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Author
Publisher
New World Library
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Burnt out after years of doing development and conservation work around the world, William Powers spent a season in a 12-foot by 12-foot cabin off the grid in North Carolina. Could he live a similarly minimalist way in the belly of the go-go beast - New York City? To find out, Powers and his wife jettisoned 80 percent of their stuff, left their 2,000-square-foot Queens townhouse, and moved into a 350-square-foot micro apartment in Greenwich Village....
Author
Publisher
Cool Springs Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Vertical Gardening is the secret to making the most of your space; when you grow upward rather than outward, you will double or triple the yield from your small-space garden. In Vertical Vegetables, author Amy Andrychowicz shows you a thing or two about growing up. Bigger yields per square foot may be the main reason for vertical growing, but vertical gardens also offer opportunities that go beyond the purely functional--they can be beautiful, too!...
Author
Publisher
Dundurn Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A full-colour guide to dozens of unique outdoor spaces that highlight Toronto as a sustainable, liveable city. Toronto is rich in public spaces -- deeply incised ravines, lively neighbourhoods, lush gardens and parks, iconic bridges, even repurposed industrial silos and undercrofts of elevated highways. Urban aficionados Ken and Eti Greenberg have combed the city on foot and by tandem bike discovering some of Toronto's best outdoor public spaces....
24) Ravenscliffe
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
c2012.
Language
English
Description
"The peaceful beauty of the English countryside belies the turmoil of forbidden love and the apprehension of a changing world for the families of Netherwood. Yorkshire, 1904. On Netherwood Common, Russian émigré Anna Rabinovich shows her dear friend Eve Williams a gracious Victorian villa--Ravenscliffe--the house Anna wants them to live in. There's a garden and a yard and room enough for their children to play and grow. Something about the house...
Author
Publisher
Wendy Silveira
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Starting a garden is one of the most rewarding things you can do. And you'll soon see the rewards of your efforts with beautiful views, delicious flavors and colorful blooms. Even if you are green-thumb challenged, this book will help transform you into a talented gardener! This 2-in-1 gardening book not only covers popular raised bed gardening in detail, but also includes gardening in containers, even recommending the best vegetable varieties that...
Author
Publisher
Shadow Mountain
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"This picture book biography about Asian American basketball hero Wataru Misaka will inspire young readers to challenge barriers and dream big. As the child of Japanese immigrants, Wataru "Wat" Misaka often felt like he didn't fully belong in either Japanese or American culture. He was sometimes excluded, treated differently, and bullied, even though he was born in the United States. As he grew up, however, Wat discovered he had a very special talent...