Discover the age-old secret to radiant wellness and timeless beauty with "Unlocking the Healing Power of Castor Oil: Delicious Recipes for Wellness and Beauty" by Elizabeth Lawrence.Are you tired of relying on chemical-laden beauty products that promise miracles but often deliver disappointment? Do you long for a natural, holistic approach to both wellness and beauty? Look no further. In this comprehensive guide, Elizabeth Lawrence reveals the astonishing potential of castor oil as...

As readers and critics around the country agree, any new book by the renowned garden writer Elizabeth Lawrence is like finding a buried treasure. A Rock Garden in the South will not disappoint. Released posthumously, this book is not only a welcome addition to the Lawrence canon, but fills an important gap in the garden literature on the middle South.Lawrence, in her usual exquisite prose, deals with the full range of rock gardening topics in this work. She addresses the un...

When Elizabeth Lawrence’s A Southern Garden was first published in 1942, it was the only book to address the needs of gardeners in Zones 7 and 8—an area that ranges from Richmond to San Antonio and on up the West Coast to Seattle. Although many books are now available for this region, gardeners frequently return to A Southern Garden for inspiration.More than eighty years later, Lawrence’s information is still fresh, her style of writing still delightful. She not o...

Elizabeth Lawrence (1904–85) is recognized as one of America’s most important gardeners and garden writers. In 1957, Lawrence began a weekly column for the Charlotte Observer, blending gardening lore and horticultural expertise gained from her own gardens in Raleigh and Charlotte, North Carolina, and from her many gardener friends. This book presents 132 of her beloved columns. Never before published in book form, they were chosen from the more than 700 pieces that she wrote for t...

This wonderful book contains a selection of the best and most important passages from Gertrude Jekyll's many books on gardening, including topics such as design and ornament, colour and scent, and flowers in the house.

"Biophilia" is the term coined by Edward O. Wilson to describe what he believes is humanity's innate affinity for the natural world. In his landmark book Biophilia, he examined how our tendency to focus on life and lifelike processes might be a biologically based need, integral to our development as individuals and as a species. That idea has caught the imagination of diverse thinkers.The Biophilia Hypothesis brings together the views of some of the most creative ...

Canberra is the capital of Australia. It is located in the southeastern part of the country in the Australian Capital Territory (A.C.T.).  The state is surrounded by New South Wales and Canberra is about 150km inland from the coast. The city is 580m above sea level. Most cities have evolved somewhat chaotically but Canberra is different. From the outset, Australia's capital was centrally planned and designed by professionals.     Table of Contents: Canberra -...

Cappadocia is located in the Central Anatolian region of Turkey. The unique landscape is surreal and can be likened to something out of a fairy tale. Shaped by a combination of natural forces, the oddly shaped fairy chimneys and enigmatic caves impress everyone who sees them.Table of Contents:Cappadocia - Culture - Location & Orientation - Climate & When to Visit - Sightseeing Highlights - Goreme Open Air Museum - Zelve Open Air Museum - Pasabag - Devrent Valley - Derinkuyu...

This book, first published in 1994, explores the impact of work and gender roles on union activism, and identifies factors that support and hinder women’s representation in trade unions. These issues are discussed in terms of gender role, work-related and union-related factors. The author details what trade unionists are doing to challenge inequalities that still exist, and identifies factors that divide and unite men and women within trade unions. The author shows the impact that feminism...

Albania is a European country located on the east coast of the Adriatic Sea. Listed as the best tourist destination by Lonely Planet in 2011 and fourth best by the New York Times in 2014, Albania is no longer ‘Europe’s Last Secret’. With its increasingly popular Adriatic Riviera, unspoiled Albanian Alps, and an architectural heritage dating from Greek and Roman times, Albania is fast becoming one of Europe’s best new tourist destinations.Table of Contents:Albania Culture - L...

Colorful, festive, and filled with imaginative ideas, this superb Christmas cookbook features cakes, cookies, and other holiday favorites, plus full-course menus, great gift ideas, and much more.Full color photographs and B & W illustrations throughout

Through the Garden Gate is a collection of 144 of the popular weekly articles that Elizabeth Lawrence wrote for the Charlotte Observer from 1957 to 1971. With those columns, a delightful blend of gardening lore, horticultural expertise, and personal adventures, Lawrence inspired thousands of southern gardeners.