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This beautifully illustrated personal sketchbook, new to our Courage line of lavish gift books, will be catnip for any gardener. (Previous titles featuring Mary Woodin's vibrant watercolor images have sold more than 300,000 copies.) The Painted Garden is a collection of intimate musings, thoughtful philosophies, and touching artwork, with space for recording planting, harvesting, and blooming notes. Readers will discover useful gardening tips, an illustrated list of herbs and their uses, and advice from such well-known British gardening experts as Mary Russell Mitford, C.W. Earle, Vita Sackville-West, and Louise Beebe Wilder.
Customer Reviews:
The Painted Garden: A Year in Words and Watercolors.......2007-02-08
Lovely book, beautiful artwork makes a timely gift.
The Painted Garden.......2006-08-18
Very simple book. Easy to understand. Would recommend this book for the beginning watercolorist.
Exquisite.......2001-01-04
I received this book as a gift for Christmas and I look at it every day. This is a "must" purchase for anyone who has any interest in a garden of any type. It is wonderful to enjoy lounging in the bathtub, while sipping a cup of tea or just enjoying some quiet time. Give this as a gift to your best friend. Better, get this as a gift to yourself. You deserve this beautiful book.
The Painted Garden A Year in Words and Watercolors.......2000-07-28
This is a MUST have beautiful, as well as enchanting journal to read! I purchased it for two reasons. I have begun a watercolor class and this book is full of beautiful pictures. So I can try for some similar results after I practice, practice, practice. Secondly, after visiting Gloria, a friend with a georgeous flower garden, I want to start my own small flower garden. This book is full of names of flowers along with their pictures, so I can determine what I like most and where it will grow. Already my gardening and painting friend, Gloria has purchased this book after only glancing through my copy. Now I would like to purchase other titles by Mary Woodin. I have discovered she was also into ceramics, as I am into pottery, maybe we are kindred spirits.
A gorgeous book of beautfitul watercolors.......2000-04-20
Anyone who loves Sara Midda's books will also love this book--beautiful watercolors of the garden at all stages. Can't recommend it highly enough.
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- Garden Gnome will kill you in your sleep! (with a rake)
- Full of character and beauty
- An Instant Classic of Children's Garden Literature
- Perfect beginner book
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Good Night, Garden Gnome
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Customer Reviews:
Garden Gnome will kill you in your sleep! (with a rake).......2003-12-31
I came across this book at ... and could not pass up the opportunity! It was the perfect Christmas gag gift for my sister, complete with a stalker garden gnome wielding a deadly rake. It's the creepiest book I have ever seen and I can't believe someone would read this to their young child, or pay more than a dollar for it. Especially creepy is the picture of the gnome staring at the little girl from outside her window. Oh, and when he rises from the grave. That's scary too.
Full of character and beauty.......2003-11-29
Books that have no words are rare but a real treasure as they allow the child's (and adults!) imagination to flourish. This book also has lively, vibrant illustrations. All the characters are portrayed gently with compassion and tenderness. We have also found this book to hold some humorous elements, as well. Really an unusual, fun book to share with a child. My toddler loves it.
An Instant Classic of Children's Garden Literature.......2001-10-05
Although this is a story without words (except the "Good night, Garden Gnome" that divides the 2 parts of the story), it deserves a place in the pantheon of the best of children's garden literature. Henterly's rich, detailed, and deeply saturated watercolor paintings fill each page, sometimes in a 2-page spread. The narrative has drama, comedy, pathos, and a supernatural slant that captures the garden as a place of magic. The Garden Gnome has a great work ethic; he smiles through his labors. He's obviously filled with love as he aids all the garden creatures of the night, saves a lost teddy bear, and suffers various humorous indignities. I bought this book for my little niece, but I'll have to keep it for myself and buy her another copy. I think I would encourage little children to tell their own version of the story aloud as they turn the pages -- to switch places and "read" it to whomever usually reads them their stories. You'll never pass a garden gnome again without smiling to yourself!
Perfect beginner book.......2001-04-03
I enjoyed this book very much because of the great drawings. I gave it a 4 because I think that it would have been better with more words so that kids that are just learning to read could and would want to use this book to do so. Anyhow it was still a beautiful book and since I have met the man who wrote and illustrated it I can say that he was a very nice person also. Thank you for reading my review on this book.
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Very open honest dialogue with readers.......2005-07-05
I really recomend this book to read for those of you who really wonder wheather God does speak or not to human beings nowadays. If you seek God and wonder how does he speak, then this book is certainly for you. Most of it has to do with the author himself: seeking, sincere. James shares with his readers his heart: his lifestory, his failures, his pains, and his victories. And how in all of his battles, he was supported and led by God's voice in so many various ways, sometimes really odd ways. You will be encouraged after reading this book to be open and expect God talk to you and not always with audiable voice, but with....Read this volume which i found one of the most sincere and honest christian books i have ever read.
God Still Speaks To Us Today.......2003-09-11
I came to know James Ryle through Promise Keepers. Then I later watched his testimony on "Life Today" w/James Robison. So I already knew about him.
While I ws familiar with his preaching, I had no idea that he had written books, too(3 to date). This one was his first. It had been out 10 years by the time I read it this year. I was more curious than anything whe I saw the title. Granted, the title and cover are both what I'd call weird. But the book is anything but weird.
In the Bible, the are many examples of how God speaks to people. All too often Christians get the idea that God speaking to people and God speaking to us through other people is outdated or is "Old Testament stuff." In short, that notion is wrong. James Ryle clearly points out that God speaks to people even today. He uses many examples from his own life to illustrate this. I can't say I have a favorite story that he shares from his life because he shares so many in this book. But in sharing his dreams and visions from God, it helped to make his point about about how and why God still speaks to us today.
After reading this book, I don't look at God the same or how he speaks to me and those around me. It's caused me to re-examine my walk with the Lord. God bless you, James Ryle!
Peace, be still,and know that I am God........2002-03-08
As a result of many questions of our Pastor, in Weatherford Texas,Does God still speak to us? He prepared a series of sermons entitled "Listening to God", and the numerous ways He speaks. The reference Book he recomended was HIPPO IN THE GARDEN.
I would recomend to anyone searching for a closer walk with the diety of your choosing. listen for God and be blessed.
Wonderful book for those unsure seekers who long for God........2001-04-20
I read this book when I found a copy in the library of our campus ministry "LifeHouse" here at East Central University in Ada. I was all but blown away by the fact that Ryle, rather than being a dispensationalist (i. e. "Miracles and anything supernatural from God passed away when the apostles died"), not only affirms the fact that God, as the all-powerful Creator, can speak to us any way He wants--but he also presents a hope so wildly powerful it made me temporarily short of breath to think about: GOD _WANTS_ TO SPEAK TO _US!_ That realization ignited a hunger in me that has only intensified as the weeks have passed. To make a long review short--get this book and read it. You won't regret what lies beyond its back cover!
Hippo does not dissapoint!.......2000-07-06
What a unique an excellent book "Hippo" is! If you have ever heard James Ryle in person, he speaks like he writes, in an amusing, simple yet profound manner. That is exactly how he comes across in this book. He tackles a very, very difficult subject with story, witt, and lots of scripture (that is very appreciated). Most of the contents of this book came as a fresh breeze of new insight. How very much we as Christians need to allow God to be God in our lives and speak to us how He sees fit! This is what this book addresses and succeeds at relaying. That's why I highly recommend this book to you if you are looking for fresh insight to having a one-on-one relationhip with God. For, God does speak today, in a variety of ways! What is He saying to you?
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Lucy Cousins has made the concept of the cloth book her own by giving this superbly printed book a bright, fresh look and eight soft, well-padded pages with pictures of the things babies love. Delightful to look at, cuddly to hold, and even safe to chew, this cloth book is here to stay!
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great first book for an infant.......2005-05-30
Research shows that simple images are best for young children who may be overwhelmed by too many pictures at once, and this book contains one simple image on each page. Our daughter is 6 months old and this book is by far her favorite. In addition to turning pages, she can grab the book, squish it, and--most important for her--suck on it. It's made with non-toxic inks and is hand-washable. I recommend all three books in this series by Lucy Cousins.
Adequate cloth book for young baby.......1999-07-28
This cloth book has some cute illustrations but I was disappointed that the pictures weren't labeled in any way and that there was no story line to tie them together. Well constructed and washed well.
My baby loves this book........1998-02-27
My baby quiets down whenever I say the words to the pictures in this book. In addition, I am not afraid he'll ruin it if he gets really excited about a picture and grabs the book to eat it.
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Russel Wright (1904-76) was arguably the most influential U.S. designer of the early twentieth century. A visionary artist who pioneered the fusion of modern design and domestic practicality in his household wares, Wright brought his innovative design to the general U.S. public and changed the face of the American household.Russel Wright: Good Design Is for Everyone focuses on the most influential and enduring aspects of Wright's art, which called for more informal and easier living through his houseware design and ecologically sensitive landscape design. Good Design collects many of Wright's essays and extensive illustrations, offering significant insight into Wright's philosophies about domestic design and its relationship to the modern American home. This book is both a thorough introduction to Russel Wright's work and a superb study of his creative process.
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Translate your love for plants and gardens into words and words into writing with the first-ever comprehensive guide to garden writing by an expert in the field. This practical book will help passionate gardeners and plant lovers and/or plant professionals shape their ideas into how-to articles, feature stories, travel articles and essays.
Customer Reviews:
Mostly a generic book on writing.......2005-09-26
This book is well-written and fairly thorough in its discussion of writing for the non-fiction market, but it's more like a book on writing than a book on garden writing. Most of the information and advice would apply equally to any non-fiction, free-lance work, especially when taregted at newspapers. I had hoped for more about the difference between today's common garden writing and the cherished books and newspaper columns of the post-Victorian era. While there are exceptions (Beth Chatto's books come to mind), much of today's garden writing is sterile and mechanical.I had hoped that this book would address ways to introduce persoanlity, excitement and passion into garden writing, but all I got was another plowing of the familiar fields of grammar and structure.
A Superb Guide to the Green Side of Writing.......2005-08-16
Whether you're a home gardener scratching a few notes in a spiral notebook about a marigold in the backyard, or a professional garden columnist revealing the wonders of a rare penstemon, Paula Panich's new book,"Cultivating Words," can't help but improve your horticultural ruminations.
After deftly guiding writers through the essentials of the "how to" article, Panich delves into the sexier and less-practiced forms of garden writing. The chapters, "The Traveling Gardener" and "Telling Stories" are particularly erudite and fun to read. Her liberal view of garden writing expands outward like a big western sunset. Panich, a self-described foodie, doesn't make a clear distinction between garden, travel and food writing-allowing all three to happily intermingle throughout the book.
Panich avoids blandness through the insertion of inspired garden writing examples, which often approach the subject from unexpected angles. Two of Panich's own essays that originally appeared in the New York Times (one on a Connecticut Cactus grower, the other about a trip to Zion National Park) stand out as some of the best examples of the sort of craft she advocates. As Robert Dash says, "all gardens are a form of autobiography," and a book like "Cultivating Words" coaxes the green stories out of us.
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Kate Burridge follows the international success of Blooming English with another entertaining excursion into the ever-changing nature of the complex and captivating English language. If language is a glorious garden, filled with exotic hybrids as well as traditional heritage specimens, then weeds will also thrive on its fertile grounds. Linguistic weeds may be defined as pronunciations or constructions that are no longer used. For example, Burridge points out how "aint" or double negatives were at one time quite acceptable in everyday speaking and writing but are now classified as "weeds" that should no longer have a place in our vocabulary. And, as she so deftly accomplished in Blooming English, Burridge goes on here to further celebrate our capacity to play with language, and to examine the ways we use it: in slang and jargon, swearing, speaking the unspeakable, or concealing unpleasant or inconvenient facts. In this new volume she gives us another fun and informative work for enjoyable browsing; for discovering intriguing trivia about language, history, and social customs; and for employing as a peerless weapon in word games. Kate Burridge is the Chair of Linguistics at Monash University and a regular presenter of segments on the Australian Broadcast Company.
Customer Reviews:
Is That an Earweed in Your Garden?.......2005-07-19
In Weeds in the Garden of Words, linguist Kate Burridge compares the English language to a garden. There are some flowers that look lovely, but your neighbor, who considers herself a gardening expert, says they are weeds. Should you follow her advice and root them up? Maybe it depends on your definition of weed.
Taking a completely different approach from verbal hygienists (Burridge's phrase) such as the ever-cranky Lynne Truss (Eats, Shoots & Leaves), Burridge observes the evolution of English, without making judgments. She discovers that quite often, what is now considered correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, or pronunciation, used to be considered wrong. And vice versa. Because language is always changing, it's difficult to pin it down at any point in time and declare once and for all that the double negative is wrong and that the direct object form of "who" must be "whom." When people are using "incorrect" English every day and still managing to communicate effectively, who's to say what's wrong?
Well, there are always plenty of self-appointed fusspots and arbiters of linguistic goodness (as Burridge calls them) who want everyone to follow the rules they learned when they were in school. I suspect that the only people who read that type of book are people who already know the rules and just want to catch the author in a mistake.
For those who are interested in what unpredictable routes the English language is taking, Weeds is an entertaining collection of short essays that Burridge originally presented on the radio. She explores new words such as "earworm," a term for the tune you get into your head and can't get out. She muses over new trends such as the tendency to pronounce words such as "assume" as "ashoom." And she compares the different ways English is used in the United Kingdom, the United States, and in Australia (Burridge is Australian).
As a recovering stickler, I enjoyed reading this enthusiastic celebration of English in all its forms.
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In a Zen Garden: Words and Wisdom for the Zen Gardener
Judith Glover
Manufacturer: Frances Lincoln
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This delightful book explains the principles of Zen gardening through inspirational words and illustrations by Judith Glover.
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Historically, the Bible has been used to drive a wedge between the spirit and the body. In this provocative book, David Carr argues that it can--and should--do just the opposite. Sexuality and spirituality, Carr contends, are intricately interwoven: when one is improverished, the other is warped. As a result, the journey toward God and the life-long engagement with our own sexual embodiment are inseparable. Humans, the Bible tells us, both male and female, were created in God's image, and eros--a fundamental longing for connection that finds abstract good in the pleasure we derive from the stimulation of the senses--is a central component of that image. The Bible, particularly the Hebrew Bible, affirms erotic passion, both eros between humans and eros between God and humans. In a sweeping examination of the sexual rules of the Bible, Carr asserts that Biblical "family values" are a far cry from anything promoted as such in contemporary politics. He concludes that passionate love--our preoccupaton therewith and pursuit thereof--is the primary human vocation, that eros is in fact the flavoring of life.
Customer Reviews:
Insightful and Scholarly.......2003-03-30
"The Erotic Word" by David Carr is an insightful and scholarly book which every student of the Bible should have in his library. It is so well written that even I, a layman, found it captivating and an easy read. Don't miss it!
Ellie Emrich
San Diego
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