books about: cruiser     books:       Left for Dead: A Young Man's Search for Justice for the USS Indianapolis22 reviews Pete Nelson Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2003 Excellent book!! If you want to give your students an inspiration to do more for others than for themselves, give them this book. Scott Hunter's work was important and I appreciate this author's choice to write the book for the left for dead navy soldiers.             Toyota Landcruiser Series FJ60, 62, 80 and FZJ80, 1980-1996 (Haynes Manuals)3 reviews John Haynes Haynes Manuals, Inc., 1998 xx xxxx             Ship of Ghosts: The Story of the USS Houston, FDR's Legendary Lost Cruiser, and the Epic Saga of her Survivors37 reviews James Hornfischer Bantam, 2007 Possibly, the most complete story ever told. The story of the loss of the heavy cruiser USS Houston off the coast of Indonesia on 1 March 1942 is a story which strikes right to the heart of naval traditions which go back beyond the creation of the United State of America itself. It is a story of danger and brave deeds, of gallant actions and bloody combat. Most of all it is a story of ship that went down fighting against insurmountable odds ...             Caribbean Passagemaking: A Cruiser's Guide3 reviews Les Weatheritt Sheridan House, 2004 finding paradise at last Just the book for me. The review in Caribbean Cruising caught my eye. If they say its good, it is. I've sailed the Caribbean three seasons now and just done all the wet and nasty stuff beating north. Since getting a copy of this book in Trinidad I've got to Bequia in easy style. Oh boy, it makes the Caribbean feel like Paradise.             US Cruisers 1883-1904 (New Vanguard)3 reviews Lawrence Burr Osprey Publishing, 2008 Very Nice Package Nicely put together overview of a very neglected area of naval design and development. This volume also contains a useful appendix which has the book's only obvious technical error: when referring to gun calibers, the author (or perhaps an ill-informed and over-zealous editor) includes a decimal point were none should go. An 8in/51 caliber gun has a barrel length 51 times the 8 inch bore. The ...             British Battlecruisers 1914- 1918 (New Vanguard)4 reviews Lawrence Burr Osprey Publishing, 2006 A Cut Above the Rest in New Vanguard Naval aficionado Lawrence Burr has done something fairly unusual in an Osprey New Vanguard volume - he has introduced an original thesis and used the slim 48-page format to defend it, as well as to describe the actual subject in some detail. There is nothing stale or rehashed in this volume, but rather, a fresh look at a well-known story. Burr begins by stating that the standard view of British ...             Eddie and the Cruisers5 reviews P.F. Kluge Overlook TP, 2008 Find the author, find the paperback edition Narrator Frank Ridgeway's story is that of any American adolescent, one of dreams and heroes slowly replaced by loss and friends. Eddie Wilson is the tragic visionary, the Springsteen + James Dean character that remains to this day the very heart of the American dream. In the bonds between these brothers of purpose, we find ourselves and our national heritage. Words & music still need each ...             The Cost Conscious Cruiser10 reviews Lin Pardey, Larry Pardey Paradise Cay Publications, 1998 These people have done their homework I don't have a small boat, in fact mine is 38 feet long. But I definitely agree with the majority of what I read in this book. Not only that, I enjoyed reading stuff like the pros and cons of tiller vs wheel even though I would never give up my wheel (first because it came with the boat, second because I don't like using tillers.) The Pardey's have hooked me and I plan to read more of ...             The Cruiser's Handbook of Fishing5 reviews Scott Bannerot, Wendy Bannerot International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2003 Curising In Isolated Parts Of The World? Don't Forget It I have done quite a bit of crusing, fishing and diving but I always wanted to learn how to clean and prepare the fish myself. The book gave some very good insight into this but I didn't think it was detailed enough. The books starts out with the basics of fishing while crusing and then on to every theme possible: 1.) Fishing under power or sail 2.) Gear and Tackle (excellent drawings for knot ...             Battleships of World War I: A Fully Illustrated Country-By-Country Directory Of Dreadnoughts, Including ...2 reviews Peter Hore Southwater, 2007 Battleships of World War 1 An outstanding book!!!! Written very well with great pictures. Peter Hore knows his stuff!!! I highly recommend it.             Toyota: Pick-Ups/Land Cruiser/4Runner 1989-96 (Chilton's Total Car Care Repair Manual)6 reviews The Nichols/Chilton Editors Haynes Manuals, Inc., 1996 It miss many details I have Toyota 4Runner. I had some problems and I would like to understand them. I purchased the book to help me to understand the operation and cause of problemes. If some one needs some lists of disassembly and assembly steps without requiring explanation drawings maybe he would find this book helpful. However, I am not satisfied with the drawings. There is very little about transmission. There ...             Pirates Aboard!: Forty Cases of Piracy Today And What Bluewater Cruisers Can Do About It4 reviews Klaus Hympendahl Sheridan House, 2006 Their responses offer invaluable lessons for any braving the high seas today. Think of pirates and movies and acting - or ancient times - comes readily to mind; but truth is, piracy is alive and well on the high seas today and even can be a threat to modern sailors. That's why PIRATES ABOARD! 40 CASES OF PIRACY TODAY AND WHAT BLUEWATER CRUISERS CAN DO ABOUT IT is so key to sailing safety. The author interviewed the victims of over 40 cases, asking them what lessons they ...             BATTLE-CRUISER HMS RENOWN 1916-48, THE Peter Smith Pen and Sword, 2008 This is the story of the Royal Navy battle-cruiser H.M.S. Renown, a famous ship with a long and distinguished operational career. Originally built for the First World War she subsequently served in the post-war fleet and took royalty around the world. Modernized just in time for World War Two, she re-joined the fleet in September, 1939 and for the first two years of the war her speed and heavy gun armament made her one of the most important ...             German Battlecruisers 1914-18 (New Vanguard)2 reviews Gary Staff Osprey Publishing, 2006 Excellent with much detail Osprey's two new volumes in British and German battlecruisers in the First World War present fresh insight into this important class of warships and their contributions to naval operations. German Battlecruisers 1914-18, New Vanguard 124, covers the seven German battlecruisers that operated during the First World. Unlike the volume on British battlecruisers, this volume focuses more on technical ...             Demon Bugs: VW Customs and Cruisers2 reviews Motorbooks, 2007 Very nice This is a very nice book for the VW collector. I ordered this for my son for his birthday. Lots of nice photos.             Spanish for Cruisers : Boat Repairs & Maintenance Phrase Book5 reviews Kathy Parsons Aventuras Publishing Company, 2000 Hindsight My husband and I have cruised the Spanish-speaking Caribbean for years; unfortunately for us, all of those years were before Kathy wrote SPANISH FOR CRUISERS. We muddled along then, but next time we'll have this wonderful book with us. In fact, it will be our security blanket. It covers every possible boat repair; and I suspect it will turn a potential emergency into something commonplace.             In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors128 reviews Doug Stanton Henry Holt and Co., 2001 Simply amazing. This book was simply amazing. I don't need to describe it in detail. Lets just say there were scenes in the book where I cried. I have read hundreds of books on World War 2 and this by far is the deepest. I actually thought I was there with them feeling their thoughts and fearing their fears. This book is a must.             Iowa Class Battleships and Alaska Class Large Cruisers Conversion Projects 1942-1964: An Illustrated ...7 reviews Wayne Scarpaci Nimble Books LLC, 2008 Wonderful Artwork and History Lesson Anyone with an interest in Naval history would do themselves well to purchase this fine book. The artwork and line drawings are fantastic and the text is easy to understand, even for the lay person, who may not be totally versed in everything dealing with the subject. The artwork is as good as it gets... precise... crisp and the vessels are set in various scenes that depict a fantastic mood to ...             The Compleat Cruiser: The Art, Practice and Enjoyment of Boating5 reviews L. Francis Herreshoff Sheridan House, 1987 The Compleat Cruiser Originally written as a series of articles for THE RUDDER magazine during WW II, the abridged book-version is classic Americana. LFH manages to present a treasure chest of timeless yachting skills, while introducing the reader to the pre-multi-culti New England of his early 20th Century youth, a culture of genteel Yankee community in symbiotic relationship with a maritime inheritance of ...             Toyota Land Cruiser, 1968-1982 (Haynes Manuals)2 reviews John Haynes Haynes Manuals, Inc., 1989 A must have for 40-Series Owners I find that this book is often the the book that I want to go to first for information about servicing Land Cruisers. The Original Toyota manuals are more thorough but they are not organized in a fashion that I like as much as this book by Haynes. This book has a very good collection of wiring schematics for vehicles produced between 1968 and 1982. 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