Clearing Woods - Ferns and Other Forbs - Part 2
At ground level in my USDA zone 7 woodland, live the forbs. I started clearing in July, so any early spring residents may well have retired underground by then. Those visible were, with one exception, exotic rampant weeds. In all but the deepest, ... [... more]
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The Seduction of Place: The History and Future of the City
 From Amazon.com: The subtitle to this, the tenth book by architecture professor (and lively writer) Joseph Rykwert--namely, "The City in the Twenty-First Century and Beyond"--is a whopping misnomer. It is only in the final chapter that Rykwert [... more]
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Last Letters Home
Astonishing, meaningful, heart-wrenching: When I was a student of political science, I had a professor who read to us letters home from the war front. He had a collection of pieces from lots of different countries, but messages were remarkably the same - [... more]
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A Blood-Dimmed Tide: The Battle of the Bulge by the Men ...
It's an oral history, not a detailed strategic discussion.: Potential readers of this excellent book should realize that it is in the "oral history" context, not a detailed discussion of German and Allied strategy. It does not present its story, [... more]
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Like Hearts Swelling
A Fine Experiment in Drones: Once in a great while an album comes along and touches every musical sensor in your body. You want everyone to like it because somehow you just think it's the best thing you've ever heard (again). Inevitably, someone is bound [... more]
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This Type Of Thinking Could Do
This entered where 'Closure' left off - the last spin-off: You will enjoy this album fully if you dig other bands like Breaking Benjamin, Cold, Hoobastank, Incubus, you'll get the picture of what I mean. This album has Tool-lite tendencies but for a [... more]
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1812: A Novel
Read this book!! You won't regret it.: I'm just going to keep this short and sweet: 1812 is a fabulous book! I read it over a year ago and I still rave about it to anyone who will listen!! My brother and I bought it as part of a gift for our father but [... more]
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Walking
Criminally underappreciated!: Totally brilliant album...I don't even know where to start! I think this is the album where she has really discovered the power of her own voice. The vocals are intricately and yet densely layered, and she displays an [... more]
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Armed Conflict: The Lessons of Modern Warfare
Vital for all Americans who live in the post 9/11 world: This book should be required reading for every person who is involved with US foreign policy, US military planning, US politics and who has any interest in being an informed citizen. With laser [... more]
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The Cold War & the University: Toward an Intellectual ...
Useful, But Narrow: A book such as this is somewhat valuable, but I was disappointed by the narrowness of the people included. It's as if only Leftists in universities had any experience of the Cold War, and since we know this to be false, why not call [... more]
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Below Ground Level: Creating New Spaces for Contemporary ...
Author: Ernst von Meijenfeldt Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 720.473 EAN: 9783764369088 Edition: 1 ISBN: 3764369086 Number Of Pages: 264 Publication Date: 2002-10-25 [... more]
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Thanksgiving Garden
This year I gave up replanting and extending drifts of tulips. The sight of newly emerging tulip buds nipped off at ground level has taken its toll. The deer have won another round. They have beaten me out of my tomatoes and have even shown a ... [... more]
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