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Author: Gisèle Luce Bousquet Publisher: University of Michigan Press ISBN: 9780472101740 Category : Anti-communist movements Languages : en Pages : 216
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Studies the critical role homeland politics plays in Vietnamese immigrants' assimilation into the host society
Author: Gisèle Luce Bousquet Publisher: University of Michigan Press ISBN: 9780472101740 Category : Anti-communist movements Languages : en Pages : 216
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Studies the critical role homeland politics plays in Vietnamese immigrants' assimilation into the host society
Author: Paul Whittaker Publisher: Timber Press ISBN: 1604690569 Category : Gardening Languages : en Pages : 177
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Practical Bamboos features the 50 best bamboos based on appearance and usefulness. A handy checklist allows readers to pick plants that are right for them at a glance. A section on using bamboo in the garden covers topics such as incorporating bamboos in the mixed border, using them to create Japanese-style or Mediterranean-style gardens, using them for hedges and edging, establishing them in containers, choosing the right ones for difficult places, and selecting the best plants for small gardens or waterside planting.
Author: David Crompton Publisher: Timber Press (OR) ISBN: 0881927902 Category : Gardening Languages : en Pages : 306
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Gardens of all sizes can accommodate bamboos, which are cold-resistant and surprisingly easy to grow. Some bamboos make impressive specimens for the border, others form a fast-growing hedge or screen, and short forms provide a leafy groundcover. David Crompton explains everything needed to grow bamboos in this guide to nearly two hundred ornamental plants.
Author: Daphne Lewis Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1435701313 Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 222
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"Farming Bamboo" tells farmers and gardeners in the Pacific Northwest what they need to know to raise bamboo as a farm crop. The bamboo is farmed in order to sell bamboo shoots for food and poles for wood. The botany of bamboo is described for a background to making decisions about caring for the bamboo. An encyclopedia describes 27 species of the genus Phyllostachys.
Author: Paul Whittaker Publisher: Timber Press (OR) ISBN: Category : Gardening Languages : en Pages : 308
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Bamboos are extraordinary in the ability to transform a garden, adapt to inhospitable surroundings, survive with little care and, most of all, surprise and delight the people who view them. Too long the exclusive pleasure of those with tropical and subtropical gardens, this hand-picked selection allows gardeners in cooler climes to experience the wonder and infinite variety of these magical plants.Besieged by winter wet, summer drought and bitter, drying winds, Paul Whittaker's garden has been a rigorous testing ground. In the first part of the book his compelling anecdotes, experiences and case histories illuminate how bamboos perform in different places, draw attention to their idiosyncratic nature, and highlight their geographical origins. A further section describes the bamboo's unique physical structure and growing habits. These fascinating insights give you the knowledge you need to choose the right bamboo for your site and grow it successfully.At the heart of the book are detailed plant descriptions that join with striking photographs and evocative illustrations to highlight each plant's characteristics. Culms available in all the colors of the rainbow may also be striped, grooved, wrinkled or knobbled. Leaves range from glaucous needles to huge plates of deep green with striking variegations. There are bamboos perfect for creating shady groves and hedges, and others that deserve stand-alone treatment as specimen plants. Here you will find everything from the elegant, willowy "Fargesia rufa to the bold, tropical looks of "Sasa palamata f. "nebulosa. Using bamboos to best effect in the garden, propagation, aftercare and their resilience to pests and diseases complete the guidancefor gardeners.The distillation of years of hands-on growing experience, this is the ultimate bamboo reference book for cool-climate gardeners. Enthusiasts will delight in the variety of new possibilities for their collection and gardeners everywhere will be captivated by the charm bamboos bring to countless different garden situations.
Author: Alice Levine Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1499095163 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 145
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It is the seventies. Bert Lev, World War II vet and retired New York City detective, is in Acapulco managing a small hotel owned by a wealthy man grateful to Bert for rescuing his kidnapped daughter. Bert, who has lost his wife and suffered a heart attack, is piecing his life together when he is faced with another crisis. He is asked to find another kidnapped girl. His budding romance with the beguiling Sabrina makes him reluctant, but he is soon enmeshed in a frightening and mysterious struggle.
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