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This early work on poultry husbandry is a fascinating read for any
poultry enthusiast, but also contains much information that is
still useful and practical today. It will prove of much interest to
the amateur poultry keeper as well as those in the field of
agriculture. The contents are extensively illustrated with both
diagrams, text drawings and photographs. Contents Include: Origin
Of Fowl, Management, Breeding, Incubation, Rearing, Nutrition,
Culling and Selection, Diseases Of Poultry, Housing, The Egg, The
Moult, Ducks Geese, Turkeys, Heads and Eyes, and a Glossary of
Technical Terms. Many of the earliest books, particularly those
dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and
increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in
affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text
and artwork.
War, famine, and natural disasters.these are the signs of the times
that we live in. Today's headlines could have been pulled directly
from the book of Revelation in the Bible. The Bible predicted that
all of these events would occur in the years leading up to an event
commonly known as the Apocalypse. This is the event, prophesied in
the Bible, when Jesus Christ will return to earth and take all of
his Christian children back to Heaven with him. This event will
bring an end to life on earth as we now know it. Christians
worldwide are well aware of these facts and prophesies that predict
and foreshadow the end times; but, what about the non-Christians,
the non-believers? Whether you are a believer or not, this book
will point out and explain the signs of the end times that are so
prevalent today. It will answer the questions that many people ask
themselves; you will be made aware of not only what is going to
happen and how it's going to happen, but most importantly, when
it's going to happen. You will also learn what you need to do to
prepare yourself for this event. Don't worry, it's not too late,
there is still time for you to do what you need to do to prepare
yourself. This book is a last and final warning to mankind. The
evilness of mankind is what has brought us to this point in time.
Murder, mayhem, sexual perversion and other crime has taken us down
the road to ruin. There is another road, though. A good road and it
is possible to get on the good road before it's too late. This book
will paint a picture for you. It will paint a picture of the past,
a picture of the present and a picture of the future. This picture
will help you to understand where we are today in present timesand
what we need to do to prepare for the future. God is great and
wonderful, he has everything waiting for you and time is waiting
for you. I have been given a mission. My mission is to set the
record straight; the record and the writings of the Bible. I
believe some time in the y
The Smooth Fox Terrier - A Complete Anthology of the Dog gathers
together all the best early writing on the breed from our library
of scarce, out-of-print antiquarian books and documents and
reprints it in a quality, modern edition. This anthology includes
chapters taken from a comprehensive range of books, many of them
now rare and much sought-after works, all of them written by
renowned breed experts of their day. These books are treasure
troves of information about the breed - The physical points,
temperaments, and special abilities are given; celebrated dogs are
discussed and pictured; and the history of the breed and pedigrees
of famous champions are also provided. The contents were well
illustrated with numerous photographs of leading and famous dogs of
that era and these are all reproduced to the highest quality. Books
used include: My Dog And I by H. W. Huntington (1897), The Dog Book
by James Watson (1906), Hutchinson's Dog Encyclopaedia by Walter
Hutchinson (1935) and many others.
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Walden
(Hardcover)
Henry David Thoreau
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R719
Discovery Miles 7 190
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Walden is a timeless record of one man's inner journey in the great
outdoors. In 1845, Henry David Thoreau set out on a personal
experiment that was as simple as it was profound. For two years,
two months, and two days he would live apart from civilization,
both seeking a better way of life and a better understanding of the
life he left behind. He built a rudimentary cabin in some woodland
owned by his friend Ralph Waldo Emerson, and set about living
simply and independently. Walden is the record of his time in the
woods and the insights he gained while there. A highly readable
combination of philosophy, natural history, and autobiography,
Walden is widely regarded as one of the classics of American
literature.
Originally published in 1894 as part of the Live Stock Handbooks
series. The illustrated contents deal with every aspect of: The
Shire Horse - The Suffolk Horse - The Clydesdale - Breeding Heavy
Cart Horses - The London Work Horse - Farm Management of the Heavy
Horse - Diseases and Injuries etc. Many of the earliest equestrian
books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are
now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books
are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high
quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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Walking
(Hardcover)
Henry David Thoreau
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R655
Discovery Miles 6 550
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Walking, by Henry David Thoreau - Akasha Classics,
AkashaPublishing.Com - I wish to speak a word for Nature, for
absolute freedom and wildness, as contrasted with a freedom and
culture merely civil - to regard man as an inhabitant, or a part
and parcel of Nature, rather than a member of society. I wish to
make an extreme statement, if so I may make an emphatic one, for
there are enough champions of civilization: the minister and the
school committee and every one of you will take care of that. I
have met with but one or two persons in the course of my life who
understood the art of Walking, that is, of taking walks - who had a
genius, so to speak, for SAUNTERING, which word is beautifully
derived "from idle people who roved about the country, in the
Middle Ages, and asked charity, under pretense of going a la Sainte
Terre," to the Holy Land, till the children exclaimed, "There goes
a Sainte-Terrer," a Saunterer, a Holy-Lander. They who never go to
the Holy Land in their walks, as they pretend, are indeed mere
idlers and vagabonds; but they who do go there are saunterers in
the good sense, such as I mean. Some, however, would derive the
word from sans terre without land or a home, which, therefore, in
the good sense, will mean, having no particular home, but equally
at home everywhere. For this is the secret of successful
sauntering. He who sits still in a house all the time may be the
greatest vagrant of all; but the saunterer, in the good sense, is
no more vagrant than the meandering river, which is all the while
sedulously seeking the shortest course to the sea. But I prefer the
first, which, indeed, is the most probable derivation. For every
walk is a sort of crusade, preached by some Peter the Hermit in us,
to go forth and reconquer this Holy Land from the hands of the
Infidels.
A Journey Through Loves...First Love, Past Love, Present
Love...Death and Whimsical Poems, Serious Issues. Many are packed
with Tender Moments, Heart Break and Survival.. A Great Read for
all! Men Take Note, Try Reading some of these to your loved one..It
Works.. Best enjoyed over a glass of wine, with the fireplace
crackling in the background....
Your body is a magnificent living, self-healing ecosystem that is
under siege by toxic man-made chemicals. Our connection with nature
is being disrupted at the "quorum" cell language level of microbes
so we cannot maintain clean, healthy ecosystem functions.
Did you know that your cells are hardwired for superhealing at
the quorum cell level, a level ten times more powerful than stem
cells-and that the future of our victory over disease in this
dominant medical-profit system depends on your restoring the
ability of your cells to talk to one another?
Quorum Superhealing puts together a sober picture of how
man-made chemicals are disrupting quorum cell-to-cell communication
so you stay overweight, inflamed and sick.
Dr. Paul Yanick, who survived two nearly-fatal diseases,
reveals the shocking truth of how man-made pharmaceuticals and
chemicals shut down his kidneys at the age of twenty and evoked
near-fatal cancer. At the brink of death, he saved his life by
restoring the quorum language of cells. His terrifying experiences
became the catalyst for decades of research and this book which
tells an amazing story of how some of the worst, most-feared
diseases can be conquered by restoring quorum superhealing.
This is a step-by-step foundation gundog training course,
designed to teach a puppy right from the start, with kindness and
rewards, what is required of him for life.
Originally published in Germany in 1923. This is the English
edition translated by J. Schwabacher. Probably the most important
book ever published on this popular breed. The illustrated contents
include: The Shepherd dog and Herdsman s dog, their Origin and
Relationship The Nature and Service of the Shepherd Dog Breeding
Rearing Judging Training Kennels etc. Many of the earliest dog
books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are
now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Vintage Dog Books
are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high
quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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