Let's Grow Tomatoes

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Robert Hendrickson

Of course itʾs impossible to contain the ocean in a book, but The Ocean Almanac comes very near to doing just that. This entertaining, informative almanac offers essays, anecdotes, facts and legends, all pertaining to the earthʾs oceans: life in the seven seas, from the humble plankton (the absolute bottom of the food chain and hence the basis of all life on earth) to the mighty blue whale (the largest creature ever to live on the planet); sea monsters, from Jonahʾs ʺgreat fishʺ to Moby Dick; sailorsʾ superstitions (never carry a black seabag; always board a ship right foot first); great ships and seamen, from the fifteenth-century voyages of discovery to contemporary naval commanders; pirates, buccaneers, mutineers and other seafaring outcasts; the riches of the sea, from tuna to petroleum; great sea disasters; ocean and beach sports; seafood recipes; and virtually everything else that one could want to know about the oceans of the world, the creatures who inhabit them and the people who tap their riches. Includes information on salt marshes, seaweed, sponges, corals and coral reefs, oyster, mussel, scallop, barnacle, horseshoe crab, eel, lamprey, albatross, whales, sharks, octopus, monsters, crocodile, sirens, mermaids and mermen, Flying Dutchman, Devilʾs Triangle, Mary Celeste, St. Elmoʾs fire, lost continent of Mu, lost continent of Atlantis, Bimini blocks, wave power, desalting plants, Columbus, Amerigo Vespucci, Magellan, Darwin, Thor Heyerdahl, figureheads, the Golden Hind, Mayflower, Columbia, Old Ironsides, Lusitania, ocean liners, supertankers, Sir Henry Morgan, Captain Kidd, Blackbeard, Black Caesar, Jean Lafitte, sea battles, American Navy firsts, Lord Horatio Nelson, Monitor and Merrimack, Pearl Harbor, ship disasters, Lloydʾs of London, hurricanes, tsunami, waterspout, floods, the whaleship Essex, lighthouses, lifeboats, red tide, shipwreck, ocean swimming, treasure hunting, etc.

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Springer ScienceþBusiness Media, LLC

Synopsis: Ever wanted to know what the astronauts eat when they're in space? Now, you can do better than that! You can actually make what they eat in your own kitchen! And while you're waiting for your delicious (hah!) space food to cook, you can read about the history of the space program, space food preparation methods, and even get to know many of the astronauts that have dined in space. Did they find the food appetizing? What did they miss most when they were in space? How has NASA try to improve the food over the years? Charles Bourland is a retired long-time director of the NASA space food program, and Gregory Vogt, also a former NASA education specialist, helped train the astronauts. Both veterans of the U.S. space program have combined here to provide authentic recipes not only of foods that were actually served during various space missions (including Skylab, Apollo, the space shuttle, and the International Space Station) but also some of the astronauts' favorite recipes and even space recipes from famous TV chefs Rachael Ray and Emeril Lagasse! You will be amused and amazed at the information you find here. And you will be ready to impress your friends and family with your new culinary skills. Finally, you will have a much better understanding of what it really is to live in space, for weeks or even months at a time. Any volunteers for a trip to Mars? If you are a food lover, maybe not after you read this book and serve up some of its culinary treat. --

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Deborah Low

Deborah Low, a certified weight loss consultant, helps women navigate through the maze of restrictive diets and their punishing beliefs, and to focus on self-awareness. By focusing on the larger picture--of living well and fully--the emotional battle with food ends and the greater desires of happiness and health can be realized, including weight loss. Complete with health information, physical exercises, and workbook space to record your goals and achievements.

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Frankie Flowers

From Canada's #1 garden team, a guide that makes growing your own fruits, vegetables and herbs simple, bountiful and fun Nothing beats the taste and smell of a tomato freshly picked from your own garden. And there's a certain pride in knowing that the salad you just served--fresh strawberries and all--was harvested entirely from your backyard. But growing your own fruits, vegetables and herbs can be time-consuming and feel overwhelmingly complicated. Your eagerness to get growing in the spring can be rained out by seemingly endless seedlings and seed packs at your garden centre, all with cryptic planting instructions that leave you with withered plants rather than crunchy carrots. But it doesn't need to be that way! Frankie Flowers has decades of experience helping thumbs of all colours turn barren patches and empty pots into bountiful harvests--and he can help you do the same. Food to Grow simplifies every growing decision you'll need to make. Frankie helps you evaluate your space, decide just how much time you want to invest and then make the smartest choices about which plants will give you the best bang for your buck. He guides you through the entire growing season from prepping and planning, to planting, weeding and harvesting (the best part!), and he shares not just which veggies, fruits and herbs have become Frankie's Favourites, but also which plants just aren't worth the effort. Loaded with gorgeous photography that will have you desperate to get digging, Food to Grow includes a detailed A-Z index of over fifty of Canada's most popular home crops. Whether you have space for a few pots or a back forty, Frankie Flowers will help you make your dream of home-grown treats a fun and tasty reality.