The Encyclopedia of Country Living, 40th Anniversary Edition
Written by Carla Emery
Format: Trade Paperback, 928 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $29.95
The essential resource for modern homesteading, growing and preserving foods, and raising chickens,
The Encyclopedia of Country Living includes how to cultivate a garden, buy land, bake bread, raise farm animals, make sausage, can peaches, milk a goat, grow herbs, churn butter, build a chicken coop, catch a pig, cook on...
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The Botany of Desire
A Plant's-Eye View of the World
Written by Michael Pollan
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: May 28, 2002
Price: $16.00
The book that helped make Michael Pollan, the New York Times bestselling author of Cooked and The Omnivore’s Dilemma, one of the most trusted food experts in AmericaEvery schoolchild learns about the mutually beneficial dance of honeybees and flowers: The bee collects nectar and pollen to make honey and, in the process, spreads the flowers’ genes far and...
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At Home
A Short History of Private Life
Written by Bill Bryson
Format: Trade Paperback, 592 pages
On Sale: October 4, 2011
Price: $15.95
With his signature wit, charm, and seemingly limitless knowledge, Bill Bryson takes us on a room-by-room tour through his own house, using each room as a jumping off point into the vast history of the domestic artifacts we take for granted. As he takes us through the history of our modern...
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The Things That Matter
Written by Nate Berkus
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: October 16, 2012
Price: $35.00
Does your home tell the story of who you are? In
The Things That Matter, Nate Berkus shares intimate stories from his life, introduces us to people who influenced him and helped him forge his sense of style, and opens up about the remarkable experiences that have left him forever changed...
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The Handbuilt Home
34 Simple Stylish and Budget-Friendly Woodworking Projects for Every Room
Written by Ana White
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2012
Price: $22.99
Create a Beautiful, Modern Home with One-of-a-Kind DIY Furniture
Beds, organizers, Adirondack chairs, a play table, and more! It's easy to build inexpensive, quality furnishings with this indispensible collection of woodworking projects from Ana White, the popular blogger who has inspired millions of homemakers with her stylish furniture plans and DIY spirit...
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Flowers
Written by Carolyne Roehm
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: November 6, 2012
Price: $85.00
It has been more than a decade since Carolyne Roehm first shared her love of gardening and flower arranging. Now, for the first time ever, she turns her own photographic lens to that passion with
Flowers, showcasing more than 300 images of the varieties in her abundant gardens, all captured at...
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Lawn Gone!
Low-Maintenance, Sustainable, Attractive Alternatives for Your Yard
Written by Pam Penick
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: February 12, 2013
Price: $19.99
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.
Homeowners spend billions of hours—and dollars—watering, mowing, and maintaining their lawns. You don’t have to be one of them. Free yourself with
Lawn...
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How to Grow More Vegetables, Eighth Edition
(and Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other Crops) Than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land Than You Can Imagine
Written by John Jeavons
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: February 7, 2012
Price: $19.99
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...
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The Poetics of Space
Written by Gaston Bachelard
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: April 1, 1994
Price: $16.00
Thirty years since its first publication in English, French philosopher Gaston Bachelard's The Poetics of Space one of the most appealing and lyrical explorations of home. Bachelard takes us on a journey, from cellar to attic, to show how our perceptions of houses and other shelters shape our thoughts, memories, and...
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