Download or read book Blissful Bonsai written by Andrea Jackson and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-03-27 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blissful Bonsai: A Natural Meditations Coloring Book by Andrea Jackson includes 26 hand drawn, full page illustrations. Prints are one sided with a variety of backgrounds from simple geometric to complex natural patterns.You're invited to journey through these pages and find your bliss in each bonsai! Connect with the artist Andrea Jackson on Instagram and share your finished pages with her @soured_art
Download or read book Maverick Gardeners written by Felder Rushing and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2021-03-17 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Be forewarned that this book honors people like the woman in my hometown who paints the numbers of her favorite NASCAR drivers on her elephant ears, and a Tokyo gardener with over a hundred bonsai plants.” So says renowned garden journalist Felder Rushing in his new book Maverick Gardeners: Dr. Dirt and Other Determined Independent Gardeners. In this book, Felder delves deeply into the psychology of what motivates and sustains the Keepers of the Garden Flame. For thousands of years, a loosely connected web of unique, nontraditional gardeners has bonded people across race, culture, language, and other social conventions through sharing unique plants and stories. Found in nearly every neighborhood worldwide, these “determined independent gardeners” (DIGrs) are typically nonjoiners who garden simply and exuberantly, eschewing customary horticultural standards in their amateur pursuits of personal bliss. Included in Maverick Gardeners are classic “passalong plant” lists, a dollop of how-to, numerous color photographs, and thought-provoking essays on quintessential tools, sharing with others, getting away with wildflowers in suburbia, and organizing a plant swap. The centerpiece of this unique gardening journey is the no-holds-barred story of a ten-year cross-cultural collaboration between the horticulturist author and a flamboyant rebellious gardener who called himself Dirt. Through swapping plants and garden lore—and rubbing shoulders with fellow DIGrs—they unraveled their shared humanity. From the practical to the inspiring, Maverick Gardeners is the perfect book for those nonconformist souls who see no sense in trying to fit in and follow the footpaths of others.
Download or read book Out Of Control written by Kevin Kelly and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2009-04-30 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Out of Control chronicles the dawn of a new era in which the machines and systems that drive our economy are so complex and autonomous as to be indistinguishable from living things.
Download or read book The Orange Woods written by and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-28 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the brink of middle age, Marilyn and Jack Woods do a one-eighty, leaving their world of big city radio and broadcasting to embark on a new adventure with the purchase of a Southern California farm. As they struggle over the two decades that follow, they experience losses, failures, and stunning successes while crafting a life among orange groves, lavender fields, and vineyards in San Diego County. Until Jack's devastating, unexpected death leaves Marilyn alone with a shattered dream. She must now, on her own, reclaim the inspiration and internal fortitude that symbolized their country life together. Stumbling to find her way forward, Marilyn creates a portrait of the grief, joy, courage and hope of a life lived boldly. Her story is an ode to the solace that can be found in nature and art. It will inspire readers to embark on quiet adventures of their own.
Download or read book Stompbox written by Eilon Paz and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2021-12-21 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A deluxe photographic celebration of the unsung hero of guitar music—the effects pedal—featuring interviews with 100 musicians including Peter Frampton, Joe Perry, Jack White, and Courtney Barnett. Ever since the Sixties, fuzz boxes, wah-wahs, phase shifters, and a vast range of guitar effects pedals have shaped the sound of music as we know it. Stompbox: 100 Pedals of the World’s Greatest Guitarists is a photographic showcase of the actual effects pedals owned and used by Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Frank Zappa, Alex Lifeson, Andy Summers, Eric Johnson, Adrian Belew, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Ed O’Brien, J Mascis, Lita Ford, Joe Perry, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Vernon Reid, Kaki King, Nels Cline and 82 other iconic and celebrated guitarists. These exquisitely textured fine-art photographs are matched with fresh, insightful commentary and colorfulroad stories from the artists themselves, who describe how these fascinating and often devilish devices shaped their sounds and songs.
Download or read book Paperbound Books in Print written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 1556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Best Signature Baths written by Editors of Creative Homeowner and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2019-01-01 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents more than 100 state-of-the-art bathrooms from leading designers. Full-color photographs and illustrated floor plans show how to turn any bathroom into a highly functional and ultra-luxurious space.
Download or read book The Onion Book of Known Knowledge written by The Onion and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2012-10-23 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you a witless cretin with no reason to live? Would you like to know more about every piece of knowledge ever? Do you have cash? Then congratulations, because just in time for the death of the print industry as we know it comes the final book ever published, and the only one you will ever need: The Onion's compendium of all things known. Replete with an astonishing assemblage of facts, illustrations, maps, charts, threats, blood, and additional fees to edify even the most simple-minded book-buyer, The Onion Book of Known Knowledge is packed with valuable information -- such as the life stages of an Aunt; places to kill one's self in Utica, New York; and the dimensions of a female bucket, or "pail." With hundreds of entries for all 27 letters of the alphabet, The Onion Book of Known Knowledge must be purchased immediately to avoid the sting of eternal ignorance.
Download or read book The God of Small Things written by Arundhati Roy and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2011-07-27 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The beloved debut novel about an affluent Indian family forever changed by one fateful day in 1969, from the author of The Ministry of Utmost Happiness NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • MAN BOOKER PRIZE WINNER Compared favorably to the works of Faulkner and Dickens, Arundhati Roy’s modern classic is equal parts powerful family saga, forbidden love story, and piercing political drama. The seven-year-old twins Estha and Rahel see their world shaken irrevocably by the arrival of their beautiful young cousin, Sophie. It is an event that will lead to an illicit liaison and tragedies accidental and intentional, exposing “big things [that] lurk unsaid” in a country drifting dangerously toward unrest. Lush, lyrical, and unnerving, The God of Small Things is an award-winning landmark that started for its author an esteemed career of fiction and political commentary that continues unabated.
Download or read book The Long Tail written by Chris Anderson and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2006-07-11 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when the bottlenecks that stand between supply and demand in our culture go away and everything becomes available to everyone? "The Long Tail" is a powerful new force in our economy: the rise of the niche. As the cost of reaching consumers drops dramatically, our markets are shifting from a one-size-fits-all model of mass appeal to one of unlimited variety for unique tastes. From supermarket shelves to advertising agencies, the ability to offer vast choice is changing everything, and causing us to rethink where our markets lie and how to get to them. Unlimited selection is revealing truths about what consumers want and how they want to get it, from DVDs at Netflix to songs on iTunes to advertising on Google. However, this is not just a virtue of online marketplaces; it is an example of an entirely new economic model for business, one that is just beginning to show its power. After a century of obsessing over the few products at the head of the demand curve, the new economics of distribution allow us to turn our focus to the many more products in the tail, which collectively can create a new market as big as the one we already know. The Long Tail is really about the economics of abundance. New efficiencies in distribution, manufacturing, and marketing are essentially resetting the definition of what's commercially viable across the board. If the 20th century was about hits, the 21st will be equally about niches.
Download or read book Bonsai and Penjing written by Ann McClellan and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the awe-inspiring stories of bonsai and penjing trees in the collection of the National Arboretum in Washington D.C. It details their valuable role in international diplomacy and as instruments of American presidential influence. It also describes their inclusion in world's fair exhibitions, in Asian-inspired gardens around the country, and as a window onto the extensive cultivation of bonsai in North America today. An extensive first-hand account by Dr. John L. Creech is included about the first extraordinary gift of 53 bonsai from Japan to the U.S. in 1976 which prompted the founding of the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum. Bonsai & Penjing, Ambassadors of Beauty and Peace describes how Chinese penjing and North American bonsai were later added to the Museum, making its collection the most comprehensive in the world. Stories of individual trees and forest plantings are featured, as are the roles played by the skilled and talented creators of these living art forms--people such as John Naka, Saburo Kato, Yuji Yoshimura, Harry Hirao, and Dr. Yee-Sun Wu. Armchair travelers can experience what a visit to the Museum is like, including the discovery of its remarkable viewing stones. Bonsai & Penjing, Ambassadors of Beauty and Peace will delight anyone intrigued by these living works of art and curious about the stories they bring to life.
Download or read book Dictionary of the British English Spelling System written by Greg Brooks and published by Open Book Publishers. This book was released on 2015-03-30 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will tell all you need to know about British English spelling. It's a reference work intended for anyone interested in the English language, especially those who teach it, whatever the age or mother tongue of their students. It will be particularly useful to those wishing to produce well-designed materials for teaching initial literacy via phonics, for teaching English as a foreign or second language, and for teacher training. English spelling is notoriously complicated and difficult to learn; it is correctly described as much less regular and predictable than any other alphabetic orthography. However, there is more regularity in the English spelling system than is generally appreciated. This book provides, for the first time, a thorough account of the whole complex system. It does so by describing how phonemes relate to graphemes and vice versa. It enables searches for particular words, so that one can easily find, not the meanings or pronunciations of words, but the other words with which those with unusual phoneme-grapheme/grapheme-phoneme correspondences keep company. Other unique features of this book include teacher-friendly lists of correspondences and various regularities not described by previous authorities, for example the strong tendency for the letter-name vowel phonemes (the names of the letters ) to be spelt with those single letters in non-final syllables.
Download or read book I Fucking Hate Coronavirus A Curse Words Coronavirus COVID 19 Coloring Book Anti Stress Covid Quarantine Coloring Book for Adults written by Deloris Mason and published by Booksizonia. This book was released on 2021-01-20 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This coronavirus coloring book for adults has taken the coolest funny curse words in the world and turned them into fantastically-fun, creative coloring pages that have been specially designed to give to any adult an interesting, relaxing and super-fun anti-stress coloring experience. Designed to lasts a long time, providing hours of coloring fun. The key-features of this premium naughty coloring book: Packed with value: Hours of enjoyment with creative designs, perfect coloring spaces and a lovely mix of detailed and simpler coloring swear words It gathers the coolest swear words coloring pages especially designed to be super-fun and to let your creativity run wild Fun, original and unique coloring book, with a wide variety of curse words coloring pages, illustrations and types of coloring pages so you will never get bored Helps stress relief: Perfect designs to help you discover the hilarious illustrations and to reconnect with your funniest mood Perfect for every colorist: All the coloring pages are suitable for beginning as well as more advanced colorists. Single-sided designs with special blank pages behind, designed to minimize color bleed through from felt tip pens and enable removal for framing if you wish If are looking for super fun, quarantine coloring books for adults, then this is the book for you! This swear word covid coloring book is made to please you! Anyone enthusiast about funny adult coloring books, inappropriate adult bad word coloring books, will be so happy to color a big variety of unique designs, no repeats with pages printed at high-resolution.
Download or read book The Triumph of Ignorance and Bliss written by James Polk and published by Black Rose Books Ltd.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Polk explores the mundane symbols, interests, and power structures that increasingly permeate and define American society.
Download or read book Books in Print written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 2140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Decorating with Plants written by Baylor Chapman and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 549 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This book will help you keep your plants healthy.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune, 7 Books to Shake Up Your Home Decor Houseplants are more popular than ever before—especially with millennials, who are setting up their homes for the first time and discovering that nothing can add energy, style, and that essential “lived-in-ness” to their spaces better than a little bit of green. Whether it’s a statement-making fiddle-leaf fig or a tiny tabletop succulent, a houseplant instantly elevates the look of your home. But where to begin? In Decorating with Plants, Baylor Chapman walks readers through everything they need to know to bring houseplants into their home. First, there’s Plant Care 101: from how to assess light conditions to tricks for keeping your plants alive while on vacation, Chapman gives readers the simple, foundational info they need to ensure their plants will thrive. Then she introduces us to 28 of her favorites—specimens that are tough as nails but oh-so-stylish, from the eye-catching Rubber Tree to the delicate Cape Primrose. Finally, she guides readers through the home room by room: Place an aromatic plant like jasmine or gardenia to your entry to establish your home’s “signature scent.” Add a proper sense of scale to your living room with a ceiling-grazing palm. Create a living centerpiece of jewel-toned succulents for a dining table arrangement that will last long after your dinner party. From air purification to pest control, there’s no limit to what houseplants can do for your home—and Decorating with Plants is here to show you how to add them to spaces big and small with style.
Download or read book Saikei and Art written by Lew Buller and published by . This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miniature Japanese landscapes (saikei) in the tradition of Toshio Kawamoto, Fournder of the School of Saikei. Uses Western landscapes as models and Western plants. Covers such arti concepts as composition, perspective, color, texture, line, movement, rhythm, and contrasts in compositions. Includes a letter of congratulations from Kawamoto.
