Skip to main content
Search Button
South Africa Kobo store Gift Cards Help

Rakuten Kobo

Wishlist

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Item(s) unavailable for purchase
Please review your cart. You can remove the unavailable item(s) now or we'll automatically remove it at Checkout.
itemsitem
itemsitem

Recommended For You

Loading...

Reference eBooks

If you like Reference eBooks, then you'll love these top picks.
Showing 1 - 24 of 886 Results
Skip side bar filters

  • Bugs and Insects Kingdom : K12 Earth Science Series

    Insects for Kids

    by Baby Professor ...
    Series series Children's Zoology Books
    Turn the playground into an amazing kingdom by filling your child's memory with lessons about insects and bugs. That can only be made possible with a highly interactive book like this. By securing a copy today, you are moving towards a better informed and environmentally-aware child. Grab a copy today! ... Read more

    R75,43

  • The Self-Sufficiency Garden

    Feed Your Family and Save Money: THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

    by Huw Richards, Sam Cooper ...
    Eat homegrown food all year round and save money on your weekly shop by following a simple plan for self-sufficiency.Huw Richards and Sam Cooper have spent the past two years planning and trialling their very own self-sufficiency garden in a 10x12.5m plot and now they've worked out the perfect formula. Grow five portions of nutritious veg a day for four people following their month-by-month ... Read more

    R312,79

  • Food For Free

    by Richard Mabey ...
    Series series Collins Gem
    The ideal portable companion, the world-renowned Collins Gem series returns with a fresh new look and updated material.This is the perfect pocket guide for aspiring foragers. Over 100 edible plants are listed, fully illustrated and described, together with recipes and other fascinating details on their use throughout the ages.Practical advice on how to pick along with information on countryside ... Read more

    R78,07

  • RHS Practical Cactus and Succulent Book

    How to Choose, Nurture, and Display more than 200 Cacti and Succulents

    by Zia Allaway, Fran Bailey, Christopher Young, Royal Horticultural Society ...
    The Royal Horticultural Society's definitive guide to propagating, nurturing, and designing with more than 200 cacti and succulents.How can you encourage your bunny ear cactus to flower and flourish? What is the best method for propagating an echeveria or kalanchoe? What exactly are living stones, and where do they grow in the wild?RHS Practical Cactus & Succulent Book is the ultimate reference ... Read more

    Was R385,58 Now R312,79

  • The Garden Jungle

    The Sunday Times bestseller and classic guide to green gardening

    by Dave Goulson ...
    An exploration of the wondrous ecosystems in our gardens – and a call to rewild the places where we live.From window boxes to road verges, from lawns to borders, scientist and gardener Dave Goulson shows how easily any outdoor space can become a sanctuary for bees, beetles, worms and butterflies.With infectious enthusiasm, wit and scientific insight, Goulson shows how our gardens can combat ... Read more

    R239,19

  • The Book of Herbs

    by Barty Phillips ...
    Mother Nature has the best herbal remedies and seasonings! Discover the health-giving benefits and flavor-enhancing properties of more than 80 versatile herbs, like eucalyptus, which can remedy your cold or relieve arthritis pain, or galangal, which can add a kick to your family's stir-fry. This reference is indispensable for your home when you want life to be more organic. ... Read more

    R100,59

  • The Encyclopedia of Country Living, 50th Anniversary Edition

    The Original Manual for Living Off the Land & Doing It Yourself (Homesteading & Off-Grid Survival)

    by Carla Emery ...
    OVER 1 MILLION COPIES SOLDDiscover the 50th anniversary edition of Carla Emery’s trusted guide to homesteading, self-sufficiency, and sustainable living. With more than 900 pages of practical instruction, The Encyclopedia of Country Living helps beginners and experienced homesteaders build the skills to live confidently from the land.Whether you’re interested in off grid living, small-scale ... Read more

    R442,05

  • A Crash Course on How to Grow Beans

    by Linda Cooper ...
    A Crash Course on How to Grow Beans This book covers several topics including: - Nutrition Information - Climate & Growing Conditions - How to Prepare the Garden Soil - How to Plant - How to Water and much more! Scroll up... and click on "Buy Now" to deliver almost instantly to your Kobo or other reading device. ... Read more

    R116,16

  • Cultivez l'autonomie : Créez votre jardin nourricier

    by Isabelle BRUNET ...
    Series series Ecolo-bio-nature
    Que diriez-vous de bénéficier, à chaque saison, de légumes et de fruits sains, cultivés sans pesticides et autres engrais chimiques ? Que diriez-vous de cultiver facilement vos propres produits, en faisant de grosses économies sur votre budget alimentation ? Que vous soyez débutant ou non, cet ouvrage pratique, très complet, vous donne les outils pour : bien débuter, réussir un beau jardin, éviter ... Read more

    R104,62

  • Beekeeping for Beginners

    A Guide to Keeping Bees in Your Backyard

    by Carl Lowe ...
    Beekeeping for BeginnersA Guide to Keeping Bees in Your BackyardHoneybees provide you with the liquid gold we know as honey, but they can offer much more to your homestead. This guide will provide you with all the information and equipment you'll need to start beekeeping in your backyard and set you on your way to becoming a professional beekeeper.GRAB YOUR COPY NOW!!! ... Read more

    R83,90

  • The Old Rose Index

    by Brent C. Dickerson ...
    This detailed book is the useful long-awaited and efficient comprehensive index to Brent C. Dickerson's fascinating works on Old Roses. The index lists all of the roses in these internationally-known, influential works, and specifies to the reader which page in which of these books has the main or important entry on the rose in question; also indexed here are all substantive references to people, ... Read more

    R57,95

  • A Crash Course on How to Grow Basil

    by Linda Cooper ...
    A Crash Course on How to Grow Basil This book covers several topics including: - Nutrition Information - Climate & Growing Conditions - How to Prepare the Garden Soil - How to Plant - How to Water and much more! Scroll up... and click on "Buy Now" to deliver almost instantly to your Kobo or other reading device. ... Read more

    R116,16

  • The Organic Composting Handbook

    Techniques for a Healthy, Abundant Garden

    by Dede Cummings ...
    Turn your kitchen waste into a wealth of compost you can use in your garden, creating new and vibrant life while recycling at the same time.Great compost is one of the most important secrets of successful organic gardening. In this comprehensive guide, you’ll learn everything you need to know about the various methods of composting and how to adapt them to your home and garden. With full-color ... Read more

    R242,06

  • A Crash Course on How to Grow Leeks

    by Joey Fowler ...
    A Crash Course on How to Grow Leeks This book covers several topics including: - Nutrition Information - Climate & Growing Conditions - How to Prepare the Garden Soil - How to Plant - How to Water and much more! Scroll up... and click on "Buy Now" to deliver almost instantly to your Kobo or other reading device. ... Read more

    R116,16

  • Growing Peanuts For Beginners

    by Jane Greeley ...
    Peanuts are fairly unique in the nut world, as they grow underground and are not produced by large trees. That’s because they are not actually nuts at all, but legumes like beans or peas. Scroll up... and click on "Buy Now" to deliver almost instantly to your Kobo or other reading device. ... Read more

    R116,16

  • Homesteading From Scratch

    Building Your Self-Sufficient Homestead, Start to Finish

    by Steven Jones ...
    This comprehensive guide to homesteading covers every aspect of living off the grid, and every step in the process of getting started.Homesteading From Scratch is for people who want to live a different kind of life—who want to eat real food, grow herbs, make cheese, raise baby animals, hunt mushrooms, pick blackberries, unschool their children, can jelly, ferment kraut, farm organically, and ... Read more

    R242,06

  • Grow Fruit Indoors: The Ultimate Gardening Tips For Growing Your Cherished Exotic Fruits Indoors

    by Olivia Gray ...
    Grow Fruit IndoorsThe Ultimate Gardening Tips For Growing Your Cherished Exotic Fruits IndoorsGrowing your own tropical fruit can be easy and profitable! In this ebook, we will explain how to grow six of the most popular tropical fruits from the comfort of your own home! It’s much easier than you think.With these book you will learn how to:- Choose the right container- Choose the right potting ... Read more

    R72,95

  • Sustainable Food for the Globe

    Everyday People Producing Food in Abundance

    by Norma Burnson ...
    At a time when so many people are full of doubt and questions, it is refreshing to meet everyday people who have come across problems and solved them with rather creative solutions. In this book, stories of everyday people take us all over the world, and brings us all kinds of insight. Meeting kindred spirits along the way, who share their knowledge and passion, they motivates us to find and ... Read more

    R117,52 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • How to Grow Almonds

    by Cubby Barnes ...
    Almond trees are wonderfully small and compact, ranging from 15 to 30 feet tall. They are related to the peach, and the almonds develop inside small fruits (much like the pit in a peach). Though technically a fruit, the almond fruit is very leathery and usually just referred to as the hull or husk of the seed. It’s not an edible fruit... Scroll up... and click on "Buy Now" to deliver almost ... Read more

    R116,16

  • Growing Irises for Beginners

    by David Torres ...
    Irises are easy-to-grow perennials, making them a favorite of home gardeners. The bearded iris, with its furry stripe, is the most common type. Beardless irises include the large-flowered Japanese iris and the Siberian iris with narrow blooms. You can grow irises from seeds or, more easily, from the tuberous roots called rhizomes. Follow these steps to grow irises from rhizomes... Scroll up... ... Read more

    R116,16

  • Die schönsten Terrassen und Sitzplätze

    by Antje Krause ...
    IM EIGENEN GARTEN EINEN ORT DER RUHE UND ENTSPANNUNG SCHAFFEN: In diesem Callwey Buch zeigen wir eine Welt voller inspirierender Gartengestaltung! Die 100 schönsten Terrassen und Sitzplätze präsentiert die Ruheoasen, die die Träume von einem perfekten Außenbereich Wirklichkeit werden lassen. Entdeckt werden kann eine Fülle von Ideen, angefangen von rustikalem Charme bis hin zu moderner Eleganz, ... Read more

    R520,00

  • 10 Steps to Beautiful Roses

    Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-110

    by Maggie Oster ...
    Series Book 110 - Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin
    Grow beautiful roses in 10 simple steps! Whether you’re a novice learning the basics or an experience gardener looking for tips to improve your blooms, Maggie Oster’s expert advice offers all the know-how you’ll need. In 10 easy steps, you'll have beautiful, fragrant roses with minimum fuss and maximum yield. ... Read more

    R55,30

  • Grow 15 Herbs for Fragrance

    Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-229

    by Juliette Rogers ...
    Series Book 229 - Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin
    Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life. ... Read more

    R55,30

  • Potatoes, Sweet and Irish

    Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletin A-04

    by D. J. Young ...
    Series Book 4 - Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin
    Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life. ... Read more

    R55,30