books about: botany     books:       The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World165 reviews Michael Pollan Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2002 Funny, gentle and world changing It is a rare science book that evokes such an emotional response in me. "Beak of the Finch" by Jonathan Weiner is one, and "The Botany of Desire" is another. Pollan's discussion of four archetypal plants (apple, tulip, marijuana and potato) and our shared history with them makes for some wonderfully interesting reading. He has a great gift for allegory and metaphor, and these plants became real ...             Botany for Gardeners14 reviews Brian Capon Timber Press, Incorporated, 2004 Easy to Read For a text book, this reads more like short stories. Very easy to read and understand.             Botany in a Day: The Patterns Method of Plant Identification10 reviews Thomas J. Elpel HOPS Press, LLC, 2004 Makes a great first book on the subject This book ranks with such classics of plant indentification as Agnes Chase's A First Book of Grasses, or Donald Culross Peattie's books on tree indentification. Taking a bird's-eye view and then drilling down from there, it provides an overview of plant structure and evolution as well as many technical details relating to the structure and identification of plants. This would make an excellent ...             Colonial Botany: Science, Commerce, and Politics in the Early Modern World1 review University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007 Ask the botanist Botany became an important science during three centuries of European empire-building, from the 16th to the 19th centuries. Ships from England, France, the Netherlands, and Spain sailed to make discoveries in the service of storing up riches. Those riches weren't just precious metals such as New World gold. They were also luxuries whose sales made fortunes for peoples and empires. So Columbus ...             Marijuana Botany: Propagation and Breeding of Distintive Cannabis12 reviews Clarke Ronin Publishing A Masters Thesis, Not a "How To Grow Really Strong Pot" book First of all, if we stick to the facts, Robert Clarke wrote this text as his master's thesis to earn his graduate degree in botany from UC Berkeley, not so that a bunch of dopers could grow stronger weed. With that in mind, think about the subject material; this book was written for scientists and botanists with MSc and PhD level accreditations in botany, not Phineas, Freewheeling Franklin, or ...             Essential Atlas of Botany1 review Barron's Educational Series, 2004 An informative guide I find the Essential Atlas of Botany to be an informative guide. With a total of 96 pages, this English-language edition was released in 2004. This guide has helped me to gain a better understanding of plant life. There are ten sections: plant anatomy, plant physiology, reproduction, ecology and evolution, algae, fungi, plants, plants and their environment, wild plants and humans, and plants ...             Botany Coloring Book (HarperCollins Coloring Books (Not Childrens))6 reviews Paul Young Collins, 1982 This study technique works well for me. At first you have to hide the fact that at, age 53, you are using a coloring book! Nevertheless I have stuck with it through a number of pages and have found out that my retention and ability to recall through visualizing the diagrams increases many fold versus the read and think method. When I revisit the pages to study the topic it comes back much easier. The book seems to be a good balance ...             Botany Illustrated: Introduction to Plants, Major Groups, Flowering Plant Families5 reviews Janice Glimn-Lacy, Peter B. Kaufman Springer, 2006 Very user friendly botany book Very pleased that this is both a botany book, covering basic principles of botany, and at the same time an 'adult' colouring book (a la Anatomy or Physiology colouring books), which allows you to actively reinforce your learning by colouring in the plant sections accompanying what you are reading. Very nice book.             Introduction to Botany1 review Murray Nabors Benjamin Cummings, 2003 Wonderful (except for the website) This book is fantastic--very clear, concise, overall well-written. I have absolutely no background in botany but feel very satisfied and confident with what I've learned from this book. The illustrations are especially well done and are useful in understanding the nuts (no pun intended!) and bolts of plant structures and biological processes. I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because the ...             Botany, Ballet and Dinner from Scratch: A Memoir with Recipes8 reviews Leda Meredith Heliotrope Books, 2008 Grace Having read preliminary excerpts, I have now purchased copies for myself and for holiday gifts. The passage that caught me contains her grace before meals: "The energy you bring me, I turn into the actions of an honorable life. You will have no cause to be ashamed of being part of my bones. May your spirit travel in joy." The notion that we owe it to the beings we eat to use them ...             Botany for Gardeners: An Introduction and Guide11 reviews Brian Capon Timber Press, Incorporated, 1992 no title Absolutely fascinating book, written with an obvious awe and love of the plant kingdom. Pictures are great; so are drawings. Author makes very clear what can be a complicated subject. Really renews one's love of gardening. Included are a few practical hints as well. Tells how plants are constructed and how they grow; all about each part of a flower; what happens to water after roots draw it ...             Plant Biology (2nd Edition)3 reviews Linda Graham, Lee Wilcox, ... Benjamin Cummings, 2005 Great reference book with lots of nice photos I've known many biology textbooks, but this has the nicest and best photos you could ever find. Though this book mainly aims for non-majors, I, a botany graduate student, still find it very useful and informative. Highly recommend this for people who want to know about general plant biology, but have been intimidated by heavy, thick textbooks.             American Household Botany: A History of Useful Plants, 1620-19004 reviews Judith Sumner Timber Press, Incorporated, 2004 A fabulous book. In this fascinating book, celebrated author Judith Sumner rescues from the pages of history the practical experience and botanical wisdom of generations of Americans. Crossing the disciplines of history, ethnobotany, and horticulture--and with a flair for the colorful anecdote--Sumner underlines a part of the American story often ignored or forgotten: how European settlers and their descendents ...             Winter Botany2 reviews William Trelease Dover Publications, 1967 Identify trees in winter? Impossible, not with this. A lot of people find it near impossible to ID trees in winter. Ok, some have distinctive bark, or shape, but then there's the whole realm of trees out there that are just near impossible to identify without leaves. This really help work your way through tree taxonomy.             Careers in Horticulture and Botany (Careers in) Jerry Garner McGraw-Hill, 2006 Find an exciting, fulfilling career in a field where opportunities never stop growing! If you find peace and satisfaction in growing plants and flowers, you should consider making it your profession. It might surprise you to learn just how many different opportunities exist within the horticulture and botany industry. Careers in Horticulture and Botany gives you invaluable tips for finding a job in one of the many areas that make up ...             Botany: An Introduction to Plant Biology5 reviews James D. Mauseth Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2008 Excellent Introduction to Botany This book is a must for anyone seriously interested in learning about plants and their relation to the other living kingdoms. It is richly illustrated and covers material clearly and in-depth. I have used the first edition for over eight years as 1) a good read and 2) a reference that continues to inform me as a serious gardener as well as an educated layman. The book emphasizes the ...             A Photographic Atlas for the Botany Lab3 reviews Samuel R. Rushforth, Robert R. Robbins, ... Morton Pub Co, 2008 Wonderfully illustrative and informative This book has been a great help to me for Botany, especially Botany labs. It has pictures on the micro- and macroscopic levels of plants with captions that label and describe function. A great book to have because it increases course comprehension.             Economic Botany: Plants in our World2 reviews Beryl Simpson, Molly Ogorzaly McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math, 2000 Practical and Beautiful. What might at first glance appear to be your basic botany book actually doubles as a beautiful "coffee table" book with the most splendid artwork you will ever see. Display it proudly. Use it wisely. Kudos most especially to M. Ogorzaly, her work is most impressive out of the bunch of distinguished collaborators!             Exploring Creation With Botany (Young Explorers)16 reviews Jeannie Fulbright Apologia Educational Ministries, 2004 From A Kid That Uses Apologia Elementary My name is Windsor and I'm using my mom's account with permission. I wanted to say something about this book. I really like it because I can understand it. I had to do this kind of science again this year because I didn't understand it last year in Abeka. I really like doing the projects with my mom and sister. Science is so cool and I really like how the book sounds in my head when I read it ...             The Girl From Botany Bay8 reviews Carolly Erickson Wiley, 2004 Ever wanted a reason to not become a criminal? Terrifying story of the dangers of the sea and the horrors of life on prison ships. Thank heavens I have never committed any of the crimes (or at least been caught) that would have doomed me to the punishment of being on a ship bound for Botany Bay. Mary Broad's story of "Crime and Punishment" is a vivid description of 18th century survival under the harshest conditions. Sealed into ...              search for books 1620-1900, american, biology, breeding, cannabis, careers, childrens, colonial, coloring, commerce, creation, distintive, economic, essential, explorers, exploring, families, flowering, gardeners, harpercollins, horticulture, household, identification, illustrated, introduction, marijuana, patterns, photographic, politics, propagation books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Made in America leave a comment home  impressum - about us