On one level a simple adventure story. The main character is ship-wrecked on an island. The novel also raises profound questions about moral and spiritual values, society, and man's abiding acquisitiveness.

Explains what a bulldozer can do, how its different parts work, and how the operator manipulates it from inside the cab.

Gives information about this machine by listing its working parts, describing its cab, and explaining how it is used throughout the world and how it is constructed.

Mr. Wong wants to sell his jeep but when people come to look at it and suggest some repairs, he decides to keep it.

Why does the groom break a glass in a Jewish wedding ceremony? Why isn't pork kosher? Why can't a person be half-Jewish? If you've ever asked or been asked any of these questions, The Jewish Book of Why has all the answers. In this complete, concise, fascinating, and thoroughly informative guide to Jewish life and tradition, Rabbi Alfred J. Kolatch clearly explains both the significance and the origin of nearly every symbol, custom, and practice known...