Books with author Dave Smith

Concrete pavers are one of the hottest pavements around homes, commercial buildings, and urban spaces. Designers know that the selection of pavement patterns and colors have a big influence on the character of these places. In this book, you'll learn the design vocabulary of basic paving patterns and progress to more intricate variations. Each of the 300-plus color photos demonstrates how specific patterns, colors, and textures enhance every outdoor environment - including patios, walkways, drives, and grand urban plazas. Some of the best projects from across North America illustrate this book. Written for landscape architects, architects, contractors, and homeowners alike, this is the design handbook for concrete pavers. Besides presenting a wealth of ideas, the book will enrich and build your design vocabulary and pattern language using concrete pavers.

A fascinating new perspective on World War II; a fictitious, personalized take on the real-life rebel German youth group, the Edelweiss Pirates.Karl Friedman is only twelve, but like all boys his age in Germany, he's already playing war games, training to join the Hitler Youth. Stefan, Karl's nonconformist older brother, wants nothing to do with it. Then their father is killed, and what had been a game suddenly becomes deadly serious. Karl's faith in the Fuhrer is shaken: Is Hitler a national hero--or a villain? What is the meaning of the flower symbol stitched inside Stefan's jacket, and what is the mission of the shadow group he belongs to? Karl soon finds out as he joins his brother in a dangerous rebellion against the burgeoning threat of Nazism.

His mother is a scientist. His dad was a soldier. Ash is something new altogether.Kidnapped, Ash McCarthy wakes up on a remote tropical island. Why is he there? What is this medical facility around him? Most importantly, what's happening inside of him?Ash needs answers. He has twenty-four hours to get them.To escape, Ash must risk his life. But what's more dangerous: the jungle, his captors, or the mysterious chemical injected into his veins?

"I Am Ari" is a children's book about Type 1 Diabetes from the perspective of my 8 year old daughter who has this disease. It is an easy to read book suitable for Elementary aged children. And was written to help children with diabetes know they are not alone and to help children who may have friends with diabetes know what it means to have this disease.

Description:Ensure germs don’t shadow you!!!It has been observed by someone who has been in a play area for a boy. As the kids get off the play equipment, the mothers reach into their bag to get their hand sanitizer. To remove the germs that have been transmitted to her face, each child gets a dab of sanitizer to rub into her hands. The idea is this approach will keep the children safer, and also their families. In this book you will learn on following key areas:•Importance of Cleanliness in Life•How to make Home Made Sanitizer?•Germs and sanitizers•Poor Hand Hygiene and Illnesses Hand sanitizers can also be used in nursing homes and hospitals exits, and in many public washrooms. We also know the importance of good hand-washing to avoid dangerous transmission of the germs. There are periods, however, when there is no access to soap and water or not enough time for thorough washing. Hence, homemade hand sanitizers are a critical tool to use. In this book you will learn how beneficial the sanitizer is, and how you can make home-made sanitizer.So, don’t wait and grasp your copy now!

Superheroes come in all shapes and sizes… and they have many powers. Some can see through walls; others fly fast or run far. Superhero writers have the power to create amazing stories with wonderful descriptions and realistic characters. They know the right words to breathe life into their sentences and paragraphs. No matter what you’re writing—narrative, opinion, or informative texts— this book will be your source of creative power.