When Daniel Robb set out to rebuild a family sailboat that had been deteriorating for years, he didn't anticipated what he was getting into. Restoring the sailboat was both an act of respect and an homage to a place and a way of life that are in jeopardy of disappearing. "Sloop" is the captivating story of Robb's education in boatbuilding, peopled ...
As a teacher with the Penikese Island School, this memoirist helped troubled children struggle with questions of identity in a remote setting off the Massachusetts coast. In so doing, Robb confronted the issues his own childhood and broken home. Here he shares the details of his encounter as a teacher, as well as the revelations of self he ...
This is a textbook for medical students covering orthopaedics, trauma and rheumatology, offering both core information regarding what the student needs to know about these subject areas and an extensive series of cases with questions and answers that illustrate the thinking behind common everyday practice. The package also offers online access to ...
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National Conference on Social Welfare. Committee on Federalism and National Purpose, Daniel J. Evans, Charles S. Robb, Project on the Federal Social Role (U.S.)
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 2008
Description: New in New jacket. 5 3/4 x 8 3/4. Follow the author as he rebuilds his family's Herreshoff 12 1/2 classic wooden sailboat. Meet all the eccentric characters Robb meets procuring materials and information for the restoration. 317pp. read more
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