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This unusual book, containing an impressive variety of magic tricks using billiard balls, is sure to delight young and old alike and is the perfect introduction to magic of this type. Its 41 pages contain a wealth of anecdote on a variety of tricks and stunts that are guaranteed to liven up your dinner...

This vintage book is a comprehensive and accessible manual for building dolls houses and furniture. Provided are detailed, step-by-step instructions for building a variety of houses, beginning with a simple model schoolhouse that could be made cheaply by children, and going on to more complicated...

This vintage book contains a complete guide to making women's suits. Written in simple language and containing clear, step-by-step instructions, this illustrated handbook is perfect for novice tailors with an interest in traditional clothing and needlework. Contents include: “Dressmaking and Tailoring”,...

Parakeets are a joy to treat and a perfect pet for all ages. This is a guide to make sure both you and your bird are as happy as possible. Included in this book are chapters on training, cleaning, diseases and breeding. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before,...

What's in a name? Plenty! It is how we first describe ourselves to others, and can affect not only the way people relate to us but also our experience of life. So everyone wants to choose the perfect name for their child. With more than 15,000 entries, The Penguin Book of Names for Australian Babies...

Give your baby a great name! Naming Baby helps take the stress out of choosing the perfect name for your bundle of joy. It includes over 3000 boys' and girls' names, and their meanings, and provides lots of sound advice. How to choose a name that complements your surname. How to keep your relatives...

A classic book containing a collection of delicious recipes using pecans. With nine chapters, including 'Main Course Dishes', 'Breads', 'Salads and Sandwiches', 'Pies' and 'Desserts', this book is perfect for anyone with a love of pecans, or makes a great addition to anyone's recipe collection. Many...

This early work is a fascinating read for the cookery enthusiast or historian, but also contains a wealth of information about pressure cooking that is still useful and practical today. Contents Include: Soups, Fish, Meats, Stuffings for Meat and Poultry, Savouries, Vegetables, Puddings, Sauces, Cereals,...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 283 In this 283rd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Indian story of “JACKAL OR TIGER” In far away Hindustan a king and queen lay awake in the palace in the midst of the city. Every now and then a faint air blew through the lattice,...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 325 In this 325th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Persian Fairy Tale "THE SON OF THE SOAP SELLER”. THERE once dwelt a poor but worthy man named Abdullah in Meshed, the Holy City, the place of pilgrimage, whose beautiful...

This book is part of a series on historical female figures. It features Madame Jumel, born Eliza Bowen in 1775, the daughter of a Rhode Island prostitute. Upon her marriage to a rich French wine merchant she acquired a life of luxury that was beset by scandal.

Includes the First World War Illustrations Pack – 73 battle plans and diagrams and 198 photos “An ‘Old Contemptible’ recounts the campaign of 1914. At the outbreak of the First World War, units of the British regular army-the B. E. F-were despatched to the continent to assist the French...

Included are more than 70 photos and maps. There are several reasons that justify such a publication. The most important is to give both the military reader and the American public solid, uncolored material for a better understanding of the real nature of modern battle. Military operations on the...

Fencing, now a modern sport increasingly practised throughout the world, is an art of the greatest antiquity with centuries of tradition behind it. Swordsmanship has been studied from the dawn of history but so long as man continued to go to war encased in armour, weapons remained heavy and clumsy...