The Garden
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Published: 1992
Total Pages: 1092
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The Cloud Garden
Author: Tom Hart Dyke
Publisher: Corgi
Published: 2011-07
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9780552165716
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"The Darien Gap is a place of legend. The only break in the Pan-American highway, which runs from Alaska to the tip of South America, it is an almost impregnable strip of swamp, jungle and cloud forest between the vast landmasses of North and South America. Stories of abduction and murder there are rife and in recent years more people have successfully climbed Everest or trekked to the South Pole than have crossed the Darien Gap. In 2000, Tom Hart Dyke, a young botanist, set off to Central America with one thing on his mind- orchids. He knew that in order to find the rare and beautiful species he so fervently admired, he would have to visit some of the most inhospitable places on earth. Unbeknown to Tom, another young explorer, Paul Winder, was backpacking through the area at the same time. Though he sometimes worked freelance in the City of London, Paul was a fearless and intrepid traveller, happier scaling volcanoes than lounging on beaches. In every bar and cafe along his route, rumours abounded of the Darien Gap - and the more he heard, the greater became his desire to make the journey. Pure chance brought Paul and Tom together in northern Mexico; they formed an instant bond
Chance Diversion
Author: Weaver Wheeler Wilson
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2011-02-10
Total Pages: 74
ISBN-13: 1458393410
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChance Diversion, a true adventure story, about North America's Last great Buffalo roundup and stampede. These were the days of silent movies; pictures taken by hidden, hand cranked cameras, depicting the great action that thrilled the movie going audiences of the era. Twenty two year old Weaver Wilson thrilled at being able to take part in such an event.
Hidden British Columbia
Author: Eric Lucas
Publisher: Berkeley, Calif. : Ulysses Press
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 436
ISBN-13: 9781569751749
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis comprehensive guide is designed for the traveller who wants to experience the metropolitan neighbourhoods, as well as the magnificent wilderness, of British Columbia. The tour starts with Vancouver's top spots, then travels by ferry to Victoria where British colonial elegance and architectural masterpieces are the draw. Next, the countless treasures of coastal B.C. are featured through tours of Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands, and the Sunshine Coast. The book then moves on to the seemingly endless mountains where outdoor recreation is the focus. Tourists and armchair visitors alike will not want to miss this journey through the stunning province of British Columbia.
Alpine Plants of North America
Author: Graham Nicholls
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Published: 2002
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781417558490
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNorth America is replete with beautiful aplines, and this guide is equally useful to the traveler or the gardener for its identification, propagation, and cultivation information.
Better Homes and Gardens
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Published: 1980
Total Pages: 1302
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Urban Food Revolution
Author: Peter Ladner
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Published: 2011-11-15
Total Pages: 306
ISBN-13: 1550924885
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOur reliance on industrial agriculture has resulted in a food supply riddled with hidden environmental, economic and health care costs and beset by rising food prices. With only a handful of corporations responsible for the lion's share of the food on our supermarket shelves, we are incredibly vulnerable to supply chain disruption. The Urban Food Revolution provides a recipe for community food security based on leading innovations across North America. The author draws on his political and business experience to show that we have all the necessary ingredients to ensure that local, fresh sustainable food is affordable and widely available. He describes how cities are bringing food production home by: Growing community through neighborhood gardening, cooking and composting programs Rebuilding local food processing, storage and distribution systems Investing in farmers markets and community supported agriculture Reducing obesity through local fresh food initiatives in schools, colleges and universities. Ending inner-city food deserts Producing food locally makes people healthier, alleviates poverty, creates jobs, and makes cities safer and more beautiful. The Urban Food Revolution is an essential resource for anyone who has lost confidence in the global industrial food system and wants practical advice on how to join the local food revolution.
Slavery and the British Country House
Author: Madge Dresser
Publisher: Historic England Publishing
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781848020641
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe British country house has long been regarded as the jewel in the nation's heritage crown. But the country house is also an expression of wealth and power, and as scholars reconsider the nation's colonial past, new questions are being posed about these great houses and their links to Atlantic slavery.This book, authored by a range of academics and heritage professionals, grew out of a 2009 conference on 'Slavery and the British Country house: mapping the current research' organised by English Heritage in partnership with the University of the West of England, the National Trust and the Economic History Society. It asks what links might be established between the wealth derived from slavery and the British country house and what implications such links should have for the way such properties are represented to the public today.Lavishly illustrated and based on the latest scholarship, this wide-ranging and innovative volume provides in-depth examinations of individual houses, regional studies and critical reconsiderations of existing heritage sites, including two studies specially commissioned by English Heritage and one sponsored by the National Trust.
Luxury Arts of the Renaissance
Author: Marina Belozerskaya
Publisher: Getty Publications
Published: 2005-10-01
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 0892367857
DOWNLOAD EBOOKToday we associate the Renaissance with painting, sculpture, and architecture—the “major” arts. Yet contemporaries often held the “minor” arts—gem-studded goldwork, richly embellished armor, splendid tapestries and embroideries, music, and ephemeral multi-media spectacles—in much higher esteem. Isabella d’Este, Marchesa of Mantua, was typical of the Italian nobility: she bequeathed to her children precious stone vases mounted in gold, engraved gems, ivories, and antique bronzes and marbles; her favorite ladies-in-waiting, by contrast, received mere paintings. Renaissance patrons and observers extolled finely wrought luxury artifacts for their exquisite craftsmanship and the symbolic capital of their components; paintings and sculptures in modest materials, although discussed by some literati, were of lesser consequence. This book endeavors to return to the mainstream material long marginalized as a result of historical and ideological biases of the intervening centuries. The author analyzes how luxury arts went from being lofty markers of ascendancy and discernment in the Renaissance to being dismissed as “decorative” or “minor” arts—extravagant trinkets of the rich unworthy of the status of Art. Then, by re-examining the objects themselves and their uses in their day, she shows how sumptuous creations constructed the world and taste of Renaissance women and men.
