Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The millstone industry The millstone industry Charles D. Hockensmith "Primarily based on archival research and brief accounts published in geological and historical volumes, it focuses on conglomerate, granite, flint, quartzite, gneiss, and sandstone quarries in diffe… OL13650732W
Toby's tightrope Toby's tightrope David Mitton Mavis, the new diesel engine, attempts to be a Really Useful Engine and almost causes Toby to plunge off a bridge. OL18304920W
Secrets in Prior's Ford Secrets in Prior's Ford Eve Houston There is consternation among the villagers of pretty Scottish borders town, Priors Ford, when a firm is interested in re-opening an old sandstone quarry. It'll be disruptive, noisy and dusty, despite… OL24156494W
The rock quarry book The rock quarry book Michael Kehoe A step-by-step description of preparing rock for building from digging it out of the ground to the final polishing. OL4304480W
The Bromeliad The Bromeliad Terry Pratchett After generations of existing in the human-sized world, a group of four-inch-high nomes discover their true nature and origin, with the help of a black square called the Thing. OL453886W