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The Botany of Desire
A Plant's-Eye View of the World
Written by Michael Pollan
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: May 28, 2002
Price: $15.00
Every schoolchild learns about the mutually beneficial dance of honeybees and flowers: The bee collects nectar and pollen to make honey and, in the process, spreads the flowers’ genes far and wide. In The Botany of Desire, Michael Pollan ingeniously demonstrates how people and domesticated plants have formed a similarly reciprocal... Read more >
A Plant's-Eye View of the World
Written by Michael Pollan
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: May 28, 2002
Price: $15.00
Every schoolchild learns about the mutually beneficial dance of honeybees and flowers: The bee collects nectar and pollen to make honey and, in the process, spreads the flowers’ genes far and wide. In The Botany of Desire, Michael Pollan ingeniously demonstrates how people and domesticated plants have formed a similarly reciprocal... Read more >
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Martha Stewart's Homekeeping Handbook
The Essential Guide to Caring for Everything in Your Home
Written by Martha Stewart
Format: Hardcover, 752 pages
On Sale: October 31, 2006
Price: $45.00
Whether your home is small or large, an apartment in the city or a country cottage, it is a space that should be at once beautiful and livable. The key to that is managing the upkeep without feeling flustered. Until now, there has never been a comprehensive resource that not only... Read more >
The Essential Guide to Caring for Everything in Your Home
Written by Martha Stewart
Format: Hardcover, 752 pages
On Sale: October 31, 2006
Price: $45.00
Whether your home is small or large, an apartment in the city or a country cottage, it is a space that should be at once beautiful and livable. The key to that is managing the upkeep without feeling flustered. Until now, there has never been a comprehensive resource that not only... Read more >
A Passion for Blue and White
Written by Carolyne Roehm
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: October 28, 2008
Price: $60.00
“Nature’s quintessential color combination of blue and white never ceases to amaze me. The look of pristine snow against deep blue Aspen skies; spires of blue and white delphinium in a garden; Connecticut’s spring mornings where the apple blossoms and nodding heads of white narcissus are in contrast to soft blue... Read more >
Written by Carolyne Roehm
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: October 28, 2008
Price: $60.00
“Nature’s quintessential color combination of blue and white never ceases to amaze me. The look of pristine snow against deep blue Aspen skies; spires of blue and white delphinium in a garden; Connecticut’s spring mornings where the apple blossoms and nodding heads of white narcissus are in contrast to soft blue... Read more >
The Nest Home Design Handbook
Simple ways to decorate, organize, and personalize your place
Written by Carley Roney
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: May 6, 2008
Price: $22.95
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Simple ways to decorate, organize, and personalize your place
Written by Carley Roney
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: May 6, 2008
Price: $22.95
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Celerie Kemble: To Your Taste
Creating Modern Rooms with a Traditional Twist
Written by Celerie Kemble
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: November 4, 2008
Price: $45.00
Celebrate what’s beautiful about traditional style while breaking some of its rules: Take a page out of a designer’s book and add your own sense of relaxed whimsy and exuberant personality to create spaces that are versatile, original, and truly livable.
That’s designer Celerie Kemble’s philosophy in a nutshell. It’s all about... Read more >
Creating Modern Rooms with a Traditional Twist
Written by Celerie Kemble
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: November 4, 2008
Price: $45.00
Celebrate what’s beautiful about traditional style while breaking some of its rules: Take a page out of a designer’s book and add your own sense of relaxed whimsy and exuberant personality to create spaces that are versatile, original, and truly livable.
That’s designer Celerie Kemble’s philosophy in a nutshell. It’s all about... Read more >
Green Guide
The Complete Reference for Consuming Wisely
Written by Editors of Green Guide
Format: Trade Paperback, 448 pages
On Sale: June 10, 2008
Price: $21.95
Paper or plastic? Organic or conventional? In a world that is rapidly going "green," how does the average person make decisions that are smart for the family—and good for the planet? The Green Guide is here to help, with the concepts and choices for Earth-conscious living. Presented in concise, information-packed chapters... Read more >
The Complete Reference for Consuming Wisely
Written by Editors of Green Guide
Format: Trade Paperback, 448 pages
On Sale: June 10, 2008
Price: $21.95
Paper or plastic? Organic or conventional? In a world that is rapidly going "green," how does the average person make decisions that are smart for the family—and good for the planet? The Green Guide is here to help, with the concepts and choices for Earth-conscious living. Presented in concise, information-packed chapters... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
The New Traditional
Reinvent-Balance-Define Your Home
Written by Darryl Carter
Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: August 26, 2008
Price: $45.00
Darryl Carter is a leader in the design world, recognized for his restrained, distinguished, and livable environments. Known for seamlessly mixing the modern with the classical, Carter presents a comprehensive guide to creating a home that balances individual comfort with a timeless aesthetic.
Comfort is the essential element of a successful... Read more >
Reinvent-Balance-Define Your Home
Written by Darryl Carter
Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: August 26, 2008
Price: $45.00
Darryl Carter is a leader in the design world, recognized for his restrained, distinguished, and livable environments. Known for seamlessly mixing the modern with the classical, Carter presents a comprehensive guide to creating a home that balances individual comfort with a timeless aesthetic.
Comfort is the essential element of a successful... Read more >
The Divine Home
Living with Spiritual Objects
Written by Peter Vitale
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: October 28, 2008
Price: $60.00
For the millions of Americans combining the spiritual and the decorative in their homes—from dramatic crosses in a modern log cabin to handcrafted Native American spirit masks in a sprawling Southwestern ranch—this beautifully rendered book of interior design depicts how the serene touch of religious design elements can be effortlessly incorporated... Read more >
Living with Spiritual Objects
Written by Peter Vitale
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: October 28, 2008
Price: $60.00
For the millions of Americans combining the spiritual and the decorative in their homes—from dramatic crosses in a modern log cabin to handcrafted Native American spirit masks in a sprawling Southwestern ranch—this beautifully rendered book of interior design depicts how the serene touch of religious design elements can be effortlessly incorporated... Read more >
Gardening at the Dragon's Gate
At Work in the Wild and Cultivated World
Written by Wendy Johnson
Format: Trade Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: February 26, 2008
Price: $25.00
Gardening at the Dragon’s Gate is fundamental work that permeates your entire life. It demands your energy and heart, and it gives you back great treasures as well, like a fortified sense of humor, an appreciation for paradox, and a huge harvest of Dinosaur kale and tiny red potatoes.
For more than... Read more >
At Work in the Wild and Cultivated World
Written by Wendy Johnson
Format: Trade Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: February 26, 2008
Price: $25.00
Gardening at the Dragon’s Gate is fundamental work that permeates your entire life. It demands your energy and heart, and it gives you back great treasures as well, like a fortified sense of humor, an appreciation for paradox, and a huge harvest of Dinosaur kale and tiny red potatoes.
For more than... Read more >
Planthropology
The Myths, Mysteries, and Miracles of My Garden Favorites
Written by Ken Druse
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: November 4, 2008
Price: $50.00
Ken Druse, one of today’s most acclaimed and popular garden writers, takes us on a ceaselessly fascinating stroll through the life of the garden, from the botanical marvels displayed by virtually any plant to the exploits of the plant explorers who once—and still do—race across the globe like Indiana Jones in... Read more >
The Myths, Mysteries, and Miracles of My Garden Favorites
Written by Ken Druse
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: November 4, 2008
Price: $50.00
Ken Druse, one of today’s most acclaimed and popular garden writers, takes us on a ceaselessly fascinating stroll through the life of the garden, from the botanical marvels displayed by virtually any plant to the exploits of the plant explorers who once—and still do—race across the globe like Indiana Jones in... Read more >
