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8 reviews
William Bryant Logan

W. W. Norton, 2006

Fascinating
This is a book that I would have liked to have written myself! It is a wonderful tale about the place of oaks throughout civilization. I found the linking of so many European family names to oaks and other trees very fascinating. The descriptions of the wooden structures, coppicing, early inks, acorns as food, oaks as foundation for many early technologies, and many other details brought a ...

The Deep South: Smithsonian Guides (Smithsonian Guides to Historic America)
William Bryant Logan

Harry N. Abrams, 1998

The Smithsonian Guides to Historic America h ave undergone their first major revision since their origina l release. The twelve volumes make up a comprehensive presen tation of sites of historical interest & museums covering al l States of the Union. '

The Tool Book: A Compendium of Over 500 Tools and How to Use Them

4 reviews
William Bryant Logan

Workman Publishing Company, 2001

Truly wonderful
A piece of art, fits the coffee table and yet is packed with valuable information

The English Gardening School: The Complete Master Course on Garden Planning and Landscape Design for the ...

1 review
Rosemary Alexander, Anthony Du Gard Pasley, ...

Grove Pr, 1988

From The Inside Flap:
The English Gardening School at the famed Chelsea Physic Garden, London, is highly regarded for its courses in amateur and professional landscape gardening. Now, for the first time, this course is available, fully adapted for the American climate, conditions and indigenous plantings, for the american gardener. This book is a distillation of the courses, and as such is a complete master class ...

The Smithsonian Guide to Historic America: The Pacific States (Smithsonian Guide to Historic America)
William Bryant Logan, Susan Ochshorn

Stewart Tabori & Chang, 1989

This series is a comprehensive guide to America's historic places - including towns, cities and natural wonders.

Once Five Years Pass and Other Dramatic Works
Federico Garcia Lorca

Barrytown/ Station Hill Pr, 1998

Spain, tr Logan & Orrios, bilingual

Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth

6 reviews
William Bryant Logan

W. W. Norton, 2006

Liked it so much it's my #1 Christmas gift to others.
Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth by William Bryant Logan is an enlightening and heartening read for anyone who studies the earth in science or daily living. Although a few of the factoids are not quite correct (watch that logarithmic scale!), this book is full of fascinating science of the soil, surrounded by heartfelt prose. Logan makes earth-centered philosophy accessible to anyone who ...

Gardener's Book of Sources
William Bryant Logan

Viking Adult, 1988

The Pacific States: Smithsonian Guides (Smithsonian Guides to Historic America)
William Bryant Logan

Stewart, Tabori and Chang, 1998

Each volume in this series features up to da te site information that includes location, visiting hours, phone numbers, and fee information, plus additional travel t ips. Maps offers broader views of each area and help plan yo ur own trips of discovery. '

Dirt
William Bryant Logan

W W Norton & Co Inc, 2007

Crisis and the Renewal of Creation: World and Church in the Age of Ecology (Crisis & the Renewal of Creation)
N. Y.) Cathedral of St. John the Divine (New York

Continuum International Publishing Group, 1996

Over the past 25 years, no religious institution in America has done more to explore the link between the environment and spirituality than the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Now, for the first time, a selection of the finest of the Cathedral's ecological sermons appears in a single volume.

The Smithsonian Guide to Historic America: The Deep South (Smithsonian Guide to Historic America)
William Bryant Logan, Vance Muse

Stewart Tabori & Chang, 1989

A series of illustrated guides to the historic sites of America consisting of 12 volumes, each devoted to a particular region of the country. The entries are arranged geographically and include sections on the history of art and literature, the building of homes and the making of fortunes. William B. Logan is a playwright, poet and translator. He wrote the Far West section of the "Literary Guide to the United States". Vance Muse is an editor of ...

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