This antiquarian book comprises a concise and accessible guide to growing strawberries, with information on planting, manuring, pests, and more. This book will be of considerable utility to novice fruit growers with an interest in growing strawberries, and it would make for a great addition to collections of allied literature. Although old, the information of contained in this guide is timeless, making it both a useful, practical guide, and an appealing volume for collectors of vintage lit...

In peaceful, picture-perfect Burlington, Vermont, young, talented, and gentle interior designer, Leslie Turner, co-owns an up-and-coming design studio with her best friend, the vibrant, bold, go-getter Amy. It is their dream come true.But, trouble never takes a vacation turning this quaint studio filled with the girls' dreams, hopes, and laughter into a tragic scene of a brutal murder.Now, in search of answers Leslie may have unwitting uncovered something deadlier. How can ...

Lack of credit access is severe in low income and poor families that are normally considered to have fewer opportunities to borrow from banks due to insufficient valuable assets for collateral. These low-income households face limited opportunity to acquire new technology and working capital for agricultural production and thus tend to fall behind. As a result, providing access to finance to low-income rural households has been considered an important component of any rural development str...

Aloha! Welcome to the Maui Island Series, where the dramas of everyday life keep the Briscoe family and their friends laughing, crying, and falling in love.Set against the lush backdrop of a tropical island, Under the Maui Sky captures the emotionally charged, complex dynamics that come with being part of a family. Readers will laugh and shed a few tears as Ava Briscoe and her children discover what it means to be loved, supported, and accepted by the people who me...

In May 1943, a self-described "really young, green, ignorant lieutenant" assumed command of a new U.S. Marine Corps company. His even younger enlisted Marines were learning to use an untested weapon, the M4A2 "Sherman" medium tank. His sole combat veteran was the company bugler, who had salvaged his dress cap and battered horn from a sinking aircraft carrier. Just six months later, the company would be thrown into one of the ghastliest battles of World War II.On November 20, 1943, ...

"An amazingly detailed account of the American Expeditionary Force at Belleau Wood in 1918" from the authors of Tanks in Hell ( Books Monthly)."Retreat, hell! We just got here!" The words of Capt. Lloyd Williams at Belleau Wood in June 1918 entered United States Marine Corps legend, and the Marine brigade's actions there—along with the censor's failure to take out the name of the brigade in the battle reports—made the Corps famous.The Mari...

The Late War Between the United States and Great Britain recounts the War of 1812 in a deliberately archaic, biblical idiom, transforming battles, naval victories, political disputes, and civic anxieties into a mock-scriptural national epic. Its cadences echo the King James Bible, lending moral gravity and satirical wit to recent history. Situated in the early republic's culture of patriotic instruction, the book helped translate contemporary conflict into providential narrative and republ...

A Mongabay Notable Book on Conservation and the EnvironmentFeatured in the Civil Eats Summer 2024 Food and Farming Book GuideTwo decades ago, a group of Indonesian agricultural workers began occupying the agribusiness plantation near their homes. In the years since, members of this remarkable movement have reclaimed collective control of their land and cultivated diverse agricultural forests on it, repairing the damage done...

The Roman Forum was in many ways the heart of the Roman Empire. Today, the Forum exists in a fragmentary state, having been destroyed and plundered by barbarians, aristocrats, citizens and priests over the past two millennia. Enough remains, however, for archaeologists to reconstruct its spectacular buildings and monuments. This richly illustrated volume provides an architectural history of the central section of the Roman Forum during the Empire (31 BCE–476 CE), from the Temple of Julius ...

The threats posed by global climate change are widely recognized and carbon emmissions are the major source of greenhouse gases accumulating in the atmosphere. Burning fossil fuels causes long-lasting, pervasive damages, costly to those of us alive today and even more to our children and our children's children. The United States is the second largest carbon emitting country in the world and should play a key role in global efforts to reduce emissions. Paying for Pollution incisively exami...

Welcome back to Maui for this heartwarming book about family, forgiveness, and what it means to be supported by the people who mean the most.Tides of Paradise continues the heartwarming-but-juicy saga of the Briscoe family. When Shane Briscoe opens the door to find a surprise on the other side, everything in his world changes. Katie and Jon rebuild after a devastating fire but will the new architect coupled with Katie’s ambitions put their marriage on the rocks? Ai...

Aloha! Welcome to the Maui Island Series where thedramas of everyday life keep the Briscoe family and their friends laughing, crying, and falling in love.Silver Island Moon continues the heartwarming-but-juicy sagaof the Briscoe family. After the shock of their father’s betrayal, Ava and her family are determined to move on and find happiness…even when a cranky neighbor, a boating accident that threatens Aiden’s career, and an unexpected (and unwelcome) guest shows up...