Decoding Gardening Advice The Science Behind The 100 Most Common Recommendations

Author : Jeff Gillman
Publisher : Timber Press
ISBN 13 : 1604692200
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Decoding Gardening Advice written by Jeff Gillman and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2011-12-13 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering more than 100 universal gardening "dos and don'ts," Decoding Gardening Advice is the first book to provide gardeners with the real answers. Jeff Gillman, the bestselling author of The Truth About Garden Remedies, and Meleah Maynard back up every good recommendation with sound horticultural and botanical science. Decoding Gardening Advice is the first and only hard-hitting, evidence-based book that every gardener needs for definitive advice on everything from bulbs, annuals, and perennials to edibles, trees, and soil care.

Author : Edward Lyon
Publisher : Timber Press
ISBN 13 : 1604696982
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Growing the Midwest Garden written by Edward Lyon and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2016-04-12 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plant selection and garden style are deeply influenced by where we are gardening. To successfully grow a range of beautiful ornamental plants, every gardener has to know the specifics of the region’s climate, soil, and geography. Growing the Midwest Garden, by Edward Lyon, the director of Wisconsin’s Allen Centennial Gardens, offers an enthusiastic and comprehensive approach to ornamental gardening in the heartland. This guide features in-depth chapters on climate, soil, pests, and maintenance, along with plant profiles of the best perennials, annuals, trees, shrubs, and bulbs.

Author : Jeff Gillman
Publisher : Timber Press
ISBN 13 : 1604690054
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Truth About Organic Gardening written by Jeff Gillman and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2008-02-01 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gardeners tend to assume that any organic product is automatically safe for humans and beneficial to the environment—and in most cases this is true. The problem, as Jeff Gillman points out in this fascinating, well-researched book, is that it is not always true, and the exceptions to the rule can pose a significant threat to human health. To cite just one example, animal manures in compost can be a source of harmful E. coli contamination if imporperly treated. Gillman's contention is that all gardening products and practices—organic and synthetic—need to be examined on a case-by-case basis to determine both whether they are safe and whether they accomplish the task for which they are intended. Ultimately, Gillman concludes, organic methods are preferable in most situations that gardeners are likely to encounter. After reading this eye-opening book, you will understand why, and why knowledge is the gardener's most important tool.

Author : Samuel Barondes
Publisher : FT Press
ISBN 13 : 0132172879
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Making Sense of People written by Samuel Barondes and published by FT Press. This book was released on 2011-06-21 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every day, we evaluate the people around us: It's one of the most important things we ever do. Making Sense of People provides the scientific frameworks and tools we need to improve our intuition, and assess people more consciously, systematically, and effectively. Leading neuroscientist Samuel H. Barondes explains the research behind each standard personality category: extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness. He shows readers how to use these traits and assessments to do a better job of deciding who they'll enjoy spending time with, whom to trust, and whom to keep at a distance. Barondes explains: What neuroscience and psychological research can tell us about how personality types develop and cohere. The intertwined roles of genes, nurture, and education in personality development. How to recognize troublesome personality patterns such as narcissism, sociopathy, and paranoia. How much a child's behavior predicts their adult personality, and how personality stabilizes in young adulthood. How to assess integrity, fairness, wisdom, and other traits related to morality. What genetic testing may (or may not) teach us about personality in the future. General strategies for getting along with people, with specific tactics for special circumstances. Kirkus Reviews A succinct look at personality psychology. As a psychiatrist and neuroscientist at the University of California, Barondes (Molecules and Mental Illness, 2007, etc.) has spent years studying human behavior, and this book reflects his systematic, scientific approach for personality assessment. The average person isn't likely to have time to research a difficult boss or potential love interest, but the author supplements intuition with a useful cornerstone for gauging human behavior: a table of the "Big Five" personality traits, among them Extraversion vs. Introversion and Agreeableness vs. Antagonism. To learn how to apply the Big Five, Barondes supplies a link for a professional online personality test, in addition to a basic introduction of troubling personality patterns–e.g., narcissism and compulsiveness. While genetics may play a heavy hand in influencing personality, Barondes writes, it's awareness of a person's background, character and life story that is paramount in unearthing reasons for adult behavior. Readers might like to see the author weave more everyday examples into the text–his exercise in fostering compassion by imagining an adult as a 10-year-old child is a gem–but there is plenty here to ponder. Those looking for traditional "self-help" advice won't find it here, but this book clearly lays the groundwork for deeper human interaction and better life relationships.

Author : Phyllis Haddox
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0671631985
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons written by Phyllis Haddox and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1986-06-15 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A step-by-step program that shows parents, simply and clearly, how to teach their child to read in just 20 minutes a day.

Author : American College of Veterinary Behaviorists
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin
ISBN 13 : 1328489906
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Decoding Your Cat written by American College of Veterinary Behaviorists and published by Houghton Mifflin. This book was released on 2020 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines "the most [common] behavioral issues that cats face"--

Author : Jessica Walliser
Publisher : Storey Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1635861330
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Plant Partners written by Jessica Walliser and published by Storey Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2020-12-22 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Companion planting has a long history of use by gardeners, but the explanation of why it works has been filled with folklore and conjecture. Plant Partners delivers a research-based rationale for this ever-popular growing technique, offering dozens of ways you can use scientifically tested plant partnerships to benefit your whole garden. Through an enhanced understanding of how plants interact with and influence each other, this guide suggests specific plant combinations that improve soil health and weed control, decrease pest damage, and increase biodiversity, resulting in real and measurable impacts in the garden.

Author : Eric Sydell
Publisher : Greenleaf Book Group
ISBN 13 : 1639080104
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Decoding Talent written by Eric Sydell and published by Greenleaf Book Group. This book was released on 2022-03-15 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harness the power of artificial intelligence in hiring The typical hiring process is fraught with complexity, inefficiency, and bias and often shuts out the most talented candidates. Decoding Talent: How AI and Big Data Can Solve Your Company’s People Puzzle makes the case for using complex advanced technologies to move past these problems toward effortless optimal candidate decisions. AI experts Eric Sydell, Mike Hudy, and Michael Ashley explain why the traditional resume-based process is out of date, why hiring is difficult, the cost of bad people decisions, how bias interferes in hiring practices, and how AI can address these problems. Decoding Talent reveals that using AI in hiring doesn’t require your human resource professionals to unlearn and relearn their craft; rather, machine learning can complement their skills by consolidating and analyzing data to recommend actions. Imagine a world in which you didn’t have to wonder: Who is the best candidate for the job? What is the return on investment of our hiring process? Is our hiring process fair and equitable? Is our human talent deployed optimally across our organization? What can human resources do to better drive business outcomes for our company? Is our candidate experience adding value to our brand? Incorporating scientifically based hiring can make this world a reality, benefiting both your company and the candidates for hire.

Author : Katherine S. McKnight
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118343042
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Elementary Teacher's Big Book of Graphic Organizers, K-5 written by Katherine S. McKnight and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-03-11 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 100 ready-to-use graphic organizers that help elementary students learn Graphic organizers are a powerful metacognitive teaching and learning tool and this book features 100 graphic organizers for teachers in grades K-5—double the number of any other book on the market. These graphic organizers can be used as before learning, during learning, or after learning activities, and support students' learning in the major content areas: English language arts, science, social studies, and mathematics. Teachers can use each graphic organizer as-is or customize for their own classroom's unique needs. Tips for classroom implementation and information on how the tool supports learning A Difficulty Dial that indicates the complexity of each graphic organizer Two Student Samples demonstrating how the organizer may be used with younger and older students This book gives teachers in grades K-5 a powerful way to help students understand relationships between facts, terms, and ideas.

Author : Steve Dale
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0547738919
Total Pages : 389 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Decoding Your Dog written by Steve Dale and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2014 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A team of top researchers, scientists and veterinarians offer this definitive guide the canine behavior, explaining the most effective training methods and offering advice on socialization, housetraining, diet and exercise and how to resolve a variety of behavioral problems. 20,000 first printing.