Golden Retrievers: A Book of Postcards

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The Little Hatmaking Book.......2007-03-27

It's definitely a "little" book but it has some interesting information. I will get my money's worth.

very basic hatmaking only for turn of century.......2000-03-22

Less information than the bodice and corset workbooks, for those who are familiar with the author. This book focuses on turn-of-the-century women's hat shapes: wide brim and shaped sweetheart brim. Author lists fabric/notion requirements and provides numerous b/w illustrations to walk you through basic hat-building technique. Geared to very basic hats, which you can put together with a home sewing machine and glue. Maybe even too basic - info hardly fills one side of each page. Trim instructions cover gathered tulle ruffles and bows, fabric roses, big bows, and ostrich plumes. I would like to see expanded trim info, principally more complex ribbon decorations, other feather types, maybe even stuffed birds and veiling. Since hats of this time period were such a huge fashion statement, I don't feel the book adequately covers the construction possibilities. But if you need to build a basic hat and don't want to take a class or buy a wood block, this is your best option. Would be perfect for the school drama department that needs to produce dozens of hats for a period production. If you're entering a costume masquerade or have ambitions toward serious millinery, you really should look for Albrizio's Classic Millinery Techniques instead.

Great "Little" Book.......1999-11-03

There's lots of info in this little book! From patterns and how-to-dos to designing ideas. A must for costume and doll clothing designers!

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Tremendous Resource with a Story

Excellent Comprehensive Manual

Invasive Plants of the Upper Midwest: An Illustrated Guide to Their Identification and Control
Elizabeth J. Czarapata
Manufacturer: University of Wisconsin Press
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Binding: Paperback

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Invasive Plants: A Guide to Identification, Impacts, and Control of Common North American Species

ASIN: 0299210545

Book Description

Invasive Plants of the Upper Midwest is an informative, colorful, comprehensive guide to invasive species that are currently endangering native habitats in the region. It will be an essential resource for land managers, nature lovers, property owners, farmers, landscapers, educators, botanists, foresters, and gardeners.
Invasive plants are a growing threat to ecosystems everywhere. Often originating in distant climes, they spread to woodlands, wetlands, prairies, roadsides, and backyards that lack the biological controls which kept these plant populations in check in their homelands.
Invasive Plants of the Upper Midwest includes more than 250 color photos that will help anyone identify problem trees, shrubs, vines, grasses, sedges, and herbaceous plants (including aquatic invaders). The text offers further details of plant identification; manual, mechanical, biological, and chemical control techniques; information and advice about herbicides; and suggestions for related ecological restoration and community education efforts. Also included are literature references, a glossary, a matrix of existing and potential invasive species in the Upper Midwest, an index with both scientific and common plant names, advice on state agencies to contact with invasive plant questions, and other helpful resources.
The information in this book has been carefully reviewed by staffs of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Bureau of Endangered Resources and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum and other invasive plant experts.

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Tremendous Resource with a Story.......2006-05-22

We have been invaded and we are losing the war. Know thine enemy: Garlic mustard, buckthorn, reed canary grass, and honeysuckle. Read this book and you will know the major invasives, the lesser invasives, and how to attack them. Many color photos help with species identification. The cover photo of a woodland that is totally infested with garlic mustard will send a shiver up your spine.

In addition to the technical side, the book also explains the 'why we should care' part that is essential if we want to get action, especially by our elected officials.

The book itself is an example of what one person can do. The author was a self-described suburban housewife who cared about the local environment, but didn't know how to identify the invasive plants and there wasn't a handy resource guide. So she wrote this one! Sadly Betty Czarpata died of ovarian cancer in 2003 when the book was nearly complete but not yet published.

Winner of the Wisconsin Council on Invasive Species 2005 Invader Crusader Award.

Excellent Comprehensive Manual.......2006-02-28

This guide has invasives divided into multiple categories ranging from exotics that are of major concern to natives that are sometimes of concern. It has detailed identification of each species and gives the options for control, including mechanical, chemical, and biological. The control information includes the details on chemical concentration, time of year, and temperature. There is a lot of incorrect information on the internet on invasives control and this book is a good source of reliable information.

Month-by-Month Gardening in Minnesota: Revised Edition: What to Do Each Month to Have a Beautiful Garden All Year (Month-By-Month Gardening in Minnesota)

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Month-by-Month Gardening in Minnesota: Revised Edition: What to Do Each Month to Have a Beautiful Garden All Year (Month-By-Month Gardening in Minnesota)
Melinda Myers
Manufacturer: Cool Springs Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1591862531

Book Description

Gardening is now the favorite leisure pastime in America. Homeowners are realizing the health benefits derived from gardening and the increase in their home's property value.

Book retailers are well aware that the trend in gardening books is to regional titles that provide credible information on the plants that perform well in specific regions.

"Month-by-Month Gardening in Minnesota" is written for Minnesota gardeners who want to know how to properly care for their gardens and the correct timing for successful results. Each chapter is comprised of monthly plant-specific information. This book covers landscape and vegetable gardens and is appropriate for beginning to intermediate gardeners.

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An excellent resource for gardeners in Illinois

Most useful gardening book ever!

Month-by-Month Gardening in Illinois: Revised Edition: What to Do Each Month to Have a Beautiful Garden All Year (Month-By-Month Gardening in Illinois)
James A. Fizzell
Manufacturer: Cool Springs Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1591862272

Book Description

The Month-by-Month™ guides offer valuable advice on the proper timing of garden maintenance activities for each month. Month-by-Month™ Gardening in Illinois is one of the first titles of the redesigned series from Cool Springs Press.

Top features include:

4-color photography and line-drawing illustrations to demonstrate cultural practices
Covers all major plant categories
Specific advice for every month of the year
Updated edition includes text revisions, additional reference materials, and a new design

Customer Reviews:

An excellent resource for gardeners in Illinois.......2007-08-27

This book presents month-by-month plans for growing your garden in Illinois. It gives tips on such activities as planting, pruning, fertilizing, and so much more. The plans are organized into categories, including annuals, bulbs, herbs, vegetables, houseplants, lawns, perennials, roses, shrubs and trees. I love this book, and recommend it wholeheartedly!

Most useful gardening book ever!.......2007-01-05

This is a book for both novices and experts. It is the most useful of the many gardening books that I own, and the one I go back to over and again.

Month-By-Month Gardening in the Prairie Lands: What to Do Each Month to Have a Beautiful Garden All Year (Month-By-Month Gardening in the Prairie Lands: Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, & South)

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Month-By-Month Gardening in the Prairie Lands: What to Do Each Month to Have a Beautiful Garden All Year (Month-By-Month Gardening in the Prairie Lands: Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, & South)
Cathy Wilkinson Barash , and Melinda Myers
Manufacturer: Cool Springs Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 159186092X

Book Description

Written by Cathy Wilkinson Barash, a gardening expert living in Iowa, this proven monthly format will help gardeners experience more success and enjoyment from their Prairie Lands gardens.

Includes the major gardening categories, from annuals and perennials to trees and shrubs, including lawns and vegetables.

The Month-by-Month series provides credible information on maintaining plants throughout the year in a specific state or region. These books contain monthly advice on what to do in the garden and when to do it, along with the author's personal recommendations on specific plants that will perform well.

Gardening is now the favorite leisure pastime in America. More homeowners are enjoying the beauty and satisfaction they derive from improving their home landscape.

Month-by-Month Gardening in Wisconsin: Revised Edition: What to Do Each Month to Have a Beautiful Garden All Year (Month-By-Month Gardening in Wisconsin)

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More Than Just a Book

Month-by-Month Gardening in Wisconsin: Revised Edition: What to Do Each Month to Have a Beautiful Garden All Year (Month-By-Month Gardening in Wisconsin)
Melinda Myers
Manufacturer: Cool Springs Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1591862558

Book Description

Gardening is now the favorite leisure pastime in America. Homeowners are realizing the health benefits derived from gardening and the increase in their home's property value.

Book retailers are well aware that the trend in gardening books is to regional titles that provide credible information on the plants that perform well in specific regions.

"Month-by-Month Gardening in Wisconsin" is written for Wisconsin gardeners who want to know how to properly care for their gardens and the correct timing for successful results. Each chapter is comprised of monthly plant-specific information. This book covers landscape and vegetable gardens and is appropriate for beginning to intermediate gardeners.

Customer Reviews:

More Than Just a Book.......2007-09-28

Month-by-month Gardening In Wisconsin
This book is more than a great gardening guide. It has helpful hints and is easy to understand. Many beautiful pictures add interest. I have mine ready to go to the next month.

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My copy was a little outdated, but great info
Indespensible reference for midwestern growers
awesome book

Growing Fruit in the Upper Midwest
Don Gordon
Manufacturer: University of Minnesota Press
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Binding: Paperback

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My copy was a little outdated, but great info.......2007-01-10

I think that there is a neweer edition. Valuable resource if you want to grow in the region covered.

Indespensible reference for midwestern growers.......2001-12-20

Home and commercial growers in the Upper Midwest (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and the Dakotas) face major challenges in getting steady crops of quality fruit. Tree fruits, berries, and the like are better adapted to warmer areas. Most commercially available cultivars are not well adapted to the cold climate in and around Minnesota.

In this volume, Gordon combines the history of fruit growing in the area, basics of culture, and hardiness history of major varieties. This last piece of information is not available in any other source I have seen and by itself is worth more than the purchase price of the book to anyone contemplating a new planting of fruit trees, vines, or bushes.

Hardiness information is broken down by regions within each state, providing a more detailed look at the winter survival characteristics than can be gained by USDA hardiness zones alone.

In addition, Gordon provides some interesting historical ancedotes and cultural information. The cultural recommendations are the same as for other parts of the country, by and large, but the information is useful to the beginner.

awesome book.......2000-01-12

Don covers all the basics of all fruit varieties you can grow in the upper midwest. A book of reference fro anyone interested in growing an orchard in their yard

North Country Gardening: Simple Secrets to Successful Northern Gardening

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North Country Gardening: Simple Secrets to Successful Northern Gardening
Neil Moran
Manufacturer: Avery Color Studios
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Binding: Paperback

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Tough plants for tough places

Gardening: Plains and Upper Midwest
Roger Vick
Manufacturer: Fulcrum Pub
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1555910688

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Tough plants for tough places.......2001-03-09

We have such extremes of climate in the Midwest that it can be frustrating knowing what to grow. This book not only recommends varieties but also covers pests and diseases we face in our areas.

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Gardening in the Upper Midwest
Leon C. Snyder
Manufacturer: University of Minnesota Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0816614296

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Gardening in the Upper Midwest

Manufacturer: University of Minnesota Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0816609594

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A leading authority provides detailed, reliable guidance for fruit, vegetable, landscape, and flower gardening in the Upper Midwest.

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TAKECHARGE....IT'S EASY! Diabetes has reached near-epidemic proportions in America.If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with it, you need to keep blood sugar in normal ranges and avoid serious complications. But how can you help control diabetes and not let it control you?This handy guide offers step-by-step pointers to not only handle diabetes and keep it from getting worse-but also to reverse the harmful effects of the disease. It covers:* What you need to know about the disease * Six simple diet principles that can control blood sugar! * Nutrients with remarkable healing power * Herbs that bring blood sugar down * A smart program for daily testing *The right exercises to do * Essential tips for taking medication * The sugar-stress connection Developed with the help of a team of experts, Control Diabetes in Six Easy Steps, can stop your frustration and fears....and let you take charge of your health.AUTHORBIO: Maggie Greenwood-Robinson, Ph.D. is the author of numerous health books, including Wrinkle-Free: Your Guide to Youthful Skin at Any Age, The Bone Density Test, The Cellulite Breakthrough, and Kava: The Ultimate Guide to Nature's Anti-Stress Herb.

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Easy To Understand.......2002-10-11

Most books are filled with medical jargon, hard to pronounce words, and generally not written for the common, everyday type of person who suffers with Diabetes. Here the author talks about the disease, how to treat it to control it, and what types of life-changing habits need to be broken and new ones made.

The book even outlines what types of exercise is good for us. I was told years ago that weight training is a taboo for diabetics... not so according to the book, and the author explains why.

I wish that I read this book 10 years ago.

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Control Diabetes in 6 Easy Steps In Six Easy Steps
Maggie Greenwood-Robinson
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OTO5SK

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Control Diabetes in Six Easy Steps
Maggie Greenwood-Robinson
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0739426737

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