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The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
by Michael Pollan  
Publisher Comments In 1637, one Dutchman paid as much for a single tulip bulb as the going price of a town house in Amsterdam. Three and a half centuries later, Amsterdam is once again the mecca for people who care passionately about one particular plant -- though this...
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The Naming of Names: The Search for Order in the World of Plants
by Anna Pavord Publisher Comments An exhilarating new book from the author of the worldwide bestseller The Tulip. The Naming of Names traces the search for order in the natural world, a search that for hundreds of years occupied some of the most brilliant minds in Europe. ...
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Weeds of the West
by Tom Whitson Publisher Comments Learning to identify unwanted plants around the home, farm or ranch will be much easier with this book published by the Western Society of Weed Science and co-sponsored by the Cooperative Extension of the United States. Weeds of the West will help you...
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Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast: Washington, Oregon, BC and Alaska
by Jim Pojar Synopsis This is a revised edition of our bestselling book Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast marking the 10th anniversary of publication. This superb reference book features 794 species of trees, shrubs, wildflowers, aquatic plants, grasses, ferns, mosses and...
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Mycelium Running
by Paul Stamets Synopsis - A manual for healing the earth and creating sustainable forests through mushroom cultivation, featuring mycelial solutions to water pollution, toxic spills, and other ecological challenges.- Mycotechnology is part of a larger trend toward using living...
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Northwest Trees: Identifying and Understanding the Region's Native Trees
by Stephen F. Arno and Ramona P. Hammerly Publisher Comments How can you distinguish a Noble fir from a Grand fir? Or a Quaking Aspen from a Sitka Alder? Stephen Arno and Ramona Hammerly will show you how in their classic guide to identifying and appreciating Northwest trees. Arno and Hammerly have been studying...
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Trees: A Visual Guide
by Tony Rodd and Jennifer Stackhouse Publisher Comments Beautifully illustrated and designed, this gorgeous reference book explores the world of trees from every perspective: from the world's great forests to the lifespan of a single leaf. Arresting color photographs of a wide variety of trees and close-ups...
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The Secret Life of Plants
by Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird
Powells.com Staff Pick I can't believe I hadn't heard about this book before I found it on the shelf. Published in the 1970s, it explores the relationship between humans and plant life. Numerous scientific studies with lie detector tests, electrodes, and other '70s high-tech...
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Reflections on the Fungaloids
by B. L. Williamson Publisher Comments For anyone at all interested in mushrooms, this is a stunning book. In the words of a reviewing scientist "...it is delightful, wonderfully and colorfully written, with incredible paintings and sketches. The author is extremely well read and...
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms (National Audubon Society Field Guide Series)
by Gary A Lincoff Publisher Comments With more than 700 mushrooms detailed with color photographs and descriptive text, this is the most comprehensive photographic field guide to the mushrooms of North America. The 762 full-color identification photographs show the mushrooms as they appear...
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Oregon Trees & Wildflowers: An Introduction to Familiar Species of Trees, Shrubs and Wildflowers
by James Kavanagh Publisher Comments Oregon Trees & Wildflowers, An Introduction to Familiar Species, is a must-have, reference guide for beginners and experts alike. Whether you're on a nature hike or taking a stroll in your neighborhood, you'll want to take along a copy of this...
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Field Guide to the Grasses, Sedges, and Rushes of the Northern United States
by Edward Knobel Publisher Comments With its clear descriptions and accurate drawings, this easy-to-carry little volume will allow you to differentiate over 370 of the most common species: timothy, rye, foxtail, fescue, bluegrass, many more. Key. 500 illustrations. Updated nomenclature by...
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Botany for Gardeners ((Rev)05 Edition)
by Brian Capon Publisher Comments A bestseller since its debut in 1990, this indispensable and handy reference has now been expanded and updated to include an appendix on plant taxonomy and a comprehensive index. Two dozen new photos and illustrations make this new edition even richer...
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The Cambridge Illustrated Glossary of Botanical Terms
by Michael Hickey Publisher Comments This beautifully illustrated glossary constitutes an extraordinary collection of the specialist terms used in many botanical works. The book is arranged in two sections: the glossary, which provides clear definitions for over 2400 of the most commonly...
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The Mushroom Cultivator: A Practical Guide to Growing Mushrooms at Home
by Paul Stamets About the Author Paul Stamets is the founder of Fungi Perfecti and codirector and founder of the Rainforest Mushroom Genome and Mycodiversity Preservation Project. He is the author of two seminal textbooks. The Mushroom Cultivator and Growing Gourmet and Medicinal...
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Brassinosteroids: A New Class of Plant Hormones
by V A Khripach Publisher Comments Plants possess the ability to biosynthesize a large variety of steroids, but it was not until 1979 that a hormonal function for these substances was demonstrated in plants. Today, more than 40 structurally and functionally related steroids, known as...
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Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West
by Gregory L Tilford Synopsis Full-color photographs face detailed descriptions of 250 plant species in the western United States and Canada, covering field identification, habitat and range, edibility, medicinal uses, and more....
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An Instant Guide to Edible Plants
by Pamela Forey Publisher Comments An Instant Guide to Edible Plants is an ideal compact guide to the identification and uses of the most commonly found edible wild plants of North America. An easy-to-understand system of color-coded bands that denotes the edible part of the plant leads...
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Neil Sperrys Complete Guide To Texas Garde 2ND Edition
by Neil Sperry Publisher Comments The first edition of Neil Sperry's Complete Guide to Texas Gardening was an instant success and has sold over 350,000 copies. It's been the most comprehensive work on all aspects of home landscapes and gardens in Texas until now. Texas gardeners...
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Western Medicinal Plants & Herbs
by Steven Foster Publisher Comments The most complete work on the medicinal plants of western North America, this guide offers the best information in the world on the nearly 500 species covered, much of it available for the first time. More than 530 color photographs illustrate the plants....
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