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  Life at Full Tilt - The Selected...

  Ethel Crowley

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  Between these covers we follow in the slipstream of the indefatigable Irish travel writer Dervla Murphy (1931–2022). Here we find descriptions of her beloved Afghanistan from her 1963 masterpiece Full Tilt, with accounts from the Peruvian Andes, of bicycling in South and East Africa and most recently of the journeys she made in the troubled territories of Palestine and Israel, published when she was eighty-five. Editor Ethel Crowley has dug into the archive to unearth her first published journalism – about her cycle through Spain in 1956 when she was just twenty-four – and has selected extracts from each of the twenty-four books which were to follow. Dervla's style of travel, to go somewhere that interested her and see who she met, made for fresh encounters every day, recorded faithfully each evening in her journal. She read hungrily to prepare for these journeys and folded her learning seamlessly into her books. What shines through is her passionate engagement both with those she encountered and the injustices they faced, and her utter independence of mind.

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  Mastering Quilt Marking -...

  Pepper Cory

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  Everything you need to know about quilt marking all in one handy reference book, by the author of 65 Drunkard’s Path Quilt Designs. 
   
  Quilting stitches do more than hold the layers of quilt together—they add light, shadow, and dimension to create a two-sided work of art. This comprehensive reference on quilt marking is the result of Pepper Cory’s years of teaching quilt marking. Inside, you’ll learn: 
   
  • How to choose designs that complement and contrast with the quilt top 
   
  • All about marking tools 
   
  • How to make the quilt design match in the borders and corners, plus 10 ways to mark a border that do not involve matching 
   
  • How to make your own quilting stencils 
   
  • How to preserve a quilt design found on an old quilt 
   
  • Quilting from the judge’s point of view 
   
   
   
  Features photos of inspiring antique and newly-made quilts. 
   
  Praise for Mastering Quilt Marking 
   
  “Finally, a book that addresses the importance of quilting design in relation to the pieced surface. A must-read for quilters devoted to the art of quilting!” —Alex Anderson, quiltmaker, author, and television host of Simply Quilts 
   
  “Pepper is an expert on working with stencils and creating quilting designs that make quilt tops the best they can be. Reading this book is like being in her class.” —Harriet Hargrave, teacher, author, lecturer, and master machine quilter

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  The Backyard Homestead - The...

  R.S. Rusbot

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  The Backyard Homestead: The Ultimate Guide to Organic Gardening for Beginners, Discover All The Essential Information About Growing Your Own Organic Garden.More and more families are now deciding to grow their own organic garden. Due to all the news of harmful chemicals being used on the fruits and vegetables that we buy in the stores, the popularity of growing their own food has increased. Knowing that the food you put in the table is safe is not the only benefit you get from growing an organic garden. You will considerably lessen your grocery bill and gardening is a fun way to exercise and spend time under the sun. This audiobook will teach you all the information you need about starting your own organic garden.  You will learn which crops you can grow and how to maintain your garden. You will discover all the benefits from planting and eating your own produce.This audiobook will discuss the following topics:- Choose Your Location Carefully- Test Your Soil- Use Planters- Grow Based on Your Location- Think Outside The Box- Pick Your Crops- Clean Your Garden- Call In Reinforcements- Pairing and Timing- Extend Your Growing SeasonYou might think that growing your own organic garden is difficult but it is actually now. If your worry is you don't have any space to grow one, this audiobook has suggestions to fix that.If you want to increase your food supply while lowering your grocery bills and also have fun with tending your own garden, scroll up and click "add to cart" now.

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  Dories Ho! - Floating the...

  Matt Smith, Karen Smith

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  Travel with Matt and Karen as they float down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. In September 2016, they experienced the trip of a lifetime with fourteen friends and a crew of ten while traveling in wooden dories through the canyon. Dories, Ho! is a story of their adventure and discovery.Similar to their first travel memoir Dear Bob and Sue, this book is as much about their relationship as it is their fantastic trip. Matt and Karen's quirky writing style is both humorous and irreverent. It's fun, laugh out loud, and an easy listen.While not intended to be a traditional guidebook, anyone contemplating a river trip through the Grand Canyon will benefit from this firsthand account. Listeners will feel as if they've traveled with the authors on their journey to and through Grand Canyon National Park.If you are looking for a story that will make you laugh and inspire you to get out and see our incredible national parks, Dories, Ho! is for you.

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  Marijuana : Growing Marijuana -...

  Saul Silver

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  ✿GET HIGH NOW WITH THE BIGGEST AND SWEETEST OF BUDS✿ 
  The basics of growing Cannabis can be easily grasped by remembering that it is a plant. Growing Marijuana outdoors is just like growing any other plant outdoors. You just plant a seed in soil and let nature take its course. Plants are not particularly designed to develop indoors. However, due to Marijuana being an extremely controlled substance, and growing it is deemed illegal in most states, growing it indoors away from prying eyes is almost always necessary. Therefore, in order to successfully grow Marijuana, you must fool them into believing that they are growing in the great outdoors. This task of fooling the plants into thinking that they are growing outdoors takes a significant amount of time, knowledge and patience to pull off. This, however, is what this audiobook will teach you how to do. This audiobook will teach you all the things you need to know on how to grow Marijuana indoors. In addition, this audiobook will also teach you how to increase your yield and make the most out of your crops. So, sit back, relax, and let your Marijuana growing education begin by buying the audiobook NOW! ;)Look at some of the Neat stuff you'll learn in this audiobook:How Plants GrowBuilding an Indoor GardenChoosing A Grow MediumTransplantingHigh Yield Hydroponic SystemsDifferent Effective Grower SetupsMarijuana Seeds SelectionsTrevor's Round Gulley & Drip Table SystemBob's Bucket SystemAnd Much, Much, Munchies More! 
  Get the audiobook today and get bigger buds with the techniques included !Check Out What Other Learners Are Saying... 
  "Man I am too HIGH to talk right now!!"- Dale 
  "The biggest killer on the planet is stress and I still think the best medicine is and always has been Cannabis." - Willie Nelson 
  "Nelson Just pass the weed !" - Saul

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  Railway Disasters

  Simon Fowler

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  British railways are one of the safest ways of travelling. That they are so is the result of painful lessons learnt over many decades, for there have been many hundreds of railway disasters.This book looks at some of the most famous as well as some that have been all but forgotten, matching graphic illustrations with eyewitness accounts of people who were there and the confidential reports of the accident investigators who worked out what had gone wrong.The book explores the reasons why accidents happen. Some are due to the carelessness of staff, others due to equipment failure or poor signalling. Yet others still baffle the experts. Simon Fowler is a long-standing Pen & Sword author having written many books on family and military history. He is a also a professional researcher and tutor.

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