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  Southern Arabia

  Theodore Bent

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  Southern Arabia recounts a threatening four-month journey into North Eastern Ethiopia by the Bents. These brave travelers were the first to travel without disguise in a region where Westerners had formerly been fortunate to escape with their lives. (Summary by Woolly Bee)

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  Life in Medieval Europe - Fact...

  Danièle Cybulskie

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  “A lovely, witty treasure trove of a book, spilling over with historical gems . . . a very human history: sometimes weird, always wonderful.” —Dan Jones, New York Times-bestselling author   Have you ever found yourself watching a show or reading a novel and wondering what life was really like in the Middle Ages? What did people actually eat? Were they really filthy? And did they ever get to marry for love?   In Life in Medieval Europe: Fact and Fiction, you’ll find fast and fun answers to all your secret questions, from eating and drinking to sex and love. Find out whether people bathed, what they did when they got sick, and what actually happened to people accused of crimes. Learn about medieval table manners, tournaments, and toothpaste, and find out if people really did poop in the moat.   “To say that this book was fun to read would be an understatement. Cybulskie’s knowledge radiates in every page of this short book . . . It was educational and entertaining all at the same time. Simply a wonderful resource for novice medievalists and writers of historical fiction and nonfiction alike.” —Adventures of a Tudor Nerd   “All in all, this is an excellent book to put to bed many of the myths surrounding medieval existence that persist in the popular imagination. Easy to read and well worth the time to read it. I highly recommend this book if you want to get a mostly unbiased view of medieval life.” —Battles and Book Reviews

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  Gardening Basics Bundle: 2 in 1...

  R.S. Rusbot, Carmen Ellis

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  Gardening Basics Bundle: 2 in 1 Bundle, The BackyardHomestead, and Gardening Basics for DummiesMany people get into gardening for different reasons. Some are just gardening as a hobby whilesome consider it their life's passion. Some choose the garden because they want to make surethey have control of the type of food they are feeding their families. Some of the products youbuy in the market today are often commercially grown and cultivated in greenhouses with theuse of different chemicals and pesticides.That’s why more families have decided to grow their own organic garden. Knowing that the foodyou put on the table is safe is not the only benefit you get from growing an organic garden. Youwill considerably lessen your grocery bill and gardening is a fun way to exercise and spend timeunder the sun. This bundle will teach you all the information you need about starting your ownorganic garden.This 2 in 1 bundle includes the following audiobooks:1. The Backyard Homestead: The Ultimate Guide to Organic Gardening for Beginners,Discover All The Essential Information About Growing Your Own Organic Garden2. Gardening Basics for Dummies: The Ultimate Guide to Organic Gardening ForBeginners, Discover All the Important Information and Useful Tips You Need Before YouStart Your Own Organic GardenGet your copy of the Gardening Basics 2 in 1 Bundle today!

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  Uncommon Friends - Keeping...

  Grazyna Witkowska

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  Ask not what your chickens can do for you; ask what you can do for your chickens. 
  Gone are the days when chickens were merely egg-layers. Now more than ever they are rightly being seen as cherished pets, uncommon friends, and even spiritual companions! This humorous and insightful book is a hybrid between a memoir and ‘how to’ manual, a whimsical tour of discovery that reveals the magic of backyard chickens.  
  Who would expect chickens to have it all: family squabbles, abiding loyalty, the joys of new life, the heartbreak of loss? This book will challenge the old ideas of chickens as egg producers and introduce us to the vibrant social and spiritual life of chickens. Along the way, you’ll learn how to tend your own flock right in your backyard. You might even find yourself reflecting on your own relationships – with animals, with other people, and with yourself.   
  If you want to provide the best environment for your chickens, if you are game to grow as a person, and if you long to see more beauty in the world, this book is for you. But be warned, it may make you fall in love with chickens and become an unrepentant chicken enthusiast. 
  References and extra information at UncommonFriends.net 
  Do note, the book focuses on the chicken experiences in Australia. While some solutions may vary depending on the climate, the principles are clear and applicable to all environments and chicken breeds.

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  Food Guide for War Service at Home

  Katherine Blunt

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  The long war has brought hunger to Europe; some of her peoples stand constantly face to face with starvation. To meet all this great food need in Europe-and meeting it is an imperative military necessity-we must be very careful and economical in our food use here at home. We must eat less; we must waste nothing; we must equalize the distribution of what food we may retain for ourselves; we must prevent extortion and profiteering which make prices so high that the poor cannot buy the food they actually need; and we must try to produce more food. For all this there is needed a food education" of all our people. For the purpose of diffusing this information this little book has been prepared under the direction of the Food Administration. By following the suggestions for food conservation herein contained every one can render his country an important war service." (Summary excerpted from the Preface by Herbert Hoover)

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  The Grand Canyon Expedition

  John Wesley Powell

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  The geologist and explorer’s own account of his perilous venture into one of the last unmapped portions of the continental United States. 
   
  Join John Wesley Powell’s expedition to explore one of the Seven Wonders of the Natural World, and one of the last unmapped portions of the continental United States. Powell’s detailed descriptions of the rocks, plants, and animals seen in the canyon; the geography of the area; his team’s interactions with native groups; and dangers and mishaps along the trail allow readers to feel the thrill, the awe, and the humility of standing on the canyon’s edge. 
   
  After losing an arm in the Civil War, the young Powell took on an extraordinary challenge as he led a small team into this remarkable landscape. He would go on to become the director of the US Geological Survey and the Smithsonian, and is acknowledged today for his foresight on the importance of conserving natural resources—particularly water—as the nation rapidly expanded westward. 
   
  “Powell’s ideas powerfully shaped development of the West’s water supply.” —Scientific American  
   
  “He had entered the Grand Canyon as a pioneer, hoping that it could be exploited and settled, but the experience changed him. He realized that the presence of indigenous peoples, the landscape, water and ecosystems meant that it could not and should not be settled as the Eastern states had been. Now, as the Western states are threatened with a catastrophic water shortage, it is possible that he should be remembered not just as an explorer, but also as a prophet.” —BBC News Magazine

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