Kristen's Picks

What's Wrong With My Fruit Garden?: 100% Organic Solutions for Berries, Trees, Nuts, Vines, and Tropicals (What’s Wrong Series) (Paperback)

By David Deardorff, Kathryn Wadsworth

$24.95

ISBN: 9781604693584

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Published: Timber Press - December 31st, 2013

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Fresh fruit is a sweet reward, but it can seem like everyone - from
birds to bugs to fungi - wants a bite out of your garden.  This book
will help you diagnose and - organically and effectively - solve
whatever problems your fruit plants may be facing.  Easy-to-read but
information-packed charts throughout, as well as great photography of
both healthy and ailing plants.

The Wildlife-Friendly Vegetable Gardener: How to Grow Food in Harmony with Nature (Paperback)

By Tammi Hartung

$16.95

ISBN: 9781612120553

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Published: Storey Publishing, LLC - December 31st, 2013

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The Wildlife-Friendly Vegetable Gardener is, itself, a
friendly book.  Packed with practical
advice from author Tammi Hartung’s own experience, this book has a lot to offer
even experienced DIYers.  Thanks to
Hartung’s readable, vivid style, as well as loads of vibrant, folksy
illustrations, it will appeal to even armchair gardeners, and will certainly
make a great read during the late winter months anticipating the arrival of the
growing season.  A must for anyone who
wants to enjoy productive gardens but still have a respectful relationship with
those flora and fauna so often referred to as “weeds” and “pests.”

Soup Night: Recipes for Creating Community Around a Pot of Soup (Paperback)

By Maggie Stuckey

$19.95

ISBN: 9781612120997

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Published: Storey Publishing, LLC - October 22nd, 2013

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Soup is delicious, easy, inexpensive and nourishing. It's a fun food to make, and an even better food to share - and Soup Night invites you to do both of those. The recipes, arranged by season, are easy to follow and include delicious renditions of classics (Butternut and Acorn Squash Soup, Winter Sausage Soup) as well as unusual delights (Edamame Corn Chowder, Havana Banana-Black Bean Soup). Interspersed are profiles of soup nights - fun, soup-based neighborhood get-togethers - across the country, and the book concludes with advice on how to start your own soup night. Whether you're looking for inspiration on the culinary or the community front, this book is just right.

Homemade Liqueurs and Infused Spirits: Innovative Flavor Combinations, Plus Homemade Versions of Kahlúa, Cointreau, and Other Popular Liqueurs (Paperback)

By Andrew Schloss

$19.95

ISBN: 9781612120980

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Published: Storey Publishing, LLC - November 19th, 2013

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Homemade Liqueurs and Infused Spirits is a delight from cover to cover, from an entertaining introduction to the basics through the sections on making spirited bevvies with fruits, vegetables, herbs & spices, flowers, coffee, tea, chocolate, and more. Andrew Schloss' recipes are mouthwatering, delectably creative, and easy to follow. The photography highlights the brilliant colors that many of these recipes achieve in photos that juxtapose the original ingredients with the finished product. This book will have you concocting your own in no time! Get this book as a gift, or get it for yourself and use these recipes to make great gifts.

The Wild Medicine Solution: Healing with Aromatic, Bitter, and Tonic Plants (Paperback)

By Guido Masé

$18.95

ISBN: 9781620550847

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Published: Healing Arts Press - March 24th, 2013

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If you have to deal with the stress and stressors of modern life, please read this. Accessible to non-science geeks and very appealing to those who like some soul served up with their science, this book is also a good one for skeptics who want scientific proof before they’ll buy into the validity of using herbs.

Lighthouse Island (Hardcover)

By Paulette Jiles

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ISBN: 9780062232502

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Published: William Morrow & Company - October 8th, 2013

Lighthouse Island is a dystopian novel and a pageturner - and is
set in a frankly disturbing world of an endless city - but the
experience of reading this book is oddly soothing, with its beautiful,
almost hypnotizing language. The protagonist's desire for a wild world
outside of the endless concrete and arbitrary rules of civilization is
easy to identify with, and this book is ultimately hopeful.

Will in Scarlet (Hardcover)

By Matthew Cody

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ISBN: 9780375868955

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Published: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers - October 8th, 2013

Will in Scarlett is a delightful new take on the Robin Hood legend,
featuring the 13-year-old Will Scarlett, a nobleman's son who starts out
on a quest to revenge the wrongs done his family and ends up learning
that there are things more important than vengeance.  This book is a fun
pageturner with winning, well-developed characters.  It's a great pick
for reluctant readers as well as for any fan of Robin Hood or fairy
tales in general.

Compact Houses: 50 Creative Floor Plans for Well-Designed Small Homes (Paperback)

By Gerald Rowan

$19.95

ISBN: 9781612121024

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Published: Storey Publishing, LLC - October 8th, 2013

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Compact Houses is packed full of designs for
creative-yet-comfortable, efficient-yet-indulgent houses of 1400 square
feet or less.  My favorite thing about this book, though, is the section
on creative ideas for making the best of space in any small home, like
drawers or shelves built in under a staircase.  This book is a great
resource for folks who might not be ready for a micro home, but still
want to simplify their lives and lighten their carbon footprint.

The Fresh Honey Cookbook: 84 Recipes from a Beekeeper's Kitchen (Paperback)

By Laurey Masterton

$16.95

ISBN: 9781612120515

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Published: Storey Publishing, LLC - September 10th, 2013

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A wonderful cookbook in its own right, The Fresh Honey Cookbook
is made even better by being centered around an indulgent but also
wholesome ingredient. The 84 recipes from beekeeper Laurey Masterton
are all inspired by bees - either using honey itself or ingredients
(like lemon, garlic, and red wine) that would not exist without bees as
their pollinators. Recipes are organized seasonally and then by month,
and each month highlights a particular varietal of honey, like chestnut,
eucalyptus, and raspberry. Interspersed with the recipes are
fascinating features on the lives of bees themselves. This book will
inspire readers to try different types of honey and to use it in recipes
to delicious effect. Perhaps more importantly, it also gives one a new
appreciation of how bees live and how integral they are to our lives.

Shadows (Hardcover)

By Robin McKinley

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ISBN: 9780399165795

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Published: Nancy Paulsen Books - September 26th, 2013

Shadows is a fast-paced novel that turns the traditional
wicked-stepmother fairy tale on its head - starting with the fact that
Maggie, the protagonist, lives in a country where magic has been not
only outlawed but genetically removed from the population. McKinley's
world-building is spot-on, from the Newworld-specific slang to its
(often disturbing) parallels to the U.S.  This satisfyingly fantastic
storey is consistently grounded in down-to-earth details and character
quirks.