books about: vine

books about: vine

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The Vertical Garden: From Nature to the City

Patrick Blanc

W. W. Norton, 2008

A must for anyone who wants to create a magnificent arrangement of plant life
A different type of garden, designed for an area where real estate is invaluable, "The Vertical Garden: The Nature of the City" is Patrick Blanc's look at these creations that can be created in almost any urban setting. To the city they bring a visually pleasing image ...

The Backyard Berry Book: A Hands-On Guide to Growing Berries, Brambles, and Vine Fruit in the Home Garden

Stella Otto

Ottographics, 1995

Excellent Book
I recommend it to anyone interested in growing fruit at home. The information about the different varieties of each type of fruit was very useful.

Secrets of the Vine for Women

Darlene Marie Wilkinson

Multnomah Books, 2003

Food for thought
I have to admit, when the original Secrets of the Vine book came out, I did NOT jump on the bandwagon and buy or read it. However, eventually I did get around to reading it and it was good. When I saw there was a Secrets book for women, well, I decided to give it a go. ...

From Vines to Wines: The Complete Guide to Growing Grapes and Making Your Own Wine

Jeff Cox

Storey Publishing, LLC, 1999

Almost perfect
This book tells you everything about growing grapes and producing fine wine. It even deals with the choice of grape-varieties suited for your climate. It is almost perfect. I think many Europeans will read this book, and it would have been perfect if it included the ...

The Science of Wine: From Vine to Glass

Jamie Goode

University of California Press, 2006

Out to Pasteur
I'm not much of a scientist. In fact, my career as a doctor ended abruptly in the first week of college when I discovered that a required chemistry course also required my attendance three days a week at 8:00 AM. So I approached this book with trepidation on several ...

Passion on the Vine: A Memoir of Food, Wine, and Family in the Heart of Italy

Sergio Esposito

Broadway, 2008

A wonderful book about Italian food, wine and life
Sergio Esposito, Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich started Italian Wine Merchants in 1999, a retail shop that sells fine Italian wines. There are many interesting wines on offer, the staff is knowledgeable and helpful, and the weekly and monthly emails provide a ...

Words on the Vine: 36 Vocabulary Units on Root Words

Claudia Vurnakes

Instructional Fair, 1999

Great intro to Word Roots
I love this book! I have used it with 3 of my children so far and plan next year to use it wth my youngest. Each of the 36 lessons has 3 activity sheets plus suggestions for further activities. There are a couple of levels of activities, so you could easily return ...

Vine's Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words: With Topical Index

W. E. Vine, Merrill F. Unger

Thomas Nelson, 1996

Vine's Complete Expository - An Excellent Reference
The most significant biblical words are illustrated by Scripture passages, comments, cross-references, ancient and modern meanings, precise etymologies, historical notes, and clearly defined technical information. Each original language is indexed, and the addition ...

Secrets of the Vine: Breaking Through to Abundance (Breakthrough Series)

Bruce Wilkinson

Multnomah Books, 2006

Excellent, will transform your walk with God!
This book is transforming. If you were raised in a church that places the responsibility on you to win God's approval than you need to read this book. This book blessed my life. No longer do you need to worry if God will cut you off for not producing. Instead God ...

Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls

Nigel Dunnett, Noël Kingsbury

Timber Press, 2008

Organic Architecture with Plants
Greenroof professionals and enthusiasts alike will be delighted with the easy reading and scope of content offered in "Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls" by Nigel Dunnett and Noël Kingsbury. Very well organized, the book's forte and major value is as an essential ...

Native Trees, Shrubs, and Vines: A Guide to Using, Growing, and Propagating North American Woody Plants

William Cullina

Houghton Mifflin, 2002

Finally-woody natives described by an expert
Even though a hard cover reference book isn't usual bedtime reading for me-I couldn't put this down. Each plant is described so personally yet so expertly. Gardening with woody plants is a commitment, and this book provided the insight and knowledge I needed to make ...

The Backyard Vintner: An Enthusiast's Guide to Growing Grapes and Making Wine at Home (Backyard)

Jim Law

Quarry Books, 2005

great book
Very comprehensive and thorough. Good reading and runs one through the basics and beyond. All good.

The Shrub Identification Book: The Visual Method for the Practical Identification of Shrubs, Including Woody ...

George W. Symonds

William Morrow, 1973

best shrub identification book
This book is the best manual for the identification of shrubs and shrubby plants. The photographs are in black & white. There are a set of master pages and then sets of pages with flowers, leaves and fruits. All are very descriptive and enable one to identify with only ...

New China, New Art
Richard Vine

Prestel USA, 2008

In this collection profiling the work of eighty of the most influential artists in China today, art critic Richard Vine offers a comprehensive, critical and highly illustrated assessment of China s emerging role as a force in the contemporary art world. Over the past decade the contemporary Chinese art scene has come to the forefront of the ...

Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto (Civilization of the American Indian)

Vine Deloria

University of Oklahoma Press, 1988

Excellent source for the Native American viewpoint
Despite the authors name, he has Indian ancestry, as do many contemporary author's do today. Non-Indians expect to see traditional names like Sitting Bull as writers. Due to many reasons, the first Americans have changed names or had them changed for them over a long ...