Nonfiction Book Reviews
Page One of FourAHS Great Plant Guide by DK Publishing
DK Publishing. Feb., 1999.Trade Paperback, 574 pages.
ISBN: 0789441209.
Ordering information:
Amazon.com.
The AHS Great Plant Guide published by DK Publishing
in exactly what you need to take on your annual pilgrimage
to your favorite garden center. At 4.5 inches by 5.5 inches
and 1.5 inches thick, this handy little volume can accompany
the gardener to the local nursery in a large coat pocket or
in a purse or tote. Make no mistake, this is a comprehensive
book of 574 pages which include the American Horticultural
Society Plant Heat Zone Map, the USDA map of hardiness zones,
as well as helpful lists of plants for rock gardens, clay soil,
alkaline soil, acidic soil and a host of other specialized
types of gardens. The full color photographs with symbols that
explain the requirements of each plant will empower the
weekend garden shopper and make the trip more successful.
Take this book along on your next visit to the nursery, and you will be able to make good choices for your own little piece of paradise. Or give this little tome as a gift to someone who loves to garden. It is sure to please.
--Sarah Reaves White
Diamonds Under Pressure by Barry J. Farber
Berkley, September 1998.Paperback, 181 pages.
ISBN: 0789437600.
Ordering information:
Amazon.com.
This self-help book focuses on how to turn
one's personal struggles into accomplishments.
Author Barry Farber, who is also a
speaker, talk-show host and sales and
management consultant to many top
companies, provides practical advice
and inspiration on how to achieve
success through instruction and
examples.
In the book,
Farber introduces the concept of
FOCUS, a tool that helps people
regain control of their lives.
FOCUS includes the components:
Foresight and Faith, Organization,
Concentrated Effort and Courage,
Understanding and Seeding and
Service.
The book provides instruction on
numerous concepts that allow an
individual to constructively face
their problems through
FOCUS including:
positive dreams and thoughts,
writing out a business plan for life,
calculated risks, understanding stress and
pressure, becoming an expert
in your field, learning from
yourself and giving back
to others. A final chapter in the
book provides a valuable summary of the
sixty essential facets of FOCUS.
Diamonds Under Pressure is a
practical guide to learning how to
understand the pressures around you,
how to create an organized plan to
confront them and achieve
goals and fulfill your dreams.
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