Böcker av George Frangoulis

DUCKS & DECOYS: If it looks like a duck, and if it walks like a duck, and if it quacks like a duck ... then it's a duck! But if it doesn't walk or quack or fly, then it's probably a duck decoy.Whether used for hunting or just collecting, duck decoys have become increasingly viewed as an important form of North American folk art.Since the 1960s, numerous collectors' organizations have been created, specialist books and magazines published, with specialist dealers, and special interest shows around the US and Canada.Record prices have been paid for duck decoys. The current world record was set when two decoys (Canada goose and a preening pintail drake) were sold for $1.13 million each on September 19, 2007. The decoys were part of a private sale of 31 decoys for $7.5 million.Enjoy looking at the beautiful photos of ducks and decoys in this book. Enjoy collecting duck decoys, too.

MOONSHINER: This new book provides a fascinating collection of old photographs taken when moonshiners made alcohol for human consumption, mostly in the rural South of the United States. Moonshine, white lightning, mountain dew, hooch, and white whiskey are terms used to describe the high-proof distilled spirits, generally produced illicitly. Moonshine is typically made with corn mash as the main ingredient. The word "moonshine" is believed to derive from the term "moonrakers" used for early English smugglers and the clandestine (i.e., by the light of the moon) nature of the operations of illegal Appalachian distillers who produced and distributed whiskey. The distillation was done at night to avoid discovery. The pictures in this book make important contributions to the history of American culture.

BOW HUNTING ILLUSTRATED: Bow hunting is the practice of hunting game animals by archery. Arrows, bows and sights are commonly of the more modern varieties. However, all effective variations, including crossbows and wooden bows launching wooden arrows with stone points, are used.Big game hunting requires a draw weight of 35+ lbs. For larger game such as elk or moose, 50+ lbs. is suggested. Most male American archers can draw a bow rated at 50-60 lbs, most women 30 --40 lbs.Lighter arrows, other things being equal, will give a higher speed and a flatter trajectory. Arrows with mass more than 900 grains (58 g) carry more momentum, and penetrate better in large animals, so might be the bow hunter's choice when hunting these animals. The photos in this book portray this popular outdoor activity.

This book depicts a bevy of beautiful girls with tattoos. Tattoo enthusiasts refer to tattoos as "ink", "pieces", "skin art", "tattoo art", "tats", or "work"; to the creators as "tattoo artists", "tattooers", or "tattooists"; and to places where they work as "tattoo shops", "tattoo studios", or "tattoo parlors". Sit back and enjoy this collection of fantastic pictures of young women showing off their skin art.

The whitetail deer is a medium-sized deer native to the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, and South America as far south as Peru and Bolivia. In the Americas, it is the most widely distributed wild ungulate.In North America, the species is widely distributed east of the Rocky Mountains, but elsewhere, it is mostly replaced by the black-tailed or mule deer. In western North America, it is found in aspen park lands and deciduous river bottom lands within the central and northern Great Plains, and in mixed deciduous riparian corridors, river valley bottom lands, and lower foothills of the northern Rocky Mountain regions from South Dakota and Wyoming to southeastern British Columbia, including the Montana Valley and Foothill grasslands.This book portrays the whitetail deer as an American game animal highly sought after and respected.

BASS FISHING ILLUSTRATED: Bass fishing is the activity of angling for the North American game fish known colloquially as the black bass. There are numerous black bass species considered as game fish in North America, including Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass, Spotted bass or Kentucky bass, and Guadalupe bass.Modern bass fishing has evolved into a multi-billion dollar industry. The sport has changed drastically since its beginnings in the late 19th century. From humble beginnings, the black bass has become the second most specifically sought-after game fish in the United States. The sport has driven the development of all manner of fishing gear, including rods, reels, lines, lures, electronic depth and fish-finding instruments, drift boats, float tubes, and specialized bass boats. Whether you actually fish or just dream of fishing, you're sure to enjoy the marvelous pictures in this new book.

CAMPUS GREEN: Today, many colleges are integrating environmentaL studies into their curricula.For example, institutions of higher education as far-flung from each other as the University of Montevallo in Alabama, the University of Arizona in Tucson, and Yale University in New Haven, Conn., now offer environmental courses for their students.They are also advancing the state of sustainability ontheir campuses with realized projects and plans forcommitted progress in sustainability.This unique vehicle, CAMPUS GREEN, is a new publication dedicated to reporting news and information about environmental programs and sustainability projects at green colleges.

Gem hunting can be like playing the geological lottery. You may spend hours performing backbreaking work and pay fees for access to mine tailings only to find a few semiprecious stones that aren't worth much. Another person may randomly reach into a pile of dirt and pull out a diamond worth thousands of dollars. Looking for interesting gems and crystals can be a rewarding hobby, even if you don't hit the jackpot. Many recreational gem hunters enjoy spending time outdoors, learning about geology and hanging out with their gem-hunting friends. Whether you're new to gem hunting or a seasoned pro, this new book provides in-depth information on some of the Earth's most sought after precious and semi-precious gemstones.

STRAIGHT ARROW's Manual of Indian Lore, Book 2: If you were a kid growing up in the 1950s, you may remember the Indian character, Straight Arrow. This fictitious character was the hero of a children's radio show and comic books. Straight Arrow was also the spokes-persona for National Biscuit Company's breakfast cereal, Shredded Wheat. During the early 1950s, Straight Arrow's popular "Injun-Uity Manual" --collectible cards with his "secrets of Indian lore and know-how" -- were delivered to kids in boxes of Shredded Wheat. This new book is a reprinted collection of Straight Arrow's informative cards, presented in two volumes: Book 1 and Book 2. We hope you will enjoy these new books containing Straight Arrow's timeless advice for kids of all ages.

STRAIGHT ARROW's Manual of Indian Lore, Book 1: If you were a kid growing up in the 1950s, you may remember the Indian character, Straight Arrow. This fictitious character was the hero of a children's radio show and comic books. Straight Arrow was also the spokes-persona for National Biscuit Company's breakfast cereal, Shredded Wheat. During the early 1950s, Straight Arrow's popular "Injun-Uity Manual" --collectible cards with his "secrets of Indian lore and know-how" -- were delivered to kids in boxes of Shredded Wheat. This new book is a reprinted collection of Straight Arrow's informative cards, presented in two volumes: Book 1 and Book 2. We hope you will enjoy these new books containing Straight Arrow's timeless advice for kids of all ages.

ORGANIC ANTHOLOGY offers readers a delightful collection of information-rich articles originally published in the online magazine, Organic Buzz. This book's content covers a wide range of organic and natural topics, including business, food, gardening, agriculture and the environment. Organic Anthology takes you on journeys across the United States, from New York, North Carolina and Illinois, to Washington, Oregon and California; it also takes you on international treks to Australia, England, Greece, Denmark and China. Stories in this book come from Organic Buzz Magazine, the voice of the global organic community, which presents the best of the organic press.

LUMBERJACK: Bygone Days in America's Backwoods -- The lumberjack works in the logging industry and performs the initial harvesting and transport of trees for ultimate processing into forest products. The term "lumberjacking" usually refers to a bygone era (before 1945 in the United States) when hand tools were used in harvesting trees. Because of its historical ties, the word lumberjack has become ingrained in popular culture through folklore, mass media and spectator sports. The actual work was difficult, dangerous, intermittent, low-paying, and primitive in living conditions, but the men built a traditional culture that celebrated strength, masculinity, confrontation with danger, and resistance to modernization.

If you are a movie buff, and if you appreciate the classic films of yesteryear, then you'll enjoy the photos in this book. During the Golden Age of Hollywood, which lasted from the end of the silent era in American cinema in the late 1920s to the early 1960s, films were prolifically issued by the Hollywood studios. The start of the Golden Age was arguably when The Jazz Singer was released in 1927 and increased box-office profits for films as sound was introduced to feature films. Most Hollywood pictures adhered closely to a genre-Western, slapstick comedy, musical, animated cartoon, biopic (biographical picture)-and the same creative teams often worked on films made by the same studio. The pictures herein depict many of the most notable movie stars from various movie studios who worked during the Golden Age of Hollywood.