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Tsukuru Tazaki had four best friends at school. By chance all of their names contained a colour. The two boys were called Akamatsu, meaning 'red pine', and Oumi, 'blue sea', while the girls' names were Shirane, 'white root', and Kurono, 'black field'. Tazaki was the only last name with no colour in it. One day Tsukuru Tazaki's friends announced that they didn't want to see him, or talk to him, ever again. Since that day Tsukuru has been floating...
2) Casey Jones
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Presents the life story of John Luther Jones, an American railroad engineer whose death was celebrated in the ballad Casey Jones, which made him a folk hero.
4) Casey Jones
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Even as a boy, Casey Jones was fascinated by trains. He grew up to become a train engineer, famous for his record-setting arrival times and heroic deeds. This little known figure of American history died while trying to stop a speeding train, an act that became part of his already impressive legend. The engaging volume uses a graphic novel-style format to draw in readers and delineate information. While the design will entice browsers, the time line,...
5) Casey Jones
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Retells the true story of Casey Jones, the engineer who always brought his train in on time.
6) Casey Jones
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The life of the railroad engineer, famous for always bringing his train in on time, and whose last ride on the Cannonball Express inspired the well-known ballad.
7) True heart
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At the turn of the century, a young woman who works on the railroad accomplishes her yearning ambition to become an engineer when a male engineer is injured and can't drive his train.
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"For people connected to the railroad in some way, "The Life and Times of a Railroad Engineer" is just the ticket to give you the perspective of a railroad engineer with many years of service. A born storyteller with a memory for detail, he decided to write the book after he retired with 42 years of railroading under his belt. He has gathered facts and figures and illustrations as well as stories of some of the people who worked on the railroad with...
10) Rails & ties
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Making a desperate, split-second decision, railroad engineer Tom Stark allows his train to crash into a car parked on the tracks. The young boy whose mother was killed in the accident soon develops an unusual bond with Tom.