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Small? Yes. A concrete slab populated with plastic chairs and an abandoned grill? Not anymore.
Small-Space Container Gardens layers practical gardening fundamentals with creative solutions, encouraging us to think "outside the pot." You'll learn how to tackle unique challenges, like windy conditions several stories above street level, and how to care for plants and troubleshoot problems like garden pests and diseases. From design
This easy-to-read booklet will help readers learn about Alzheimer's disease, its symptoms and treatments, when to see the doctor, research studies, and where caregivers can get help. Includes vignettes, a resource list, and glossary. Please also check out Understanding Memory Loss: What to do when you have trouble remembering, as another authoritative resource from the U.S. National Institutes of Health and U.S. National Institute on Aging availabe
...52904) Vancouver & Victoria
This pocket-size travel guide...
Decades before the terms "eco-friendly" and "sustainable growing" entered the vernacular, How to Grow More Vegetables demonstrated that small-scale, high-yield, all-organic gardening methods could yield bountiful crops over multiple growing cycles using minimal resources in a suburban environment. The concept that John Jeavons and the team at Ecology Action launched more than 40 years ago has been embraced by the mainstream and continues
...When Brian Doyle passed away at the age of sixty after a bout with brain cancer, he left behind a cult-like following of devoted readers who regard his writing as one of the best-kept secrets of the twenty-first century. Doyle writes with a delightful sense...
Tired of being lumped into the unwieldy category of a western garden? Frustrated by the lack of reliable, practical information about gardening in the Pacific Northwest? No longer! The Timber Press Guide to Gardening in the Pacific Northwest presents all the information a gardener — whether novice or expert — needs to keep their garden beautiful and thriving.
With a combined 100 years of gardening experience in the Pacific
...52909) Slavery and Social Death
Winner of the Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Award, American Sociological Association
Co-Winner of the Ralph J. Bunche Award, American Political Science Association
In a work of prodigious scholarship and enormous breadth, which draws on the tribal, ancient, premodern, and modern worlds, Orlando Patterson discusses the internal dynamics of slavery in sixty-six societies over time. These include Greece and Rome, medieval Europe,
The leading authoritative boating reference for close to a century. Includes up-to-date information on boating laws, regulations and safety tips, as well as complete discussions of weather, tide, currents, and navigation—addresses every issue that a boater faces.
52913) Rick Steves' Spain 2013
In this guide, you’ll find an inviting mix of exciting cities and cozy towns. Explore the lively cities of Madrid, Barcelona, and Sevilla, and follow the Route of the White Hill Towns in Andalucía’s sun-drenched countryside. Experience the works of the great masters—from El Greco to Picasso to Dalí—and learn...
In January 2023, Johann Hari started to inject himself once a week with Ozempic, one of the new drugs that produces significant weight...
52916) Mayo Clinic Diet
Here at last is the last diet you should ever need. Get a quick and gratifying start with Lose It!, the phase of the diet designed to help you lose up to six to ten pounds in just two weeks. Eat the foods you love in moderation in the Live It! phase, which is designed to help you continue to lose one to two pounds per week and keep them off.
Here is the diet that helps you accomplish real and lasting weight loss. It is no fad, but a solid, common-sense
...52917) Budgeting For Dummies
Build a budget that puts you on solid financial footing
Ask any financially successful person how they achieved their goals, and chances are they'll tell you it all started with a budget. And that's exactly where you should start. Budgeting For Dummies shows you how to create a plan that fits your lifestyle, manages everyday needs, and builds your savings. Author Athena Valentine, founder of the Money Smart Latina blog, offers
...Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other'. New York Times
Two perfect days in San Diego
Whether you're a local looking for a long weekend escape, or a visitor looking to explore, Lonely Planet's Trips series offers the best itineraries – and makes it easy to plan the perfect trip time and again.
Everyone knows road-tripping is the ultimate way to experience California. You can drive up, down, across and around state or
...52919) Rick Steves Italy 2015
You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in Italy.
From the beaches to the Alps, from fine art to fine pasta, Italy has it all. With this book, you'll trace Italian culture from Rome's Colosseum to Michelangelo's David to the bustling elegance of Milan. Experience the art-drenched cities of Venice and Florence, explore the ancient ruins of the Roman Forum, and learn how to avoid the lines
'I love this book. Truly, it's mind-blowing in the most profound and exhilarating sense. This is an anthem for all we could be, an essential book for this, the most critical of recent times. I sincerely hope every woman who can read is given one, and has the time and the space to read it.' - Manda Scott, author of Boudica and Into the Fire
'Rising high up on the heather-covered moorlands, seeping through
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