well documented: on December 6, 1917, the French munitions ship Mont Blanc and the Belgian relief ship Imo collide in the Halifax harbour. Nearly 2,000 people are killed; over 9,000 more are injured. The story of one of the worldâs worst non-natural disasters has been told before, but never like this. In a sweeping narrative, Curse of the Narrows tells a tale of ordinary people in an extraordinary situation, retracing the steps of survivors through the wreckage of a city destroyed. Laura M. MacDonald weaves a panoramic chronicle of the astonishing international response to the explosion, telling of the generous donations of money and medical specialists made by thecity of Boston, of how the number of horrific injuries to Halifaxâs children inspired startling developments in pediatric medicine, and exploring the disasterâs chilling link to the creation of the atomic bomb.Filled with archival photos, defined by meticulous research and infused with a storytellerâs sensibility, Curse of the Narrows is a compelling and powerful book. ".…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Only slight wear to book and dustjacket; DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped.; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 346 pages; "The events of the horrific Halifax explosion are well documented: on December 6, 1917, the French munitions ship Mont Blanc and the Belgian relief ship Imo collide in the Halifax harbour. Nearly 2,000 people are killed; over 9,000 more are injured. The story of one of the worldâs worst non-natural disasters has been told before, but never like this.In a sweeping narrative, Curse of the Narrows tells a tale of ordinary people in an extraordinary situation, retracing the steps of survivors through the wreckage of a city destroyed. Laura M. Mac Donald weaves a panoramic chronicle of the astonishing international response to the explosion, telling of the generous donations of money and medical specialists made by the city of Boston, of how the number of horrific injuries to Halifaxâs children inspired startling developments in pediatric medicine, and exploring the disasterâs chilling link to the creation of the atomic bomb.Filled with archival photos, defined by meticulous research and infused with a storytellerâs sensibility, Curse of the Narrows is a compelling and powerful book. The events of the horrific Halifax explosion are well documented: on December 6, 1917, the French munitions ship Mont Blanc and the Belgian relief ship Imo collide in the Halifax harbour. Nearly 2,000 people are killed; over 9,000 more are injured. The story of one of the worldâs worst non-natural disasters has been told before, but never like this. In a sweeping narrative, Curse of the Narrows tells a tale of ordinary people in an extraordinary situation, retracing the steps of survivors through the wreckage of a city destroyed. Laura M. MacDonald weaves a panoramic chronicle of the astonishing international response to the explosion, telling of the generous donations of money and medical specialists made by thecity of Boston, of how the number of horrific injuries to Halifaxâs children inspired startling developments in pediatric medicine, and exploring the disasterâs chilling link to the creation of the atomic bomb.Filled with archival photos, defined by meticulous research and infused with a storytellerâs sensibility, Curse of the Narrows is a compelling and powerful book. ". …

Condizione: New. In English.

Hardcover. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket, an as new copy. First edition. Pages, cover and dust jacket are clean. Illustrated.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very good. Condizione sovraccoperta: very good. 355, [1] p. Occasional footnotes. Illustrations. Maps. Notes. Sources. Index. Using primary sources--many of which have not been read in decades--MacDonald chronicles the devastating 1917 explosion that flattened much of the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, when two ships bound for war-torn Europe collided in the harbor.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Near Fine. 1ST. Excellent Copy - Signed By The Author On The Title Page. A First Edition, 2Nd Printing. Book Is In Near Fine Condition. Boards Are Clean, No Real Shelf Wear. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Near Fine Condition. Not Chipped Or Crinkled. Not Price Clipped. Dust Jacket Is Covered By Mylar Brodart. Thanks, And Enjoy. Signed by Author(s). Book.…