Graffiti Blowback

Graffiti Blowback
Author: James Goodson
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 93
Release: 2011-01-26
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1450293158

The first section of poems are adventures in writing character sketches and caricatures. The portraits are about people with whom I had encounters. Some of the contacts were good and some awful. Then I go into explorations of ideas that were emerging from my subconscious. The pressure would be there trying to get out. I did meditations on solitude and silence. Poetry actually has no rules, nor does art for that matter. The artists make the rules that best suits their creative format. I love poetry because I can take the language apart and put it back together the way it best suits my subject.

This Land

This Land
Author: Robert H. Mohlenbrock
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 415
Release: 2006-03-09
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0520239679

A comprehensive guide to the facilities and natural features in the 71 national forests of Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington.

The Tree

The Tree
Author: Colin Tudge
Publisher: Crown
Total Pages: 482
Release: 2007-10-23
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0307395391

A blend of history, science, philosophy, and environmentalism, The Tree is an engaging and elegant look at the life of the tree and what modern research tells us about their future. There are redwoods in California that were ancient by the time Columbus first landed, and pines still alive that germinated around the time humans invented writing. There are Douglas firs as tall as skyscrapers, and a banyan tree in Calcutta as big as a football field. From the tallest to the smallest, trees inspire wonder in all of us, and in The Tree, Colin Tudge travels around the world—throughout the United States, the Costa Rican rain forest, Panama and Brazil, India, New Zealand, China, and most of Europe—bringing to life stories and facts about the trees around us: how they grow old, how they eat and reproduce, how they talk to one another (and they do), and why they came to exist in the first place. He considers the pitfalls of being tall; the things that trees produce, from nuts and rubber to wood; and even the complicated debt that we as humans owe them. Tudge takes us to the Amazon in flood, when the water is deep enough to submerge the forest entirely and fish feed on fruit while river dolphins race through the canopy. He explains the “memory” of a tree: how those that have been shaken by wind grow thicker and sturdier, while those attacked by pests grow smaller leaves the following year; and reveals how it is that the same trees found in the United States are also native to China (but not Europe). From tiny saplings to centuries-old redwoods and desert palms, from the backyards of the American heartland to the rain forests of the Amazon and the bamboo forests, Colin Tudge takes the reader on a journey through history and illuminates our ever-present but often ignored companions.

Palm Desert

Palm Desert
Author: Historical Society of Palm Desert
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2009
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780738559643

Desert insiders know Palm Desert as the geographic and cultural heart of the Coachella Valley. This resort town with over 30 golf courses started as a barren outpost aptly named Sand Hole. Founder Cliff Henderson envisioned a modern utopia growing from the scrub andaas a centerpieceabuilt the Shadow Mountain Club in 1948. With its glamorous figure-eight swimming pool and high-dive competitions, the club drew celebrities, presidents, and future residents. Cliffas brother Randall Henderson spotlighted another side of desert life when he established the headquarters of Desert Magazine in the new town, luring readers to pack up their jeeps and move to Palm Desert. The brothersa twin vision made Palm Desert the irresistible blend of city and wilderness it is today. Visitors can shop El Paseo, known as the aRodeo Drive of the Desert,a then in 10 minutes embark on a mountainous thrill rideathe Palms to Pines Highway.

Designing with Palms

Designing with Palms
Author: Jason Dewees
Publisher: Timber Press
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2018-03-07
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1604695439

ÒIf you want to successfully add more bold fronds and a tropical style to your landscape,ÊDesigning With PalmsÊis the comprehensive book for you.Ó ÑGardenistaÊ Palms are a landscape staple in warm, temperate climates worldwide. But these stunning and statement-making plants are large, expensive, and difficult to install, resulting in unique design challenges.ÊIn Designing with Palms, palm expert Jason Dewees details every major aspect of designing and caring for palms. This definitive guide shares essential information on planting, irrigation, nutrition, pruning, and transplanting. A gallery of the most important species showcases the range of options available, and stunning photographs by Caitlin Atkinson spotlight examples of home and public landscapes that make excellent use of palms.

Reader's Digest Great American Road Trips- National Parks

Reader's Digest Great American Road Trips- National Parks
Author: Reader's Digest
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 365
Release: 2021-10-05
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1621455815

First-person accounts and gorgeous landscape photos paired with practical information and tips to help travelers make the most of their journeys through more than 40 national parks. National parks are America’s most-beloved treasures. The editors of Reader’s Digest magazine reveal first-person accounts and gorgeous landscape photos paired with practical information and tips to help travelers make the most of their journeys through these unique areas. Included you’ll find information on more than 40 national parks and incredible images from readers. Plus: • A historical introduction along with a national park timeline. • An illustrated map of each state for each national park story, pointing out the location of the park within the state with a marker. • Inspirational and gorgeous photos in gallery sections for each region to make this a terrific coffee table book or gift for travelers. • Then and now comparison photos of national parks. • Helpful added information, including possible rest stops, can’t-miss area hot spots, fun facts, handy advice for planning ahead, possible side trips and nearby attractions. Whether you’re an armchair traveler or ready to pack and roll, Great American Road Trips: National Parks has everything that you are looking for. List of parks covered: WEST Denali National Park, Alaska Joshua Tree National Park, California Lassen Volcanic National Park, California Pinnacles National Park, California Redwood National Park, California Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park, California Yosemite National Park, California Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii Glacier National Park, Montana Great Basin National Park, Nevada Crater Lake National Park, Oregon Canyonlands National Park, Utah Zion National Park, Utah Mount Rainier National Park, Washington North Cascades National Park, Washington Olympic National Park, Washington Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana SOUTHWEST Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona Saguaro National Park, Arizona Big Bend National Park, Texas Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas MIDWEST Indiana Dunes National Park, Indiana Isle Royale National Park, Michigan Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota Badlands National Park, South Dakota Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin EAST Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas Canaveral National Seashore, Florida Everglades National Park, Florida Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky Acadia National Park, Maine Congaree National Park, South Carolina Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee Shenandoah Valley and Shenandoah National Park, Virginia Virgin Islands National Park

Best Tent Camping: Florida

Best Tent Camping: Florida
Author: Johnny Molloy
Publisher: Menasha Ridge Press
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2016-08-22
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 163404049X

Best Tent Camping: Florida will guide you to the quietest, most beautiful, most secure, and best managed campgrounds in Florida. Painstakingly selected from more than 1,000 campgrounds in the forest, in the swamps, and on the coast, each campsite is rated for beauty, noise, privacy, security, spaciousness, and cleanliness. Each campground profile provides essential details on facilities, reservations, fees, and restrictions, as well as an accurate, easy-to-read map, making the campground easily accessible. Well-traveled outdoors writer Johnny Molloy has used his wealth of experience and scoured the entirety of Florida for this updated edition -- choosing only the most pristine campgrounds that include great locales for tent campers and feature fun outdoors activities nearby, most as close as your tent door. Whether you are a native Floridian in search of new territory or an out-of-state vacationer, Best Tent Camping unlocks the secrets to finding and enjoying the best tent-camping experiences in Florida.

In the Pines

In the Pines
Author: Kendra Elliot
Publisher: Montlake Romance
Total Pages:
Release: 2021-08-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781542006781