The House of Green Turf
The House of Green Turf

Author: Ellis Peters

Publisher: Open Road Media

Published: 2015-12-22

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 1504027132

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A car crash survivor is convinced she committed murder, and private eye Francis Killian joins forces with George and Bunty Felse to uncover her past. World-famous opera singer Maggie Tressider wakes up in a hospital after an accident, haunted by the certainty that she has committed a murder. Her doctor suggests that, with the help of a psychiatrist, she may be able to lay the nameless specter to rest. But Maggie chooses a very different expert to help her unearth the secrets of her past. Her commission launches private investigator Francis Killian on a hunt across Europe in search of a grave. But the trail also leads him to one Bunty Felse, a former colleague of Maggie’s, and the wife of Inspector Felse. The successful end of Killian’s search is only the beginning of a long pilgrimage—a journey that leads not only back into the past, but also to a remote corner of the Austrian Alps where death awaits. The House of Green Turf is the 8th book in the Felse Investigations, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.

Green Grass, Running Water
Green Grass, Running Water

Author: Thomas King

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2012-10-30

Total Pages: 385

ISBN-13: 1443419125

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Strong, sassy women and hard-luck, hard-headed men, all searching for the middle ground between Native American tradition and the modern world, perform an elaborate dance of approach and avoidance in this magical, rollicking tale by award-winning author Thomas King. Alberta, Eli, Lionel and others are coming to the Blackfoot reservation for the Sun Dance. There they will encounter four Indian elders and their companion, the trickster Coyote—and nothing in the small town of Blossom will be the same again. . . .

My Soulful Home
My Soulful Home

Author: Kelly Wilkniss

Publisher:

Published: 2017-07-05

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9781334999086

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My Soulful Home, A Year in Flowers offers detailed instruction for those new to floral arrangements and fresh inspiration to the experienced. Join award winning blogger Kelly Wilkniss as she seeks to elevate the every day with fresh cut beauty, illustrated with 105 gorgeous pictures.

Lawn Gone!
Lawn Gone!

Author: Pam Penick

Publisher: Ten Speed Press

Published: 2013-02-12

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 1607743159

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A colorful guide covering the basics of replacing a traditional lawn with a wide variety of easy-care, no-mow, drought-tolerant, money-saving options that will appeal to today's busy, eco-conscious homeowner. Americans pour 300 million gallons of gas and 1 billion hours every year into mowing their lawns, not to mention 70 million pounds of pesticides and $40 billion for lawn upkeep. No Wonder the anti-lawn movement is thriving, as today's eco-conscious consumers realize that their traditional lawns are water-hogging, chemical-ridden, maintenance-intensive burdens. Lawn Gone!, from award-winning gardening blogger Pam Penick, is the first basic introduction to low-water, easy-care lawn alternatives for beginning gardeners, written in a friendly style with an approachable package. It covers all the available time-saving options: alternative grasses, ground cover plants, artificial turf, hardscaping, mulch, and more. In addition, it includes step-by-step lawn-removal methods, strategies for dealing with neighbors and homeowner associations, and how to minimize your lawn if you're not ready to go all the way.

The Lawn
The Lawn

Author: Virginia Jenkins

Publisher: Smithsonian Institution

Published: 2015-05-26

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1588345165

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Lawns now blanket thirty million acres of the United States, but until the late nineteenth century few Americans had any desire for a front lawn, much less access to seeds for growing one. In her comprehensive history of this uniquely American obsession, Virginia Scott Jenkins traces the origin of the front lawn aesthetic, the development of the lawn-care industry, its environmental impact, and modern as well as historic alternatives to lawn mania.

American Green: The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Lawn
American Green: The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Lawn

Author: Ted Steinberg

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2006-03-17

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 0393866998

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“Ted Steinberg proves once again that he is a master storyteller as well as our foremost environmental historian.”—Mike Davis The rise of the perfect lawn represents one of the most profound transformations in the history of the American landscape. American Green, Ted Steinberg's witty exposé of this bizarre phenomenon, traces the history of the lawn from its explosion in the postwar suburban community of Levittown to the present love affair with turf colorants, leaf blowers, and riding mowers.

The House of Souls
The House of Souls

Author: Arthur Machen

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-09-16

Total Pages: 215

ISBN-13:

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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The House of Souls" by Arthur Machen. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Turf Wars
Turf Wars

Author: David C. King

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 1997-09-02

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 9780226436234

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For most bills in American legislatures, the issue of turf—or which committee has jurisdiction over a bill—can make all the difference. Turf governs the flow and fate of all legislation. In this innovative study, David C. King explains how jurisdictional areas for committees are created and changed in Congress. Political scientists have long maintained that jurisdictions are relatively static, changing only at times of dramatic reforms. Not so, says King. Combining quantitative evidence with interviews and case studies, he shows how on-going turf wars make jurisdictions fluid. According to King, jurisdictional change stems both from legislators seeking electoral advantage and from nonpartisan House parliamentarians referring ambiguous bills to committees with the expertise to handle the issues. King brilliantly dissects the politics of turf grabbing and at the same time shows how parliamentarians have become institutional guardians of the legislative process. Original and insightful, Turf Wars will be valuable to those interested in congressional studies and American politics more generally.

The American Meadow Garden
The American Meadow Garden

Author: John Greenlee

Publisher: Timber Press (OR)

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 0881928712

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Offers guidance for designing, planting, and taking care of a meadow with information on plants, styles, and examples from all over the country.