A leader in America's burgeoning organic garden movement describes her post-high school decision to experiment with commune life and organic farming and how the skills she learned has helped her design hundreds of rooftop, schoolyard and backyard organic gardens.
Here is a new vision of what can be when we try our best to lead lives through the lens of humanity. “Howard Schultz’s story is a clear reminder that success is not achieved through individual determination alone, but through ...
Presents case studies of grassroots activism for environmental justice, highlighting struggles against environmental hazards, toxic waste dumps, and polluting factories which often impact low-income and minority communities.
Each chapter includes helpful tips alongside the engaging story of a young woman's determination to create a garden in which the plants struggle to live up to the gardener's vision.
. . . The book emerges as a helpful primer on what it takes to build a tiny, self-contained city.
Presents a collection of recipes for seasonal vegetables, including such dishes as cauliflower cheddar soup, grilled summer squash with basil ricotta, roasted vegetable and cashew curry, and sweet potato latkes with roasted applesauce.
When the marauding Goths invaded the city of Rome in the early fifth century , the brilliant Augustine ( 354-430 ) sought to encourage the Latin Church by writing The City of God . Here the famous saint adopted Origen's allegorical ...
the total destruction of Carthage by Rome in the Third Punic War (149–146 BCE). However, in most instances the political settlement is a verdict subscribed to by the enemy: this may be imposed on the defeated party, who lies prostrate; ...
This book invites the reader to understand our Universe, not just marvel at it.
“Everyone in a hospital leadership role should read this book as it offers a wealth of practical advice for organizations intent on improving their clinical care delivery.” —Amy C. Edmondson, professor, Harvard Business School, and ...
"Autobiography of John Hoich, who endured an abusive father and his mother's death when he was seventeen years old.