Home & Garden Books

Book SynopsisWhen Kate Whouley saw the classified ad for an abandoned vacation cottage, she began to dream. Transport the cottage through four Cape Cod towns. Attach it to my three-room house. Create more space for my work and life. Smart, single, and self-employed, Kate was used to fending for herself. But she wasn’t prepared for half the surprises, complications, and self-discoveries of her house-moving adventure.Supported by friends and family, and egged on by Egypt, her bossy gray cat, Kate encountered a parade of town officials, a small convoy of State Police, and an eccentric band of house-movers, carpenters, and tradesmen. She found herself dancing on the edge of the gender divide-infatuated with trucks, cranes, tools, construction terms, and a dreamy mason who teaches her the history of concrete.Sketched with a deft hand and told with an open heart, Cottage for Sale is a deeply personal story that captivates, inspires, and delights. In one remarkable year, Kate moved a

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Book SynopsisA COOKBOOK FOR YOUR CLOSET Personal style expert Jessica Quirk approaches getting dressed just as you would plan the perfect meal: With a smartly stocked pantry and a few gorgeous “spotlight ingredients,” inspiration comes easily.In What I Wore, named after her enormously popular blog, Jessica shares recipes for creating a stellar wardrobe to get you through spring, summer, fall, and winter. From delicates (bras, slips, lingerie) to the basics every woman should have (black pants, white shirts, knee-high leather boots) to the dramatic touches that set just the right tone (scarves, jewelry, handbags), she shows you how to take your look from ordinary to outstanding without breaking the bank. Inside you’ll discover how to • remix the clothing you already have for dozens of fresh, pulled-together looks• become a smarter shopper and always get the most bang for your buck• create wow-worthy ensembles fo

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Book Synopsis“A flower is not a flower alone; a thousand thoughts invest it.” Daffodils signal new beginnings, daisies innocence. Lilacs mean the first emotions of love, periwinkles tender recollection. Early Victorians used flowers as a way to express their feelings—love or grief, jealousy or devotion. Now, modern-day romantics are enjoying a resurgence of this bygone custom, and this book will share the historical, literary, and cultural significance of flowers with a whole new generation. With lavish illustrations, a dual dictionary of flora and meanings, and suggestions for creating expressive arrangements, this keepsake is the perfect compendium for everyone who has ever given or received a bouquet.

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Book SynopsisGO FROM THRIFT-SHOP CHEAP TO RUNWAY CHIC EACH AND EVERY DAY!   Based on her wildly popular blog of the same name, guerrilla seamstress Marisa Lynch shows you how to easily (and affordably!) transform your wardrobe from frumpy to fabulous! With just a snip here and a stitch there, your basement bargains will rival anything in designer collections. Yes, with a little imagination—and DIY tools like needles, thread, and safety pins—you too can update an outdated castoff. Inside you’ll discover how to   • ace the sewing basics (remember: safety first!) • create DIY designer look-alikes • cut Flashdance-inspired sweatshirts • make an old, tired muumuu a smashing must-have • give bridesmaid dresses a second life • dye your way to a vibrant new wardrobe • whip up accessories in seconds • style the same dress seven different ways   Complete with colorful before-a

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Book SynopsisFrom diggers and weeders, to artists and colourists, writers and dreamers to trend-setters, plantswomen to landscape designers, women have contributed to the world of gardening and gardens. Here Deborah Kellaway, author of The Making of an English Country Garden and Favourite Flowers , has collected extracts from the 18th century to the present day, to create a book that is replete with anecdotes and good-humoured advice. Colette, Margery Fish, Germaine Greer, Eleanor Sinclair Rohde, Vita Sackville-West, Rosemary Verey, Edith Wharton and Dorothy Wordsworth are some of the writers represented in this book.Trade ReviewA glorious and fertile compendium. - INDEPENDENTBoldly editied, the equivalent of a well-planted border with not a gap of bare earth, all season-colour interest, and no visible pea-sticks. - Lynne Truss, SUNDAY TIMESKellaway's intelligent and tender book enlarges the sense of human possibility. - OBSERVERGreen thoughts from Gertrude Jekyll to Germaine Greer- a delight for lovers of gardening and literature. - WOMAN AND HOME

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Book SynopsisTHIS OTHER EDEN is a captivating narrative of seven great gardens, beautiful canvases that represent not just pleasure grounds but a country''s evolution. Showpieces of grand design, they are also barometers of social change; lasting reflections of intellectual endeavour, of religion and philosophy, science and technology, art and literature. From Robert Cecil''s garden at Hatfield House, conceived by the famous botanist and plant-collector John Tradescant, who travelled widely to seek out unusual specimens, to Capability Brown, who ''improved'' upon nature to create the archetypal English parkland; from Joseph Paxton, whose engineering feats at Chatsworth mirrored the great Victorian age of technology, to Getrude Jekyll, who turned back to nature and designed the English cottage garden renowned the world over, this beautifully illustrated book will join the ranks of other bestselling cultural histories of the garden such as Anna Pavord''s THE TULIP and Simon Schama''s THE EMBARRASSMEN

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Book SynopsisBeryl Markham, like Karen Blixen, could only have come out of Africa. Pioneering aviatrix, flamboyant beauty, brilliant race-horse trainer, unscrupulous seducer - her life story is for every reader who was enthralled by Blixen''s exotic world, that of Kenya between the wars. This fully authorised biography, drawn from the author''s personal association with Beryl and her family, paints a vivid portrait of a tempestuous and controversial character. It tells of her friendship with Karen Blixen (though she commandeered Blixen''s husband Bror and lover Denys Finch Hatton), of her spectacular courage when she became the first person to fly from England to America, and of the mysteries surrounding her highly praised, bestselling book WEST WITH THE NIGHT.Trade Review** 'A splendid addition to the tales of Kenya's colonial past DAILY MAIL ** 'Filled with revelations, gossip and fascinating details ... Mary Lovell's superbly researched biography is likely to be definitive NEW YORK TIMES ** 'A stunning biography that should silence many of those who doubted Markham's abilities ... a well-wrought, brilliantly researched portrait LOS ANGELES TIMES

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Book SynopsisClearing clutter can radically transform your life. Drawing on her wealth of experience as a feng shui, space clearing and clutter clearing consultant, Karen Kingston explains how clutter is stuck energy that has far-reaching physical, mental, emotional and spiritual effects. This book will motivate you to clutter-clear as never before, once you realise just how much your junk has been holding you back!Learn:- Why people keep clutter- How clutter causes stagnation in every area of your life- Why clearing clutter is essential for effective feng shui- How to clear clutter quickly and effectively- Karen Kingston''s top ten clutter clearing tipsTrade ReviewWhat a great book . . . I have read it twice in a week and underline more of it each time. Thanks, Karen, for helping me to simplify my life in a joyful wayA gem of a book. You'll read it on the bus going home and be boxing, filing and clearing the instant you're through the door - Elle

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Book Synopsis''An inspiring guide to developing your personal brand, achieving your career goals and shaping the future of work'' Red''Everything every career woman needs to know and yet is rarely shared so honestly'' Anya Hindmarch''Refreshingly relevant and practical'' Roksanda IlincicWomen have made great advances in the workplace, but despite that - and the overwhelming amount of career advice out there - the same issues continue to arise: how to succeed in a man''s world, how to combine a career with a family, how to be authentic and fit in, and whether it is even possible to achieve a work-life balance while chasing career goals.Unfortunately, much of the advice women are offered is badly out of date and lacking in ''cut-to-the-chase'' strategies that really tally with their experience of the workplace now. What''s more, the advice often tends to be defensive, focused on overcoming obstacles rather than drawing upon strengTrade ReviewThis is a kind book. Everything every career woman needs to know and yet is rarely shared so honestly * Anya Hindmarch *A fiercely feminine guide to power dressing * Daily Mail *A refreshingly relevant and practical perspective on the importance of prioritising female empowerment through self-expression * Roksanda Ilincic *An inspiring guide to developing your personal brand, achieving your career goals and shaping the future of work * Red *

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Book SynopsisThe ultimate life planner from Gemma Bray - bestselling author of The Organised Mum Method and The Organised Time Technique.The Organised Mum Method helped readers everywhere to feel on top of their housework. The Organised Time Technique revolutionised the way you planned the rest of your day. Now, The Organised Mum Method Journal will pull together both methods into an interactive, motivating journal that will help the you plan every aspect of your week.Divided into two clear sections ''Your House'' and ''Your Time'' the journal will remind you of all your TOMM housekeeping jobs for the coming week, with space for meal plans and weekly shopping lists, and will help you to create a TOTT schedule that will keep you on track with your timings leaving space for some time to yourself. There''s also lots of other stuff to help you level up your life including an Organised Christmas planner, the Messy House Bootcamp and Clutter Bu

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Book Synopsis''Hands down the most useful guide to pull yourself out of a style rut & master the beauty basics, full of things I wish I''d known'' Ashley James''Packed full of brilliant tips and ideas to live your best and most stylish life'' Hello!''Real-life advice from busy women for busy women'' Harriet Walker, Fashion Editor, The Times''They won''t just transform your wardrobe or your beauty regime, Sam and Gemma''s book is full of time saving tips, hacks and tricks; it''s the modern woman''s guide to life'' Deborah Joseph, Editor in Chief, Glamour''A really useful guide to streamline life, your wardrobe and to help you master the beauty basics'' Sarah Jossel, Beauty Editor, Sunday Times StyleBalancing a busy social life, maintaining healthy friendships, managing the motherload, focusing on family, running a home and working on your career goals leaves little time for anything else. Finding the headspace to look and feel great while you are trying to do it all can be completely overwhelming. Beauty journalist Samantha Silver, and fashion stylist Gemma Rose Breger, founders of This is Mothership, have the perfectly honed hacks to make it feel effortless.This is Beauty. This is Fashion. This is Life. will help you to simplify your daily routines, and empower you to become the best version of yourself. Whether you''re looking to revitalise your skincare, master pro make-up techniques, detox your wardrobe, learn how to style your body type, refresh your home or reclaim your ''me time'', This is Mothership can show you how.Featuring step-by-step beauty routines, hero products, capsule wardrobe planning, simple styling tips, lifestyle hacks and down-to-earth, relatable advice, Sam and Gemma will provide you with the expert guidance and tools to feel confident, look stylish, and find yourself again.This is the only lifestyle guide you need.

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Book SynopsisDanae Horst''s Houseplants for All is a beautiful guide to selecting and growing the right plants for your home, complete with a plant profile quiz! Turn over a new leaf with Houseplants for All, and actually keep all your plant babies happy and healthy. Use the plant profile quiz to easily find your perfect match instead of picking up whatever catches your eye at the store and hoping that it''ll survive your home and lifestyle. Whether you''re always busy and can''t remember to water, get unobstructed natural light all day, or live in the shadow of a skyscraper, a tropical oasis or arid winter-land, there is a plant that''ll thrive with you.After finding the right plants for your home, this book will help you to master plant care, complete with projects and tips for which containers work best, the best plants for small places, how to live together with pets and plants, and solutions to problems like pests, root rot, and lack of nutrients. Whether you''re an experienced plant parent or have never owned anything other than a fake ficus, this book is the perfect guide for happy plants in your home.

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis book had me at homemade corn dogs. Give me a nostalgic and bready comfort food that serves a crowd, and I'm yours forever. I love this cookbook—it's both refreshing and real life. Through the stories and recipes that fill its pages, Jen reminds us that feeding the people we love shouldn't be one more thing to perfect or overdo. It's the food itself and the connection it creates that far outlasts what's on the menu. This book is just another extension of all the beautiful ways Jen shares her heart through her story, laughter, and now—luck for us—delicious recipes. — Joanna Gaines, co-founder, Magnolia Jen's a real-life mom, a fantastic home cook, and a delightfully hilarious writer, so I already knew I was going to love her cookbook. But let me tell you... I didn't expect to fall in love with it the way I did! In a word: WOW. Every page is so bright and fun, so original and fresh, and the way she categorizes her delicious recipes is both clever and approachable. This cookbook is a serious treasure—a gift to anyone who has people to feed! — Ree Drummond, New York Times bestselling author of The Pioneer Woman Cooks Feed These People reads like an invitation to Jen Hatmaker's front porch—cozy, dishy, and full of spice. Just when I think we're settling into truck stop grub (Fried mozzarella sticks! Avocado tacos!) she flips to vacation Bible school (Mushroom and Gruyère tartine! Honey mustard pecan-crusted salmon)—either way I'm singing hymns of praise and tying on my apron. — Jennifer Garner, actor, food lover, home cook First of all, I love a home cook! I am one and I learned from the best, my mom, Gwen. Second, the food looks amazing, and I can't wait to dive in! Last and most important, I love the whole vibe of this family: the love, the laughter, the lessons, the honesty. It's a beautiful, real, snapshot into my friend Jen Hatmaker's life. Like the perfect dinner, you'll show up for the food, and you'll stay for the stories. Thanks for inviting me. Love, Trisha. — Trisha Yearwood, country music legend, host of Trisha’s Southern Kitchen, and five-time cookbook author Feed These People puts people first, and then gives them a fantastic meal—and I'm 100% here for it! Jen celebrates the people around our tables. Trust me, you want Jen's cookbook! — Melissa d'Arabian, author of Tasting Grace I'm in love with Jen's no-fuss, stress-free, and big-flavor approach to feeding her loved ones. With comforting recipes seasoned with Jen's trademark wit and humor, this book opens up like a warm hug and invitation to her home kitchen! — Michelle Tam, New York Times bestselling cookbook author and creator of Nom Nom Paleo Feed These People is absolutely stunning and makes me crave every recipe on every page. But more important, I echo Jen's heart and how it is filled by feeding the people she loves around her table. — Danielle Walker, bestselling cookbook author and wellness expert Feed These People is for all of us scattered, hungry home cooks doing our best to trick the ones we love into thinking we're wizards in the kitchen. Jen makes us believe we really can do this and gives us the plan. Cackling and connecting and leaving the dishes until morning—this cookbook is a national treasure. I can't wait to make a mess of my copy. — Shannan Martin, author of Starts with Hello and The Ministry of Ordinary Places Finally, a cookbook for normals! The recipes are for people craving repeat-worthy, flavor-packed, very extra (without being fussy) meals. So basically, this is a book of magic. Cooking magic! Jen Hatmaker's approach to feeding the people we love is a whole masterclass in everyday cooking and making your kitchen your own. Feed These People has a permanent spot in my kitchen, it is my new go-to book of foods and flavors. And magic. — Bri McKoy, author of Come & Eat: A Celebration of Love and Grace Around the Everyday Table

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Book SynopsisDesigned Landscapes is a case-by-case study of 37 significant, existing works of landscape design worldwide, largely constructed since the Renaissance. Being an informative and easy-to-read reference volume for practitioners and students alike, it presents key precedents in landscape architecture using site plans and recent photographs to showcase each project.Organised and presented in 12 sections based on project type, each project is examined based on date, previous site condition, designer(s), design intentions, current composition, unique features, ownership and management, and comparable projects. Each chapter offers an insightful critique of the featured projects.Written by the authors of Great City Parks, the book posits that these carefully selected key projects have maintained their status throughout the ages because they express values and design intentions that continue to inform the practice of the landscape architecture in the present day. The book concludes with a ten-point summary of lessons for professional practice gleaned from the studies.Including a wide range of case studies from countries including many in western Europe, the United States, Canada, India, Japan and China, and lavishly illustrated with over 200 full-colour images, the book is a must-have volume for anyone interested in the history and current practice of landscape architecture. Table of Contents1. Water 1.1 Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Viterbo, Italy – Terraced water garden 1.2 Shalimar Bagh, Srinagar, Kashmir, India – Moghal pleasure garden 1.3 Miroir d’eau, Bordeaux, France – Water feature / focus of urban regeneration 2. Landform 2.1 Dumbarton Oaks, Georgetown, Washington DC, USA – Terraced hillside garden 2.2 Parc Diderot, Courbevoie, France – Plunging landform 2.3 Northala Fields, Ealing, London – Conical roadside earthworks 3. Plant Collections 3.1 Villandry, Indre-et-Loire, France – Renaissance château garden + potager extraordinaire 3.2 Hidcote Manor, Gloucestershire, England – Manor house garden 4. Enclosed Spaces 4.1 Courtyards of the Alhambra, Granada, Spain – Moorish courtyards 4.2 Wang Shi Yuan, Suzhou, PR China – Classical Chinese garden 4.3 Paley Park, East 53rd Street, New York, USA – Pocket park 5. Private Gardens 5.1 Entsu-ji, Kyoto, Japan – Zen monastery garden 5.2 Miller Garden, Columbus, Indiana, USA – Domestic garden 5.3 Little Sparta, Stonypath, Lanarkshire, Scotland – Concrete poet’s garden 6. Commemorative Landscapes 6.1 Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA – Rural cemetery 6.2 Skogskyrkogården, Stockholm, Sweden – Forest cemetery 6.3 Kennedy Memorial, Runnymede, Surrey, England – Memorial to president of United States 7. Private Parkland 7.1 Vaux-le-Vicomte, Maincy, France – Baroque chateau garden 7.2 Rousham Park, Oxfordshire, England – Arcadian parkland 7.3 Bloedel Forest Reserve, Washington State, USA – Forest reserve 7.4 Kröller-Müller Sculpture Garden, Netherlands – Sculpture garden 8. City Parks 8.1 Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, Paris, France – City park on restored site 8.2 Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York, USA – American pastoral city park 8.3 Landschaftspark, Duisburg-Nord, Germany – Post industrial city park 9. Campuses 9.1 Academical Village, University of Virginia, USA – University campus 9.2 St Catherine’s College, Oxford, England – University college campus 9.3 Deere & Company World Headquarters, Moline, Illinois, USA – Corporate headquarters 9.4 Robson Square, Vancouver, Canada – Government precinct 10. Linear Landscapes 10.1 Grand Rounds, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA – Urban parkway 10.2 Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia and North Carolina, USA – Rural parkway / national park 10.3 Promenade Samuel de-Champlain, Quebec City, Canada – Riverfront boulevard 11. Housing Landscapes 11.1 Chatham Village, Pittsburgh, USA – Garden suburb 11.2 Lafayette Park, Detroit, USA – Inner city housing 12. Urban Landscapes 12.1 Pienza, Val d’Orcia, Italy – Renaissance urbanism / medieval townscape 12.2 Savannah Wards and Squares, Georgia, USA – Enlightenment urbanism 12.3 Place Stanislas and Place de la Carrière, Nancy, France – Enlightenment civic design 12.4 Edinburgh New Town, Scotland – Georgian city extension

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Book SynopsisIn the era of the Anthropocene, site matters are more pressing than ever. Building on the concepts, theories, and multi-disciplinary approaches raised in the first edition, this publication strives to address the changes that have taken place over the last 15 years with new material to complement and re-position the initial volume. Reaching across design disciplines, this highly illustrated anthology assembles essays from architects, landscape architects, urban designers, planners, historians, and artists to explore ways to physically and conceptually engage site. Thoughtful discourse and empirically grounded pieces combine to provide the language and theory to contextualize the meanings of site in the built environment. The increasingly complex hybridity of constructed environments today demands new tools for thinking about and working with site. Drawing contributions from outside and within the traditional design disciplines, this edition will trace important developments in site thinking with new essays on topics such as climate change, landscape as infrastructure, shifts from global to planetary urbanization debates, and the proliferation of participatory site transformation practices. Edited by two leading practitioners and academics, Site Matters juxtaposes timeless contributions from individuals including Elizabeth Meyer, Robert Beauregard, and Robin Dripps with original new writings from Peter Marcuse, Jane Wolff, Neil Brenner, and Thaisa Way, amongst others, to recontextualize and reignite the debate around site. An ideal text for students, academics, and researchers interested in site and design theory.Trade Review"Site Matters is serious scholarship on an urgent topic. Site is so much more than landscape—it is a concept loaded with social and political meaning, imbued with narrative that needs to be revealed and understood if we are to address climate change—and now global pandemics—in a resourceful way. This reader provides an essential and plausible foundation for tapping that intelligence."Emily Talen, University of Chicago"This innovative and now fully updated set of short essays invites reflection on the meaning of the site as a focal point for the design imagination. The collection provides a uniquely fine-grained and polyphonic vantage point for the enrichment of urban discourse in uncertain times."Matthew Gandy, Professor of Geography, University of Cambridge"Site Matters predicted a relational and contingent trajectory for architecture. Its assertive wake-up call implied that design disciplines, including my own, had insufficiently theorized how site circumstances shape project outcomes. The authors were right. I welcome this new work for its even broader transdisciplinary reach and its frank embrace of earth-bound realities we dare not overlook."Gary Hilderbrand, Peter Louis Hornbeck Professor in Practice of Landscape Architecture, Harvard GSD, Principal, Reed Hilderbrand"The original edition of Site Matters was pioneering in its multidisciplinary approach. This new edition further widens the lens, reflecting the complexity and uncertainty of the times in which we live, and the scale of the challenges we face, particularly the climate crisis. Kahn and Burns, and their diverse roster of contributors, are again ahead of the curve, searching—with deliberation and urgency—for the way forward."Deborah Berke, Dean, Yale School of ArchitectureTable of ContentsPreface to the Second Edition Andrea Kahn Why Site Matters Carol J. Burns and Andrea KahnClaiming the Site: Ever Evolving Social-Legal Conceptions of Ownership and Property Harvey Jacobs Reclaiming Context: Between Autonomy and Engagement Esin Komez-Daglioglu Site Citations: The Grounds of Modern Landscape Architecture Elizabeth Meyer Site Specific or Site Responsive Interview with Denise Markonish Carol J. Burns Groundwork Robin Dripps Landscape Processes as Site Context Simon DixonIn the Anthropocene Site Matters In Four Ways Dirk Sijmons Shifting Sites Kristina Hill Adaptive Systems: Environment, Site and BuildingCarol J. Burns Translating Sites: A Plea for Radicant Design Lisa Diedrich Defining Urban Sites: Towards Ecotone-Thinking for an Urbanizing WorldAndrea Kahn Sites, Stories, Representations, Citizens Jane Wolff Urban site as Collective Knowledge Thaisa WayFrom Place to Site Robert BeauregardNeighborhoods Apart: Site/Non-Sight and Suburban Apartments Paul M. HessFrom Gerrymandering to Co-mandering: Re-drawing the lines Peter MarcuseAfterwords What does site look like to …Neil Brenner Naomi Darling Anne Haynes Claudia Herasme Natalie Mahowald James Musser Judith Nitsch Jeremy Till Janet EchelmanList of Contributors Figure Credits Index

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Book SynopsisThis concise yet comprehensive guide offers highly practical insights and advice to those wanting to plan weddings as a career choice. Chapters take the reader through all the essential steps to creating the perfect wedding, including the clients, budgeting, the venue, the ceremony, food and beverages, stationery and so on. The many business aspects of starting a career in wedding planning are also covered, including marketing and pricing strategy. Written in an engaging and highly accessible style, this guide assumes no prior knowledge of the industry and is ideal for those just starting their careers. Packed full of case studies, activities, example forms, timetables, calendars and helpful checklists, this is a guide that readers will undoubtedly come back to again and again as they gain more experience in the world of wedding planning. Written by a highly experienced ex-wedding planner, this will be invaluable reading for those looking to enter or progress in the woTable of Contents1 Weddings and the event industry; 2 The wedding planner; 3 Where to start?; 4 Your clients; 5 The wedding budget; 6 The vision; 7 The venue; 8 The ceremony; 9 The stationery; 10 Food and drink; 11 The wedding team; 12 The wedding day

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Book SynopsisNeighbourhood open space ranks highly as a key component in suburban liveability assessments, originating from the development of urban planning as a profession and the proliferation of the garden suburb. Community Green uniquely connects the past, present and future of planning for small open spaces around the narrative of internal reserves.The distinctive planned spaces are typically enclosed on every side, hidden within residential blocks, serving as local pocket parks and reflecting the evolving values of community life from the garden city movement to contemporary new urbanism. This book resuscitates the enclosed, almost secretive reserve from history as a distinctive form of local open space whose problems and potentialities are relevant to many other green community spaces. In so doing, it opens up even wider connections between localism and globalism, the past and the future, and for connecting community initiatives to broader global challenges of cohesion, health, food, and climate change. This fully illustrated book charts the outcomes and implications of this evolution across several continents, injecting human stories of civic initiatives, struggles and triumphs along the way.Community Green will be of interest to a wide readership interested in studying, managing and improving the quality of all small open spaces in the urban landscape.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Making the ‘superblock’ 1890-1915 2. Essential elements? The 1920s 3. Diffusion, diffraction, debate, decline and discovery: 1930-1960 4. The in-between realm: the 1960s and 70s 5. New Urbanism and new ways forward: 1980 to today 6. Remake, remodel, reimagine

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Book SynopsisSince the turn of the millennium, there has been a burgeoning interest in, and literature of, both landscape studies and food studies. Landscape describes places as relationships and processes. Landscapes create peopleâs identities and guide their actions and their preferences, while at the same time are shaped by the actions and forces of people. Food, as currency, medium, and sustenance, is a fundamental part of those landscape relationships.This volume brings together over fifty contributors from around the world in forty profoundly interdisciplinary chapters. Chapter authors represent an astonishing range of disciplines, from agronomy, anthropology, archaeology, conservation, countryside management, cultural studies, ecology, ethics, geography, heritage studies, landscape architecture, landscape management and planning, literature, urban design and architecture. Both food studies and landscape studies defy comprehension from the perspective of a single discipline, and thus such a range is both necessary and enriching.The Routledge Handbook of Landscape and Food is intended as a first port of call for scholars and researchers seeking to undertake new work at the many intersections of landscape and food. Each chapter provides an authoritative overview, a broad range of pertinent readings and references, and seeks to identify areas where new research is neededâthough these may also be identified in the many fertile areas in which subjects and chapters overlap within the book.Trade Review"Waterman and Zeunert have edited an exemplary interdisciplinary volume of great topical scope and profound conceptual depth. From landscape to seascape, Neolithic and Aboriginal to modern and globalized, the ecological to the utopian, The Routledge Handbook of Landscape and Food offers culinary wisdom, sociological analysis and ethical guidance. It is an indispensable book which promises to inaugurate a new epoch of both culinary and landscape studies."Allen S. Weiss, author of Zen Landscapes (Reaktion Books) and Feast and Folly (State University of New York Press)"In The Routledge Handbook of Landscape and Food, Joshua Zeunert and Tim Waterman present core samples of the many scales and systems engaged by food, food production, and food distribution. Their collection of essays ranges from the broadest historical survey to the focused case study across geographies and cultures, methods, and fields of studies. With an eye to landscape ecology as well as space and urban form, they hopscotch across conservation, economics, geography, gender studies, forestry, and public health. Complementing a long list of literature on urban agriculture and ideals of cultivation, the book also realigns the gravitational pull of the Anglo-American debate to include numerous Australian perspectives. This kaleidoscopic volume will appeal to the curious amateur and offer a starting point for further research to those concerned with the productive landscape."Dorothée Imbert, Professor, Hubert C. Schmidt '38 Chair in Landscape Architecture, Landscape Architecture Section Head"The Routledge Handbook of Landscape and Food is a timely answer to the growing interest in these subjects. It provides an authoritative and cross-disciplinary overview and stimulating discussions of a broad range of topics related to food and landscape studies and the diversity in concepts and approaches applied therein. The Handbook also discusses the various contexts in which cities, agriculture and landscape are developing and the related challenges. It outlines possible ways to remake foodways, landscapes, cities, and the values we bring to them." Ir. Henk de Zeeuw, Founder and former director of the RUAF Foundation, a global partnership on sustainable Urban Agriculture and Food Systems. Table of ContentsIntroductionTim Waterman and Joshua ZeunertPart 1 From hunting and gathering to agriculture 1 Transformation of the landscape: the relationships between food and land use in prehistoric British and European societiesSaruhan Mosler and Peter Hobson2 The shaping of food landscapes from the Neolithic to Industrial period: changing agro-ecosystems between three agrarian revolutions Gunilla A. Olsson3 Aboriginal Culture and Food-Landscape Relationships in Australia: Indigenous Knowledge for Country and LandscapeDavid S. Jones and Philip A. Clarke4 Archaeology, history, and urban food security: integrating cross-cultural and long-term perspectivesChristian Isendahl and Stephan Barthel5 Foraging Jeremy Strong6 Venison from the Bavarian forests: linking hunters, forest diversity and consumers through regional marketingGerd Lupp, Simon Tangerding and Valerie Kantelberg7 Sustaining Russian Old Believers: landscapes of fish and onions in EstoniaHelen Sooväli-Sepping, Anu Printsmann and Hannes Palang8 Food production and the village under state socialism: the Balkan caseMirjana Lozanovska and Alexandra FloreaPart 2 Agricultures 9 Shifts in agricultural praxis: farm modernisation and global integrationAnders Wästfelt 10 Alternative agriculture: innovations for growing and cultivating diverse ways of knowingJonathan Code11 Seascapes: food from the marine landscape Maggie Roe12 Dimensions of urban agriculture Joshua Zeunert13 Mediterranean urban agricultureTal Alon Mozes and Efrat Eizenberg14 Peri-urban food production as means towards urban food security and increased urban resilienceGunilla Almered Olsson15 Peri-urban agriculture in Australia: pressure on the urban fringe Rachel Carey and Sarah JamesPart 3 Ecology, Resources, Sustainability and Climate Change16 Challenges in agricultural sustainability and resilience: towards regenerative practiceJoshua Zeunert17 Conservation and ecologyGary Austin18 Food systems and climate change: impact and adaptation in cropping and livestock Afshin Ghahramani and Saman Seneweera19 Investing in water management in rural and urban landscapes to achieve and sustain global food securityMunir A. Hanjra, Dennis Wichelns and Pay Drechsel Part 4 Developing Worlds20 Food security, landscape, urban change, and poverty in the developing worldSuzanne Speak21 Connecting landscapes and food in Africa: case studies from Ethiopia and UgandaMax Kelly and Ruth Jackson22 Urban Agriculture in Bogotá´s informal settlements: open space transformation towards productive urban landscapesJaime Hernandez-Garcia and Sandra Caquimbo-Salazar23 Rural-urban food and nutrient dynamics and nutrient recovery from waste in developing countriesMunir A. Hanjra, Mary Lydecker, Pay Drechsel and Johannes PaulPart 5 Intellectual, Political and Economic Realms24 Ethics of agricultural landscapes and food productionIsis Brook25 The new food insecurity Damian Maye 26 Food-sensitive urban planning: Australian perspectivesDavid S. Jones and Beau B. Beza27 Food, landscape, and urban design Susan Parham and Jacques AbelmanPart 6 Social Practices and Meanings28 Eating the commons landscape: sacrificial food for thought concerning the meaning of landscapeKenneth R. Olwig29 From the agora to the modern marketplace: food markets as landscapes of business and pleasureSusan Parham30 Allotments and community gardens: history, culture, and landscape in Britain, North America, and AustraliaClaire Nettle and David Crouch 31 Food sovereignty Max Kelly32 Landscape and the politics of food justice Megan Blake33 Grassroots activism, agroecology, and the food and farming movement: ten years in Bristol’s food storyAngela E. Raffle and Joy CareyPart 7 Food Cultures and Foodways 34 Taste, foodways, and everyday life Tim Waterman35 Food and landscape tourismJo Russell-Clarke36 Terroir: a socially constructed subterranean landscape gone globalZachary Nowak37 Using the senses to write food culture and landscapeNina Mukerjee Furstenau38 Queer space and productive landscapes Andrea Bosio 39 The cultural and spiritual aspects of growing edible plants: testing for meaningfulness in Leeds, UKAnn Light and Christina Welch40 Utopia landscape food utopiaJody Beck

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Book SynopsisConceptual Landscapes explores the dilemma faced in the early moments of design thinking through a gradient of work in landscape and environmental design media by both emerging and well-established designers and educators of landscape architecture. It questions where and, more importantly, how the process of design starts. The book deconstructs the steps of conceptualizing design in order to reignite pedagogical discussions about timing and design fundamentals, and to reveal how the spark of an idea happens from a range of unique perspectives. Through a careful arrangement of visual essays that integrate analog, digital, and mixed-media works and processes, the book highlights differences between diverse techniques and triggers debate between design, representation, technology, and creative culture in the field. Taken together, the book's visual investigation of the conceptual design process serves as a learning tool for aspiring designers and sTrade Review"How do we initiate the sometimes exhilarating, sometimes frustrating, sometimes daunting process of creativity that leads from inception through iteration and interrogation to a coherent and lush and functional design? Simon Bussiere and his colleagues from teaching institutions around the world probe the depths of this question for landscape architecture students and emerging professionals—and even the more seasoned among us—exploring not one or two but a multitude of starting points for the creative process. In doing so, Bussiere offers us insights into the critical minds of leading academics—giving us a clear and comprehensive sense of the state of the contemporary academy. More importantly, however, the sheer diversity of approaches invites young and aspiring designers into the conversation, begging for them to write the next chapters of design teaching as they explore their own individualized and situated understandings of the world today. A remarkable collection for those interested in understanding how new ideas are born."Chris Reed, FASLA, Founding Director, Stoss Landscape Urbanism, Professor in Practice of Landscape Architecture, Harvard Graduate School of Design"The design "concept," and the mysteries of how conceptualization ossifies is always a profound topic among beginning design students and among seasoned practitioners. What Simon expertly curates in Conceptual Landscapes is a series of essays that unpack a plurality of approaches to concept generation. Importantly, the manuscript highlights the humanity in design and makes the case for promoting a diversity of voices in the design professions in an age where society is often looking for technologies and metrics to solve complex problems. Conceptual Landscapes will serve as an important text for beginning design students and those interested in the formation of landscape design ideas for years to come."Bradley Cantrell, FAAR, ASLA, Chair and Professor in Landscape Architecture, University of Virginia School of Architecture"What I appreciate most about Simon Bussiere's approach to the topic of ‘conceptualization’ is his understanding that ideas are found in myriad experiences, sources and processes, from individual to the collective consciousness. He has assembled the knowledge base and reflections of significant practitioners and academics to explore the realm of creativity, and how that informs how landscapes are written and read. This publication will surely be on every burgeoning landscape architect’s ‘must read’ list."David A. Rubin, FASLA, Founding Principal, DAVID RUBIN Land Collective"Clearly, Bussiere delights in the ‘ephemeral, sporadic, recursive, and bewildering’ nature of the creative process. Fortunately for readers, he has assembled here a diverse and charismatic array of landscape architecture professors and practitioners, whose approaches and methods embody the endless possibilities of conceptualizing landscapes. Readers are likely to leave this volume more humble yet more courageous designers."Timothy A. Schuler, Contributing Editor, Landscape Architecture MagazineTable of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: The Spark of an Idea Excavating Ideas Elizabeth Mossop Obsessions Emma Mendel Composite Drawings + Landscape Ideations Karen Lutsky Pictorial Cartography and Digital Printmaking: Experiments in Representing the Working Landscape Forbes Lipschitz Materiality as Inquiry: Environmental History for Enacting New Worlds Sara Jacobs Developing Concepts Scott Jennings Melbourne Critical Making Emily Vogler Part 2: Concept in Translation Materializing Atmospheres: Translating the Immaterial Zaneta Hong Tacit Concepts Ferdinand Ludwig & Sergio Sanna Sediment in Process: designing an active channel for Alameda Creek Justine Holzman & Rob Holmes Grounding the Site: Uncovering Concepts in the Landscape Architecture Design Process Mary Pat McGuire From Ideas to Design Actions Yun Hye Hwang Translations between Patent Innovation and Environmental Design Pedagogy Richard Hindle Part 3: Forming Futures Designing Parks – The Art of Creating Lively Places Leonard Grosch Disrupted Futures: The Rise of Speculative Digital Landscape Simulation in Conceptual Design. Aidan Ackerman Landscape: "For Illustration Purposes Only" Fadi Masoud Conceptualizing the Design of Fluid Geographies Kees Lokman UX for Landscape Architects: A New Paradigm for Conceptual Design Andrea HansenAfterword: A concept, in five partsSimon Bussiere

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Book SynopsisBiophilic Connections and Environmental Encounters in the Urban Age takes a multi-disciplinary approach, drawing on the authors' wide range of experience, to provide a greater understanding of the different dimensions of environmental engagement. It considers the ways that we interact with our environments, presenting a comprehensive account of how people negotiate and use the urban landscape. Set within current debates concerning urban futures, societal issues, sustainable cities, health and well-being, the book explores our innate need for contact with the natural world through biophilic design thinking to expand our knowledge base and promote a wider understanding of the importance of these interactions on our collective well-being. It responds to questions such as, what are the urban qualities that support our well-being? As an urbanised society what are the environmental determinants that promote healthy and satisfying lifestyles? Beginning with an overview of cTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Multi-Dimensions of Environmental Engagement 2. Exploring Biophilia 3. Pathways, Nature Placings and Green Infrastructure 4. Choreography of the Landscape Experience 5. Biophilia as an Embodied Experience: The Emotional Dimension and Agency of the Arts 6. Listening into Nature: Exploring Children’s Biophilic Experiences of Urban Wild-Spaces 7. Urban Food Growing as a Biophilic Pathway 8. Moving from Theory to Practice: Approaches and Parameters 9. Case Studies 10. Biophilically Focussed Environmental Aesthetic

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Book SynopsisThis third edition of the bestselling Landscape Architectâs Pocket Book, written by leading practitioners, incorporates updates and revisions to environmental and building regulations, contracts, and a range of design guidelines including materials, SuDS, environmental impact, and landscape character assessment.The book is an indispensable tool for all landscape architects, providing a timesaving guide and first point of reference to everyday topics, both out on site and in the office. The pocket book covers all major subjects, including hard and soft landscaping, national guidelines and standards, and key planning policy and legislation.Providing concise, easy-to-read reference material, useful calculations, and instant access to a wide range of topics, it is an essential resource for landscape architects, construction industry professionals, and students.Table of Contents1. Hard Landscape. 1.1 Natural Stone. 1.2 Metals. 1.3 Stainless Steel. 1.4 Timber. 1.5 Timber Protection. 1.6 Exterior Finishes to Timber. 1.7 Brick and Brickwork Construction. 1.8 Concrete. 1.9 Mortar. 1.10 Lighting. 1.11 Drainage. 1.12 Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems – SuDS. 1.13 Environmental Impact and Lifespan of Landscape Materials. 1.14 Recycled Materials and Products. 1.15 Typical Footpath Edging. 1.16 Typical Footpath Details. 1.17 Typical Fence Details. 2. Soft Landscape. 2.1 Definition and Specification of Tree Sizes. 2.2 Definition and Specification of Shrub Sizes. 2.3 Native Trees in Britain and Ireland. 2.4 Native Shrubs in Britain and Ireland. 2.5 Plants for Encouraging Wildlife. 2.6 Tree Science: The Benefits of Urban Trees. 2.7 Requirements for Urban Tree Planting. 2.8 Common Poisonous Plants. 2.9 Grass Seed Mixes. 2.10 Wildflower Mixes. 2.11 Subsoil. 2.12 Topsoil. 2.13 Times of Year for Planting. 2.14 Tree Planting. 2.15 Plant Protection. 2.16 Composts, Mulches And Top Dressing. 2.17 Soft Landscape Maintenance. 2.18 Soft Landscape Maintenance Programme; Routine Operations. 2.19 Green Roofs. 2.20 Geotextiles. 2.21 Rules of Thumb for Planting Distances and Densities. 2.22 Quantities and Rates of Grass Seed for Sports Pitches. 3. Planning And Legislation. 3.1 Planning and Development Control. 3.2 Listed and Protected Areas. 3.3 Tree Preservation Orders. 3.4 Hedgerow Legislation. 3.5 Notifiable Weeds and Control of Species and Pests. 3.6 Environmental Impact Assessment. 3.7 Landscape and Visual Assessment. 3.8 Landscape and Townscape Character Assessment. 3.9 Planting and Water Bodies Near Airfields. 3.10 Guidelines for Construction around Trees. 3.11 Construction (Design and Management) Regulations. 3.12 Ecology Surveys. 4. Design Guidelines. 4.1 Dimensional Data. 4.2 Steps and Ramps. 4.3 Guarding and Handrails. 4.4 Tactile Paving. 4.5 Design of Cycleways. 4.6 Playgrounds and Play Equipment. 4.7 Designing for Schools- Guidelines. 4.8 Standard Sports Markings. 4.9 Water Features and Ponds. 4.10 Signage. 4.11 Construction of Free-Standing Walls. 5. General Information. 5.1 Landscape Architectural Work Stages: Landscape Design. 5.2 Glossary of Construction Contracts. 5.3 Setting a Sundial. 5.4 Gradients. 5.5 Conversions and Calculations. 5.6 Paper Sizes. 5.7 Common Graphic Symbols

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This book provides an empirical analysis of the concept of play as a form of spatial practice in urban public spaces. The introduced CityPlayFramework (CPF) is a practical urban analysis tool that allows urban designers, landscape architects and researchers to develop a shared awareness when opening up this window of possibility for adventure. Two case studies substantiate and illustrate the development process and testing of the framework in Canberra, Australia, and Potsdam, Germany. The appropriation of public spaces that transcend boundaries can facilitate an intrinsic connection between people and their immediate environment, towards a more joyful ontological state of human existence in which imagination, co-creation and a sense of agency are key elements of the design approach. The framework presents an alternative understanding of public spaces and public life, reflecting on theory and its implications for practice in a post-pandemic world in dense urban centres.

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Book SynopsisThe Thirty Pieces of Silver: Coin Relics in Medieval and Modern Europe discusses many interconnected topics relating to the most perfidious monetary transaction in history: the betrayal of Jesus by Judas for thirty pieces of silver. According to medieval legend, these coins had existed since the time of Abraham's father and had been used in many transactions recorded in the Bible. This book documents fifty specimens of coins which were venerated as holy relics in medieval and modern churches and monasteries of Europe, from Valencia to Uppsala. Most of these relics are ancient Greek silver coins in origin mounted in precious reliquaries or used for the distribution of their wax imprints believed to have healing powers.Drawing from a wide range of historical sources, from hagiography to numismatics, this book will appeal to students and academics researching Late Antique, Medieval, and Early Modern History, Theology, as well as all those interested in the functiTrade Review‘This is an impressive work which benefits from careful reading. It has much to contribute to studies on medieval religion, the use and interpretation of relics, as well as approaches to studies of material culture … this is an excellent, original and interesting book, which deserves broad readership’ - Medieval Archaeology, Volume 66/2, 2022.‘Travaini must be applauded for this wonderfully researched and presented work, which has much to offer not merely to the medieval and early modern numismatist, but to people with a range of interests, for instance in popular religious history, in the history of numismatics, and in the non-monetary usage of coins, amongst others’ - The Numismatic Chronicle.‘ … this is an important and intriguing book that will appeal to scholars of various topics: theology, the function of relics, iconography, numismatics, and economics. Also, Travaini’s study of the thirty pieces of silver opens issues which are sure to interest researchers who are directly involved with the influence of money on the economy of salvation’ – Renaissance Quarterly, Volume 76:1.Table of ContentsList of Figures / List of Maps / Preface to the English edition / Preface / Acknowledgements / From the ritual uses of coins to their creation as relics / The coins of Saint Helena: Objects of devotion before the invention of the Thirty Pieces of Silver / Judas, the Priests and the Thirty Pieces of Silver / The legend of the Thirty Pieces of Silver: From hagiographic tale to coin relics / The Thirty Pieces of Silver depicted as instruments of the Passion / The Thirty Pieces of Silver as relics: from the first specimens to their proliferation / The Thirty Pieces of Silver as Jewish shekels / Through the eyes of the Antiquarian and those of the Devout. Identification and debate since the Sixteenth Century / Conclusions: Ancient and modern legends, coin relics and the nature of money / Appendix 1: Inventory of recorded specimens of the Thirty Pieces of Silver / Appendix 2: Collection of sources on the Thirty Pieces of Silver, by Francesco D'Angelo / Bibliography / Index

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Book SynopsisA retro-fit offers many benefits: cutting electricity and heating bills, increasing the resale value of homes, slashing carbon emissions and creating a healthier place to live. This book is the guide to making it happen. It looks at: draught-proofing, insulation and damp ventilation, heating and cooling electrical efficiency and renewable energy water use and re-use materials' life cycles and incorporating nature protection from climate change impacts - modelling energy flows and embodied energy how we can meet the need to cut carbon emissions from dwellings by eighty percent by 2050. Projects can apply to apartment blocks, recent builds and older, solid-walled properties. Enlivened with helpful diagrams and photographs, plus plenty of pointers for further information, it provides a comprehensive resource handbook for any building professional and contractor, students â or any homeowner serious about efficiency (cash and carbon) savings. Trade Review'This is an excellent book ... It should be the first stop for anyone seeking objective advice in a field cluttered with misleading claims. I couldn't recommend it more strongly.' George Monbiot 'At last, a sensible book on eco-renovation that is full of useful facts ... Earthscan bill these volumes as expert handbooks and they do not disappoint. They will save you from making costly mistakes and are well worth the cover price.' Permaculture Magazine'We can't recommend this book highly enough. David Thorpe has produced an interesting read whilst managing to also include all the necessary technical energy information. This should be required reading for the capable amateur and the professionally engaged, as well as students and qualified architects.' Penney Poyzer, campaigner low carbon living and working and Gil Schalom, green architect; co-owners of the pioneering Nottingham ecohome, the UK's first radical eco-retrofit 'This book should be read by anyone engaged in domestic energy efficiency programmes. It goes back to basics and sets out systematically and incrementally how to approach the refurbishment of existing homes which will result in reduced energy demand and lower bills.' Jenny Saunders, Chief Executive, National Energy Action 'David Thorpe's oh-so-valuable book excellently covers the full spectrum of low impact home refurbishment. It is jam-packed with detail, and rises to the challenge of being both useful and accessible to a range of people from construction professionals to the committed DIYer wanting to crack on in eco-refurb.' Simon McWhirter, Director, Great British Refurb Campaign 'If you haven't got a copy go out and get one pronto!' mynewbookreview.blogspot.com 'Make[s] what can be a very complicated subject accessible ... a very good buy for homeowners and professionals looking at this subject for the first time.' Property Care Association 'Anyone considering refurbishing an older home ... will certainly benefit from reading this new book. It is packed with common sense, practical information and guidance ... Authoritative, skilfully edited and a well thought-out practical manual that will be very useful to practicing building engineers, contractors and even DIY'ers!' Building EngineerTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Airtightness: Reducing Energy Demand for Heating and Cooling 2. Insulation Materials 3. Insulation Strategies 4. Going All The Way – Towards Passivhaus 5. Windows and Doors 6. Ventilation, Cooling and Heating 7. Water Management 8. Electricity Efficiency and Supply 9 . Contextual Issues

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Book SynopsisTable Manners is an entertaining and practical guide to manners for everyone and every occasion. Whether you are a guest at a potluck or the host of a dinner party, a patron of your local bar or an invitee at a state dinner, this book tells you exactly how to behave: what to talk about, what to wear, how to eat.

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Book SynopsisA grand tour of the chair through the ages by our foremost writer on designHave you ever wondered where rocking chairs came from, or why cheap plastic chairs are suddenly everywhere? In Now I Sit Me Down, the distinguished architect and writer Witold Rybczynski chronicles the history of the chair from the folding stools of pharaonic Egypt to the ubiquitous stackable monobloc chairs of today. He tells the stories of the inventor of the bentwood chair, Michael Thonet, and of the creators of the first molded-plywood chair, Charles and Ray Eames. He reveals the history of chairs to be a social historyof different ways of sitting, of changing manners and attitudes, and of varying tastes. The history of chairs is the history of who we are. We learn how the ancient Chinese switched from sitting on the floor to sitting in a chair, and how the iconic chair of Middle Americathe BarcaLoungertraces its roots back to the Bauhaus. Rybczynski weaves a rich tapestry th

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Book SynopsisOft quoted but seldom credited,Charles Dudley Warner’s My Summer in a Garden is a classic of American garden writing and was a seminal early work in the then fledgling genre of American nature writing. Warner—prominent in his day as a writer and newspaper editor—was a dedicated amateur gardener who shared with Mark Twain, his close friend and neighbor, a sense of humor that remains deliciously fresh today. In monthly dispatches, Warner chronicles his travails in the garden, where he and his cat, Calvin, seek to ward off a stream of interlopers, from the neighbors’ huge-hoofed cows and thieving children, to the reviled, though “propagatious,” pusley weed. To read Warner is to join him on his rounds of his beloved vegetable patch, to feel the sun on his sore back, the hoe in his blistered hands, and yet, like him, never to lose sight of “the philosophical implications of contact with the earth, and companionship with gently growi

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Book SynopsisIn 1942, with war raging on two fronts and military pilots in short supply, the U.S. Army Air Force enlisted a handful of skilled female aviators to deliver military planes from factories to air bases--expanding the successful program to include more than one thousand women. These superb pilots flew every aircraft in the U.S. Army Air Force--including B-26s when men were afraid to--logging more than siz million miles in all kinds of weather. yet when World War II ended, their wartime heroism was left unheralded. In 1961, with the dawn of the space age, a handful of top female pilots took part in a new program termed Women in Space. Subjected to the same rigorous tests as the Mercury astronauts, thirteen women--top-notch pilots--were admitted to the program. Once again women had reason to dream...that at least oneof them would be the first of their sex in space. The matter went as far as Congress, where dramatic hearings included testimony from astronauts John Glenn and Scott Carpenter. But their hopes were dashed. These skilled aviators had the right stuff at the wrong time, and again women were denied their place in history. This is their story, one of courage, ferocity, adn patriotism.

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Book SynopsisSince its original publication, All About Health and Beauty for the Black Woman has firmly established itself as a classic reference in both the fields of health and beauty. Now, in this newly revised and expanded edition, Naomi Sims—famed model and beauty expert—brings Black women of all ages up to date with the latest information on aging of the face and body; makeup; hairstyles; exercise and diet; coping with stress; and dressing to succeed in the business arena. In addition, she provides new information on dental care; ways of preventing weight gain after giving up smoking; and dealing with drug problems. An important and timely revision, this is the essential guide to health and beauty for all Black women.

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