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John James Audubon: The Making of an American

20 reviews
Richard Rhodes

Knopf, 2004

Fascinating, Encyclopedic Study of Audubon and Early America
In the tradition of the great biographers, Rhodes leaves no stone unturned in his exploration of this remarkable fellow. The author carries us through the journey of the quintessential self-made man as he comes into maturity with his new country, the United States. This is a study of a man, not an ornithological treatise. We all have seen the beautiful portraits of birds (terrific color ...

Your Backyard Herb Garden: A Gardener's Guide to Growing Over 50 Herbs Plus How to Use Them in Cooking, ...

19 reviews
Miranda Smith

Rodale Books, 1999

in love with herbs
I adore this book! Wow! It has all the things I wanted! - it's organic - it very thorougly covers many herbs in different formats, so you know everything from what bugs they attract or repel, how tall they grow, and what zone they can be grown in - common uses for them: I discovered many herbs I thought were inedible plants that are indeed herbs - easy to use tables I wasn't too hip on ...

The New Organic Grower: A Master's Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener

17 reviews
Eliot Coleman

Chelsea Green Pub Co, 1989

simply down to earth - literally
This is absolutely the best, straightforward, down to earth, organic gardening book I have ever read. No hype, no buzzwords, no new age crap, no agenda. Simply down to earth - literally.

The Vegetable Gardener's Bible: Discover Ed's High-Yield W-O-R-D System for All North American Gardening ...

58 reviews
Edward C. Smith

Storey Publishing, LLC, 2000

Just Plain Wow!
Hoping to make the most of my new garden, I picked up this book and hoped some of the techniques would work. WOW doesn't even begin to describe how great this was. The techniques outlined in this book will take a relatively small garden and produce veggies like you've never imagined! I can hardly wait for next year when I'll have more time to build beds and plant even more! I really believe ...

Trowel and Error: Over 700 Tips, Remedies and Shortcuts for the Gardener

20 reviews
Sharon Lovejoy

Workman Publishing Company, 2002

a must have
This is a great "sitting by the garden" book. I have learned a lot, and it has reinforced some things I thought I already knew. Lots of great ideas, and I love the organic ways to take care of gardens/pests/etc.

Steve & Me

68 reviews

Simon & Schuster Spotlight Entertainment, 2007

Touching!
I had always been a fan of Steve Irwin, but this touching tribute by his wife, not only showed how deeply they were in love but what a family man and true Wildlife Warrior he was. Excellent read.

Charles Darwin (Very Interesting People Series)

18 reviews
Adrian Desmond, James Moore, ...

Oxford University Press, USA, 2007

You must have it
Un libro estupendo. Erudito ,informado , ameno y riguroso.¿Que mas podemos pedirle a Janet Browne?

The Gardener

32 reviews
Sarah Stewart

Live Oak Media, 1998

A wonderful book on several levels
My mom bought this book last year for my daughter, now 6. My daughter loves gardening and "old-fashioned" books, and really enjoys the story and the pictures. She focuses mostly on Lydia's garden and cat. I cry every time I read it, because I focus on the little girl leaving her parents. My mom used to read this at a parenting group she ran at a women's prison. She said all the women were ...

Chicken Soup for the Gardener's Soul, 101 Stories to Sow Seeds of Love, Hope and Laughter (Chicken Soup for ...

16 reviews
Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, ...

HCI, 2001

Soul-satisfying!
This heartwarming, soul-satisfying collection of stories is a beautiful testimony to the special knowledge held dearly by every gardener, regardless of if they are first-timers or veterans. Even the smallest gardens have the ability to uplift our lives with the magical, unique understanding that they are living reminders of the potential beauty of the world. Sharon Galligar Chance, Times Record ...

Teaming with Microbes: A Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web

38 reviews
Jeff Lowenfels, Wayne Lewis

Timber Press, Incorporated, 2006

Excellent resource
Despite the short length of this book, it was packed with lots of good information and was easy to read. It brought to my attention aspects of fungi versus microbial activity that I was never aware of and how these affect soil quality for gardens versus shrubs. The book has had an immediate payback for me, as I am a novice composter and now know how to do that better. It also described compost ...

Burpee : The Complete Vegetable & Herb Gardener : A Guide to Growing Your Garden Organically

15 reviews
Karan Davis Cutler, Cavagnarok David, ...

Wiley, 1997

Great overview book
This book is great if you're a beginner gardener, and want just one book to sit down and read that covers all aspects of gardening. You'll want to go on an buy other books that go into more detail on specific topics, but this is a great place to start, and one to keep on the shelf. It is presented as a gardening book should be - a large hardcover with lots of glossy colour photographs. ...

An Unreasonable Woman: A True Story of Shrimpers, Politicos, Polluters, and the Fight for Seadrift, Texas

16 reviews
Diane Wilson

Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2005

Bravo This Heroine and Great Story Teller
What a pleasure to read this story of an amazing and heroic woman, giving it all to take down giants. Ms Wilson's Marquez-like writing style and choice of words leaves me breathless and imagining I'm there with her as her mission lays itself at her feet and she picks it up and takes it on. Bravo! An absolutely wonderful read.

The Flower Farmer: An Organic Grower's Guide to Raising and Selling Cut Flowers (Gardener's Supply Books)

12 reviews
Lynn Byczynski

Chelsea Green Publishing, 1997

Great book for a newbie flower farmer
This book is a great resource if you want to grow flowers for a living. I have to warn you, if you love flowers as much as I do, you may have a problem cutting and selling them. Oh, well. I still do sell tomatoes.

Pruning Made Easy: A gardener's visual guide to when and how to prune everything, from flowers to trees ...

15 reviews
Lewis Hill

Storey Publishing, LLC, 1998

Pictures are worth one thousand words!
I like this book so much - this is the third copy I have purchased this year! (I keep giving my copy away to family members who desperately need it.) The black line drawings are what keep bring me back to this one book for all of our pruning needs. We have berry bushes (some wild and some we planted ourselves), flowering shrubs, fruit trees, a bonzi tree, a dogwood, grape vines, 3 old Oaks ...

Home Gardener's Problem Solver: Symptoms and Solutions for More Than 1,500 Garden Pests and Plant Ailments ...

12 reviews
Ortho

Ortho, 2004

Must have this book
It is a wonderful reference book! The pictures are great and it is easy to identify the culprit in the garden. The recomended treatments are easy to understand. It is a must have book for every gardner. I also feel that the price for this book is fair for the information that it contains.

Merry Hall (Beverley Nichols Trilogy Book 1)

13 reviews
Beverley Nichols

Timber Press, Incorporated, 1998

Charming, Engaging Read
The first volume of a trilogy about the author's time at Merry Hall, this book is more humorous garden writing than strict autobiography. We know (primarily from the dust jacket) that Beverley Nichols was a widely-travelled journalist and prolific author, but aside from the occasional mention that he needs to keep working (hard) to pay the (very high) bills, Nichols doesn't mention his life ...

Let It Rot! the Gardener's Guide to Composting (Down-to-Earth Book)

15 reviews
Stu Campbell

Storey Publishing, 1990

Creating the best garden ever starts at the bottom
Composting, in case you aren't terribly familiar with it yet, is simply the practice of allowing waste matter to rot and decompose until it's fit to be tilled right into the soil. However, while the basic concept is as old as mother nature and often very easy to execute, it also helps to know more about it. What materials should you compost, and which should you avoid? Do you have to worry about ...

Clippings from Orene's Garden: A Sourthern Gardener's Year

15 reviews
Orene Horton

Cote Literary Group, 2003

Walking with Orene through her winter garden
This afternoon is gray and cold, but I've really been unaware of it, as I've had the companionship of Orene as she "walked me through" her winter garden. With her today, I have seen things I have never dreamed existed outside in winter. Having lived all my life in North Carolina, I have always taken for granted the flowers and trees that are indigenous to this area. My mother had a "green ...

Medicine Rock Reflections

15 reviews
Kyle Gardner

Outskirts Press, 2007

well written
Well collected thoughts and words that flow from the page in a language that a reader understands.

Blott on the Landscape

11 reviews
Tom Sharpe

Overlook TP, 1999

One of the few authors that REALLY make me laugh
Tom Sharpe, Christopher Brookmyre, P.J. O'Rourke, Stephen Fry, P.G.Wodehouse - they all fall into the category of authors who REALLY make me laugh. If you mix up Billy Connelly and John Cleese, you'll get the idea. In Blott on the Landscape (which was turned into a BBC television series), Sharpe's humour is as sharp as ever (pun intended) and his characterizations are an absolute scream. Of ...

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