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The Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live It

The Complete Back-to-Basics Guide

By: John Seymour

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The Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live It

The Complete Back-to-Basics Guide

By: John Seymour

The Self Sufficient Life and How to Live It is the only book that teaches all the skills needed to live independently in harmony with the land harnessing natural forms of energy, raising crops and keeping livestock, preserving foodstuffs, making beer and wine, basketry, carpentry, weaving, and much more. Our 2003 edition included 150 new full-color illustrations and a special section in which John Seymour, the father of the back to basics movement, explains the philosophy of self-sufficiency and its power to transform lives and create communities. More relevant than ever in our high-tech world, The Self Sufficient Life and How to Live It is the ultimate practical guide for realists and dreamers alike.

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Penguin

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0744095840

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9780744095845

The New Self-Sufficient Gardnr

The Complete Illustrated Guide to Planning, Growing, Storing, and Preserving Your Own Garden Produce

By: John Seymour

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The New Self-Sufficient Gardnr

The Complete Illustrated Guide to Planning, Growing, Storing, and Preserving Your Own Garden Produce

By: John Seymour

This revised edition of an old favorite, first publishedin 1978, explains how to cultivate and preserve all types of fruit, herbs, and vegetables, in addition to instructions on keeping bees and raising chickens. Includes over 600 illustrations, many redrawn for the revised edition Contains information on drying, storing, and preserving fruits and vegetables Explains the “Deep Bed” method, critical to anyone with a tinyurban plotJohn Seymour authored over 40 books, including the DK’s best-selling Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency and The Forgotten Arts & Crafts. He died in the fall of 2004 at the age of 90.

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258

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Penguin

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0756652138

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9780756652135

Encyclopedia of Tudor England [3 volumes]

[3 volumes]

By: John A. Wagner,Susan Walters Schmid Ph.D.

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Encyclopedia of Tudor England [3 volumes]

[3 volumes]

By: John A. Wagner,Susan Walters Schmid Ph.D.

Authority and accessibility combine to bring the history and the drama of Tudor England to life. Almost 900 engaging entries cover the life and times of Henry VIII, Mary I, Elizabeth I, William Shakespeare, and much, much more. Written for high school students, college undergraduates, and public library patrons—indeed, for anyone interested in this important and colorful period—the three-volume Encyclopedia of Tudor England illuminates the era's most important people, events, ideas, movements, institutions, and publications. Concise, yet in-depth entries offer comprehensive coverage and an engaging mix of accessibility and authority. Chronologically, the encyclopedia spans the period from the accession of Henry VII in 1485 to the death of Elizabeth I in 1603. It also examines pre-Tudor people and topics that shaped the Tudor period, as well as individuals and events whose influence extended into the Jacobean period after 1603. Geographically, the encyclopedia covers England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland, and also Russia, Asia, America, and important states in continental Europe. Topics include: the English Reformation; the development of Parliament; the expansion of foreign trade; the beginnings of American exploration; the evolution of the nuclear family; and the flowering of English theater and poetry, culminating in the works of William Shakespeare.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1598842994

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9781598842999

The Adventures of Snout the Brown-Snout Pig

A Modern Fairytale Series

By: John D. Evans

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The Adventures of Snout the Brown-Snout Pig

A Modern Fairytale Series

By: John D. Evans

The story of the Three Little Pigs is famous, as is their victory over the Big Bad Wolf. But what if there was actually a fourth little pig who was never mentioned? Meet Snout, a brown-snout pig and the fourth sibling of the Three Little Pigs. Snout is lovable, wise, and courageous, but a series of wild adventures will put him to the test. He leaves home to find his way in the big, scary world. He goes to a farm and meets three blind field mice with big dreams. They want to become house mice, but a mean old farmer could stand in their way if Snout doesnt step in. Snout travels even further, though; he makes it to church, to the bank, and even to far off Hollywood! The Adventures of Snout the Brown-Snout Pig is a four-volume, sixteen-story collection of modern fairytales. Through these stories, children learn that nonviolence can be powerful, that strength does not lie in brute force, and that good can triumph over evil. Snout learns, too, as he grows from a little piggy into an adult pig, thanks to his many brave quests and colorful friends.

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581

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iUniverse

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1475999941

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9781475999945

Agents of Subversion

The Fate of John T. Downey and the CIA's Covert War in China

By: John P. Delury

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Agents of Subversion

The Fate of John T. Downey and the CIA's Covert War in China

By: John P. Delury

Agents of Subversion reconstructs the remarkable story of a botched mission into Manchuria, showing how it fit into a wider CIA campaign against Communist China and highlighting the intensity—and futility—of clandestine operations to overthrow Mao. In the winter of 1952, at the height of the Korean War, the CIA flew a covert mission into China to pick up an agent. Trained on a remote Pacific island, the agent belonged to an obscure anti-communist group known as the Third Force based out of Hong Kong. The exfiltration would fail disastrously, and one of the Americans on the mission, a recent Yale graduate named John T. Downey, ended up a prisoner of Mao Zedong's government for the next twenty years. Unraveling the truth behind decades of Cold War intrigue, John Delury documents the damage that this hidden foreign policy did to American political life. The US government kept the public in the dark about decades of covert activity directed against China, while Downey languished in a Beijing prison and his mother lobbied desperately for his release. Mining little-known Chinese sources, Delury sheds new light on Mao's campaigns to eliminate counterrevolutionaries and how the chairman of the Chinese Communist Party used captive spies in diplomacy with the West. Agents of Subversion is an innovative work of transnational history, and it demonstrates both how the Chinese Communist regime used the fear of special agents to tighten its grip on society and why intellectuals in Cold War America presciently worried that subversion abroad could lead to repression at home.

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Cornell University Press

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1501765981

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9781501765988

Broadway Musicals, 1943-2004

By: John Stewart

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Broadway Musicals, 1943-2004

By: John Stewart

On March 31, 1943, the musical Oklahoma! premiered and the modern era of the Broadway musical was born. Since that time, the theatres of Broadway have staged hundreds of musicals--some more noteworthy than others, but all in their own way a part of American theatre history. With more than 750 entries, this comprehensive reference work provides information on every musical produced on Broadway since Oklahoma's 1943 debut. Each entry begins with a brief synopsis of the show, followed by a three-part history: first, the pre-Broadway story of the show, including out-of-town try-outs and Broadway previews; next, the Broadway run itself, with dates, theatres, and cast and crew, including replacements, chorus and understudies, songs, gossip, and notes on reviews and awards; and finally, post-Broadway information with a detailed list of later notable productions, along with important reviews and awards.

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McFarland

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1476603294

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9781476603292

Room for Enjoyment

Memoir of a Design Merchant

By: John S. Elmo

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Room for Enjoyment

Memoir of a Design Merchant

By: John S. Elmo

Room For Enjoyment', is an enjoyable, fast-paced read. Set in 1976, it focuses on the daily workings of a New York City interior design office. Among other projects discussed, Eaton Downing is asked to design a palatial estate for Moses Abrams, a macho fifty-four year old businessman for his twenty-eight year old chorus girl bride, Dolly. The home will be called the 'Doll's House' and has to include eight bedrooms all executed in various period styles, and must be completed for an important Bastille Day party Moses plans to give for three hundred of his closest friends. Problems arise and Eaton worries if he will have time to complete by the assigned date. A love story involves Eaton and a couture friend, Leigh Beltor, who designs the period gowns Dolly will wear in the rooms. A surprise ending and a glossary of unfamiliar design term's makes it a perfect reading for anyone interested in interior decoration.

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195

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FriesenPress

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1770977856

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9781770977853

Pucker Street, the First 100 Years

A History of the Village of Marcellus

By: John P. Curtin

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Pucker Street, the First 100 Years

A History of the Village of Marcellus

By: John P. Curtin

This lively history of the Village of Marcellus, New York, covering 1853 to 1953, celebrates the life of the small American community as seen through historical records and newspaper accounts.

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Trafford Publishing

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1553957385

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9781553957386

A Hidden History of the Tower of London

England's Most Notorious Prisoners

By: John Paul Davis

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A Hidden History of the Tower of London

England's Most Notorious Prisoners

By: John Paul Davis

Famed as the ultimate penalty for traitors, heretics and royalty alike, being sent to the Tower is known to have been experienced by no less than 8,000 unfortunate souls. Many of those who were imprisoned in the Tower never returned to civilisation and those who did, often did so without their head! It is hardly surprising that the Tower has earned itself a reputation among the most infamous buildings on the planet. There have, of course, been other towers. Practically every castle ever built has consisted of at least one; indeed, even by the late 14th century, the Tower proudly boasted no less than 21\. Yet even as early as the 1100s, the effect that the first Tower had on the psyche of the local population was considerable. The sight of the dark four-pointed citadel – at the time the largest building in London – as it appeared against the backdrop of the expanding city gave rise to many legends, ranging from the exact circumstances of its creation to what went on within its strong walls. In ten centuries what once consisted of a solitary keep has developed into a complex castle around which the history of England has continuously evolved. So revered has it become that legend has it that should the Tower fall, so would the kingdom. Beginning with the early tales surrounding its creation, this book investigates the private life of an English icon. Concentrating on the Tower’s developing role throughout the centuries, not in terms of its physical expansion into a site of unique architectural majesty or many purposes but through the eyes of those who experienced its darker side, it pieces together the, often seldom-told, human story and how the fates of many of those who stayed within its walls contributed to its lasting effect on England’s – and later the UK’s – destiny. From ruthless traitors to unjustly killed Jesuits, vanished treasures to disappeared princes and jaded wives to star-crossed lovers, this book provides a raw and at times unsettling insight into its unsolved mysteries and the lot of its unfortunate victims, thus explaining how this once typical castle came to be the place we will always remember as THE TOWER.

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Pen and Sword History

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1526761793

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9781526761798

British Satire, 1785-1840, Volume 1

By: John Strachan,Steven E Jones

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British Satire, 1785-1840, Volume 1

By: John Strachan,Steven E Jones

This set offers a representitive collection of the verse satire of the Romantic period, published between the mid-1780s and the mid-1830s. As well as two single-author volumes, from William Gifford and Thomas Moore, there is also a wealth of rare, unedited material.

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Routledge

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1000712990

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9781000712995

Macnamara's Irish Colony and the United States Taking of California in 1846

By: John Fox

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Macnamara's Irish Colony and the United States Taking of California in 1846

By: John Fox

Images of Irish immigration often bring to mind Ellis Island and crowded Eastern ports. If Eugene Macnamara's planned Irish Colony in California had succeeded, however, we might have a very different view of the Irish in America. In 1844, Eugene Macnamara, an Irish priest with a shadowy history, began promoting his plan to create an Irish colony in California. With the first of the Potato Famines a year later, many Irish farmers had to seek a new life, and California seemed to be the answer. In both Washington and Mexico, Macnamara and his plan were viewed as suspicious, even dangerous, yet once the U.S. war with Mexico gained California for the United States, the priest and his plan were largely forgotten. Both period documents and new discoveries are used to flesh out the story of the California colonization project and the mysterious figure behind it. With illustrations, maps, and index, this book is a valuable resource for understanding American, Mexican, and Irish history--and a fascinating glimpse of the ways in which the past might have been different.

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McFarland

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0786406879

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9780786406876

Frozen in Time

Prehistoric Life in Antarctica

By: Jeffrey Stilwell,John Long

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Frozen in Time

Prehistoric Life in Antarctica

By: Jeffrey Stilwell,John Long

Presents a comprehensive overview of the fossil record of Antarctica framed within its changing environmental settings. Jeffrey Stilwell, Monash University; John Long, Australian palaentologist, currently at Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, USA.

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CSIRO PUBLISHING

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0643096353

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9780643096356

African American, Creole, and Other Vernacular Englishes in Education

A Bibliographic Resource

By: John R. Rickford

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African American, Creole, and Other Vernacular Englishes in Education

A Bibliographic Resource

By: John R. Rickford

This comprehensive bibliography provides more than 1600 references to publications from the past half century on education in relation to African American Vernacular English, English-based pidgins and creoles and other vernacula Englishes, with accompanying abstracts for many.

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Routledge

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0805860509

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Book's by John Seymour

The Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live It

The Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live It

The New Self-Sufficient Gardnr

The New Self-Sufficient Gardnr

Encyclopedia of Tudor England [3 volumes]

Encyclopedia of Tudor England [3 volumes]

The Adventures of Snout the Brown-Snout Pig

The Adventures of Snout the Brown-Snout Pig

Agents of Subversion

Agents of Subversion

Broadway Musicals, 1943-2004

Broadway Musicals, 1943-2004

Room for Enjoyment

Room for Enjoyment

Pucker Street, the First 100 Years

Pucker Street, the First 100 Years

A Hidden History of the Tower of London

A Hidden History of the Tower of London

British Satire, 1785-1840, Volume 1

British Satire, 1785-1840, Volume 1

Macnamara's Irish Colony and the United States Taking of California in 1846

Macnamara's Irish Colony and the United States Taking of California in 1846

Frozen in Time

Frozen in Time

African American, Creole, and Other Vernacular Englishes in Education

African American, Creole, and Other Vernacular Englishes in Education

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