Where Do You Want This Lot? (Old Pond Books)

Engineering & Transportation

Bob Rust

Transportation

Old Pond Books

Farmers' Favourites

A mouthwatering compilation of 135 old, new and variations of favourite recipes from the farming community of Britain. All the recipes have been carefully tested, and then arranged into mealtime sections. Savoury dishes range from baked stuffed tomatoes to spicy Bengal chicken, and puddings from apple flan to rich Parson's Folly. Baking is particularly well represented in a wide selection of cakes, teabreads and biscuits, and recipes for preserves and chutneys will use up any windfalls from the orchard and kitchen garden. A special Christmas section offers a choice of pudding and cake recipes and finishes off the turkey leftovers. Each recipe has come from a beneficiary of the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution, the charity that provides help and support for retired, disabled and disadvantaged farmers and their families. All royalties from Farmers' Favourites will go to the RABI. This attractive book is delightfully illustrated with line drawings by Mary Beck.

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution

Regional & International

"Know More Sheep" looks at some more well-known breeds and cross-breeds, some minority breeds which were once seen everywhere and a few rare breeds which have to be seen to be believed. Jack Byard gives a brief description of each sheep's appearance and its place in history. He also explains the status of the breed in the UK and its uses in farming today. These concise and informative texts are accompanied by a full page color photograph. This postcard-sized paperback is perfect for backpack or pocket. Like its predecessor, it looks set to have appeal for both adults and children.

Know More Sheep (Old Pond Books) 40 Sheep Breeds and Cross-Breeds from Boreray to Zwartbles - Full-Page Photos, Fun Facts, Appearance, History, Wool Quality, and More - Sequel to Know Your Sheep

Science & Math

Byard, Jack

Biological Sciences

Bells Beneath the Sea: Photographs of the Suffolk Heritage Coast (Old Pond Books)

History

Carl White

Europe

True accounts of one man's long-distance trucking career that began in the late 1960s, these adventurous anecdotes are told by one of the first pioneers in long-distance trucking to the Middle East, Ivor Whittall. From traveling overseas to Kuwait, driving the desert trek between Jordan and Saudi Arabia, and surviving the infamously dangerous (and sometimes deadly) Tahir Pass in Eastern Turkey that has claimed the lives of truckers with its haphazard landslides and avalanches and tricky mountainous terrain, readers get a driver's seat perspective to Whittall's daring career. With 72 contemporary color photos of trucks, drivers, passports, visas, and custom forms, readers will be thrust into what it was like being a long-distance trucker in the 1970s. Full of disastrous near misses, border control mishaps, intense home sickness, mechanical failures, cultural misunderstandings, and so much more, this book will urge you to buckle up.

The Silk Road and Beyond: The Hair-Raising True Adventures of a Long-Distance Trucker in the Middle East (Old Pond Books) Driving Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, & Iran in the 1970s

Rowlands, Paul

Whittall, Ivor

Automotive

A must for all ERF fans, this is the third and final installment in The Lorries of Arabia series. While the first book paid tribute to ERF's world-class long-haulers in the Middle East and those who drove them and the second book went on to explore the fortunes of this legendary machine, this final volume is a continued narration of an unfolding history in the 1970s and 1980s of a premium tractive unit model. With new findings, new details, new insights, and new pictures, readers of the first two books will surely enjoy the final volume of this acclaimed series. Containing a full register of all the 91 NGCs known to have ever been built, this is the enthusiast's guide to the rugged, reliable, left-hand drive tractive unit forever associated with long-haul European and Middle Eastern routes of the 70s and 80s.

Lorries of Arabia Part 3: ERF NGC (Old Pond Books) First Hand Trucking Stories from Long-Haul Routes, Index of 91 Models from the 70s and 80s, and Over 120 Photos and Illustrations of Trucker History

Hackford, Robert

You Call, We Haul: The Life and Times of Bob Carter (Old Pond Books) Inspirational Story of the Founder of Haulage Company, Trans UK; Explore British Transport in the Heyday of Middle East Travel

Ireland, Mat

Reference

By the end of the twentieth century there were some half-million tractors on British farms - more machines than people to drive them. Brian Bell's encyclopaedic book traces the evolution of the farm tractor from the days of starting handle and pan seat to current 4-wheel drive machines with air-conditioned cabs and computer management systems. He deals in particular with developments of the classic period from the 1950s to the 1990s. The book is arranged alphabetically by manufacturer from Allis-Chalmers to Zetor, one hundred marques in total. These are all machines to be found on British farms irrespective of their country of manufacture. Brian runs concisely through the histories of the companies and their major models, illustrated with a wealth of photographs and extracts from sales literature. He adds some special features on items such as hydraulic systems and cold-starting aids. He includes a glossary and full index. This book replaces the author's earlier, successful, Fifty Years of Farm Tractors. Many of the photographs are new and the text has been brought up to date to include developments of the early twenty-first century.

Seventy Years of Farm Tractors (Old Pond Books) Encyclopedia from Allis-Chalmers to Zetor, with 100 Marques; Tractor Evolution from Handle and Pan Seat to 4-Wheel Drive and Computer Management Systems

Bell, Brian

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

The little grey Fergie is Britain's best-loved tractor, the light user-friendly machine that finally replaced the horse on farms. This highly illustrated account covers the full history of Harry Ferguson's tractor products from his pioneering work before the 1930s to the merger with Massey in 1957. The author has had access to fresh archive material and has interviewed many of the surviving men who were associated with Ferguson. The appeal of the Fergie lay in its lightness and utility, and also in the system of mechanized farming of which it was a part. Throughout the book, reference is made to the implements which lay at the heart of the system. Stuart Gibbard has won "Tractor and Machinery" magazine's award for the best British tractor book five years running.

The Ferguson Tractor Story (Old Pond Books) Everything You Wanted to Know About Britain's Best-Loved Tractor, The Little Grey Fergie; Highly Illustrated, with Archive Material, Interviews, and Specs

Gibbard, Stuart

Engineering

Did you know that Bad-Tempered Bradford Cattle are used for rodeos? Impress friends and relatives with interesting facts about 45 breeds of cattle, including their appearance, personality, history, breeding, milk-producing capabilities, and other fun facts. From the strong Ayrshire who produces ideal milk for ice cream, to the pampered Wagyu, whose beef is said to reduce cholesterol, this fascinating guide will turn both adults and children into cow enthusiasts.

Know Your Cows (Old Pond Books) 44 Breeds from Aberdeen Angus to Wagyu, with Essential Facts on History, Country of Origin, Physical Characteristics, and More, plus Full-Page Photos of Each Breed

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