Soil scientists, chemists, agronomists, and other scientists survey methods for modeling changes in soil structure under different condition, and how those changes affect the soil's behavior. They cov
A lively study of orbital mechanics by the writer responsible for the computer simulations and systems analysis for the Saturn V moon rocket, Project Skylab and many others. Provides thorough coverage
Make 100 easy, perfectly cooked meals using todays hot appliance: the sous vide! As affordable sous vide machines become widely available, an appliance once used only in fine-dining restaurant
Easy no-fuss recipes to make delicious sous vide dishes at homeSous vide is the hottest new kitchen technique, with immersion circulators selling for as little as $65 at Home Depot. Once the exclusive
Author Gene Logsdon—whom Wendell Berry once called “the most experienced and best observer of agriculture we have”—has a notion: That it is a little easier for gardeners and farmers to accept death th
Are you interested in molecular gastronomy and modernist cooking but can't find any accessible information for getting started? Are you looking for an easy to understand introduction to the techni
Mia Perrone is a New York horticulturist and sometimes clairvoyant, who consults for the NYPD. For the most part, she's helped on routine cases, but when asked to assist on a homicide strange visions
Mia Perrone is a New York horticulturist and sometimes clairvoyant, who consults for the NYPD. For the most part, she's helped on routine cases, but when asked to assist on a homicide strange visions
Do you take pride in cooking great food for yourself, your family, and friends?Are you an extremely busy individual that is on the go all day long?If you nodded your head “Yes” then this book was writ
Many people feel that sous vide is just for fancy foods. In Sous Vide Grilling we prove that sous vide can be used with the most basic and fun of cooking methods: Grilling!Do you want perfectly cooke
The Navstar Global Positioning System (GPS) is being financed by military dollars, but the precise navigation signals it broadcasts are available free of charge to anyone, anywhere. Over the next te
Sous vide cooking is finally hitting the mainstream thanks to several popular chefs and TV shows. It's even easy to do at home!We will teach you how sous vide works and what you need to know to get s
In The Last of the Husbandmen, Gene Logsdon looks to his own roots in Ohio farming life to depict the personal triumphs and tragedies, clashes and compromises, and abiding spirit of American farming f
When Gene Logsdon realized that he experienced the same creative joy from farming as he did from writing, he suspected that agriculture itself was a form of art. Thus began his search for the origins
To his legions of readers, Gene Logsdon is best known as the Contrary Farmer. His writings, which blend commonsense advice, curmudgeonly wit, and respect for the earth, are manna to anyone who wants t
Veteran nature writer Gene Logsdon debuts a brilliantly comic novel set in rural Minnesota in the 1950s. The novel, inspired by the author's ten years studying in vain for the preisthood, follows the
A story of a time and place long gone, of eccentric characters and old-time religion. The setting is rural Minnesota in the early 1950s, where a group of seminarians make their way to Ascension Semina
In All Flesh Is Grass: The Pleasures and Promises of Pasture Farming, Gene Logsdon explains that well-managed pastures are nutritious and palatable—virtual salads for livestock. Leafy pastures also ho
In All Flesh Is Grass: The Pleasures and Promises of Pasture Farming, Gene Logsdon explains that well-managed pastures are nutritious and palatable—virtual salads for livestock. Leafy pastures
Wyeth People is the story of one writer’s search for the meaning of artistic creativity, approached from personal contact with the work of one of the world’s great artists, Andrew Wyeth.
Gene Logsdon has found an imaginative way to introduce gardeners to a more total enjoyment of nature -- fauna as well as flora. From suburb to countryside, every gardener knows that there are many pe
