Volume II picks up where Volume I left off and includes original research, extensive images and patent drawings for the 2nd year of the Leadhead's Pencil Blog, covering "The Big Four" of pencils - Wahl Eversharp, Eagle, Autopoint and Sheaffer. Full color interior, includes hundreds of images and illustrations.

WELCOME TO THE END OF THE WORLD! Disease-K has decimated the world leaving its victims shambling homicidal maniacs. And nestled along the warm Gulf waters sits Gulf Shores...the last outpost of civilization. With looters and thieves preying on the shocked survivors, it's up to the retirees and bank tellers, phone repairmen and charterboat captains to put the town back together. THE SHADOWS ARE GATHERING OUTSIDE OF TOWN! There, in the sands and marshes of the Gulf of Mexico, the citizens of Gulf Shores along with scattered military units, a downed Air Force pilot, and a lone Coast Guard cutter form the last line of defense against the amassing horde of the infected marching its way toward the sea destroying what's left of humanity along the way. As summer gives way to the fall and the cold winds blow off the sea, Gulf Shores draws the line and prepares to make the... THE LAST STAND ON ZOMBIE ISLAND!

F. Scott Fitzgerald named it, Louis Armstrong launched it, Paul Whiteman and Fletcher Henderson orchestrated it, and now Arnold Shaw chronicles this fabulous era in The Jazz Age. Spicing his account with lively anecdotes and inside stories, he describes the astonishing outpouring of significant musical innovations that emerged during the "Roaring Twenties"--including blues, jazz, band music, torch ballads, operettas and musicals--and sets them against the background of the Prohibition world of the Flapper.

Articles from 2021 about the history and collecting of American Mechanical Pencils, written against the backdrop of an American society in crisis.

A comprehensive history of Autopoint, one of America's most prolific manufacturers of mechanical pencils

*NOW A HIT TV SERIES* Meet Dot in this debut picture book by CEO and founder of Zuckerberg Media, editor-in-chief of Dot Complicated, and former Marketing Director of Facebook, Randi Zuckerberg! Dot's a spunky little girl well versed in electronic devices—she’s a technophile. She knows how to tap . . . to swipe . . . to share . . . and she pays little attention to anything else. Dot's tech-savvy expertise, mingled with her resourceful imagination, proves Dot knows lots and lots. But will she be able to unplug for one second to tap…swipe…and share with her real-life friends? Find out in this wonderful story about the day when Dot sets off on an interactive adventure with the world surrounding her.

The Catalogue is a comprehensive guide to antique and vintage American Mechanical Pencils. In addition to articles detailing the history and varieties of pencils produced by more than 250 companies, the book includes a price guide and general articles on collecting, repair and restoration.