This antiquarian book comprises a concise and accessible guide to growing strawberries, with information on planting, manuring, pests, and more. This book will be of considerable utility to novice fruit growers with an interest in growing strawberries, and it would make for a great addition to collections of allied literature. Although old, the information of contained in this guide is timeless, making it both a useful, practical guide, and an appealing volume for collectors of vintage lit...

In peaceful, picture-perfect Burlington, Vermont, young, talented, and gentle interior designer, Leslie Turner, co-owns an up-and-coming design studio with her best friend, the vibrant, bold, go-getter Amy. It is their dream come true.But, trouble never takes a vacation turning this quaint studio filled with the girls' dreams, hopes, and laughter into a tragic scene of a brutal murder.Now, in search of answers Leslie may have unwitting uncovered something deadlier. How can ...

Lack of credit access is severe in low income and poor families that are normally considered to have fewer opportunities to borrow from banks due to insufficient valuable assets for collateral. These low-income households face limited opportunity to acquire new technology and working capital for agricultural production and thus tend to fall behind. As a result, providing access to finance to low-income rural households has been considered an important component of any rural development str...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.When Max the Marten is old enough, his parents teach him how to hunt for his own food. Max is excited and proud. But when he goes out hunting for the first time, he quickly discovers that the carnivorous life may not be for him. Max Goes Hunting is a charming little tale about growing up and trying to live up to the expectations of your family--and of yourself.

The author of Tanks in Hell tracks ten years of tank warfare in Vietnam, combining firsthand accounts from veterans with analysis of tactics and strategy.In 1965 the large, loud, and highly visible tanks of 3rd Platoon, B Company, 3rd Tank Battalion landed across a beach near Da Nang, drawing unwelcome attention to America's first, almost covert, commitment of ground troops in South Vietnam. As the Marine Corps presence grew inexorably, the 1st and 3rd Tank...

Aloha! Welcome to the Maui Island Series, where the dramas of everyday life keep the Briscoe family and their friends laughing, crying, and falling in love.Set against the lush backdrop of a tropical island, Under the Maui Sky captures the emotionally charged, complex dynamics that come with being part of a family. Readers will laugh and shed a few tears as Ava Briscoe and her children discover what it means to be loved, supported, and accepted by the people who me...

In May 1943, a self-described "really young, green, ignorant lieutenant" assumed command of a new U.S. Marine Corps company. His even younger enlisted Marines were learning to use an untested weapon, the M4A2 "Sherman" medium tank. His sole combat veteran was the company bugler, who had salvaged his dress cap and battered horn from a sinking aircraft carrier. Just six months later, the company would be thrown into one of the ghastliest battles of World War II.On November 20, 1943, ...

An award-winning military historian delivers "an excellent read" on tank combat in the Forgotten War based on interviews with veterans who were there (MAFVA.org).The outbreak of the Korean conflict caught America (and the Marine Corps) unprepared. The Corps' salvation was the existence of its Organized Reserve (an organization rich in veterans of the fighting in World War II), the availability of modern equipment in storage and, as always, the bravery, initiative, a...

The Late War Between the United States and Great Britain recounts the War of 1812 in a deliberately archaic, biblical idiom, transforming battles, naval victories, political disputes, and civic anxieties into a mock-scriptural national epic. Its cadences echo the King James Bible, lending moral gravity and satirical wit to recent history. Situated in the early republic's culture of patriotic instruction, the book helped translate contemporary conflict into providential narrative and republ...

A Mongabay Notable Book on Conservation and the EnvironmentFeatured in the Civil Eats Summer 2024 Food and Farming Book GuideTwo decades ago, a group of Indonesian agricultural workers began occupying the agribusiness plantation near their homes. In the years since, members of this remarkable movement have reclaimed collective control of their land and cultivated diverse agricultural forests on it, repairing the damage done...

The Roman Forum was in many ways the heart of the Roman Empire. Today, the Forum exists in a fragmentary state, having been destroyed and plundered by barbarians, aristocrats, citizens and priests over the past two millennia. Enough remains, however, for archaeologists to reconstruct its spectacular buildings and monuments. This richly illustrated volume provides an architectural history of the central section of the Roman Forum during the Empire (31 BCE–476 CE), from the Temple of Julius ...

"An amazingly detailed account of the American Expeditionary Force at Belleau Wood in 1918" from the authors of Tanks in Hell ( Books Monthly)."Retreat, hell! We just got here!" The words of Capt. Lloyd Williams at Belleau Wood in June 1918 entered United States Marine Corps legend, and the Marine brigade's actions there—along with the censor's failure to take out the name of the brigade in the battle reports—made the Corps famous.The Mari...