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Books published by publisher Rlt Industries, Inc.

  • Catapult Design, Construction and Competition with the Projectile Throwing Engines of the Ancients

    Bernard F. Barcio, Ralph Payne-Gallwey, Ron L. Toms

    Paperback (RLT Industries, Inc., Jan. 1, 2006)
    If you've ever wondered how to build a catapult or trebuchet, or wondered what you'd do with it once you've built one, then this book can help. Filled with anecdotes, plans, photographs, drawings and detailed descriptions of the workings and history of all the major types of catapults, these pages will help you get started in this fascinating hobby. You too will feel the joy of harnessing the power and energy of simple and ancient machines, then use them to hurl all sorts of silly things into the air, just to watch them splat!
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  • Dinosaur Island

    Ron Toms

    Paperback (Rlt Industries, Inc., June 16, 2017)
    SpaceTime Park is a family owned outdoor museum of science. Our dinosaur exhibits are some of the most accurate models of prehistoric beasts you'll ever see, with entertaining and informative narrations at each stop. In addition to Dinosaur Island, we have an exact scale model of the Solar System sized so you can walk through it at the speed of light. SpaceTime Park is located in New Braunfels, TX. Go to www.SpaceTimePark.com for more information.
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  • Toby the Crane to the Rescue

    Peter Allan, Jake Below, Kathleen Allan

    language (Allan Industries, Inc, Dec. 22, 2015)
    Toby the Crane learns the importance of helping others and of working carefully and safely.
  • Alacrity: The Journey of Self-Improvement, Well-Being, and Personal Transformation from the Hardships Faced by Famous People. Motivational biographies included.

    Rodney van Royden

    language (VR Industries, Aug. 2, 2017)
    Alacrity: motivational biographiesHave you ever wondered why rock bottom is a devastating destination for some and a timely trampoline for others? Why some succeed in the pursuit of their passionate proclivities and others don’t? Why diversity is a natural benefit – not a burden – for society?Allow this book to remind you of real power; of real strength; of real meaning: your human spirit! Appreciate yourself more by sharing the rocky road trip that many stars have travelled. Behold the bumpy road of life for all of us. Learn about others to better understand your own life. Further reinforce that you are an integral part of the quality of the life you experience within and around you. You are important. You are essential. You enrich our collective culture. Our purpose is bigger than ourselves.Enjoy the eclectic assortment of 80 unofficial profiles, spanning the last six hundred years. Sports stars, entrepreneurs, musicians, artists, actors, authors, and all-rounders. ‘Stars’ struggling alone in the darkness of their doubts before they could shine brightly; beautiful flowers hidden as basic bulbs until they bloomed; people turning ‘disabilities’ into super abilities; and a person even going from being homeless (twice) to becoming a billionaire. Reading these stories will reveal that your emotional experiences are shared, as you savour many ‘wow – I never realized!’ epiphanies. We all carry within us similar capability to triumph and to inspire. Amidst the light-hearted humour and factual trivia within this book, are also discussion topics for you to share.Drowning in a deluge of data? The pervasive proliferation of computers has brought the external material world into full focus. We take selfies of our physical appearance, but how many of us stop to take emotional, mental, and spiritual selfies. Whilst building empathy and awareness by examining other’s lives, let’s join together to take stock of our own wellbeing to recognise that how we feel is merely a moment in time. A snapshot in anyone’s life does not represent our full existence. Our journey – together – is so much more!What is in the book?--------------------------------To aid you in your journey, buy some Alacrity – Your own keepsake positivity book of 842 pages with many more beautiful images and inspiring profiles. -The book contains:1.80 researched biographies2.Inspirational quotes and affirmations from people profiled.3.Fun trivia 4.Thought provoking and engaging discussion questions.5.My personal philosophies that give us hope for a better future.
  • My Sister Makes Me Laugh

    Amy Toms, Sara Toms

    Paperback (RLT Industries, Inc., July 31, 2010)
    The heartwarming tale of one special evening, as two girls who share a bedroom struggle with the problem of not being sleepy at bedtime. This story is told by Amy, five years old, and illustrated by her big sister Sara, age seven, with minimal help from their daddy. In this story, the older sister can't resist jumping on her little sister's bed and tickling her. It doesn't take long for daddy to put an end to this, and tell them to stay in their own beds. But the two sisters quickly realize they can do as they're told, and still throw things at each other. The thing they decide to throw is underwear, and when one pair lands on Amy's head, they both end up laughing uncontrollably. For more information, please visit www.MySisterMakesMeLaugh.com
  • My Sister Makes Me Laugh

    Amy Toms, Ron L Toms, Sara Toms

    Hardcover (RLT Industries, Inc., July 31, 2010)
    The heartwarming tale of one special evening, as two girls who share a bedroom struggle with the problem of not being sleepy at bedtime. This story is told by Amy, five years old, and illustrated by her big sister Sara, age seven, with minimal help from their daddy. In this story, the older sister can't resist jumping on her little sister's bed and tickling her. It doesn't take long for daddy to put an end to this, and tell them to stay in their own beds. But the two sisters quickly realize they can do as they're told, and still throw things at each other. The thing they decide to throw is underwear, and when one pair lands on Amy's head, they both end up laughing uncontrollably. For more information, please visit www.MySisterMakesMeLaugh.com
  • The World Rift

    Steven VS

    language (VS Industries, Nov. 27, 2015)
    When they come for him fourteen year old Adam Shepard knows they are led by the same shadowy organization who murdered his father. Chosen as a sacrifice to locate the source of unlimited power, the World Rift, Adam defies odds by surviving his thrust across parallel worlds. Awakening on a new world entirely, a fearsome power triggered within him, Adam must rally the other survivors to find a way home. Determined to bring his father’s killer to justice, Adam is the only one left to stand against them and their plan to break the World Rift, unleashing the evil chained beneath
  • the Olet Story of Moses: The Plagues on Egypt: based on Exodus chapters 2 through 12

    Lea Frazier, K. Leigh Beeson

    language (Deva Industries, Inc., May 29, 2015)
    Using her creative and unique Olet characters, Lea Frazier brings to life the story of Moses and the Plagues on Egypt in a way no other author/illustrator has. From the plight of slavery of the Hebrew people, through the plagues leading up to their exodus from Egypt, the author provides a simple, graphical rendition of this amazing Bible story for the reading pleasure of young and old alike. The Olet Story of Moses: The Plagues on Egypt, is one in a series of the Olet Bible Stories that are being brought to life through the unique artistry of Lea Frazier.
  • The Kingdom Lights

    Steven VS

    language (VS Industries, Jan. 2, 2016)
    In a world where cities float, airships sail the skies and mythical creatures are summoned in a pinch…Celes Vale is distinctly average. Living in the shadow of his talented cousin, his powerful aunt and uncle, Celes is resigned to his future of soot, factories and well, more soot.But on the night of his twelfth birthday everything changes. A blinding light, a whispered voice and in an instant Celes becomes the first ordinary child in all of history to develop magic, sending him on a fast track ticket to Gardarel, the greatest of the floating cities.Though some welcome Celes others want the dirt-ridden up-start off their city – preferably head first. Nowhere is this clearer than in beautiful and haughty Lady Ban and her sneering nephew Marcus Blackwood. But Blackwood, with his gang of goons and unimaginative one-liners, is soon the least of Celes’s problems.With a little magic and a lot of detective work, Celes unravels the dark truth behind Lady Ban’s prim, perfect smile – an alliance to the villainous Wardens and the masked man who leads them. But in his bid to expose Lady Ban, Celes unwittingly stumbles on to an even darker conspiracy – the complete destruction of Gardarel itself.
  • the Olet Story of Naaman: based on Second Kings Chapter Five

    Virginia Frazier

    language (Deva Industries, Inc., June 8, 2015)
    Using her creative and unique Olet characters, Lea Frazier brings to life the story of Naaman in a way no other author/illustrator has. As we are told in Second Kings, Chapter Five of the Bible, Naaman was a captain of the Aramean army who had a skin disease (leprosy). He goes to the prophet Elisha of Israel who cures him of his disease by having him wash in the Jordan river seven times. The prophet refuses to accept any payment for providing the cure because it was done in the service of God. But Elisha’s greedy servant, Gehazi, runs after Naaman and demands payment instead. Elisha sees what Gehazi does and punishes him by inflicting the skin disease upon him and his family forever.The Olet Story of Naaman is 2nd in a series of the Olet Bible Stories that are being brought to life through the unique artistry of Lea Frazier.
  • the Olet Christmas Story: based on the gospels of Luke and Matthew

    Virginia Frazier

    language (Deva Industries, Inc., June 7, 2015)
    Using her creative and unique Olet characters, Lea Frazier brings to life the Christmas Story in a way no other author/illustrator has. The angel Gabriel informs Mary that she will give birth to God’s son Jesus. When Mary tells her fiancé Joseph, he becomes upset. But Gabriel appears to Joseph in a dream and tells him that all is OK, Mary’s baby is the son of God. So Mary and Joseph get married. When Mary is heavy with child, she and Joseph must travel to Bethlehem for a census. Unable to find lodgings there, they sleep in a stable where Mary gives birth to the baby Jesus. Angels announce the birth to shepherds, who come to worship the child. Wise men from afar also come bearing gifts and are guided to the child by a star. And so it was that the first Christmas came to be.The Olet Christmas Story is 1st in a series of the Olet Bible Stories that are being brought to life through the unique artistry of Lea Frazier.
  • the Olet Story of Moses: The Plagues on Egypt: based on Exodus chapters 2 through 12

    Lea Frazier

    Paperback (Deva Industries, Inc., May 29, 2015)
    Using her creative and unique Olet characters, Lea Frazier brings to life the story of Moses and the Plagues on Egypt in a way no other author/illustrator has. From the plight of slavery of the Hebrew people, through the plagues leading up to their exodus from Egypt, the author provides a simple, graphical rendition of this amazing Bible story for the reading pleasure of young and old alike. The Olet Story of Moses: The Plagues on Egypt, is 3rd in a series of the Olet Bible Stories that are being brought to life through the unique artistry of Lea Frazier.