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The Tulip

Anna Pavord
The Tulip Book PDF

Author : Anna Pavord
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 849 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-19
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781635573916

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The Tulip by Anna Pavord Pdf

A twentieth anniversary edition of the classic, featuring new material by the author. Anna Pavord's internationally bestselling sensation, The Tulip, is the story of a flower that has driven men mad. Greed, desire, anguish, and devotion have all played their part in the development of the tulip into a worldwide phenomenon. Today, the United States alone imports three thousand million tulip bulbs each year. No other flower has ever carried so much consequence; it charts political upheavals, illuminates social behavior, mirrors economic booms and busts, plots the ebb and flow of religious persecution. Why did the tulip dominate so many lives through so many centuries in so many countries? Anna Pavord, a self-confessed tulipomaniac, spent six years looking for answers, roaming through Asia, India, and the Ottoman Empire to tell how a humble wildflower of the Asian steppes made its way to Turkey and from there took the whole of Western Europe by storm. Sumptuously illustrated from a wide range of sources, this irresistible volume has become a bible, a unique source book, a universal gift book, and a joy to all who possess it. This beautifully redesigned edition features a new Preface by the author, a completely revised listing of the best varieties of this incomparable flower to choose for your garden, and a reorganized listing of tulip species, to reflect the latest thinking by taxonomists.

The Tulip

Anna Pavord
The Tulip Book PDF

Author : Anna Pavord
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-14
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781526602671

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The Tulip by Anna Pavord Pdf

A revised and updated edition of the internationally bestselling classic Anna Pavord's now classic, internationally bestselling sensation, The Tulip, is not a gardening book. It is the story of a flower that has driven men mad. Greed, desire, anguish and devotion have all played their part in the development of the tulip from a wild flower of the Asian steppes to the worldwide phenomenon it is today. No other flower carries so much baggage; it charts political upheavals, illuminates social behaviour, mirrors economic booms and busts, plots the ebb and flow of religious persecution. Why did the tulip dominate so many lives through so many centuries in so many countries? Anna Pavord, a self-confessed tulipomaniac, spent six years looking for answers, roaming through eastern Turkey and Central Asia to tell how a humble wild flower made its way along the Silk Road and eventually took the whole of Western Europe by storm. Sumptuously illustrated from a wide range of sources, this irresistible volume has become a bible, a unique source book, a universal gift and a joy to all who possess it. This beautifully redesigned edition features a new Preface by the author, a revised listing of the best varieties of this incomparable flower to choose for your garden and a reorganised listing of tulip species to reflect the latest thinking by taxonomists.

The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)

Alexandre Dumas
The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas Delphi Classics Illustrated Book PDF

Author : Alexandre Dumas
Publisher : Delphi Classics
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781786569059

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The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas - Delphi Classics (Illustrated) by Alexandre Dumas Pdf

This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘The Black Tulip’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Collected Works of Alexandre Dumas’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Dumas includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘The Black Tulip’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Dumas’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the textPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles

The Trouble with Tulip

Mindy Starns Clark
The Trouble with Tulip Book PDF

Author : Mindy Starns Clark
Publisher : Harvest House Publishers
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2005-07-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780736933421

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The Trouble with Tulip by Mindy Starns Clark Pdf

Josephine Tulip is definitely a smart chick, a twenty-first century female MacGyver who writes a helpful hints column and solves mysteries in her spare time. Her best friend, Danny, is a talented photographer who longs to succeed in his career...perhaps a cover photo on National Geographic? When Jo's next-door neighbor is accused of murder, Jo realizes the police have the wrong suspect. As she and Danny analyze clues, follow up on leads, and fall in and out of trouble, she recovers from a broken heart and he discovers that he has feelings for her. Will Danny have the courage to reveal them, or will he continue to hide them behind a façade of friendship?

Easy Strip Tulip

Eleanor Burns
Easy Strip Tulip Book PDF

Author : Eleanor Burns
Publisher : Howell Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Strip quilting
ISBN : 1891776002

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Easy Strip Tulip by Eleanor Burns Pdf

Founded in 1975 by working mother Eleanor Burns, the Quilt in a Day series provides detailed instructions for making professional quality quilts in a fraction of the time required by traditional techniques.A classic 1931 tulip quilt pattern by Ruby McKim is taken into the next century with an easy strip method for three different quilt settings.

The Tulip Factory

Kacie Davis Idol
The Tulip Factory Book PDF

Author : Kacie Davis Idol
Publisher : Inkshares
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781941758786

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The Tulip Factory by Kacie Davis Idol Pdf

Before they exchange even a single word, Corrine knows that James will change everything. And sure enough, their serendipitous meeting in a North Carolina coffee shop sets off a whirlwind of desire and possibilities for the two. Timing, however, isn’t on the couple’s side. After their relationship ends, Corrine finds that years of putting her career and passions on hold for love have led to a stalled life. She once saw her receptionist job as temporary but got too comfortable and, before she knew it, lost sight of her dream of becoming a writer. Now, as Corrine makes her way into her late twenties, she’s on a quest to find herself. As she struggles to figure out what she really wants, she’ll discover that sometimes you have to take happiness into your own hands and that a fulfilling life is built on opportunities—even the missed ones.

Tulip Fever

Deborah Moggach
Tulip Fever Book PDF

Author : Deborah Moggach
Publisher : Random House
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781446485958

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Tulip Fever by Deborah Moggach Pdf

'A gorgeous novel' Mail on Sunday From the bestselling author of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel comes a thrilling story of power, lust and deception... Seventeenth-century Amsterdam - a city in the grip of tulip fever. Sophia's husband Cornelis is one of the lucky ones grown rich from this exotic new flower. To celebrate, he commissions a talented young artist to paint him with his beautiful bride. But as the portrait grows, so does the passion between Sophia and the painter; and ambitions, desires and dreams breed an intricate deception and a reckless gamble. Now a major film starring Oscar winners Dame Judi Dench, Alicia Vikander and Christoph Waltz and adapted for the screen by Sir Tom Stoppard.

Duck, Death and the Tulip

Wolf Erlbruch
Duck Death and the Tulip Book PDF

Author : Wolf Erlbruch
Publisher : Gecko Press USA
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 9781877467141

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Duck, Death and the Tulip by Wolf Erlbruch Pdf

In a strangely heart-warming story, a duck strikes up an unlikely friendship with Death. Death, Duck and the Tulip will intrigue, haunt and enchant readers of all ages. Simple, warm, and witty, this book deals with a difficult subject in a way that is elegant, straightforward, and life-affirming.

Tulips

Laimonas Briedis
Tulips Book PDF

Author : Laimonas Briedis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2016-02-15
Category : Artists' books
ISBN : 0979069858

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Tulips by Laimonas Briedis Pdf

A book of photographs about contemporary Belarus by Andrew Miksys. Andrew Miksys began traveling regularly to Belarus in 2009 to photograph Victory Day, a holiday celebrating the Soviet victory over fascism and Nazi Germany. During the celebrations, tractors, military equipment, and factory workers parade through the streets. A vintage USSR flag flies on a radio tower over Minsk. At a military-themed park named Stalin Line, there is a new statue of Stalin, and World War II battles are reenacted by men dressed in Soviet and Nazi uniforms. Red tulips, a symbol of spring and rejuvenation in the USSR, fill the streets and are given to war veterans as a way of thanking them for their service. It can be disorienting. You might even feel like you are traveling back in time.The photographer soon discovered that other Soviet-style holidays, like October Revolution Day and Day of the Fatherland's Defenders, are also observed in Belarus. He returned year after year to photograph them. The holidays, though, were more of a backdrop to his project, a way of following the path of national culture while looking for something more personal. He often wandered off the official trail in an effort to seek more intimacy and understanding of a world that should be part of the past but is stubbornly resilient in the present.

My Dog Tulip

J. R. Ackerley
My Dog Tulip Book PDF

Author : J. R. Ackerley
Publisher : New York Review of Books
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2011-11-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781590175279

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My Dog Tulip by J. R. Ackerley Pdf

Heartwarming and profound, this account of one writer's relationship with his beloved German sheperd is a masterpiece of animal literature. The distinguished British man of letters J. R. Ackerley hardly thought of himself as a dog lover when, well into middleage, he came into possession of a German shepherd. Tohis surprise, she turned out to be the love of his life, the“ideal friend” he had been searching for in vain for years. My Dog Tulip is a bittersweet retrospective account of their sixteen-year companionship, as well as a profound andsubtle meditation on the strangeness that lies at the heartof all relationships. In vivid and sometimes startling detail, Ackerley tells of Tulip’s often erratic behavior and very canine tastes, and of his own fumbling but determinedefforts to ensure for her an existence of perfect happiness. My Dog Tulip has been adapted to screen as a major animated feature film with a cast that includes the voices of Christopher Plummer, Lynn Redgrave, and Isabella Rossellini. It has been heralded as "A stroke of genius" by New York Magazine and "The love story of the year" by Vanity Fair. My Dog Tulip was adapted into a major motion picture in 2010.

Tulip's Disappearing Act

Virginia K. White
Tulip s Disappearing Act Book PDF

Author : Virginia K. White
Publisher : Little Honker Press
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2022-02-21
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781647045074

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Tulip's Disappearing Act by Virginia K. White Pdf

What would you do if you could disappear? Tulip, a friendly troll seeking an adventure and still working on her disappearing act, is mostly invisible when she is discovered under a bridge by Bossy, a friendly cat who leads Tulip on a series of adventures, beginning in the chicken coop with an unwanted visitor and then to the Maywood Celebration where her singing helps her find Swede, her Troll Country friend who didn’t know she had mostly disappeared in his rucksack.

Carson Crosses Canada

Linda Bailey
Carson Crosses Canada Book PDF

Author : Linda Bailey
Publisher : Tundra Books
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-19
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780735266353

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Carson Crosses Canada by Linda Bailey Pdf

From the author of If You Happen to Have a Dinosaur comes a funny and sweet cross-country roadtrip adventure with a sassy septuagenarian and her quirky canine. Feisty Annie Magruder and her dog, Carson, live in British Columbia, Canada, and they're setting out to visit her sister, Elsie, in Newfoundland. In their little rattlebang car, packed with Carson's favorite toy, Squeaky Chicken, and plenty of baloney sandwiches, Annie and Carson hit the road! They travel province by province, taking in each unique landscape and experiencing something special to that particular part of this vast, grand country. For example, they marvel at the beauty of the big, open sky -- and grasshoppers! -- in Saskatchewan and discover the gorgeous red earth and delicious lobster rolls in PEI, before finally being greeted by Elsie -- and a surprise for Carson!

Flower Gardening: Guide to Growing Tulips

Joe Amaral
Flower Gardening Guide to Growing Tulips Book PDF

Author : Joe Amaral
Publisher : Joe Amaral
Page : 39 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2022-08-01
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Flower Gardening: Guide to Growing Tulips by Joe Amaral Pdf

When the snow finally melts and the grip of winter has finally passed, the beauty of spring begins with one of the most durable, colorful and easy-to-grow flowers around-the tulip! These iconic spring bulbs sprout up and deliver our gardens a much needed pop of color and are one of the oldest cultivated plants around. There are thousands of types of tulips in various shapes, sizes and colors all with varying blooming dates, from early spring to late summer, that allows you to enjoy tulips all growing season long. Some even have a very soft, subtle scent. With so many desirable qualities, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that tulips are one of the classic flowering bulbs of springtime gardens and one of the most popular cut flowers on the market.

The Christmas Story

Anita Ganeri
The Christmas Story Book PDF

Author : Anita Ganeri
Publisher : Evans Brothers
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0237524686

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The Christmas Story by Anita Ganeri Pdf

Follow a little dove as he sees the angel Gabriel appearing to Mary, watches Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem and greets Baby Jesus in the manger.

The Plant Lover's Guide to Tulips

Richard Wilford
The Plant Lover s Guide to Tulips Book PDF

Author : Richard Wilford
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2015-04-08
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781604696899

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The Plant Lover's Guide to Tulips by Richard Wilford Pdf

Tulips are one of the most popular spring-flowering bulbs. Available in a huge range of colors and in a wide array of shapes, they’re a mainstay of most spring gardens. They are the focus of festivals worldwide and are a sure sign spring is on the way. The Plant Lover’s Guide to Tulips, by Richard Wilford of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, profiles 100 commonly available species and cultivars, and features growing information, recommendations for companion plants, and tips on how to use tulips in the landscape. More than 250 color photographs bring these colorful gems to life.