PetSpeak: Share Your Pet's Secret Language!
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Different species, different language.
  • Underwhelmed
  • A Must-Read!
  • dogs and cats lover must
  • Manuel for communication in you dog or cat's language
PetSpeak: Share Your Pet's Secret Language!
The Editors of Pets: Part of the Family
Manufacturer: Rodale Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

GeneralGeneral | Cats | Animal Care & Pets | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
GeneralGeneral | Dogs | Animal Care & Pets | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
GeneralGeneral | Animal Care & Pets | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
All DealsAll Deals | Blowout Books | Stores | Books
Home & GardenHome & Garden | Blowout Books | Stores | Books
Similar Items:
  1. Dogspeak: How to Understand Your Dog and Help Him Understand You (Dog Care Companions) Dogspeak: How to Understand Your Dog and Help Him Understand You (Dog Care Companions)
  2. Ask the Animals: Life Lessons Learned As an Animal Communicator Ask the Animals: Life Lessons Learned As an Animal Communicator
  3. Unlocking the Animal Mind: How Your Pet's Feelings Hold the Key to His Health and Happiness Unlocking the Animal Mind: How Your Pet's Feelings Hold the Key to His Health and Happiness
  4. Talking With the Animals Talking With the Animals
  5. The Well-Mannered Dog The Well-Mannered Dog

ASIN: 1579543375

Book Description

What is your pet trying to tell you? The best way to understand dogs and cats is to see the world through their eyes, and this book shows you how to do just that. Packed with expert advice, easy-to-follow training techniques, and real-life examples, it's the only book you'll ever need to make your pet a fully responsive (and responsible) part of the family. Between these covers, you'll find eye-opening answers to hundreds of puzzling questions, such as:* Why does my dog sneak a drink from the toilet bowl when his own water dish is filled to the brim?* Why does my cat insist on walking on counters?* Why does my dog like rolling in smelly things so much?* Why does my cat suddenly scratch me while I'm petting her?Discover how to put an end to these perplexing behaviors, and....* Learn how to give commands so your dog will obey-- the first time.* Uncover the secret meaning of incessant yawning, teeth chattering, and other signals.* Meet dozens of delightful, inspiring pets and people who have already mastered petspeak.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Different species, different language........2006-10-06

As the owner of a 50-pound terrier mix who was not trained correctly and then experienced a period of abuse and neglect, this book has been extremely influential in how I communicate with my dog, and how I recognize what my dog is communicating to me. The book was recommended to me by an excellent trainer from Las Vegas, Nevada, and I have relied on it ever since to help me recognize signs of stress and boredom in my dog, develop a more effective training program, and recognize the true causes and remedies for destructive behaviors. This book should be required reading for all pet owners. There would be many more happy pets and happy owners.

2 out of 5 stars Underwhelmed.......2005-07-10

Not as good as I expected, a lot of it seemed like common sense or for dog owners.

5 out of 5 stars A Must-Read!.......2001-08-28

As a steward for many cats and dogs my whole life, I thought I could read them very well. But "PetSpeak" opened my eyes to many things I was doing wrong, particularly in interpreting the countless nuances of their expressions and activities, and how I responded to them. Anyone who is around cats and dogs should read this. Their lives and those of their animals will be enriched.

5 out of 5 stars dogs and cats lover must.......2001-05-27

If you are a dog or cat lover you must get this!!! It is so informative and teaches you new thing for communicating with you loved ones,.... I found information that I have not known and It is also enjoyable to read and to know what your loved one means by some action,.... It is also has illustration and brought it in a humour way,... It shows for example the tail meaning of dogs and cats...why dog sometimes eat faeces, why cat wakes up so early,....their vision compare to us,.....and lots other informative thing,.... It lets you take your relationship with your pets to another level,..... It has given me a different perspective on my babies,...

5 out of 5 stars Manuel for communication in you dog or cat's language.......2000-12-22

I found this book extremely informative even though I've been working with animals for the last 25 years. Great book for the beginning pet owner (dog or cat) and good also for trainers. Helped to dispell my confusion of direct eye contact being a form of communication or a direct challenge.
Petspeak. Share Your Pet's Secret Language!
Average customer rating: Not rated
    Petspeak. Share Your Pet's Secret Language!

    Manufacturer: Rodale Press, Inc.
    ProductGroup: Book
    Binding: Hardcover
    ASIN: B000I33Z6A
    Petspeak. Share Your Pet's Secret Language!
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      Petspeak. Share Your Pet's Secret Language!

      Manufacturer: Rodale Press, Inc.
      ProductGroup: Book
      Binding: Hardcover
      ASIN: B000I35PQS
      Petspeak. Share Your Pet's Secret Language!
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        Petspeak. Share Your Pet's Secret Language!

        Manufacturer: Rodale Press, Inc.
        ProductGroup: Book
        Binding: Hardcover
        ASIN: B000I35PP4

        French eighteenth-century furniture (Pleasures and treasures)
        Average customer rating: Not rated
          French eighteenth-century furniture (Pleasures and treasures)
          Geneviève Souchal
          Manufacturer: Putnam
          ProductGroup: Book
          Binding: Unknown Binding

          Furniture DesignFurniture Design | Design & Decorative Arts | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
          GeneralGeneral | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
          FurnitureFurniture | How-to & Home Improvements | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
          GeneralGeneral | France | Europe | History | Subjects | Books
          ASIN: B0007E3XF8
          Eighteenth Century English & French Furniture & Objects of Art, Tapestries, Oriental Rugs. Property of William Lee, Harrogate, England ... Mrs. A. J. Beveridge, Indianapolis ... [American Art Assoc.; Anderson Galleries, March 26, 1938, Sale #4384]
          Average customer rating: Not rated
            Eighteenth Century English & French Furniture & Objects of Art, Tapestries, Oriental Rugs. Property of William Lee, Harrogate, England ... Mrs. A. J. Beveridge, Indianapolis ... [American Art Assoc.; Anderson Galleries, March 26, 1938, Sale #4384]
            American Art Association , and Anderson Galleries
            Manufacturer: NY: Amer. Art Assoc, Anderson Galleries
            ProductGroup: Book
            Binding: Paperback
            ASIN: B000V98C1E

            Product Description

            214 lots, 50 pages, limited b/w illus. as found in catalogues of this era. A. J. Beveridge was Senator Albert Jeremiah Beveridge (1862 - 1927) (R) Indiana, also an author and Pulitzer Prize winner.
            EIGHTEENTH CENTURY FRENCH FURNITURE & WORKS OF ART
            Average customer rating: Not rated
              EIGHTEENTH CENTURY FRENCH FURNITURE & WORKS OF ART
              Property of the Estate of the Late Madame Lucienne Fribourg
              Manufacturer: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc.
              ProductGroup: Book
              Binding: Hardcover
              ASIN: B000MPE9Q4
              Eighteenth Century French Furniture & Works of Art Property of the estate of the late Madame Lucienne Fribourg (Auction)
              Average customer rating: Not rated
                Eighteenth Century French Furniture & Works of Art Property of the estate of the late Madame Lucienne Fribourg (Auction)
                Parke Bernet French Furniture. Fribourg Coll. New York
                Manufacturer: Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc.
                ProductGroup: Book
                Binding: Hardcover
                ASIN: B000K78JO2
                EIGHTEENTH CENTURY FRENCH FURNITURE AND WORKS OF ART: COLLECTION OF MADAME LUCIENNE FRIBOURG
                Average customer rating: Not rated
                  EIGHTEENTH CENTURY FRENCH FURNITURE AND WORKS OF ART: COLLECTION OF MADAME LUCIENNE FRIBOURG
                  (no author)
                  Manufacturer: Parke-Bernet Galleries
                  ProductGroup: Book
                  Binding: Hardcover
                  ASIN: B000Q469XW
                  English and French Eighteenth Century Furniture...; Feb 15-16, 1946
                  Average customer rating: Not rated
                    English and French Eighteenth Century Furniture...; Feb 15-16, 1946
                    Charles N., Mrs. John S. Williams, & Hyatt Lyke Edge
                    Manufacturer: Parke-Bernet Galleries
                    ProductGroup: Book
                    Binding: Paperback
                    ASIN: B000M1F9SA
                    English Eighteenth Century Furniture & Decorations, Paintings & Drawings, Oriental Rugs, French & Italian Faience, Silver, Textiles. Property of Mrs. Lillie Weir Simms, Vincent C. Oreste [Parke-Bernet, Dec. 7, 1939]
                    Average customer rating: Not rated
                      English Eighteenth Century Furniture & Decorations, Paintings & Drawings, Oriental Rugs, French & Italian Faience, Silver, Textiles. Property of Mrs. Lillie Weir Simms, Vincent C. Oreste [Parke-Bernet, Dec. 7, 1939]

                      Manufacturer: NY: Parke-Bernet Galleries
                      ProductGroup: Book
                      Binding: Paperback
                      ASIN: B000F8LKCO

                      Product Description

                      218 Lots; 44-pages; limited b/w photos.
                      Fine Eighteenth Century French & Other Continental Furniture:  Fine Renaissance Bronzes & Other Works of Art; Ormolu-Mounted Poreclain and Other Dec. Objects; Gothic & Later tapestries, Carpets & Rugs
                      Average customer rating: Not rated
                        Fine Eighteenth Century French & Other Continental Furniture: Fine Renaissance Bronzes & Other Works of Art; Ormolu-Mounted Poreclain and Other Dec. Objects; Gothic & Later tapestries, Carpets & Rugs
                        Parke-Bernet Galleries
                        Manufacturer: Parke-Bernet Galleries
                        ProductGroup: Book
                        Binding: Paperback
                        ASIN: B000K6VU3U
                        French and Viennese Eighteenth Century Furniture and Decorations...; Apr 5, 1947
                        Average customer rating: Not rated
                          French and Viennese Eighteenth Century Furniture and Decorations...; Apr 5, 1947
                          Leny M. Glaser
                          Manufacturer: Parke-Bernet Galleries
                          ProductGroup: Book
                          Binding: Paperback
                          ASIN: B000M1BRRC
                          French Eighteenth Century Furniture
                          Average customer rating: Not rated
                            French Eighteenth Century Furniture
                            Genevieve Souchal
                            Manufacturer: G. P. Putnam's Sons
                            ProductGroup: Book
                            Binding: Hardcover
                            ASIN: B000JVAUCI

                            How to Grow More Vegetables and Fruits: (And Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other Crops)
                            Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
                            • A good book with surplus pages
                            • It's not easy, but it's brilliant and could save the world
                            • Are you into numbers?
                            • This is a great book
                            • California Vegetarians
                            How to Grow More Vegetables and Fruits: (And Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other Crops)
                            John Jeavons
                            Manufacturer: Ten Speed Press
                            ProductGroup: Book
                            Binding: Paperback

                            FruitFruit | Gardening & Horticulture | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
                            GeneralGeneral | Gardening & Horticulture | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
                            OrganicOrganic | Techniques | Gardening & Horticulture | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
                            GeneralGeneral | Techniques | Gardening & Horticulture | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
                            VegetablesVegetables | Gardening & Horticulture | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
                            EcologyEcology | Environment | Outdoors & Nature | Subjects | Books
                            Similar Items:
                            1. The Sustainable Vegetable Garden: A Backyard Guide to Healthy Soil and Higher Yields The Sustainable Vegetable Garden: A Backyard Guide to Healthy Soil and Higher Yields
                            2. Four-Season Harvest: Organic Vegetables from Your Home Garden All Year Long Four-Season Harvest: Organic Vegetables from Your Home Garden All Year Long
                            3. Root Cellaring: Natural Cold Storage of Fruits & Vegetables Root Cellaring: Natural Cold Storage of Fruits & Vegetables
                            4. Seed to Seed: Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners Seed to Seed: Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners
                            5. The New Organic Grower: A Master's Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener (A Gardener's Supply Book) The New Organic Grower: A Master's Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener (A Gardener's Supply Book)

                            ASIN: 1580087965

                            Book Description

                            A classic in the field of sustainable gardening, HOW TO GROW MORE VEGETABLES shows how to produce a beautiful organic garden with minimal watering and care, whether it's just a few tomatoes in a tiny backyard or enough food to feed a family of four on less than half an acre. Updated with the latest biointensive tips and techniques, this is an essential reference for gardeners of all skill levels seeking to grow some or all of their own food.

                            Customer Reviews:

                            4 out of 5 stars A good book with surplus pages.......2007-08-16

                            This is a definitive guide to the Bio- Intensive method of growing vegetables. It is well written, and you can see that a lot of time and effort are behind the concepts presented here.
                            Two things bother me; There`s an almost 100- page bibliography included in the book!? Couldn`t it have been put up on a website or something, instead of just making the book (look) bigger and thicker? The second issue is that I find it always a bit irritating when a lot of equipment or systems get mentioned in a book, but to get their specifics or plans you must buy another book. Maybe the plans for the U- bar or for the mini- greenhouse could have fitted on those bibliography pages?
                            Anyways, the four stars is for the part where the actual system gets described.

                            5 out of 5 stars It's not easy, but it's brilliant and could save the world.......2007-05-22

                            I am impressed at how many people misunderstand the purpose of this book. It's not just a gardening book. It lays out a comprehensive guide to growing the most food you can on the least amount of land in the most sustainable way -- meaning the way that is, on an ongoing basis into perpetuity, most healthy both for your family, your land, and the wider world. All those things are connected, and maintaining the connection is part of what the book and authors are all about.

                            The title means what it says, and they tell you exactly how to do it, basing their recommendations on the work of the organization that publishes the book, Ecology Action. They have been growing experimental gardens and conducting detailed research over the past 35 years. In succeeding editions of "How to Grow More Vegetables" they summarize their continuing research for those interested in personally benefiting from their methods and discoveries.

                            Some may object to the excruciatingly detailed charts and plans. Some of us find them a godsend. Regardless of what we think of them, they are the outgrowth of years of research and are intended to help, not just backyard gardeners in the US, but people in Kenya, India, Russia, Mexico, and other places around the world, whose lives and livelihoods, not to mention the health of their environment, may depend on maximizing their yields while minimizing their purchased inputs and water usage.

                            The central fact underlying this method is this: the only way to achieve the highest sustainable yields is to build and feed your soil, and the only way to build your soil without taking away fertility from someone else's soil (through purchased inputs such as compost, fertilizer, etc.) is to make and use your own compost. This book explains why, and shows you how. It works.

                            Though we are still shielded from it in the US, the world is facing a potentially devastating loss of agricultural fertility due to a combination of squandered topsoil (lost through both development and abuse by chemicals and poor tillage practices), water shortages, and soaring prices and reduced availability of fossil fuels (which power the farm equipment, get it to market, and form the basis of most chemical fertilizers). Years ago, Ecology Action set out to discover in a rational and scientific way, just how much land and labor it would take to grow the amount of food, properly balanced for calories and nutrition, required by one person for one year. Could a family of four truly feed itself from a 1200 square foot garden if it had to, or wanted to? How much work and water would it take? How much fertilizer would they have to buy? Could they grow their own fertilizer? What tools would they need? What about fiber for clothing? Building materials? Animal feed?

                            The "How to Grow More Vegetables" books answer those questions, and much, much more. As the years go by, (and with each succeeding food contamination scandal) more of us, even in the US, are realizing just how important those questions are. You may not need or want all the information in this book. But it is all there, and nowhere else that I am aware of, for those who do want it.

                            This book could save the world, if only the world would pay attention. But it will also show you how to grow fabulous, tasty vegetables with less water, less work, less weeding, less money.

                            3 out of 5 stars Are you into numbers?.......2007-05-12

                            I like John Jeavons and his book is very useful. However, I'm not into calculating and figuring every square inch in the garden with tables/charts. I enjoy growing for the freedom of spirit it provides. This book although very useful, feels very constrictive. Not to mention EVERY page has at least 5 mentions of "Grow Biointensive". I felt like a was reading a long drawn out advertisement. Enough John, say it in the intro and then leave us alone to enjoy the book. If we weren't interested in your method we wouldn't be reading your book.

                            5 out of 5 stars This is a great book.......2007-05-04

                            I had an earlier edition of this book that I used as an introduction to high intensity gardening. I love the book because gives technical information on such things as soil pH, soil preparation, plant spacing, and crop yields. It probably is not a book for people that do not enjoy the technical aspects of gardening; those wanting only a quick fix approach. I have ordered the 7th edition.

                            2 out of 5 stars California Vegetarians .......2007-03-05

                            I have gardened organically for over 30 years, and always love to read good gardening books hoping to learn more. Unfortunately this book is so very focused on being totally vegetarian that they do not even recommend animal manures to be used in compost. I feel that they have totally ignored the natural cycles of birth - death - decomposition - and rebirth. A quote that says it all is, "Everything that eats is in turn eaten". That includes plants that feed on the remains of other plants, insects, or algae and bacteria. The author overlooks the fact that there are no total vegetarians in nature. Even grazers, gorillas, and great whales ingest insects or micro-fauna along with their grass, leaves, and plankton.
                            How to Grow More Vegetables: Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other Crops
                            Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
                            • No metric???
                            • Double-digging, maybe. Double pages, no.
                            • THE difinitive book about sustainable gardening
                            • A Real Disappointment
                            • A book that unlocks knowledge long needed in today's society
                            How to Grow More Vegetables: Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other Crops
                            John Jeavons
                            Manufacturer: Ten Speed Press
                            ProductGroup: Book
                            Binding: Paperback

                            GeneralGeneral | Gardening & Horticulture | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
                            OrganicOrganic | Techniques | Gardening & Horticulture | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
                            VegetablesVegetables | Gardening & Horticulture | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
                            BerriesBerries | By Plant | Gardening & Horticulture | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
                            Similar Items:
                            1. The Sustainable Vegetable Garden: A Backyard Guide to Healthy Soil and Higher Yields The Sustainable Vegetable Garden: A Backyard Guide to Healthy Soil and Higher Yields
                            2. How to Grow More Vegetables and Fruits: (And Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other Crops) How to Grow More Vegetables and Fruits: (And Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other Crops)
                            3. Carrots Love Tomatoes: Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening Carrots Love Tomatoes: Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening
                            4. Backyard Market Gardening: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Selling What You Grow (Good Earth) Backyard Market Gardening: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Selling What You Grow (Good Earth)
                            5. The New Organic Grower: A Master's Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener (A Gardener's Supply Book) The New Organic Grower: A Master's Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener (A Gardener's Supply Book)

                            ASIN: 0898157676

                            Amazon.com

                            Now in its fifth edition and printed in seven different languages, Jeavon's book is considered a classic in the field (literally) and has brought about a kind of green revolution in food production around the world. This book is based on Alan Chadwick's biointensive gardening techniques. It will show you how to raise enough fresh, healthy, organic vegetables for a family of four on a parcel of land as small as 800 square feet! Nothing could be more fundamental to the needs of an increasingly crowded world than food. Jeavons and the group he heads, Ecology Action, are making a quiet but earth-shaking revolution in how people raise nutritious food.

                            If you have a small, flat rooftop, access to a bit of open space between your house and your neighbor's, or any small patch of land, here's the ultimate how-to manual for making the most of it to raise your own food, including ways to enhance soil fertility and productivity, non-chemical pest controls, where and when to plant what in your climate or location, the tools you'll need, and the problem-solving skills essential to success. This "ground-breaking" book is used by gardeners around the globe and is as hopeful, inspiring, and motivating a gardening book as has ever been written. --Mark Hetts

                            Book Description

                            *Than You Every Thought Possible On Less Land Than You Can Imagine

                            Now published in 7 different languages and used in 108 countries - this is the book that has helped revolutionize food production around the globe. Based on Biointensive gardening techniques developed by horticulturalist Alan Chadwick, How to Grow More Vegetables details the farming method which can result in 800 square feet or less providing a family of four with fresh vegetables - produced organically while maintaining soil nutrients for future crops, with a minimum of water and daily care needed - for an entire year. This revision contains completely updated and expanded material throughout, as well as new chapters on soil sustainability and a perspective into the future of farming.

                            Customer Reviews:

                            2 out of 5 stars No metric???.......2002-07-04

                            This book is suposed to revolutionize how home gardeners around the world can become self sustaining and yet it can't even be published using metric measures! How do they translate this to other languages and don't even bother using a measurement system that the majority of the world uses?? What a careless oversite on the part of the publisher AND author.
                            ...

                            2 out of 5 stars Double-digging, maybe. Double pages, no........2000-06-01

                            This title grew from a 1971 experimental garden in Palo Alto, California instigated by Alan Chadwick and Stephen Kafka. That garden showed that using the biodynamic/French Intensive method produced four times more vegetables than conventional techniques.

                            Biodynamic techniques were developed by Austrian genius Rudolf Steiner. French Intensive methods were developed in the 1890s by market gardeners outside Paris, a time when horses provided more-than-ample fertilizer and the city provided a ready market for vegetables. Chadwick studied under Steiner and French gardeners.

                            The method requires double-digging garden beds and adding compost or aged manure. Double-digging to two feet in depth provides loose soil that roots easily penetrate. Plants are seeded or transplanted very close together and form a living mulch, shading roots, causing greater water retention, denying sunlight to weeds. Other aspects of the method are planting and transplanting by the phases of the moon and daily sprinkling rather than periodical flooding.

                            This material has been recycled four times since the 1974 typewritten edition. I regret to report it is no longer up-to-date gardening knowledge, it will intimidate beginning gardeners, and it will bore experienced gardeners. There is only one new chapter, titled Sustainability, which is mostly promotion of Ecology Action. In addition, Jeavons seems confused. In the first four editions he wrote that he was teaching us the "biodynamic/French intensive method" of Steiner and French gardeners as learned and taught by Chadwick. Now in a chapter titled A Perspective for the Future, he writes that his work is based on the "Chinese Biointensive way of farming." Yet nowhere does he advocate or tell how to use humanure, which is the basis of Chinese food production, as first shown by F.H. King in his book, Farmers of Forty Centuries. Only in the bibliography do we find book listings under the heading: Human Waste. The huge bibliography (36 pages, was 22 pages in the last edition) apparently lists every book and catalog in the Ecology Action library but there is NO INDEX! I find the lack of an index in a nonfiction book to be unforgivable. For instance, looking for crop rotation or mulching methods means scanning the entire 201 pages--and coming up empty.

                            There are pages and pages of drawings and technical charts that most readers will never use. We find listings of plants and information both barely usable--seeds per ounce, pounds consumed per average person per year--and important--bed spacing, yields--although there is no recognition or advice concerning the many soil types and growing zones. One is dismayed to find--in a book titled How to Grow More Vegetables--more pages of charts about grain, protein source, vegetable oil crops; cover, organic matter, fodder crops; energy, fiber paper and other crops; tree and cane crops--20 pages in all, than about vegetable crops--8 pages.

                            Promotion of Ecology Action uses a fourteen-page chapter in addition to six more pages of self-promotion in the Sustainability chapter. If you want to support Jeavons' work, send a check to Ecology Action, or buy his book, The Sustainable Vegetable Garden, adapted from this book by co-author Carol Cox, which is smaller and less expensive and has all his best stuff without the wasted pages of charts, drawings and promotion, and it has an index! If you want current gardening information, read authors such as Eliot Coleman and Dick Raymond who are progressive and work with all garden designs, including the mulch method first popularized by Ruth Stout and now used by hundreds of my gardening friends across the country. Most of us have tried the double-dig method and have long since moved on. I recommend you not waste your time, except maybe once for new gardens, depending on soil conditions. Thereafter, use mulch, save your back and spend your time and energy on better pursuits.

                            5 out of 5 stars THE difinitive book about sustainable gardening.......1999-04-28

                            The book others imitate. The difinitive source of information about sustainable gardening (agriculture on any scale, actually), with understandable diagrams and explanations. The concepts are simple; the work much easier than the old-fashioned "row garden"; the results are more bountiful; your health benefits; the fertility of your soil grows; the environment improves.

                            This will become your bible for planting and growing without chemical fertilizers, insecticides, or weed control.

                            The sustainable methods of producing the food we eat in a small space makes more sense than the wastful techniques perfected and promoted in the last two generations.

                            If you can buy only one book on gardening -- this should be the one.

                            Other resources to consider: "The Backyard Homestead" (Jeavons, et al); "Square Foot Gardening" (Bartholomew) - similar ideas; "Five Acres And Independence" (Kains).

                            Survival is simpler if it has been your way of life.

                            1 out of 5 stars A Real Disappointment.......1999-03-15

                            After reading the reviews of others, I excitedly bought this book. It turned out to be a relic of the 70's, with all kinds of abstract philosophizing about how putting organic matter into soil is going to save the world. Perhaps revolutionary for its time, it's not very useful for the serious modern gardener.

                            Although this thin book has gone through five reprints, the passing years seem to have added little in the way of real information. Sure, knowing how to turn soil with hand tools and make a compost pile is useful, but most modern books handle that in a couple of pages. The book's policy of zero tolerance for chemical fertilizer and pesticides is an admirable ideal but a tad too stringent for me. I found the "charts" little more than unfinished notes that were largely indecipherable. The book offers dubious, sometimes contradictory, advice, including instructions on planting by the phases of the Moon. Sources for supplies are referenced with old-fashioned snail-mail addresses rather than 1-800 numbers or URLs. The book has no index!

                            Frankly, much of the text seems to be self-promotion for the Cause, worthy as it may be, rather than offering solid gardening tips. If you really want to grow more vegetables, get Dick Raymond's Joy of Gardening. He's plenty "green" and offers practical approaches to getting food out of the ground.

                            5 out of 5 stars A book that unlocks knowledge long needed in today's society.......1998-07-14

                            This book is not just about growing more vegetables in the vein of "Throw some more ferterlizer on in the garden!" This book is about a way of life, a philosophy. It gives one a whole systems view of healthy, living soil creation and plant growing. When one reads, absorbs and applies the material, it becomes almost a religious experience.
                            HOW TO GROW MORE VEGETABLES : AND FRUITS, NUTS, BERRIES, GRAINS, AND OTHER CROPS THAN YOU EVER THOUGHT POSSIBLE ON LESS LAND THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE
                            Average customer rating: Not rated
                              HOW TO GROW MORE VEGETABLES : AND FRUITS, NUTS, BERRIES, GRAINS, AND OTHER CROPS THAN YOU EVER THOUGHT POSSIBLE ON LESS LAND THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE
                              JOHN JEAVONS
                              Manufacturer: TEN SPEED PRESS@
                              ProductGroup: Book
                              Binding: Paperback
                              ASIN: B000KVHNFO
                              How to Grow More Vegetables: And Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains and Other Crops
                              Average customer rating: Not rated
                                How to Grow More Vegetables: And Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains and Other Crops
                                John Jeavons
                                Manufacturer: Ten Speed Press,U.S.
                                ProductGroup: Book
                                Binding: Paperback
                                ASIN: B000KWSGG8

                                Timbuktu and the Songhay Empire: Al-Sa'Di's Ta'Rikh Al-Sudan Down to 1613 and Other Contemporary Documents
                                Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
                                • A must for West African historians who can't read Arabic
                                • Missing Link to West African History
                                Timbuktu and the Songhay Empire: Al-Sa'Di's Ta'Rikh Al-Sudan Down to 1613 and Other Contemporary Documents

                                Manufacturer: Brill Academic Publishers
                                ProductGroup: Book
                                Binding: Paperback

                                GeneralGeneral | Architecture | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books
                                GeneralGeneral | Interior Design | Architecture | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books
                                GeneralGeneral | Africa | History | Subjects | Books
                                SudanSudan | Africa | History | Subjects | Books
                                GeneralGeneral | Middle East | History | Subjects | Books
                                IslamicIslamic | World | History | Subjects | Books
                                GeneralGeneral | Interior Design | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
                                Movements & PeriodsMovements & Periods | History & Criticism | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books | Arthurian Romance | Beat Generation | General | Gothic Revival | Medieval | Modernism | Postmodernism | Renaissance | Romanticism | Surrealism | Victorian
                                GeneralGeneral | Sociology | Social Sciences | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books
                                African-American StudiesAfrican-American Studies | Special Groups | Social Sciences | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books
                                All TitlesAll Titles | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books
                                ASIN: 9004128220

                                Customer Reviews:

                                5 out of 5 stars A must for West African historians who can't read Arabic.......2006-05-20

                                Even though I have the Arabic text on order Es sadi's "Tarikh Es Sudan" ("History of the Land of the Blacks") in English is a good resource for those don't read Arabic or French. For most people the book will be one of finding snippets here and there during historical research and the footnotes are a good help in connecting the history with other events to which they are linked. As another reviewer mentioned this is not exactly one of those books you read from cover to finish. You also have to adjust to having to use the notes quite a bit, but that is not the fault of John O. Hunwick, but is how the Tarikh es-Soudan is in Arabic. The book has good maps and supporting texts to add to the text. I would suggest that every person wanting to get a clear picture from West African and Arab sources about some of the events that led to the Songhay empire's rise and fall this is a goo resource for that.

                                4 out of 5 stars Missing Link to West African History.......2003-10-28

                                Es sadi's "Tarikh Es Sudan" ("History of the Land of the Blacks") has obtained a legendary staus among those interested in African history. It was written after the fall of the Songhay Empire in the 1600s about the kings and events leading up to that event, and no English translations have been available until now, thanks to Dr. John O. Hunwick of Northwestern University.

                                The result is an interesting narrative with a cast of characters that include some familiar names to African history fans such as Mansa Musa, Sunni Ali (referred to in this book as "the tyrant"), Askia Muhammad, and the scholar Ahmed Baba, as well as many more obscure historical figues and events. (Surprisingly, Sundiata the original Lion King is only mentioned in passing in a footnote).

                                However, the casual reader with a beginning knowledge of Ancient Africna history should be warned that this is not for beginners or lay historians. Dr. Hunwick, in a noble effort to make this understandable, fills the text with footnotes and phonetic pronunciation of the Islamic names and concepts. Plus, the original language of the text is quite labored for the casual reader and while Dr. Hunwick tries with this, it's still a pretty rough read for the beginner.

                                For the avid African historian, this is great stuff which is filled new and important information. The layman may want to start with such things as the recent translation of Ibn Battuta's accounts of his travels in precolonial Africa or D.T. Niane's account of the Sundiata epic (as well as reading the Quaran) to get a feel for this kind of material before moving on to this. Also, it is important to know that the Islamic writers of that era (Middle Ages) were very ethnocentic and scornful of pre-Islamic African cultures, so be prepared for that kind of bias.

                                But with all that said, go for it. It's an extremely valuable piece of history.
                                Timbuktu and the Songhay Empire: Al-Sa`Di's Ta'Rikh Al-Sudan Down to 1613 and Other Contemporary Documents (Islamic History and Civilization)
                                Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
                                • Excellent Work - Well Worth the Price.
                                • Brilliant Black African History!!!!
                                • $147!
                                Timbuktu and the Songhay Empire: Al-Sa`Di's Ta'Rikh Al-Sudan Down to 1613 and Other Contemporary Documents (Islamic History and Civilization)
                                John O. Hunwick
                                Manufacturer: Brill Academic Publishers
                                ProductGroup: Book
                                Binding: Hardcover

                                GeneralGeneral | Interior Design | Architecture | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books
                                GeneralGeneral | Africa | History | Subjects | Books
                                MaliMali | Africa | History | Subjects | Books
                                SudanSudan | Africa | History | Subjects | Books
                                West AfricaWest Africa | Africa | History | Subjects | Books
                                GeneralGeneral | Middle East | History | Subjects | Books
                                GeneralGeneral | World | History | Subjects | Books
                                IslamicIslamic | World | History | Subjects | Books
                                GeneralGeneral | Interior Design | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
                                Movements & PeriodsMovements & Periods | History & Criticism | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books | Arthurian Romance | Beat Generation | General | Gothic Revival | Medieval | Modernism | Postmodernism | Renaissance | Romanticism | Surrealism | Victorian
                                ASIN: 9004112073

                                Customer Reviews:

                                5 out of 5 stars Excellent Work - Well Worth the Price........2004-04-23

                                African History scholar John O. Hunwick deserves the utmost praise for this work. Do not let the price deter you, seriously, the volume is well worth the price and even more. Others familiar with the history of the Songhai Empire know that for the past hundred-plus years this 'golden' book could only be accessed by those who knew the original 16th-century classical Arabic, or the French and German translations from the 1800's. The Songhai Empire was amazing and here we as mankind are blessed to have Hunwick translate this all-important Songhai court document into English for the first time ever. Curious about the illustrious and powerful Askia dynasty, Songhai imperial orchestras, the unbeatable Songhai army, river navies, queens, and the never-ending trade of gold? This Songhai classic is a true work of art, an imperial court document that will astound the reader with its amazing detail of Songhai's legacy as the richest empire of Africa's Golden Age.

                                5 out of 5 stars Brilliant Black African History!!!!.......2004-01-18

                                The Tarikh Al-Sudan,is one of the many compilations of Black African History. Written by a Black African scholar in the Arabic language, (which was much more widely used in that era than now), the author has done a good job.

                                The Dynasties, Scholars of the area, African ethnic groups, etc., are well covered. I think the "Tarikh Al-Fettah", should also be translated into English.

                                For those people in the world who still refuse to aknowledge Black African Civilizations, initiatives, and accomplishments, this is a good read.

                                Currently in Mali today there are 15 families that have preserved over 50,000 volumes of African History in that area. There is a current project underway to save these priceless materials. Contact info@Timbuktufoundation.org

                                1 out of 5 stars $147!.......2003-10-15

                                My God! $147 dollars. I would love to read this book, but without even reading some sample pages I can't take the chance that it's the book I'm looking for. Author/publisher: please include sample pages or reduce the price.
                                Timbuktu and the Songhay Empire: Al-Sa'di's Ta'rikh al-sudan down to 1613 and Other Contemporary Documents.(Brief Reviews)(Book Review): An article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society
                                Average customer rating: Not rated
                                  Timbuktu and the Songhay Empire: Al-Sa'di's Ta'rikh al-sudan down to 1613 and Other Contemporary Documents.(Brief Reviews)(Book Review): An article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society
                                  Randall L. Pouwels
                                  Manufacturer: American Oriental Society
                                  ProductGroup: Book
                                  Binding: Digital
                                  ASIN: B00082C45E
                                  Release Date: 2005-07-31

                                  Book Description

                                  This digital document is an article from The Journal of the American Oriental Society, published by American Oriental Society on April 1, 2003. The length of the article is 485 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

                                  Citation Details
                                  Title: Timbuktu and the Songhay Empire: Al-Sa'di's Ta'rikh al-sudan down to 1613 and Other Contemporary Documents.(Brief Reviews)(Book Review)
                                  Author: Randall L. Pouwels
                                  Publication: The Journal of the American Oriental Society (Refereed)
                                  Date: April 1, 2003
                                  Publisher: American Oriental Society
                                  Volume: 123 Issue: 2 Page: 469(2)

                                  Article Type: Book Review

                                  Distributed by Thomson Gale

                                  Books:

                                  1. Planet of the Apes As American Myth: Race And Politics in the Films And Television Series
                                  2. Practical Guide for Feeding Captive Reptiles
                                  3. Quarter Horses: A Story of Two Centuries
                                  4. Quick & Easy Freshwater Aquarium Setup & Care
                                  5. Save Our Strays: How We Can End Pet Overpopulation and Stop Killing Healthy Cats and Dogs
                                  6. Save That Dog: Everything You Need to Know About Adopting a Purebred Rescue Dog
                                  7. Sealyham Terrier
                                  8. Semitic Magic: Its Origins and Development
                                  9. Setting up a Tropical Aquarium Week by Week
                                  10. Skidboot: The Amazing Dog

                                  Books Index

                                  Books Home

                                  Recommended Books

                                  1. Flash Math Creativity: Second Edition
                                  2. Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries
                                  3. Variability of the duration of life of living creatures,
                                  4. A Brief Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
                                  5. ART OF POCAHONTAS, THE
                                  6. Building A Medical Vocabulary: With Spanish Translations
                                  7. A New Owner's Guide to West Highland White Terriers
                                  8. Painting With Brenda Harris: Precious Times
                                  9. What Will Be Has Always Been
                                  10. Great Lakes Nature: An Outdoor Year, Revised and in Color