Crimson China

Crimson China
Author: Betsy Tobin
Publisher: Short Books
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2010-07-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1907595333

Crimson China is a novel that traps the reader at the outset, shining a light on a tragic, hidden world that runs in parallel to our own. It is a story of identity and culture, of the irrepressibility of the human spirit, and the powerful undertow of love.

Crimson Rain

Crimson Rain
Author: William T. Rowe
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Total Pages: 468
Release: 2007
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780804754965

This book explores the cultural and social roots of violence in China by studying the history of recurrent, massive carnage in one county, Macheng, between the expulsion of the Mongols in the 14th century and the Japanese invasion of 1938.

Tragedy in Crimson

Tragedy in Crimson
Author: Tim Johnson
Publisher: Bold Type Books
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2011-02-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1568586019

A journalist draws on his years in Tibet to offer a detailed view of the region under control of imperialist China, in a book that also sheds light on the exiled Dalai Lama.

The Lone Star Gardener's Book of Lists

The Lone Star Gardener's Book of Lists
Author: William D. Adams
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2000-10-01
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1461662060

With more than 200 lists of plants and garden resources, this guide has the answers on what to plant where and on how to handle the toughest of Texas conditions. William D. Adams and Lois Trigg Chaplin offer numerous recommendations, noting the best growing zones and bringing together helpful hints and information from dozens of gardeners, nurseries, and horticultural professionals across the state.

Hardy Ornamental Trees and Shrubs - With Chapters on Conifers, Sea-side Planting and Trees for Towns

Hardy Ornamental Trees and Shrubs - With Chapters on Conifers, Sea-side Planting and Trees for Towns
Author: W. J. Bean
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2021-01-08
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1528763661

Contained within this book s a fantastic guide to growing various decorative and ornamental plants that are 'hardy', referring to their ability to resist and survive low temperatures. It includes an extensive descriptive section with detailed instructions and illustrations, as well as a comprehensive guide to growing conifers and more. Contents include: “Hardy Trees and Shrubs”, “Bamboos”, “Propagation”, “The American Garden”, “Descriptive List of Hardy Trees and Shrubs”, “Descriptive List”, “Hardy Conifers”, “The Best Conifers”, “Sea-Side Planting”, “Trees for Chalk Soils”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on the history of gardening.