The Minnesota Book of Skills

The Minnesota Book of Skills
Author: Chris Niskanen
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
Total Pages: 361
Release: 2012
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0873518845

Minnesotans are a highly skilled bunch, whether pursuing traditional activities like wild ricing and pickling, or tastefully displaying taxidermy, or selecting the right fishing bait. Skills particularly appropriate to Minnesota-- such as creating seed art or baking a Bundt cake--may be fully on display at the state fair, a prime opportunity to join with neighbors in celebrating our many talents. The Minnesota Book of Skills brings to life the basic know-how that makes us uniquely Minnesotan. Seasonal tips like how to gracefully exit a ski lift mingle with skills your grandparents knew well, such as what to forage for while on a hike. How soon is too soon to bring a child to the Boundary Waters or set her up on hockey skates? The answers are here. Maybe you'll never carve an ice sculpture or build your own coffin--but isn't it comforting to know that one handy book offers just the guidance you'll need?

Sacred Sites of Minnesota

Sacred Sites of Minnesota
Author: John-Brian Paprock
Publisher: Big Earth Publishing
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2004
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781931599269

For the traveler seeking to find the spirit--however he or she chooses to define that term--Minnesota is blessed with a large number of sacred sites, many of which are unique. This book profiles approximately 350 sites, including retreat centers, churches, temples, cemeteries, and effigy mounds. Learn about each site's history, uniqueness, aesthetic beauty, and awe. Specific location and contact information is also included.

The Big Book of Maker Skills

The Big Book of Maker Skills
Author: Chris Hackett
Publisher: Weldon Owen International
Total Pages: 562
Release: 2014-11-04
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1681881616

This ultimate guide for tech makers covers everything from hand tools to robots plus essential techniques for completing almost any DIY project. Makers, get ready: This is your must-have guide to taking your DIY projects to the next level. Legendary fabricator and alternative engineer Chris Hackett teams up with the editors of Popular Science to offer detailed instruction on everything from basic wood- and metalworking skills to 3D printing and laser-cutting wizardry. Hackett also explains the entrepreneurial and crowd-sourcing tactics needed to transform your back-of-the-envelope idea into a gleaming finished product. In The Big Book of Maker Skills, readers learn tried-and-true techniques from the shop classes of yore—how to use a metal lathe, or pick the perfect drill bit or saw—and get introduced to a whole new world of modern manufacturing technologies, like using CAD software, printing circuits, and more. Step-by-step illustrations, helpful diagrams, and exceptional photography make this book an easy-to-follow guide to getting your project done.

Survival Skills of Native California

Survival Skills of Native California
Author: Paul Campbell
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
Total Pages: 466
Release: 1999
Genre: Indians of North America
ISBN: 9780879059217

Author Paul Campbell reveals the knowledge he has spent 20 years learning and reproducing from California natives. Included are sections on the basic skills of survival, the tools of gathering and food preparation, and the implements of household and personal necessity, as well as the arts of hunting and fishing. Sample topics include: shelter; greens, beans, flowers and other vegetables; meat preparation; how to make and shoot an Indian bow.--From publisher description.

Volleyball Skills & Drills

Volleyball Skills & Drills
Author: Kinda Lenberg
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2006
Genre: Volleyball
ISBN: 9780736058629

Eleven of the nation's top coaches from the American Volleyball Coaches Association share the insight that helps build championship teams and Olympians. More than 90 drills reinforce instruction and help players advance.

Minnesota Bug Hunt

Minnesota Bug Hunt
Author: Bruce Giebink
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780873518659

Join Bruce the Bug Guy on a hunt for the most interesting insects in Minnesota--through the forest, across the prairie, and even in your own backyard.

C Is for Camping

C Is for Camping
Author: Greg Paprocki
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2020-07-28
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1423657586

Introduce your toddler to camping with this colorful alphabet primer featuring themes from the great outdoors. An engaging collection of 26 illustrations featuring campground favorites from Campfires and Hammocks to S’mores and Wildlife. Illustrator Greg Paprocki’s popular BabyLit alphabet board books feature his classically retro midcentury art style that’s proven to be a hit with both toddlers and adults. Discover new details in each illustration with every successive reading. Greg Paprocki works full-time as an illustrator and book designer. He has illustrated several Curious George books, as well as previous books in the Little Leonardo series, the BabyLit alphabet book series, and The Big Book of Superheroes for Gibbs Smith. He resides in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Vital Skills

Vital Skills
Author: Kathleen C. Straker
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Study Aids
ISBN: 9780979847509

If you are looking for a systematic approach to your studies, look no further. The authors of Vital Skillsare study skills experts who have researched and tested the strategies taught in this book. Vital Skills will teach you how to: plan and manage your time; get the most out of lectures; organize your notes; improve your long-term memory; reduce test anxiety; prepare for exams. Vital Skills contains exactly what you need to know and do to achieve academic success!

Ron Schara's Minnesota Fishing Guide

Ron Schara's Minnesota Fishing Guide
Author: Ron Schara
Publisher:
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2003
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780972650441

In this exceptional guide to fishing in Minnesota, beloved outdoorsman, Ron Schara gives tips that are useful for the beginner as well as experienced anglers. Host of ESPN's "Backroads with Ron & Raven;" KARE 11's "Minnesota Bound;" and "The Call of the Wild" on The Outdoor Channel; Ron is widely recognized as an expert fisherman and outdoorsman. The book contains useful how-to information and the ONLY hard copy of vital Minnesota DNR lake statistics. Full color throughout, plus photography that is breathtaking and informational.