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Evoking the Jazz-Age world that would later appear in his masterpiece, The Great Gatsby, this essential Fitzgerald collection contains some of the writer’s most famous and celebrated stories. In “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” an extraordinary child is born an old man, growing younger as the world ages around him. “The Diamond as Big as the Ritz,” a fable of excess and greed, shows two boarding school
...2) Inferno
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Publisher
Vintage Books
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
xxvi, 208 p. ; 20 cm.
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English
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2001
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (122 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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When Chicago musicians Joe and Jerry witness a gangland murder they realize that their only escape is to dress as women and join an all-girls band on the way to a tour of Florida.
4) The misfits
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Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2001
Edition
Widescreen.
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1 videodisc (125 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A group of cowboys and a young divorcee meet in the Nevada desert to try to find a new life.
6) 12 angry men
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Publisher
MGM/UA Home Video
Pub. Date
c2001
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
Courtroom drama revolving around the trial of a boy accused of killing his father, where one man stands between him and capital punishment.
Series
Publisher
MGM/UA Home Video
Pub. Date
c1999
Edition
In widescreen and standard versions.
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1 videodisc (93 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A World War II U.S. Navy submarine commander and his lieutenant wage war not only against the enemy, but also against each other.
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English
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Goat Breeding contains information on the buck, mating, and kidding. It is intended to illustrate the main aspects of goat breeding and serves as a guide for anyone wishing to obtain a general knowledge of the subject and understand the field in its historical context. This book contains classic material, but the content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.
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English
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This antiquarian volume comprises a comprehensive guide to bee-keeping, with information on seasonal management, diseases, enemies, swarming, honey production, and many other aspects of bee-keeping. Full of interesting, practical information and profusely illustrated, this guide will be of considerable value to the discerning bee-keeper. It is not to be missed by collectors of antiquarian literature of this ilk. The chapters of this volume include:...
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English
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This book contains a detailed guide to horse feed, including information on varieties, their properties, and their effects. Written in clear, concise language and including all the information a horse-owner needs to know about feeding their animals, this volume constitutes an invaluable handbook and is not to be missed by those with a keen interest in the subject. The chapters of this book include: 'The Stud Farm', 'Ingredients of Blood', 'Conversion...
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English
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This antiquarian text provides a carefully selected collection of articles on diseases common to ducks, including information on their diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and more. Written in clear, concise language and containing examples of autopsy findings, helpful tips, and wealth of other practicable information on the ailments of ducks, this collection will be of much interest to the poultry keeper, as well as being of value to the veterinarian...
12) Vegetable Forcing: Containing Information on Greenhouse Construction, Management and Frame Culture
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English
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This antiquarian volume comprises a detailed guide to vegetable forcing, with information on greenhouse construction, general management, frame culture, and much more besides. Vegetable forcing is the production of vegetables in greenhouses, hotbeds, coldframes, or other structures. Complete with simple instructions and a wealth of information conducive to successful vegetable forcing, this text will be of considerable value to those with an interest...
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English
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This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience. Each publication has been professionally curated and includes all details on the original source material. This particular instalment, "The Origin and History of the Angora Goats" contains information on the geographical distribution of the breed. It is intended to illustrate aspects...
14) Buildings, Machinery and Tools for a Smallholding: With Information on Economics, Maintenance an
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English
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This antique text contains a guide to the various buildings, machinery and tools that are found on a small farm. It provides information on economics and maintenance, as well as the equipment required for profitable and productive business. Including simple, concise descriptions, helpful diagrams, comments on usage, and much more besides, this text will prove invaluable to the novice farmer, and makes for a valuable addition to collections agricultural...
15) Allotment Gardening and Vegetables for Exhibition: With Chapters on Preparation of the Ground an
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English
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This vintage text contains a detailed treatise on growing vegetables in allotments. It also contains invaluable information on exhibiting vegetables, with complete instructions on the growing of leeks, shallots, onions, marrows, runner beans, tomato, French beans, asparagus, peas, and much more. Full of timeless knowledge, and containing detailed instructions and tips, this is a text that will be of considerable value to the modern grower, and makes...
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English
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This book contains a collection of articles on bee-keeping, with information on the interaction between bees and plants, general hive management, natural history of the honey bee, and much more besides. Written in clear, concise language and profusely illustrated, these articles will be of much practical value to existing or prospective bee-keepers. The compendium makes for a worthy addition to any collection of bee-keeping literature.
The chapters...
17) Breeding Honey Bees: A Collection of Articles on Selection, Rearing, Eggs and Other Aspects of B
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English
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This volume contains a collection of articles on beekeeping, including information on selection, rearing, eggs, and many other aspects of bee breeding. Written in clear, concise language and complete with a wealth of interesting and practicable information, this collection will greatly appeal to the discerning beekeeper. It makes for a great addition to collections of bee-keeping literature. The articles contained herein include: 'A Manual of Bee-Keeping',...
18) Pig Husbandry
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English
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This volume contains a collection of interesting and helpful articles on pig keeping, covering topics such as feeding, breeding, ailments, and more. Containing a wealth of information that will be of value to the modern pig farmer, this text constitutes a must-read for those with an interest in the subject, or those interested in general farming literature. The articles contained herein include: 'Breeding, Housing, and Management of Pigs'; 'Recent...
19) The Sport of Show Jumping and Its Techniques: A Collection of Classic Equestrian Magazine Articles
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English
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This is a collection of articles that were originally published in equestrian magazines in the early part of the 20th century. Carefully selecting the best articles from that collection, here is a compilation of historical and informative publications on the subject of horse riding. The titles in this range include 'The Use of Horses in the Military,' 'The Sport of Point-to-Point Horse Riding,' 'The Beautiful Sport of Horse Racing,' and many more....
20) Goat Keeping
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English
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This early work is a fascinating read for any goat enthusiast or historian of the breed, but also contains much information that is still useful and practical for the amateur or professional goat farmer today. Contents Include: How Goats are Kept; Choosing a Goat; Feeding the Milking Goat; The Kids; Milk; Health; List of Books; and Index.
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