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Civilian into Soldier - A Novel Of The Great War. By John A. Lee. Originally published in 1937. A fictionalised but autobiographical account of a New Zealand man's fighting role in the fighting of World War I, written by a man who became a political force in a post-war New Zealand. Contents Include Sling Insubordination Hel-Fire for Orators-Klink Not so tough after all The road to Estaples Estaples War Logic About it and about Arrival Fatigue ...

Originally published in 1917, this is a wonderful early work on beekeeping and contains much information and many photos. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artworkContents Include Beekeeping As An Occupation How The C...

Originally published in the 1900s, this is a delightful collection of quirky, yet learned, articles on anmals and nature, that were written for the pages of Country Life, The Times and The New Statesman amongst others. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern ed...

Originally published in 1913, this is a wonderfully detailed and simple guide to, first, growing and then cooking your own vegetables. A hugely useful tome for the kitchen gardener, written with simple, easy to follow instructions and hints and tips. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in aff...

This vintage book is an extensive guide to marionettes and puppets, being a manual to design, construction, and performing. Profusely illustrated and including complete, step-by-step instructions, this volume will appeal to those with a practical interest in puppetry, and it would make for a fantastic addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: "By Way of Introduction", "Puppetry In Foreign Countries", "The Stage", "Scener...

Originally published around 1900, this is an exhaustively detailed guide to cabinet making and woodwork for the amateur craftsmen. It contains hundreds of diagrams and illustrations and clear, simple instructions for many, many projects. An excellent book, featuring vintage techniques of master craftsmen. Contents Include The Carpenter's Bench Tools and Their Selection Hints About Wood Hints About Glue An Easily Made Four o' Clock Tea Table An...

Originally published in 1913, this is a wonderfully detailed guide for the making of all types of sweets, candies, toffees, fudges, chocolates and many more. Full of detailed, easy to follow recipes, including many delicacies not often seen nowadays, this is both a vintage cookery classic and a useful manual for anyone with a sweet tooth. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scar...

Wherein the gardener learns how to grow vegetables and the housewife how to cook them". Originally published in 1937, this is a wonderfully detailed and simple guide to, first, growing and then cooking your own vegetables. A hugely useful tome for the kitchen gardener, written with simple, easy to follow instructions and hints and tips. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce...

Originally published in 1930, this is a wonderfully detailed look at the history of the Sailing Ship in the nineteenth century. Packed with photos and anecdotes, every major ship and Captain of the day is examined in depth. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, mode...

Written in the 1970s, the author's African stories have lost none of their charm, immediacy and powers of transformation." "Immersing himself in the everyday life of natives and immigrants, men and women of all walks of life, Kupelian was exposed to the primal energies, the ancient customs and superstitions that dominated as much the virgin forests as the fast, sprawling urban jungles. Kupelian's first three collections of short stories form a...

Readers will experience homesteading in Canada's west, poverty during the Depression years, education in a one-room country school, the far-reaching effects of W.W. ll, including internment in Canada.

An absorbing memoir of convent life, dodging bombs in London in WWII, adventures in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, emigration to Canada, then the US, and subsequent retirement in Canada.

An outstanding collection of original essays, most published here for the first time, With Passion and Compassion provides the outlines of the common struggle of Third World women to forge their own, liberative theology. Protestant and Catholic, these women from Asia, Africa, and Latin America explore the question of what it means to be a Christian, and a woman, in the Third World. The contributors to With Passion and Compassion address tradit...

The six books in the 'Maths Problem Solving' series have been written for teachers to use during the numeracy lesson. They cover the 'solving problems' objectives from the numeracy framework. There is one book for each year group. The Year 6 book contains clear photocopiable resources organized into three chapters, Making decisions, Reasoning about numbers or shapes, Problems involving 'real life', and money or measures. Each chapter conta...

Why must billions of people die in a short period of time (a decade or less)? What are some of the terrors that await mankind?

Egal ob an einer deutschen Präsenzbörse, in Xetra oder außerbörslich mit einem namhaften Emittenten, Sie können viel Geld mit dem Optionsscheinhandel verdienen, wenn man weiß, wie es geht. Der Experte Jay Kaeppel hat deshalb aus den häufi gsten Fehlern die vier gravierendsten herausgesucht. Er erklärt verständlich und anschaulich, wie man sie umgehen kann und somit erfolgreich mit Optionen handelt. Dieses Buch sollte jeder Trader beim Handeln...

This book presents a set of critical engagements by writers from a variety of disciplines with the work of noted anthropologist Talal Asad.

Meet Mulligan, a puppy who is adopted and moves to another state. Follow his adventures as he makes new friends, as he discovers the computer and begins emailing "cousins" and new friends, as he goes to work to make dog food money and goes on his first sleepover with a cat named Kabuki. And learn how he gets his nickname, "Pistol." A must read for children who love animals and who are making transitions in their own lives.

physicians and infectious diseases specialists in the control of microbial bioterrorism.

The war in Sinai & Palestine from the irrepressible viewpoint of the Camel Soldiers - There are few accounts of the exploits of the Imperial Camel Corps but 'The Fighting Cameliers' has the distinction of being written in an easy going immediate style full of incident, dialogue and action that brings the soldiers that comprised this unique fighting force into sharp relief. Written primarily from an Australian perspective with all its resilienc...