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This engaging, information-packed guide presents ten categories of Best Places for women to go. The wide-ranging chapters have something for everyone. "Best City Getaways for Girls Who Just Wanna Have Fun" focuses on San Francisco, Miami, Quebec, New York City, and New Orleans. "Where to Celebrate Big Birthdays" suggests Las Vegas, Northern California wine country, and Savannah. "Best Places for Adventure Escapes" includes rafting the Colorado, heli-hiking the Canadian Rockies, and kayaking or canoeing in Maine. "Best Bonding Vacations" recommends Ashland, Oregon, Rocky Mountain National Park, Chicago, and Lake Chatauqua, New York, while "Best Places to Heal When You've Been Dumped" sends you to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, and to Hershey, Pennsylvania, for its sumptuous chocolate baths. Other chapters offer suggestions for golf getaways, pampering retreats, artsy getaways, and great retail therapy.
The book is filled with practical tips on roommate etiquette, safety, packing, budgeting, and other specific advice for the growing number of women—young, old, single, married, divorced, and widowed—who are hitting the road. Short, true stories about women's experiences open each chapter, and quotes from all types of women travelers broaden the appeal—further inspiring readers to pack up their bags, call a girlfriend, and say "let's go!"
Customer Reviews:
Well written and organized.......2007-10-01
The book is well written, and organized to help make travel planning easy. Haven't traveled yet to rate the experience, but loaded with great ideas!
for my mom..........2007-09-06
I bought this for my mom and she's found some really great things to do with her gal pals in it...I think I'll borrow it eventually.
Girlfriend Vacation "Must Have".......2007-08-18
This is an interesting and informative book. If you need a girlfriend's getaway, you are sure to find the perfect place. I especially like the breakdown of places to go, see, visit, eat, etc. You won't be disappointed in this purchase.
Who did the research?.......2007-08-02
As a former resident of San Diego, I can name the two most touristy, and therefore useless, shopping venues in the city. And yet, these are the exact two places the author lists in the "shopping" category of the San Diego section. These are places that the tourist buses unload, food prices are jacked up, and the stores hold the same useless "made in China" knicknacks that you can get anywhere in America. Had the author done some research, she would have steered you to Cedros Design District in Solana Beach, home of SOLO and Zinc Cafe, or at least, for those looking for more traditional shopping, to Fashion Valley. When I go to another city to go shopping, I'm looking for something a little different, something I can't find just anywhere. This particular listing in the book makes me doubt the usefulness of the rest of it!
More than a travel guide.......2007-06-28
50 Best Girlfriends Getaways is a great travel guide - but much more. Not only does it recommend places to indulge every kind of interest, from spas to bargain hunting to athletic challenges (and lots of good eating), but it tells the stories of women who have found that traveling with other women - be it a sister, a daughter, a mother, or simply friends - can bring a unique kind of fulfillment. These stories are the sort that define the female experience. Marybeth is a long time expert in women's travel, and her guide is unbeatable for planning that special trip to celebrate a friend's big birthday, a daughter's graduation, or whatever occasion you can dream up.
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There's a whole big world out there. Here's how every woman can get out and conquer it-solo.
This is an inspiring guide for women who want to "fly solo"-yet stay safe, sane, and solvent during their travels. With candid advice and insider's secrets about some of the most exciting places on earth, readers will find:
- A quiz to help determine what sorts of trips best suit one's personality, interests, and goals
- The essential female-friendly spots every woman should visit
- Why each destination is perfect for solo travelers, important foreign phrases, what to pack, what shoes to wear, special events, historical facts, where to meet the global glitterati, and a list of the top ten things women must do while visiting
- Where to eat, meet, party, people watch, sunbathe, soul-search, shop, spa, frolic, photograph, and more
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Whether surfing in Hawaii, strolling the cobblestone streets of St. Petersburg, drinking in Dublin, or swimming with dolphins in the Caribbean, women can take on the world and create lasting memories with the best travel companion ever-themselves!
Customer Reviews:
Great Resource .......2007-07-17
This fun, easy to read guide provides some very useful information. As a travel consultant I've used Williamson's recommendations to put together itineraries. I'm waiting for the next 50 Best....
Fly Solo: The 50 Best Places for a Girl to Travel Alone.......2007-05-14
This is an entertaining easy to read guide based on guidelines such as safety, transportation, cultural activities, etc. Locations on each continent are covered. I just wish it had been 100 best locations - I could have added a few.
Very Basic Information.......2007-04-20
The book provides an extremely general overview of 50 destinations. Omitted, (I'm guessing for security reasons ) is all of Africa, India, the truly interesting islands of Polynesia (mentions Waikiki) the entire Caribbean, Australia west of Sydney and Mexico. Standard European capitol cities get the most ink. There is nothing here that could not be found in the first pages of a Let's Go. I was really hoping for a unique insight found nowhere else. It does list a festival or two and several activities for the given city. No hard specifics like maps, embassy addresses, specific lodging, addresses of restaurants esp open to single diners or specific city areas not to venture into after dark. Lists destinations well along the beaten path. If you are a first time traveller tho, this might be a good armchair read.
Fly Solo Rocks!.......2007-03-31
Teresa is the Yoda of travel, and Fly Solo promotes the spirit of independence for women to go out and explore the world! :) Thank you Teresa for living your dream and being an ispiration to the many who do know and have yet to know the exhilirating thrill of travel. Fly Solo rocks!
This Book Rocks!!.......2007-03-31
I have wanted to travel solo for many years but have never had the opportunity to do so. This book gives you the CAWS, Culture, Activity, Weather and Social Interaction. I had always wanted to visit Amsterdam, but now I am planning my trip ALONE to Amsterdam, Germany and France for the summer... and I am taking my book with me
Book Description
For many years, Marilyn Burns has produced a newsletter for teachers. Each newsletter contains classroom-tested activities from teachers across the country. This compilation presents the newsletters' best problem-solving lessons for grades 1-6. The lessons span the strands of the math curriculum and are illustrated with children's work.
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Hands On Multi Age Lessons For Learners At Every Level!.......2006-09-15
I have used this book as a teacher of Kindergarteners, 1st Graders, and 2nd Graders. I now use it as a Homeschooling mom of 3. It seems that chikdren no longer "learn by doing". Marilyn Burns reminds us that the "process" tells us as much as the final result when it comes to how children process math knowledge. You will not regret this purchase.
Teaching Math and Having Fun!.......2000-02-12
As a classroom special education teacher with 20 years of experience I have found this book to be a refreshing approach to teaching students. Marilyn Burns describes the lesson plans in this book as how they were actually presented to the students in the classroom. Marilyn uses a dialogue approach in showing teachers how to implement a given lesson. She also connects each math lesson to a writing exercise where the students have to explain the process that they used when solving the given math problem. Marilyn also gives examples of the students writing for each lesson. The lesson plans in this math book are based on Constructivist Theory. Jean Piaget's work forms the basis for Constructivist Theory. I have tried 10 of the Problem Solving lessons in my class from this book. Each lesson has captured the interest of the students and helped experience a basic math concept. Usually after I have done one of the lessons from this book the students always tell me how much fun the math class was and that they would like to do that given activity again. I also enjoy teaching the math lessons. Although as a special education teacher I did make a few modifications to the lesson before I presented it in my classroom. I highly recommend this book to any math teacher.
Overated former teacher tries to cash in........1999-05-26
The author sells herself as a concerned teacher but what is obvious from the book is that she is just another businesswoman trying to sell some vague pontifications to the general public.
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- Good but not great
- Very Good Hiking Guide
- 50 BEST SHORT HIKES IN UTAH'S NATIONAL PARKS
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50 Best Short Hikes in Utah's National Parks: Zion, Bryce, Capitol Reef, Arches, Canyonlands (50 Best Short Hikes)
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Good but not great.......2007-05-07
I bought this book because I was looking for short hikes for our family with elementary-aged children in all the titled Utah Nat'l parks. It does do a good job of describing the hikes in very great detail, how to get to the trail head, etc. Each hike is rated according to it's difficulty and child-friendliness and length of time to complete. This is all very good and helpful. However, I discovered after the fact that most of this same information is available on the National Park Service website and the brochure available for free at the visitor center, including some that aren't in the book.
Very Good Hiking Guide.......2007-03-13
I purchased this book prior to a trip to Zion and Bryce National Parks. I've read a number of hiking guides before and found this one particularly helpful. The author gives excellent details both on the difficulty of the hike and what you can expect to see. After hiking most of the trails in both parks, I can vouch for the accuracy of the guide and found the information very useful.
The sole drawback is the lack of color photos which would add far more impact to these descriptions. This is a common failing of this type of book but it a shortcoming even so.
50 BEST SHORT HIKES IN UTAH'S NATIONAL PARKS.......2007-03-05
There is so much information you'll need for day hiking in Utah's National Parks.It tells you what the best seasons are for the hikes,distances,elevation gains,difficulty ratings and average hiking times.It's a fun,well organized,easy to read book with lots of nice pictures and maps.It's a great book and for a great price!!!One of the best!!!
50 Best Short Hikes in Utah's National Parks.......2005-09-24
Great book!! Had excellant descriptions, difficult ratings and pertinent info. A must for hiking in Utah's National Parks
Book Description
Starting on September 10, 1955, and continuing for more than 600 episodes over the next twenty years, Gunsmoke ruled the airwaves. Never in the history of television had a show so captured the hearts of the American public. Each week, Marshal Matt Dillon and his friends would face a new threat to the peace and lawfulness of their frontier home of Dodge City, Kansas. And each week, goodness and determination prevailed. In recognition of this, the show's golden anniversary, author Ben Costello has produced a remarkable testament to the on-screen and off-screen individuals who made the story lines come alive.
Customer Reviews:
How fun would it have been..........2007-05-10
How fun would it have been to have been on the set of this amazing show? This is a great book with a lot of interviews, anecdotes, and pictures. I wish more shows today had the quality of Gunsmoke...maybe I'd watch them more than the Gunsmoke reruns!
Certain to be a popular addition to any community library American Popular Culture collection.......2007-04-07
In "Gunsmoke: An American Institution Celebrating 50 Years of Television's Best Western", author Ben Costello has provided the legions of fans for America's most popular and long-running television western series with an exhaustive compendium showcasing and celebrating all twenty seasons (comprising a total of 635 episodes) of Matt Dillion and his many friends and foes. Profusely illustrated with literally hundreds of photos about what went on both in front and in back of the cameras, "Gunsmoke" covers the major cast members, as well as the producers, writers and directors, and features an especially insightful interviews with Dennis Weaver, Buck Taylor, and Burt Reynolds. There are even sections featuring Dean Martin Celebrity Roast Highlights; reminisces of distinctive guest stars; Gunsmoke memorabilia, the post-television series Gunsmoke films, and so very much more. Certain to be a popular addition to any community library American Popular Culture collection, "Gunsmoke" is a 'must read' for anyone who grew up with Matt Dillion, Miss Kitty, Doc, Chester, Festus, and all the other denizens of Dodge City and the Old West.
Gunsmoke Fan.......2007-01-10
This book is a pleasure to read. The background stories and photos really enhance the episodes presently shown on TV Land cable channel. The volume is both informative and entertaining.
Great book!.......2007-01-03
This about covers every aspect of that 20 year phenomenon "Gunsmoke"The personal insights from everyone associated with that show from the writers to all the great and soon to be great actors.As a die hard fan of this show I was incensed by some of the decisions made by a couple of producers who made I think,some very bad decisions based on personal feelings and insults made to some key actors.
But the bottom line is thats what a good book does.Gets the reader wrapped up in the story and triggers emotions of both good and bad.This book did all of that and if you are like me and still enjoy watching all the re-runs then you should buy this book and put it all in a wonderful perspective..
Now a note to all that stations that are airing these shows:Where are all the black and white episodes?
Wonderful Tribute to THE Classic TV Western!.......2006-04-07
Tons of baby boomers grew up with 'Gunsmoke.' As a youngster I can vividly remember Marshall Dillon stalking through Dodge City's Boot Hill in the show's opening moments, commenting on the tragedies that made up frontier life as mournful music played in the background. As I grew up I and my family were loyal fans, marveling at the wonderful characters and plots presented year after year. 'Gunsmoke' set the standard for TV westerns. Now, at last, it has a proper tribute in Ben Costello's oversized volume dedicated to what he terms 'an American institution.'
This is a great book, well-researched, well-written and well-illustrated. The show and its marvelous cast of characters comes alive again in this warmly affectionate volume. It is a shame someone didn't undertake this years ago when Milburn Stone and Amanda Blake were still with us. And I was disappointed that James Arness apparently chose not to contribute but perhaps he feels he has told his story in his recent autobiography. In any case, we should be grateful for the work Costello did. The book is filled with wonderful reminiscences from so many 'Gunsmoke' alumnus along with tons of photographs. You couldn't ask for a finer tribute!
Highly recommended!
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- Cheesecake Lovers Unite!
- great book for cheesecake lovers
- 50 Best Cheesecakes
- Disappointing
- Only Cheesecake Cookbook You'll Ever Need
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The 50 Best Cheesecakes in the World: The Winning Recipes from the Nationwide "Love that Cheesecake" Contest
Larry Zisman , and
Honey Zisman
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If you're passionate about cheesecake, you'll love the gourmet and classic recipes assembled in this tempting book. Featured are the winning recipes from the Nationwide "Love That Cheesecake" Contest-50 of the richest, sweetest, creamiest, most delectable cheesecakes imaginable.Organized by pan size, the recipes include: key-lime cheesecake, marzipan-raspberry cheesecake, chocolate-malt cheesecake, hazelnut-heaven cheesecake, white-Christmas cheesecake, pumpkin party cheesecake, Black Forest cheesecake, tri-colored Italian cheesecake, southern sweet-potato cheesecake. Also included are irresistible cheesecake recipes from the Plaza Hotel, the Williamsburg Inn, the Hotel Hershey, and other renowned kitchens across the country.Complete with helpful hints for preparing the perfect cheesecake, along with a generous dollop of cheesecake trivia, this sublime little cookbook is sure to delight everyone who loves sinking a fork into a fresh piece of cheesecake.
Customer Reviews:
Cheesecake Lovers Unite!.......2007-10-16
I do a bit of catering, and needed some interesting cheesecake recipes for a luncheon. Ordering this little book, was the best idea! There are no photos, but it really was not an issue for me. The text was interesting, and I also learned some tips on how to slice and serve the cheesecake. Four cheesecakes later, folks are talking about the luncheon, mainly the cheesecakes! I think I will get the other books by this author, they surely will be great too!
great book for cheesecake lovers.......2007-06-04
i love that book! First of all, the recipes are great, i tried one of the recipes this weekend and result was wonderful. I got some requests from my friends for more cheesecakes in the future gatherings!
And also it is very practical in size, you can put it in your bag and go to the supermarket for shopping, or put it on the kitchen counter without reserving too much space.
And I saw there are a couple of egg-free recipes, which i have not tried yet (but i will soon). That gives some options for egg-allergics, or to the lacto-vegetarians..
50 Best Cheesecakes.......2007-01-15
I did not like the fact that I had no pictures, the printing was small, selections of cheesecakes were not that great.
Disappointing.......2006-12-28
Like all the other reviews say, there are no pictures in this book. It is a tiny little book. The recipes all look like they'd be ok, but I guess I am more into plain old cheesecake than with the exotic flavors of the recipes in this book. If you are looking for a lot of with cheescake recipes with LOTS (and I mean LOTS) of different flavors, this is book for you!
Only Cheesecake Cookbook You'll Ever Need.......2006-07-10
This is the first cheesecake cookbook I bought. I found it easy to substitute other ingredients to change the flavor of a given cheescake. My friends think I'm a cheesecake guru and beg me to bring a cheesecake to parties and get togethers. They even offer to purchase the ingredients. I love this book and can't imagine making a cheesecake without it! It easy to make a great cheesecake when the recipes are so easy to follow.
Book Description
Personality self-assessment plus 140+ "best jobs" lists covering 300 total jobs-with descriptions-for the six major personality types.
Customer Reviews:
Must Read for Counselors, Consultants, and Teachers.......2007-04-29
50 Best Jobs for Your Personality is excellent reference book that provides the latest information on occupations and Holland Codes.
50 Best Jobs has detailed information on each occupation - Holland Codes, job descriptions, earnings, job growth and openings, education/ training requirements, skill areas, and GOE Interest Areas.
Extensive job lists provide a wealth of information -
- Highest Pay, Fastest Growth, and Most Openings
- Education, Job Training, and Work Experience Requirements
- GOE Interest Fields and Groups
50 Best Jobs for Your Personality is useful for -
- Career Exploration
- College Major Exploration
- Career Planning
- Career Transition
- Occupational Information
- Career Counseling
- Career Decision-Making
As a bonus, 50 Best Jobs has a career assessment and an overview of the Holland Code Career Model.
This is an excellent resource for counselors, consultants, and teachers.
Another disappointing job search book.......2006-08-11
I have long been hoping to find the ONE career book that will point me in the write direction of finding the career that I want out of life. I'm coming to believe that these books are mostly a waste of money.
This book contains a personality test that is not unlike any other career assessment test that you can take online, for FREE. It then contains a boat load of charts...50 highest paying jobs for this personality type....50 jobs for this personality type with the highest amount of women/men employed...ect ect. If this sort of thing interests you then by all means this book might be for you.
Most of the book however is a list of different jobs for the different personality types that contains descriptions, experience/education needed, related job, ect but it is all on a VERY BASIC level.
Save your money and speak with a career counsler.
Great Book!.......2005-07-20
This is a great book for people who are trying to figure out what they want to do with their lives!
Book Description
Dr. Peter Gott combines the empathy of an old-fashioned family doctor with the outspoken fervor of a patients' rights advocate in his nationally syndicated column, “Dr. Gott.” A general internist in practice in Connecticut since 1966, Dr. Gott responds to readers' medical questions with sensitivity and accuracy. His daily column has been syndicated by Newspaper Enterprise Association since 1984. Dr. Gott devotes six days each week to answering readers' medical questions, and one day each week to his own health-related commentary.
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not worth the money.......2007-10-20
common sense stuff, pharacuetical approach, anything of note is available on the internet. quite a few times he negates the use of herbs and any sort of alternative healing for lack of controlled studies with proof positive. yet, he accepts antidotal evidence for the efficacy of vicks vapor rub to cure toe fungus and a bar of soap to prevent leg pain/cramps at night. go figure!
a book i do recommend on personal health care at any age is Linda Page's Healthy Healing.
Gott has done a lot of good work, but..........2007-06-26
...he is not a 21st century physician. His "No Flour, No Sugar" copy of Atkins and South Beach proves it. (Those theories have been thoroughly debunked and assigned to the SNAKE OIL section of health remedies).
Having said those harsh words, I should emphasize that Gott is a rural doctor who clearly cares about his patients -- no small thing in today's healthcare maze.
He is obviously an ordinary, country doctor; how he became a household name is sort of a mystery, attributable to good old American capitalism, I presume.
If you really want to lose weight and improve your health, read The China Study.
Great information!.......2007-05-15
My grandmother is 89 years old, healthy as a horse and twice as independent, and swears by any info given out by Dr. Gott. This book presents his advice in the same format as his column; letters from people with Dr. Gott's advice. Great presentation and great info. And if it's good enough for Grandma, its bound to help the rest of us youngsters.
Excellent Buy.......2007-04-06
Some things I was not aware of were revealed to me in this book. It is a really good investment.
Good advice for everyone........2006-11-04
This book is easy to read and understand. Dr. Gott has many simple, easy, yet very important things for all of us to do to make life after 50 as full as posible.
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- The Name "Apple" Is Only The Beginning....
- Not the best
- Not Worth Getting From the Library Either
- Don't buy this book!
- There are a lot of bad names out there!
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50,001 Best Baby Names
Diane Stafford
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50,001+ Best Baby Names is the essential resource you need to find the perfect name for your baby. This one-stop baby-naming shop is the most complete baby-naming book you can buy-including more than 230 lists of names you'll love (and those you'll love to hate!).
50,001+ Best Baby Names includes not only all of Hollywood's latest picks (think Apple) and modern trends in baby-naming, but also thousands of classic and traditional names that even Grandma will approve of. Creative lists, indispensable information and thousands of names will help you think of your baby's name in a new way.
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--Every name you can imagine and thousands more
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Customer Reviews:
The Name "Apple" Is Only The Beginning...........2007-09-07
The title may hail this book as "50,001 Best Baby Names," but it feels more like about 1,000 normal names and a list of everything from countries to body parts to animals that are supposed to be names. My wife and I hoped this book would give us a few ideas on what to name our recent addition to the family. We already had a list of potential names, but thought that this book would introduce us to a few new names or help us decide whether or not to keep a few borderline names. Well, it does have quite a few interesting names (if you can call them actual names) in it, but for the most part this book is a standard list of normal names with a bunch of idiotic and bizarre words thrown in to meet the 50,001+ quota.
This book is a waste of both time and money. You're best bet is to look up names on the internet. All of the names and meanings that Diane Stafford has compiled in this book can be found on the web for free. I only gave this book two stars because a couple of her lists were interesting to read. Overall, however, this book isn't worth the paper it's printed on. Stay away!!
Not the best.......2007-06-14
It does probably have 50,001 names, but so many of them are beyond ridiculous. It does help get started, but reading it is more like finding a needle in a haystack.
Not Worth Getting From the Library Either.......2007-03-30
I took this book out in the library, and I have to say, even that was a waste. The names are NOT researched, but from the author's own imagination. The meanings on the legitimate names can't even be taken at face value because those are inaccurate as well. Naming is a serious thing, and this woman made a mockery of names.
Don't buy this book!.......2007-03-05
It's a joke. Most of the names are ridiculous. I don't know anyone who would name their kid Mohawk or Wave. This book was a total waste of money.
There are a lot of bad names out there!.......2007-01-09
There are a lot of bad names in this book. It seems that every food, color, season, etc is a name. If you want a selection of traditional names, don't choose this book.
Book Description
Both the Taylor's Guides to individual plant groups and the Taylor's Weekend Guides on basic techniques and popular gardening styles are highly acclaimed and well established. We now enthusiastically add a quick-reference series for readers who don't have the time or the experience to do their own research. Taylor's 50 Best books highlight the most attractive foolproof plants and include detailed information that every gardener needs in order to grow them. Color photos, full-color drawings, and growing tips make each plant entry useful and complete. Six books introduce the series and cover the most popular plants for backyard gardeners: perennials for sun, perennials for shade, herbs and edible flowers, roses, shrubs, and trees.
Customer Reviews:
Great garden book.......2007-06-27
Since much of my yard is shaded, and we still love flowers, this book is just what the Dr. ordered. Have planted several plants described in this book and they are healthy and doing well.
Info Too Sparse.......2006-02-28
I was disappointed in the too-brief description of the plants. Not enough info. Perhaps typically Taylor's but I expected more.
Great book for shade gardeners.......2005-09-02
I bought this book to help a friend who built her dream house on a wooded lot find plants and flowers that would bloom and grow. We were thrilled to find that all the plants listed would grow in our climate area (Pennsylvania). The book provides a good selection of plants without overwhelming a novice with too many choices and hard-to-find or tricky plants. We were very pleased to be able to find plants that would fit some of her problem areas (under trees, wet spots, etc.) and fit her requirements of providing her with real bloom without having to plant annuals every year.
Taylor's 50 Best Perennials for Shade:Essy Plants for More Beautiful Gardens (Taylor's 50 Best.......2005-08-15
Excellent book for the price!
it is what it says .... and a bit more.......2002-05-03
Subtitled 'Easy Plants for More Beautiful Gardens', this book is a pithy reference for gardeners in urban and suburban areas who are trying to fill shady spots with attractive blooms and foliage. I've had the book for a year and got good results this year using plants I chose, based on this author's advice, last year.
The book starts with a short chapter on the basics: soil, hardiness zones, mulching, planting, watering and pests -- one paragraph each. Each of fifty plants then gets one-and-a-half pages (and the print is big) -- a photo, a paragraph of introduction to the plant followed by how and where to grow instructions, a mention of varieties, and a chart that gives zone hardiness, bloom time, light, height and interest. Also of value are sidebars on a wide variety of topics, e.g. planting under trees, winter protection, wildflowers from seeds, propagating by division, woodland planting, coordinating strong color, controlling slugs. These sidebars are made more valuable by their inclusion in the index. There is also a glossary and a hardiness zone map.
This is an enjoyable and informative book, but if you are a neophyte you might also want to get a companion book that covers basics more thoroughly, and if you are a truly devoted gardener you might want to get a book that devotes more time to each species and/or discusses more plants.
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