Rediscover the piano with this exciting collection of easy-to-learn piano solos. The Rusty Pianist combines beautiful arrangements of well-known piano favourites with exciting pieces by best-selling composer Pam Wedgwood, sure to get all rusty pianists playing again with ease. The pieces progress from late-elementary to intermediate level, ideal for returning players. With Pam’s unique commentary alongside each piece, her specially recorded demonstration tracks, and a handy Rusty Reminders insert to refer to whenever you play, you’ll have everything you need to get straight back into playing. “Whether you’re ‘rusty’, ‘returning’ or are just after some new repertoire to learn, these books are a must-have....These are the books which will stand the test of time. I would recommend these books without hesitation, and I’m sure they’ll become mainstays of my own teaching for years to come. David Barton, davidbartonmusic.co.uk, May 2022
"The Rusty Dusty" summarizes the development of the Great Northern Railway in Washington State, emphasizing the Wenatchee""Oroville route, their last significant branch there. The line brought modern mechanized transportation to eastern Chelan and Okanogan Counties, shipping ten thousand carloads of fruit to national markets in its best years. The volume also outlines Great Northern President James J. Hill's support of Wenatchee Valley irrigation projects.
The job is dead in the water - one bolt seized solid. You thought you'd finish in a day, but this has occupied your entire afternoon. You're cold, tired, bruised and frustrated. For me, it was a seized brake on my wife's hatchback. We didn't have the money for a garage bill, let alone a tow truck to take it there. I had to fix it, or sell at a loss. Then I'd have to face the second-hand car market and open a fresh can of worms.Road level components have a harsh life. Constantly caked with dust, mud, grit and road salt while exposed to water and enormous temperature changes. I'd bought a longer spanner (wrench), but I couldn't use the ring end because it fouled on other parts. All I'd done with the open crescent was remove 4 of the 6 corners from the bolt head. I had one chance left... No pressure. It was a toss-up between the pub and the Internet. Fortunately for me, I chose Internet. Use a long lever and a heavy friend: been there, and didn't need the friend Heat was a non-starter because of brake pipes and ABS wires.Use an impact wrench? There was no room for a socket. Several searches later, several pages down, I found an interesting answer, and it worked. That got me thinking. I'd written a couple of books in crowded genres, and sales had been poor. Was there a book of tips, tricks and tools to free nuts, bolts and screws? There was not. So I wrote this one. The research was an absolute joy. New tool designs reduce the chance of damage to nuts, bolt heads and screws. If things go wrong, there are clever tools to engage rounded off or gouged out heads. There are even special tools and techniques to extract sheared shafts and repair damaged threads. Finally, were myths to bust, poor advice to filter out, and misunderstandings to clarify. This was all music to the ears of a non-fiction writer. So it's all in here, organised for quick reference. It opens with a process which works in order of increasing aggression to lessen risk to you and whatever you're fixing. Reuse more original, possibly rare or even irreplaceable, parts and panels. Avoid delays waiting for replacement parts and save some money into the bargain. What was it that freed the bolt from my wife's car? I won't be cruel and tell you to buy my book to find out. It was a freeze spray. They shrink the fastener, cracking the rust. This creates a sliver of space for the lubricant in the spray to seep into. I didn't know such a thing existed until adversity taught me. I wish you luck fixing whatever brought you here - happy trails Chas Newport, Somerset, UK. Autumn 2021
When the heavens open up and unleash torrid amounts of rain, poor Mollie Button realizes that she has a hole in her shoe The local bus has broke down, so she decides to make the journey home on foot where she encounters the strange and eccentric Abacus Shin. A ride is offered, but not in any type of motor vehicle as he s riding a rusty old tricycle. As the two adventurers set off at pedal pace, young Miss Button suddenly notices that they are actually flying. The first port of call is the moon, which is made of cheese, where they encounter an inter-galactic agent on a course for earth who is partial to a ham sandwich. The intrepid duo are then captured by a megalomaniac monkey who wants to conquer the Universe. It is here that Mollie meets a young female by the name of Quill and together they rescue Mr Shin. Forces gather to defeat the crazed General Zep. Amongst them, the slightly crazy himself, Nickel Colorado, an alien obsessed with America s Wild West. As the space battle looms, Mollie learns that there s more to Abacus Shin than just a doddery old fool and star polisher. She also thinks, several times, that all she wanted to do, was to get home and see if grandma was well and maybe she should have kept on foot.
From Germany To The Valley Of Silver - Two men in one small town, a bad boy and a rancher, send away for a mail order bride; the only problem is -- one woman arrives on the train a few weeks later. A rivalry develops between the younger and older man and the gorgeous, talented, and cultured mail order bride from Germany. From France To The Other Side Of Paradise - A Frenchwoman makes a long and arduous journey to a small town in California. When she arrives, her journey is not complete and the trek to her future husband is as dangerous as the much longer one across the ocean and across America. Her fianc is a mysterious man but it's the ultimate surprise, which he springs on her, that shakes her to the core. One Leg, One Arm, One Heart - A woman from England, missing an arm because of a birth defect, takes a chance on love to go out west and possibly marry a man with one leg. The only problem is she hasn't told her future husband about her arm. He rejects her and she decides to help others by making them limb replacements, but her heart is heavy from the loss of a potential husband who she grew to love through their letters. I Need You To Be My Hands - A woman who lost her legs in the Civil War decides to take a chance and become a mail order bride to a doctor in Wichita. There's much adversity to overcome in the rough town, what with rowdy elections and drunken cowboys, but through it all she grows closer to her husband while he becomes a famous forward-thinking doctor, and even designs a better working set of legs for his beloved wife. After overcoming adversity their entire lives, the medical couple don't know if they can overcome the challenges facing them, as they grow old together.
Old Rusty Daniel is about a elevator who faces a lot of obstacles, trials and tribulations and bullying from his brother Robin. Old Rusty Daniel is old and rusty so no one wanted to use him. Many of his sisters and brothers would encourage him while some would try to bring him down, discourage and laugh at him. The best part about this story is Old Rusty Daniel has relationship with God. He believes in God. He believes in prayer. He has confidence that God has a plan for his life. He believes God will answer his prayers. Guess what happens next? God blesses Old Rusty Daniel in make him the greatest elevator in the hotel. No matter what it looks like God is around the corner do not give up remain steady in the Lord.
Metal rusts. One only has to look at an iron structure not protected in some way. This story relates to a front gate which has been standing in front of a house for over one hundred years. In its time it has watched different people pass by, witnessed minor events and major events such as wars. It has seen a whole kaleidoscope of happiness and sadness, together with celebrations and reunions which make the world what it is. Unfortunately, it was now in trouble, attacked by rust and losing the wooden post to which it was attached. Would it be repaired? Would it survive or become scrap only to be melted down never to be a gate again?
Poor Little Rusty Tractor, she had been left in the shed for years. All she wished for was to be useful again just like her friend Big Green Tractor. Then one special day in spring her dreams came true.
