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  • Brick Shakespeare: The Comedies?A Midsummer Night?s Dream, The Tempest, Much Ado About Nothing, and The Taming of the Shrew by McCann, John, Sweeney, Monica, Thomas, Becky

    JohnMcCann

    Paperback (SkyhorsePublishing, April 30, 2014)
    Enjoy four of Shakespeare’s tragedies told with LEGO bricks. Here are Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, and Julius Caesar enacted scene by scene, captioned by excerpts from the plays. Flip through one thousand color photographs as you enjoy Shakespeare’s iconic poetry and marvel at what can be done with the world’s most popular children’s toy. Watch the brick Hamlet give his famous “To be or not to be” soliloquy, and feel brick Ophelia’s grief as she meets her watery end. Lady Macbeth in brick form brings new terror to “Out, out, damn spot!” and brick Romeo and Juliet are no less star-crossed for being rectangular and plastic. The warm familiarity of bricks lends levity to Shakespeare’s tragedies while remaining true to his original language. The ideal book for Shakespeare enthusiasts, as well as a fun way to introduce children to Shakespeare’s masterpieces, this book employs Shakespeare’s original, characteristic language in abridged form. Though the language
  • Stay Alive!: Survival Skills You Need

    John D. McCann

    Paperback (Krause Publications, Nov. 21, 2011)
    Having a survival kit is not enough — You must know what to do with it!An emergency can arise at anytime, and everyone from the average commuter to the risk-taking sportsman can benefit from knowing basic survival skills. Armed with the techniques in Survival Skills You Need, you will be prepared to survive.Building on the essentials presented in his first book, Build the Perfect Survival Kit, author John D. McCann details the survivor mentality required to survive common emergencies, then goes on to explain the component skill categories that you must execute to stay alive, including: • Survival kits • Knives & tools • Fire • Shelter • Water • Signaling for help • Navigating your way to safety • Food • First aidWith more than 300 full-color photos, Survival Skills You Need provides clear, detailed solutions for surviving emergencies during adventure, sport and travel.
  • Build the Perfect Survival Kit: Custom Kits for Adventure, Sport, Travel

    John McCann

    eBook (Krause Publications, March 21, 2005)
    An emergency can arise anytime. Now everyone from the average commuter to the risk-taking sportsman can benefit from these just-in-case kits that may just save a life. Build the Perfect Survival Kit offers a number of kits, from very basic pocket-sized ones with just the essentials to elaborate ones designed for weeks of surviving in the wilderness. The book advocates careful advance planning and building a personalized kit specifically tailored to each outing or possible emergency that may be encountered. Readers will learn about the eight categories of gear: Fire and Light, Signaling, Water and Food, Shelter and Protection, Knives and Tools, Multi-purpose Items and Miscellaneous Items, and what to pack into a kit for their pocket, glove box, four-wheeler, trunk, small plane, backpack, and more. •Each kit is described with a list of components, a picture of the finished product, and a discussion of each component and its value •Gives instructions on how to use each component •Not just for hardcore outdoorsmen â€" this is valuable information for anyone who drives a car, walks in the woods, etc.
  • Stay Alive!: Survival Skills You Need

    John D. McCann

    eBook (Krause Publications, Oct. 24, 2011)
    Having a survival kit is not enough — You must know what to do with it! An emergency can arise at anytime, and everyone from the average commuter to the risk-taking sportsman can benefit from knowing basic survival skills. Armed with the techniques in Survival Skills You Need, you will be prepared to survive. Building on the essentials presented in his first book, Build the Perfect Survival Kit, author John D. McCann details the survivor mentality required to survive common emergencies, then goes on to explain the component skill categories that you must execute to stay alive, including: • Survival kits • Knives & tools • Fire • Shelter • Water • Signaling for help • Navigating your way to safety • Food • First aid With more than 300 full-color photos, Survival Skills You Need provides clear, detailed solutions for surviving emergencies during adventure, sport and travel.
  • Brick Fairy Tales: Cinderella, Rapunzel, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Hansel and Gretel...

    John McCann

    Tankobon Hardcover (Skyhorse Publishing, Jan. 1, 2015)
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  • Lindsay Davenport

    John T. McCann

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, Nov. 1, 2001)
    Profiles the life and career of tennis player Lindsay Davenport, discussing her Olympic gold medal and her victories at Wimbledon, the U.S. Open, and the Australian Open.
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