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In 1968 the photographer Richard Brown fulfilled a romantic childhood dream when he moved to the Northeast Kingdom, a remote corner of Vermont just barely entering the twentieth century. There he encountered a way of life that was fast disappearing, a land of sheep, cattle, work horses, wood-burning stoves, and small family-run farms far removed from the industrial Northeast. Determined to record it before it disappeared, he saw a pastoral vision where, "for the briefest interval, a window opened and the spirit of Vermont's past--granite hills cleared and formed, hard lives lived and lost, struggle and endurance, a harsh land made starkly beautiful by nature and man--was made palpable." He s...
Richard Brown’s window onto the soul—of Vermont. Arguably the consummate collection of quintessential Vermont images, Richard Brown’s now-classic, eminently collectible The Soul of Vermont is back in hardcover. For more than 40 years, Brown has been taking photographs of his beloved home state. These soulful images, taken throughout the seasons, create a distinctive, unforgettable photographic portrait of Vermont’s landscape and its people. He chronicles with great affection the people who live and work on the land, and without sentimentality he celebrates a rapidly disappearing way of life.
As a photographer, Richard Brown has spent countless hours in the world's grandest and most beautiful gardens. While working in these breathtaking locations, he began to make a wish list of what would go into his ideal garden. But when he tried to recreate those elements on his modest property in northern Vermont, the plants didn't survive and the design looked out of place. Gradually, as he has discovered what he cannot do and what he can learn from others, he has begun to create an immensely satisfactory personal landscape. My Kind of Garden is a book that both delights and inspires with its glorious garden photography and that shows us in a practical way how to make a beautiful personal garden.
Thomas Jefferson's conviction that the health of the nation's democracy would depend on the existence of an informed citizenry has been a cornerstone of our political culture since the inception of the American republic. Even today's debates over educatio
Histologic Preparations: Common Problems and Their Solutions, developed by the College of American Pathologists Histotechnology Committee in conjunction with the National Society for Histotechnology, is a how-to guide to good slide preparation. Building on data and images from the NSH/CAP HistoQIP program, the book presents photographic examples of well-prepared slides followed by numerous examples of associated problems and their solutions.Histologic Preparations is both a reference text and as a teaching tool. Written for pathologists, pathology residents, histotechnologists, histotechnicians, and histology students, it contains troubleshooting techniques for the most common artifacts and problems incurred in routine histologic preparations.
This sequel to "Tasha Tudor's Garden", available for the first time in paperback, coincides with the publication of "The Art of Tasha Tudor" and "Forever Christmas". Inside, Tasha is surrounded by her antiques and collectibles as she is pictured spinning wool on her looms, making candles, pressing cider, and doing other activities.
Text and photos showcase the amusements of innovative gardeners, ranging from miniature doll houses and topiary animals to sculpture and outdoor collections
For generations, a love of flowers, an understanding of nature, and a knowledge of the secrets of plants has passed seamlessly from mother to daughter to granddaughter. In its deliciously entertaining text and through its beautiful photographs, A TIME TO BLOSSOM captures the essence of childhood. Whether she is climbing an apple tree, squirming through a proper tea-party visit with an elderly neighbor, dashing to hang a May basket on a friend's door, or sitting crowded and cranky on a Sunday ride with the family, Tovah Martin's childhood memories will captivate the reader. With Richard Brown's glorious photography, A TIME TO BLOSSOM reminds us of the authors' earlier book, TASHA TUDOR'S GARDEN. The text is frank, impish, nostalgic, but never cloying or sentimental. It is a recollection of childhood with all the mischief, the mystery, and the innocence intact. And for readers who want to enjoy their own mother and daughter flower projects, A TIME TO BLOSSOM is filled with practical instructions: How to make a hollyhock doll; weave a garland; press pansies, bake a scented geranium cake, force bulbs, dry flowers, make rose potpourri, grow a giant amaryllis, and much much more.