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by Sarah Murray

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Today the average meal has traveled thousands of miles before reaching the dinner table. How on earth did this happen? In fact, long-distance food is nothing new and, since the earliest times, the things we eat and drink have crossed countries and... (read more)
 
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The Art of Cycling: A Guide to Bicycling in 21st-Century America
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Covering much more than just riding a bike in traffic, author Robert Hurst paints, in uncanny detail, the challenges, strategies, and art of riding a bike on America's modern streets and roadways. The Art of Cycling dismantles the bicycling experience... (read more)
 
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Total Control: High Performance Street Riding Techniques
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Gives riders everything they need to develop the techniques and survival skills necessary to become a proficient, accomplished, and safer, street rider.... (read more)
 
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This Business of Television 3rd Edition
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Broad in scope and rich in detail, This Business of Television has been the essential sourcebook for producers, writers, broadcasters, network executives, and other television professionals since the first edition was published in 1991. And as the... (read more)
 
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  1. Farmall: The Golden Age 1924-1954 by Lee Klancher
  2. Farmall Cub & Cub Cadet by Kenneth Updike
  3. Local Knowledge a Skippers Reference by Kevin Monahan
  4. Victorian Horses & Carriage by William Francis Freelove
  5. Airplane Flying Handbook Faa H 8083 3a 2ND Edition by Federal Aviation Adm

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