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Price: $20.00
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Sale: $11.90
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Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: George A. Petrides
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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
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Edition: 2
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Dewey Decimal Number: 582.160978
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Publication Date: 1998-07-25
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Reading Level: 448
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Description: This newly designed field guide features detailed descriptions of 387 species, arranged in six major groups by visual similarity. The 47 color plates and 5 text drawings show distinctive details needed for identification. Color photographs and 295 color range maps accompany the species descriptions.
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Price: $19.95
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Sale: $11.54
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Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill or Keats Publishing
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Francois Couplan::James Duke
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Publisher: McGraw-Hill or Keats Publishing
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 581.632097
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Publication Date: 1998-11-11
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Reading Level: 570
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Description: From mushrooms to ferns, to trees and shrubs, nature offers a slew of healthy and tasty menu alternatives. We no longer have to limit ourselves to the 50 to 60 fruits and vegetables commonly grown in North America but can now learn and begin to enjoy more than 4,000 wild and delicious foods growing in our own back yards! Noted ethnobotanist Dr. Francois Couplan has been teaching the uses of various fruits, nuts, and grains world wide since 1975 and has published more than 13 books about plants in both French and German. He has worked with world-renowned chefs including Jean-Georges Vongerichten in New York, to bring wild plants to gourmet menus and has been cooking with hundreds of different plants for the past thirty years. This title is not only a guide to intriguing and palatable edible plants based on the author's personal experiences but a unique pathway to appreciating nature.
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Price: $35.00
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Sale: $21.86
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Manufacturer: Crowood Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Graham Charles
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Publisher: Crowood Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 635
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Publication Date: 2007-04-01
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Reading Level: 192
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Description: An essential guide to cacti and other succulents, featuring 420 color photos and a wealth of information on the plants and their cultivation. Beautifully illustrated and highly accessible, this guide is both an instructive practical manual and a rich source of reference. More than 250 different species or genera and their natural habitats are profiled and illustrated. Topics include: the unique nature of succulents; their natural environment; history, classification, and nomenclature; watering, feeding, general care, and propagation; and pests and diseases. Lavishly illustrated, this is an indispensable guide for growers and enthusiasts. Graham Charles is a National Cactus and Succulent Society judge and lecturer. |
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Price: $40.00
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Sale: $23.50
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Manufacturer: National Geographic
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: National Geographic
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Publisher: National Geographic
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Dewey Decimal Number: 613
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Publication Date: 2008-11-18
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Reading Level: 360
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Description: A natural choice for the millions of people turning to a healthier lifestyle, this book invites readers on a sumptuously illustrated walk through the world garden to discover the story of some 250 food plants from field to table. Illustrated with more than 500 images and written by top international horticultural and culinary experts, the sumptuous Edible explores the origins, history, and contemporary cultural and culinary uses of fruits, vegetables, nuts, grains, beverage plants, herbs, and spices. A rich introduction begins the book, revealing early agriculture and our "green" future. Then an eight-chapter "Food Directory" cameos individual plants, with reader friendly layouts framing each entry’s biography, botanical description, culinary role, and healing powers. In addition to the lively and authoritative narrative, Edible intrigues readers with layers of information: literary quotes, boxes on ancient origins of exotic foods, political underpinnings, nutritional values, longstanding remedies, and more. Tantalizing anecdotes dip into such diverse topics as the Japanese Cherry Festival; cacao, Mayan "food of the gods;" and the 17th-century Nutmeg Wars, which determined New York’s future. A glossary and index complete the book.
The National Geographic Desk Reference to Nature’s Medicine has proven itself a steady sales record. With huge appeal for both the health-conscious and the legions of devotees who follow today’s chefs in the media, Edible is a recipe for success.
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Price: $16.00
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Sale: $9.00
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Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
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Dewey Decimal Number: 584.90974
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Publication Date: 1992-04-30
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Reading Level: 256
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Description: How to identify 135 of the most common species of North American grasses, sedges, and rushes, with their economic and ecological importance.
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Price: $15.95
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Sale: $9.41
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Manufacturer: Three Rivers Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Colin Tudge
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Publisher: Three Rivers Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 582.16
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Publication Date: 2007-10-23
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Reading Level: 480
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Description: There are redwoods in California that were ancient by the time Columbus first landed, and pines still alive that germinated around the time humans invented writing. There are Douglas firs as tall as skyscrapers, and a banyan tree in Calcutta as big as a football field.
From the tallest to the smallest, trees inspire wonder in all of us, and in The Tree, Colin Tudge travels around the world—throughout the United States, the Costa Rican rain forest, Panama and Brazil, India, New Zealand, China, and most of Europe—bringing to life stories and facts about the trees around us: how they grow old, how they eat and reproduce, how they talk to one another (and they do), and why they came to exist in the first place. He considers the pitfalls of being tall; the things that trees produce, from nuts and rubber to wood; and even the complicated debt that we as humans owe them.
Tudge takes us to the Amazon in flood, when the water is deep enough to submerge the forest entirely and fish feed on fruit while river dolphins race through the canopy. He explains the “memory” of a tree: how those that have been shaken by wind grow thicker and sturdier, while those attacked by pests grow smaller leaves the following year; and reveals how it is that the same trees found in the United States are also native to China (but not Europe).
From tiny saplings to centuries-old redwoods and desert palms, from the backyards of the American heartland to the rain forests of the Amazon and the bamboo forests, Colin Tudge takes the reader on a journey through history and illuminates our ever-present but often ignored companions. A blend of history, science, philosophy, and environmentalism, The Tree is an engaging and elegant look at the life of the tree and what modern research tells us about their future.
From the Hardcover edition.
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Price: $24.95
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Sale: $16.12
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Manufacturer: Lone Pine Publishing
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Publisher: Lone Pine Publishing
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Edition: Revised
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Dewey Decimal Number: 581.97111
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Publication Date: 2004-11-30
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Reading Level: 528
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Price: $19.95
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Sale: $7.98
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Manufacturer: Chronicle Books
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Fred Hageneder
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Publisher: Chronicle Books
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Dewey Decimal Number: 582.16
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Publication Date: 2005-08-18
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Reading Level: 224
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Description: The tree is beloved as Mother Nature's visible symbol of power and grace. The Meaning of Trees is a beautiful celebration of their lore and spirit, botany and history. Genera from aspen to willow are captured in 70 dramatic photographs that illustrate their brilliant seasonal transformations. Featuring 50 different types of tree, this informative compendium describes each by way of botanical qualities; medicinal uses for their leaves, bark, and wood; cultural symbolism; magical associations; and so much more. Fascinating facts abound: the Druids believed that only the wood of the yew tree was fit to make wands; a Ukrainian tonic of birch leaves contains the same healing properties as aspirin. A visually stunning and engaging guide, The Meaning of Trees is a fitting tribute to this most majestic of natural wonders.
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Price: $29.95
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Sale: $17.29
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Manufacturer: Timber Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Ian R. Hall::Gordon Brown::Alessandra Zambonelli
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Publisher: Timber Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 635.8
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Publication Date: 2008-01-04
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Reading Level: 304
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Description: Whether the world's best truffles are found in Piedmont or Perigord inspires impassioned debate, but the effects of dwindling supply and insatiable demand for the elusive, ultimate mushroom are unquestionable: prices through the roof, intrigue and deception, and ever more intensive efforts to cultivate. The secrets of when, how, and where to collect truffles have benn passed from generation to generation since ancient times, but artificial cultivation remains the holy grail. Here in the most comprehensive practical treatment of the gastronomic treasure to date, the art and science of the high-stakes pursuit come together. Their enthusiasm and expertise leavened with wry humor, the authors explore the newest techniques; they describe the commercial species in detail along with their host plants, natural habitats, cultivation and mintenance, pests and diseases, and harvesting with pigs, dogs, truffle flies, and even the electronic nose. Pursuit of the fungus that costs more than gold is not for the faint of heart nor for those in a hurry, as under ideal conditions, truffle production in artificial truffieres can begin after three years but results may not be seen until a decade after planting, and maximum yields not for another decade still. So there is time to read and prepare, and no better source than this one.
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Price: $35.00
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Sale: $21.94
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Manufacturer: Cornell University Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Willow Zuchowski
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Publisher: Cornell University Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 580
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Publication Date: 2007-03-29
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Reading Level: 532
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Description: Ranging from miniature epiphytic orchids to towering trees, and from mangrove forests lining coastal waterways to high-elevation cloud forests, Costa Rica's rich and varied flora dazzles visitors and botanists alike. Tropical Plants of Costa Rica, the first popular treatment to include plants from all regions of the country, is an indispensable guide to native and exotic species found in the neotropics. This book is beautifully illustrated with more than 540 full-color photographs taken in the field, each depicting an entire plant or a closer view of flowers, fruits, or seeds. Instructive pen-and-ink drawings of botanical details also accompany many of the accounts. The text clearly explains each plant's identifying characteristics and reveals fascinating facts about its natural history, chemical properties, economic importance, and medicinal and other uses. Sidebar features throughout the book highlight conservation, ethnobotany, and ecology; their topics include unusual applications for plants, distinct attributes of certain plant families, and plants of particular microhabitats. Tropical Plants of Costa Rica is a wonderful resource for naturalists, students, and researchers, as well as both experienced and first-time visitors to Costa Rica and the American tropics.
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Displaying records 81 through 90 of 4000
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