Author: Rick Kubik
Publisher: Voyageur Press
Keywords: workshop, country, farm
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2007-01-15
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0760325499
ISBN-13: 9780760325490

Today even the small or hobby farmer has to contend with his or her share of machinery-and keeping that machinery running smoothly can cost far less (and perhaps afford the mechanically minded farmer greater pleasure) if it is done right on the farm. For the new farmer or the urban transplant who would like to do just that, this book offers clear, detailed instructions and plenty of practical advice on setting up a farm workshop. Writing in a straightforward, easy-to-follow style and drawing on a wealth of experience, author Rick Kubik outlines 15 projects that will take you from the planni

Author: Rick Kubik
Publisher: MBI
Keywords: workshop, motorbooks, running, tractor
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2005-12-18
List price: $25.95
ISBN-10: 0760322740
ISBN-13: 9780760322741

This DIY guide to maintenance and repairs presents 30 projects that will help the reader keep his or her tractor in top running order, written to apply broadly to 1960s- and 1970s-era tractors, as well as the newer models that today’s small-scale and hobby farmers are likely to own. In addition to basic preventative maintenance, the book features projects that are organized by vehicle system. Each project is accompanied by a sidebar detailing the time, tools, money, and skills necessary to complete the project, as well as what benefits the reader can expect after completion.

Author: Rick Kubik
Publisher: Voyageur Press
Keywords: workshop, country, handbook, safety, farm
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2006-07-01
List price: $21.95
ISBN-10: 0760323852
ISBN-13: 9780760323854

No matter if you have lived on a farm your entire life or have recently moved to the country, farming implements are very dangerous and deadly if misused. In order to prevent accidents, The Farm Safety Handbook covers the basics of farm safety, including what not to do around the implement, the proper way to use the implement, what can happen if you misuse the implement, and what to do if an accident happens. Child safety around the farm, how to deal with natural gases that occur on the farm, and how to safely work with animals are also included in this book. Case reports from various states

Author: Rick Kubik
Publisher: MBI
Keywords: motorbooks, workshop, farm, scale, small, implements
Number of Pages: 120
Published: 2005-10-06
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0760321671
ISBN-13: 9780760321676

How To Use Implements on Your Small-Scale Farm describes in detail how to use the implements in detail, including their function, how they are attached and removed from tractors, when to use them, and basic maintenance and repair. Implements and equipment covered include: hitches; PTO shafts; plows, discs, harrows, and Roto-tillers; fertilizers and spreaders; seed drills and planters; cultivators and hoes; sprayers, mowers, rakes, balers, and combines; and material movers and fencing equipment. Basic maintenance is also included.

Author: Jan Kubik
Publisher: IUniverse
Keywords: club, italy, plate, clean, pizzas, adventures, piazzas
Number of Pages: 270
Published: 2002-04-24
List price: $15.95
ISBN-10: 0595221254
ISBN-13: 9780595221257

Not since Mark Twain invaded Europe in Innocents Abroad has travel been so much fun, as we follow The Clean Plate Club through the daily ritual of morning coffee, frequent gelato, pranzo and cena. Punctuated by visits into museums, churches, and countless stores, in search of the Holy Bargain. Filled with humor, love, and an amazing number of incredibly helpful travel tips-- and more than a few cautionary traveler’s misadventures. An irreverent, rollicking–and totally accurate–depiction of travel throughout Italy–loving every moment of it.

Author: Gerhard Kubik
Publisher: Lit Verlag
Keywords: zur, studien, ethnopsychologie, und, volume, ethnopsychoanalyse, africa, central, ideographs, luchazi, graphic, tradition, west, tusona
Number of Pages: 365
Published: 2006-02-28
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 3825876012
ISBN-13: 9783825876012

Author: Gerhard Kubik
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Keywords: studies, ethnomusicology, chicago, volume, african, music, theory
Number of Pages: 464
Published: 2010-10-30
List price: $30.00
ISBN-10: 0226456919
ISBN-13: 9780226456911

Taken together, these comprehensive volumes offer an authoritative account of the music of Africa. One of the most prominent experts on the subject, Gerhard Kubik draws on his extensive travels and three decades of study in many parts of the continent to compare and contrast a wealth of musical traditions from a range of cultures. In the first volume, Kubik describes and examines xylophone playing in southern Uganda and harp music from the Central African Republic; compares multi-part singing from across the continent; and explores movement and sound in eastern Angola. And in the second volum