books by J. I. Rodale

books by J. I. Rodale

books:

J. I. Rodale

J. I. Rodale, Editor J. I. Rodale

Running Press Miniature Editions, 2001

old reliable
I have been a poor man's gardener for 40 years or so. Over the years I have accumulated dozens of books or booklets on gardening, yet I always end up looking up any subject in the Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening. It's the most useful book I have.

How to Grow Vegetables and Fruits by the Organic Method

J. I. Rodale

Rodale Pr, 1976

If You Only Could Pick One Book.....
Organic gardening is the only way that really makes sense when you get right down to it. Nature's perfect cycle of plant's growth, bearing fruit, and decomposition back to the soil can't be improved upon by ANY artificial means. Chemical fertilizers and pesticides ...

The Synonym Finder

J. I. Rodale, Nancy LaRoche

Grand Central Publishing, 1986

excellent help for writing classes
Although Mr Rodale is known for his studies in the area of organic gardening, his synonym finder is excellent. Easy to use, without having to do cross referencing, the book has numerous words to choose from.

Word Finder

J. I. Rodale

Rodale Pr, 1980

An essential book for writers...
Most writers use dictionaries, thesauri, synonym and antonym reference books, etc., but this book is unique. It suggests a huge number of words to modify or augment other words. That is, it suggests verbs, adjectives and adverbs. So this book is not only useful, it ...

Natural Health, Sugar and the Criminal Mind

J. I. Rodale

Pyramid Books, 1968

Worth reading for the sheer insanity
I read this book while on vacation in the mountains of North Carolina. Finding the title intriguing, I took it off the shelf in the cabin where I was staying and entered a parallel world where candy bars lead to rapes, white sugar is analagous to cocaine and where ...