Catálogo de libros: Estilo de vida, deporte y ocio

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  • Mirrors of Moscow
    Louise Bryant
    'And in this book I have tried to show the leaders of the revolution as they really are, as I know them in their homes, where the red glare does not penetrate and they live as other men.'-Louise Bryant, Mirrors of MoscowMirrors of Moscow (1923) by Louise Bryant is a collection of articles about Russia, Turkey, Hungary, Greece, Italy, and other countries in Europe and the Middle...
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    27,81 €

  • Hare-Hunting and Harriers
    H. A. Bryden / HABryden
    H. A. Bryden, a veteran hunter of hares in England, discusses the history and evolution of hunting with dogs – his chronicle being accompanied by photographs and charts.Writing shortly after the turn of the 20th century, Bryden provides an insightful examination of hare hunting, noting how it had originally been in vogue during the 18th century. After a period where fox hunting...
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    12,25 €

  • Secret Ingredients
    Michael Roberts
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    23,08 €

  • Notre Dame De Paris
    Charles Hiatt
    This guidebook to Notre Dame cathedral, originally published in 1902, offers a history of the great Parisian structure accompanied by over forty detailed photographs and drawings.Charles Hiatt approaches Notre Dame in multiple ways; first, its importance as a religious and communal building, a place for Christians to congregate and pray, or celebrate public events. Secondly, it...
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    10,93 €

  • Cacao Culture in the Philippines
    William Scrugham Lyon
    This work chronicles how the cacao plant is grown commercially in the Philippines; how to properly grow, harvest and sell the cacao plant is detailed.An authoritative overview of the cacao growing process, William Scrugham Lyon's chronicle was popularly consulted by planters and cultivators for many years after publication in the early 20th century. He offers a concise over...
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    8,82 €

  • Breaking and Riding
    James Fillis / Matthew Horace Hayes
    This historical guide to horse training contains sixty-two illustrations, helping the reader understand the author’s instructions.Published at the beginning of the 20th century, Breaking and Riding details at length the process of training horses for professional riding; the assessments of temperament and physical traits of the animal afford the reader great understanding. Chap...
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    14,81 €

  • Sheep
    A. R. Jenner-Fust / ARJenner-Fust
    This classic of sheep farming discusses the breeding, raising and care of sheep and ewes, and how to combat the common diseases and problems that flocks encounter.The author begins by identifying the various breeds of sheep, and their strengths and weaknesses. Writing in Britain at the turn of the 20th century, Jenner-Fust was a man experienced with farming and raising of lives...
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    10,96 €

  • Native Nations Cookbook
    Stanley Groves
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    13,93 €

  • Native Nations Cookbook
    Stanley Groves
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    26,84 €

  • Socks
    Ida Tomshinsky
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    26,34 €

  • Summers on the Road
    Guy Gauthier
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    17,72 €

  • Sand in My Shoes
    Bob Barsanti
    A collection of essays about life on Nantucket. ...
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    23,57 €

  • Fat Jack Had a Heart Attack and Now He’s Cookin’ Lean!
    John White
    In February of 2005 John 'Fat Jack' White was sailing along pretty well. Publishing the odd recipe in the Pine River Times of Bayfield, Colorado he had a cookbook about ready to go to print. Then at his son’s basketball game he felt odd. Next morning he found out he’d been having a heart attack and after some quality time on the operating table and in ICU the Docs said 'Change ...
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    11,27 €

  • The Grand Canyon of the Colorado/Stickeen
    John Muir
    The Grand Canyon of the Colorado/Stickeen is a classic John Muir nature story collection that contains the following John Muir titles: The Grand Canyon of the Colorado and Stickeen, the story of a dog. Both texts are fine examples of John Muir nature writings.John Muir (April 21, 1838 – December 24, 1914) also known as "John of the Mountains" and "Father of the National Parks",...
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    19,12 €

  • Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes
    Robert Louis Stevenson
    'We are all travellers in what John Bunyan calls the wilderness of this world-all, too,travellers with a donkey: and the best that we find in our travels is an honest friend. He is a fortunate voyager who finds many.'-Robert Louis Stevenson, Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes (1879) Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes (1879) is a classic of travel literature by Robert Lo...
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    15,78 €

  • Following the Equator
    Mark Twain
    'Truth is the most valuable thing we have. Let us economize it.'-Mark Twain, Following the Equator (1897)Following the Equator-A Journey Around the World (1889), a travel book about Mark Twain’s lecture tour in the British Empire, undertaken late in his life to repay his debts after becoming nearly broke. This book describes Twain’s fascinating experiences in Australia, India, ...
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    36,30 €

  • Modern American Drinks 1895 Reprint
    GEORGE J. KAPPELER / GEORGE JKAPPELER
    Unabridged reproduction of the 1895 Modern American Drinks bartenders guide, by George J. Kappeler.What a special book in many ways. Not only does it have five different Absinthe recipes (Straight, California Style, Dripped, Italian Style, and Swiss Style) with a warning never to serve it unless specifically asked due to the injurious qualities of Absinthe, it features an estim...
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    18,34 €

  • Modern American Drinks 1895 Reprint
    GEORGE J. KAPPELER / GEORGE JKAPPELER
    Unabridged reproduction of the 1895 Modern American Drinks bartenders guide, by George J. Kappeler.What a special book in many ways. Not only does it have five different Absinthe recipes (Straight, California Style, Dripped, Italian Style, and Swiss Style) with a warning never to serve it unless specifically asked due to the injurious qualities of Absinthe, it features an estim...
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    9,58 €

  • The Amateur Emigrant
    Robert Louis Stevenson
    'For in emigration the young men enter direct by the shipload on their heritage of work; empty continents swarm, as at the bosun’s whistle, with industrious hands, and whole hew empires are domesticated to the service of man.' -Robert Louis Stevenson, The Amateur Emigrant The Amateur Emigrant from the Clyde to Sandy Hook (1895), by Robert Louis Stevenson is the first book (fol...
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    18,88 €

  • Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan
    Isabella L. Bird
    Isabella Bird spent much of 1890 roaming the exotic lands of Persia and Kurdistan, traversing the coast and secluded towns and villages, keeping this vivid, descriptive, diary of local life and culture.While much of Europe had industrialized over the century prior, the Middle East of the late 19th century had not undergone such a transformation. Isabella Bird traversed Persia -...
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    12,14 €

  • Meditations
    Marcus Aurelius / George Long
    Unabridged private reflections of the Emperor of Rome, on how one is to exist in a world of chaos. Meditations by Marcus Aurelius and in the most accepted translation by George Long, is a book that belongs on everyone’s shelf.A favorite of Bill Clinton and John Steinbeck, and influencer of many others for 2,000 years, it is as relevant today to those in power struggles over emp...
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    16,43 €

  • Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior In Company and Conversation
    George Washington
    Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior In Company and Conversation began as a school exercise in 1744 for George Washington, who became the first president of the United States of America.  Washington copied a translation of these rules by Francis Hawkins’, which was first published in England around 1640.The majority of the 110 rules originated from a French etiquette manual writ...
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    13,11 €

  • Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior In Company and Conversation
    George Washington
    Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior In Company and Conversation began as a school exercise in 1744 for George Washington, who became the first president of the United States of America.  Washington copied a translation of these rules by Francis Hawkins’, which was first published in England around 1640.The majority of the 110 rules originated from a French etiquette manual writ...
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    5,29 €

  • Jerry Thomas Bartenders Guide 1887 Reprint
    Jerry Thomas
    Unabridged reproduction of the 1887 Jerry Thomas Bartenders Guide with a new introduction by Ross Bolton. This book in its various reprints is accepted to be the first real cocktail book, and includes such classics as Mint Julep and the Daisy.It was first known as “How to Mix Drinks,” or the “Bon Vivant's Companion” and published in 1862 with “A Manual for the Manufacture o...
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    18,76 €

  • Jerry Thomas Bartenders Guide 1887 Reprint
    Jerry Thomas
    Unabridged reproduction of the 1887 Jerry Thomas Bartenders Guide with a new introduction by Ross Bolton. This book in its various reprints is accepted to be the first real cocktail book, and includes such classics as Mint Julep and the Daisy.It was first known as “How to Mix Drinks,” or the “Bon Vivant's Companion” and published in 1862 with “A Manual for the Manufacture o...
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    9,66 €

  • The Mountains of California
    John Muir
    The Mountains of California is a classic nature essay by John Muir that vividly describes those California mountains and the wildlife found within them and is among the finest examples of John Muir nature writings.Go where you may within the bounds of California, mountains are ever in sight, charming and glorifying every landscape.John Muir (April 21, 1838 – December 24, 1914) ...
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    25,28 €

  • 1601
    Mark Twain
    [Date: 1601.] Conversation, as it was by the Social Fireside, in the Time of the Tudors. or simply 1601 is the title of a short risqué squib by Mark Twain, first published anonymously in 1880, and finally acknowledged by the author in 1906.Written as an extract from the diary of one of Queen Elizabeth I's ladies-in-waiting, the pamphlet purports to record a conversation bet...
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    9,97 €

  • A Tramp Abroad
    Mark Twain
    'That’s the difference between governments and individuals. Governments don’t care, individuals do.'-Mark Twain, A Tramp Abroad (1880)A Tramp Abroad (1880), by Mark Twain, is about his travels with his friend Joseph Twichell through the German Black Forest, the Swiss Alps, and Italy. The storyteller, Twain, acts as a typical American tourist of the time touring Europe, believin...
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    26,14 €

  • The Power of Movement in Plants
    Charles Darwin / Francis Darwin
    '...I think that I have succeeded in showing. . . kind of movement common to all parts of all plants from their earliest youth.' - Charles Darwin, The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume II (1880) The Power of Movement in Plants (1880) includes illustrations and documents the extensive research and study of phototropism among other plant movements by Charles Darwin and h...
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    30,23 €

  • The Power of Movement in Plants
    Charles Darwin / Francis Darwin
    '...I think that I have succeeded in showing. . . kind of movement common to all parts of all plants from their earliest youth.' - Charles Darwin, The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume II (1880) The Power of Movement in Plants (1880) includes illustrations and documents the extensive research and study of phototropism among other plant movements by Charles Darwin and h...
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    37,71 €


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