Reissued with a fresh cover look comes this love story delicate in its perceptions of a young woman falling in love, delightful in its portrayal of the countryside, & skilled in its creation of a world of magic. Mary Stewart's storytelling is as spell-binding as ever. ...

Focuses on the theory, practice, art & science of thoroughbred breeding. This book describes how man came to express pedigree & to develop theories about it, & how practical breeders behaved in the light of their understanding. It also examines the very real progress in knowledge since the principles of genetics were discovered. ...

There are many wonderful aspects about the horse business but there are also many negatives in the industry. Specifically, the permissive medication policies that vary from state to state & the catastrophic results that this medication is wreaking upon the industry. This book looks at the future & integrity of the thoroughbred industry. ...

Innocent country girl Millie (Julie Andrews) arrives in Twenties New York determined to vamp it up & become 'thoroughly modern'. She instantly marks out her new boss, Trevor Graydon (John Gavin), as a future husb&, makes a new friend in the innocent Miss Dorothy (Mary Tyler Moore) & takes rooms in an establishment run by Mrs Meers (Beatrice Lillie)
- unaware that the latter is in fact a white slave trader! When Mrs Meers attempts to abduct Miss Dorothy, Millie calls upon paper clip salesman Jimmy (James Fox) & high society jazz babe Muzzy (Carol Channing) for help. Elmer Bernstein won an Oscar for his score, while Carol Channing was nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
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Thorps
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- are familiar elements in much of the named landscape of Engl&. In this study a compelling connection

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