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Profitable Organic Farming Jon Newton
Wiley-Blackwell, 2004
The demand for food produced from sustainable and organic farm enterprises continues to grow worldwide, with demand exceeding supply for many items. This second edition of an extremely well received and successful book covers every aspect of an organic farm enterprise that can have an influence on profitability. As such the book is an essential purchase for all those involved in organic and ...
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Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust 365 reviews Immaculee Ilibagiza
Hay House, 2007
Inspiration: Cover to Cover!
+ You will never look at life the same again + Life Changing + Couldn't put it down + Left to Tell
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Breaking the Girl 20 reviews Kim Corum
New Tradition Books, 2003
OH MY GOD........
+ Great Read! + If I could give this book 10 stars, I would + Didn't Think I'd Like It As Much As I Did.... + I couldn't tear my eyes away
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When the Devil Holds the Candle (Inspector Sejer Mysteries) 14 reviews Karin Fossum
Harvest Books, 2007
Wow! what a scary story!
+ Great author + A meditation on passive evil... + A good psychological thriller + Highly recommended
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Dancing with Joy: 99 Poems 2 reviews Roger Housden
Harmony, 2007
Enjoyable
The selection of poetry in this volume is wonderful. It's one of my favorit anthologies and I have purchased extra copies for friends. The forward and first poem clearly present a case for joyousness even in this world of hunger, disasters, and sorrows.
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Storey's Basic Country Skills: A Practical Guide to Self-Reliance 31 reviews John Storey, Martha Storey
Storey Publishing, LLC, 1999
Great overall starter guide and reference
+ Basic Country Skills + Heading For The Country
This book covers a huge range of country skills, including a companion planting guide. I wouldn't be without mine!
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Pagan Homeschooling 11 reviews Kristin Madden
Spilled Candy Publication, 2002
Excellent Ideas!
+ Good book + Wonderful! + The Woman Is Full Of It... + Talk about a niche product!
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If I Am Missing or Dead: A Sister's Story of Love, Murder, and Liberation 115 reviews Janine Latus
Simon & Schuster, 2007
A Must Read
+ She's a Survivor! + Amazing + heartbreaking, but u can't put it down
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Organic Farming: Everything You Need to Know (Everything You Need To Know) 1 review Peter V. Fossel
Voyageur Press, 2007
An easy-to-follow, hands-on primer
Organic Farming: Everything You Need to Know is a primer to getting one's own organic farm up and running. From obtaining organic certification and acting in accordance with laws and rules, to caring for vegetables, crops, livestock, and poultry, to alternatives to pesticides and drugs, to ...
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The Year of Magical Thinking 493 reviews Joan Didion
Vintage, 2007
"Let it go."
+ I can relate... + The Year of Magical Thinking
In "The Year of Magical Thinking," Joan Didion chronicles the death of her husband, author and screenwriter John Gregory Dunne. One evening, Dunne died of a severe heart attack while the couple ate dinner. The day had seemed like any other, aside from the fact that they had just returned from a ...
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Organic Gardening for Dummies 4 reviews Ann Whitman, The Editors of the National Gardening Association
For Dummies, 2001
Easy and Informative
+ Cheap and easy gardening! + Extremely Pleased!! + Great book - easy read
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A Mighty Heart 4 reviews Mariane Pearl
Virago Press Ltd, 2003
A great read
+ A tragic death in Pakistan. + makes your heart cry
I read this book with my book club and it is our favorite to date. Marianne Pearl recounts beautifully the story of her happy marriage, demanding and sometimes dangerous career (journalism), and frustrating search for her kidnapped husband. I recommend this book to everyone looking for a good ...
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The Barn at the End of the World: The Apprenticeship of a Quaker, Buddhist Shepherd 17 reviews Mary Rose O'Reilley
Milkweed Editions, 2001
Profound, Poetic, Perfect
+ Catalyst for my own journey + One of the Best Spiritual Memoirs + Perfect Summer Reading
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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 388 reviews Ishmael Beah
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007
A disturbing, but fascinating, look into Africa
+ A long way Gone + A Long Way Gone + Compelling
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The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America (The Book) Teacher's Edition: A Citizen's Guide to Democracy ... 618 reviews Jon Stewart, The Writers of The Daily Show
Grand Central Publishing, 2006
You will not regret it.
+ Reminds me of why I used to like the Daily Show + No Problems + Great book for a good laugh + Few political books can be as funny as this!
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Barnyard in Your Backyard: A Beginner's Guide to Raising Chickens, Ducks, Geese, Rabbits, Goats, Sheep, and ... 25 reviews Gail Damerow
Storey Publishing, LLC, 2002
I loved this book!
+ A wonderful starter for backyard livestock + Quick start guide + Back to Basics! + Very informative
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20th Century Ghosts 42 reviews Joe Hill
William Morrow, 2007
Haunted Characters, Haunting Stories...
+ Genetics? + Indelible images + Not much of a short story lover, but...
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We're All in This Together: A Novella and Stories 24 reviews Owen King
Bloomsbury USA, 2006
Clever look at a modern American boy
+ Good future for Owen + Enjoyable read
The novella is a compelling family story of a modern American teenager sandwiched between his aging, nostalgiac, Al Gore loving grandfather and his young, activist single mother. The novella left me sad at its conclusion only because it had ended. Satisfying ending? It depends upon the reader. Mr. ...
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The Self-sufficient Life and How to Live It 40 reviews John Seymour
DK ADULT, 2003
Timely advice
+ A perfect source for dreaming of self-sufficiency + Complete Overview + Simply perfect ... for beginners to intermediates. + THE Classic!
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Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening 8 reviews
DK ADULT, 2005
excellent resource
+ perfect! + Gardening made easy. + Brilliant! Buy this book.
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