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Pools 9 reviews
Kelly Klein
Rizzoli, 2007
A shame the pictures are all so dark.. doesn't compare to 1st edition.
I was excited to see this has been reissued, as the first edition copies cost several hundred dollars. Well I can see now why the 1st edition continues to bring top dollar. If you get a chance to see the pictures in the 1st edition and compare to this one, you will be highly disappointed. ...
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Flower Confidential: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful in the Business of Flowers 22 reviews
Amy Stewart
Algonquin Books, 2007
Flower Power
+ Great service!
+ You'll Never Look At Flowers the Same Way Again
+ Who knew flowers were so interesting?
+ I almost wrote to the author!
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Building a Shed: Siting and Planning a Shed, Building Shed Foundations, Adding Custom Details (Build Like a ...13 reviews
Joseph Truini
Taunton, 2003
Better than I hoped it would be
+ Building a Shed
+ The only book you will need
This book has far exceeded my expectations! I feel confident that I can plan and build my own shed (suited to my needs and budget) and do it for far less money than a chintzy pre-fab one from a DIY store. This book has a great format and loads of helpful information, things only someone who builds ...
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The Vegetable Gardener's Bible: Discover Ed's High-Yield W-O-R-D System for All North American Gardening ... 59 reviews
Edward C. Smith
Storey Publishing, LLC, 2000
MUST HAVE gardners reference
+ Just Plain Wow!
+ I feel like an expert gardener!
+ Great book, but I hope to see corrections and clarifications in a future edition!
+ I had to buy two of these
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Fairy Houses ... Everywhere! (The Fairy Houses Series) (The Fairy Houses Series) 22 reviews
Barry Kane, Tracy Kane
Light-Beams Publishing, 2006
Beautiful Photography
+ Delightful! Inspiring book
+ Fairy Houses
Great natural photos. My pre school daughter loved the ideas and created her own fairy house by gathering natural elements from the woods. She adds to it every weeek.
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Burpee : The Complete Vegetable & Herb Gardener : A Guide to Growing Your Garden Organically15 reviews
Karan Davis Cutler, Cavagnarok David, ...
Wiley, 1997
Great overview book
+ New gardeners delight
+ Great Gardening!
+ Should be called the Coffee Table Encyclopedia of Gardening
+ Gardners Dictionary
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The Organic Lawn Care Manual13 reviews
Paul Tukey
Storey Publishing, LLC, 2007
Marvelous
+ Great Book!
+ Exactly what I needed.
+ Good Resource
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Great Garden Companions: A Companion-Planting System for a Beautiful, Chemical-Free Vegetable Garden40 reviews
Sally Jean Cunningham
Rodale Books, 2000
reference it every day!
+ A Great Companion
+ Must have
+ Great Gardening Companions
+ GREAT Gift for a Gardener or Yourself
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Gardening When It Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series)34 reviews
Steve Solomon
New Society Publishers, 2006
Things I Never Knew About Gardening!
+ Good book, very detailed
+ Detailed, Valuable Advice
+ Fascinating crankiness
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Second Nature: A Gardener's Education23 reviews
Michael Pollan
Grove Press, 2003
Lawn Mowing et al
+ Delightful reading
+ philosopher of gardening
Pollans description of what is a green thumb and the sysiphean art of mowing reminded me how therapeutic gardening can be and why it cures depression. Thank you Michael for making me look at my roses in a totally different way. You will love this book if you tend to think in pictures and love the ...
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Water Storage: Tanks, Cisterns, Aquifers, and Ponds for Domestic Supply, Fire and Emergency Use--Includes How ...14 reviews
Art Ludwig
Oasis Design, 2005
Read the book, Build the tank
+ Great Book
+ another great book from oasis design
+ Water Storage: Tanks, Cisterns, Aquifers, and Ponds for Domestic Supply, Fire and Emergency Use--Includes How to Make Ferrocemen
+ very excellent detailed book
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The Encyclopedia of Country Living: An Old Fashioned Recipe Book (Encyclopedia of Country Living)119 reviews
Carla Emery
Sasquatch Books, 2003
Great resource for simple living in urban areas or BFE
+ Carla Emery's Book A Must Have
+ A pillar of the homesteading community
+ Love this book!!! Love - love - LOVE IT.
+ ENCYCLOPDIA OF COUNTRY LIVING
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Betty Crocker's Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol Cooking Today27 reviews
Betty Crocker Editors
Betty Crocker, 2000
Best cookbook I have!
+ great recipes
+ DON'T MISS! UMMMMM GOOD
+ Low Fat, Low Cholesterol does taste good
+ Good Solid Cookbook
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Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propagation and ...51 reviews
Michael A. Dirr
Stipes Publishing, LLC, 1998
An Industry Standard; not for casual weekend gardner's
+ "Woodies" bible
+ If you are an avid gardener, you will want this book
+ textbook for a lifetime
+ long time plant person
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Weeds of the Northeast (Comstock Books)34 reviews
Richard H. Uva, Joseph C. Neal, ...
Cornell University Press, 1997
Best weed book I'ver ever had
+ Useful, but ignores native/nonnative plants
+ Weeds of the Northeast
+ Really needed
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Storey's Basic Country Skills: A Practical Guide to Self-Reliance33 reviews
John Storey, Martha Storey
Storey Publishing, LLC, 1999
Great overall starter guide and reference
+ Handy reference
+ Very good reference
+ Basic Country Skills
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The Self-sufficient Life and How to Live It41 reviews
John Seymour
DK ADULT, 2003
Timely advice
+ A perfect source for dreaming of self-sufficiency
+ Complete Overview
+ Simply perfect ... for beginners to intermediates.
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Growing Great Garlic: The Definitive Guide for Organic Gardeners and Small Farmers11 reviews
Ron L. Engeland
Filaree, 1991
I love this book!
+ Full of garlicky goodness
+ Geared towards commercial growers good for home gardeners too
I'm a gardener who loves to cook, and I love my kitchen herb garden best of all. When I decided to try growing garlic this book was recommended by the seed (bulb) supplier as a great place to start, and they were right! It's well-written, complete, and a great reference. Highly recommended!
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From Vines to Wines: The Complete Guide to Growing Grapes and Making Your Own Wine30 reviews
Jeff Cox
Storey Publishing, LLC, 1999
Almost perfect
+ Review By Craig Justice, Founder, Blue Merle Vineyard & Winery
+ Especially good for trellising and pruning
+ Great for Home Winemakers or Wine Students
+ Complete resource
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Dialectic of Enlightenment (Cultural Memory in the Present)11 reviews
Max Horkheimer, Theodor W. Adorno
Stanford University Press, 2007
Gather the Fragments...
+ Nothing short of revolutionary
+ Adorno presents a challenging look at the modern condition
+ A masterpiece of critical theory
+ The Black Book of Western Philosophy
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