Authors:Miner Brotherton, Edwin Sherman,
Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Keywords: boats, bible, volt
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2002-10-21
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 0071392335
ISBN-13: 9780071392334

The 12-Volt Bible for Boats is a clear, nonthreatening introduction to the 12-volt electrical systems used on small boats to power everything from reading lights to bilge pumps. This second edition is thoroughly updated with respect to modern batteries, breaker and panel design, alternative energy sources, and troubleshooting equipment, but it retains the fundamental simplicity that is the source of its enduring popularity (more than 100,000 copies sold).

Authors:Jeremy T. Miner, Lynn E. Miner,
Publisher: Greenwood
Keywords: writing, planning, proposal
Number of Pages: 216
Published: 2008-07-30
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0313356742
ISBN-13: 9780313356742

In a world of limited funding, grantseeking is extremely competitive. Now in its 4th edition, this standard guide to proposal planning and writing offers new information and examples to help grantseekers in the Internet age. New to this book are updated websites, including 25% more than in the last edition. In response to user feedback, this updated volume also provides more examples of successful proposals, including 9 letter proposals, complete with annotations. The book also offers expanded information on evaluation and outcome assessments, which are key to obtaining grants. Finally, the bo

Authors:Jeremy T. Miner, Lynn E. Miner,
Publisher: Praeger
Keywords: writing, amp, planning, proposal, models
Number of Pages: 268
Published: 2005-04-30
List price: $41.95
ISBN-10: 0275986969
ISBN-13: 9780275986964

Grantseeking has become an increasingly competitive process. Beginning grantwriters sometimes assemble a collection of facts and present that information to grantmakers, hoping to receive support. However, sponsors rarely award grant funding just because a grantseeker supports a specific cause or works for a specific organization. Grantseekers must persuade sponsors to invest in their projects and organization. Successful grantseekers know that persuasion, not information, attracts funding. Persuasive proposals present a seamless argument that stands the test of reason, addresses psychological

Author: Marcus Brotherton
Publisher: Regal
Keywords: story, mears, henrietta, teacher
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2006-10-06
List price: $12.99
ISBN-10: 0830733477
ISBN-13: 9780830733477

Meet the author of the wise words above and the woman who shaped the lives of some of the most influential Christians of our time. Dr. Mears poured the energy of her mission—to know Christ and make Him known—into a generation of college kids who would leave a legacy of Christian leadership that can still be felt worldwide today. In these pages, you will experience some of Dr. Mears’s energy and passion to believe the impossible, which is no small thing, since she established Gospel Light, Forest Home and GLINT (Gospel Light International) and was instrumental in many organizations like C

Author: Marcus Brotherton
Publisher: Multnomah Books
Keywords: drugs, alcohol, flipswitch, dealing, teens, graphic, reality, check, buzz
Number of Pages: 64
Published: 2006-07-03
List price: $7.00
ISBN-10: 1590527178
ISBN-13: 9781590527177

The Real Deal Life is tough. You’ve got questions. You’ve got choices…and the results are yours to live with. So go ahead—do a little investigating and discover the answers for yourself. The graphically captivating books in the FlipSwitch series are the real deal. They unashamedly tackle pressing issues that you face every day. After pinpointing God’s solution, they offer practical steps that will help you take your life in the right direction…without a doubt. Check ’em out: HEAT : Sex. A huge reality check complete with stats and facts on who’s doing it and who’s paying fo

Authors:Louis Kontos, David C. Brotherton,
Publisher: Greenwood
Keywords: gangs, encyclopedia
Number of Pages: 312
Published: 2007-11-30
List price: $85.00
ISBN-10: 0313334021
ISBN-13: 9780313334023

In light of Los Angeles’ gang state of emergency, ethnic and minority gangs are arguably more high profile now than at any other time in our history. News media typically focus on the crime and violence associated with gangs, but not much else. This encyclopedia seeks to illuminate the world of gangs, including gang formations, routine gang activities, aberrations and current developments. One hundred essay entries related to gangs in the United States and worldwide provide a diffuse overview of the gang phenomenon. Each entry defines and explains the term, provides an historical overvie

Authors:David Mattox, Mike Brotherton,
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Keywords: kansas, america, images, parsons
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2008-09-17
List price: $19.99
ISBN-10: 0738561738
ISBN-13: 9780738561738

Parsons, located in southeast Kansas, owes its existence to the railroad. When the first Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad locomotive reached the southern border of Kansas in June 1870, the railroad won two prizes, the coveted right to build across Oklahoma Indian Territory and the right to acquire extensive land grants in the territory. The fall of the same year, railroad executives selected a site for a major junction and terminal. The Parsons Town Company sold its first lots in 1871 at Parsons Junction, named for railroad president Judge Levi Parsons. Because of the town’s phenomenal gro