The Orchid Thief

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Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0307795292
Total Pages : 322 pages
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Book Synopsis The Orchid Thief by : Susan Orlean

Download or read book The Orchid Thief written by Susan Orlean and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2011-07-20 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK A modern classic of personal journalism, The Orchid Thief is Susan Orlean’s wickedly funny, elegant, and captivating tale of an amazing obsession. Determined to clone an endangered flower—the rare ghost orchid Polyrrhiza lindenii—a deeply eccentric and oddly attractive man named John Laroche leads Orlean on an unforgettable tour of America’s strange flower-selling subculture, through Florida’s swamps and beyond, along with the Seminoles who help him and the forces of justice who fight him. In the end, Orlean—and the reader—will have more respect for underdog determination and a powerful new definition of passion. In this new edition, coming fifteen years after its initial publication and twenty years after she first met the “orchid thief,” Orlean revisits this unforgettable world, and the route by which it was brought to the screen in the film Adaptation, in a new retrospective essay. Look for special features inside. Join the Random House Reader’s Circle for author chats and more. Praise for The Orchid Thief “Stylishly written, whimsical yet sophisticated, quirkily detailed and full of empathy . . . The Orchid Thief shows [Orlean’s] gifts in full bloom.”—The New York Times Book Review “Fascinating . . . an engrossing journey [full] of theft, hatred, greed, jealousy, madness, and backstabbing.”—Los Angeles Times “Orlean’s snapshot-vivid, pitch-perfect prose . . . is fast becoming one of our national treasures.”—The Washington Post Book World “Orlean’s gifts [are] her ear for the self-skewing dialogue, her eye for the incongruous, convincing detail, and her Didion-like deftness in description.”—Boston Sunday Globe “A swashbuckling piece of reporting that celebrates some virtues that made America great.”—The Wall Street Journal

Makeshift Cathedral

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Publisher : Vinyl Poetry 45's
ISBN 13 : 9781936919505
Total Pages : pages
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Wild Orchids Across North America

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Publisher : Timber Press (OR)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 332 pages
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Download or read book Wild Orchids Across North America written by and published by Timber Press (OR). This book was released on 1998 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author has driven more than 100,000 miles and walked several hundred more in pursuit of orchids in their native habits. This is an account of his trips in Canada and throughout the U.S.

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids

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Publisher : Timber Press (OR)
ISBN 13 : 9780881928013
Total Pages : 0 pages
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The Book of Orchids

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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022622452X
Total Pages : 657 pages
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Book Synopsis The Book of Orchids by : Mark W. Chase

Download or read book The Book of Orchids written by Mark W. Chase and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2017-03-13 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of every seven flowering plants on earth is an orchid. Some are stunningly over the top; others almost inconspicuous. The Orchidaceae is the second most widely geographically distributed family, after the grasses, yet remains one of the least understood. This book will profile 600 species, representing the remarkable and unexpected diversity and complexity in the taxonomy and phylogeny of these beguiling plants, and the extraordinary means they have evolved in order to ensure the attraction of pollinators. Each species entry includes life-size photographs to capture botanical detail, as well as information on distribution, peak flowering period, and unique attributes--both natural and cultural. The result is a work which will attract and allure, much as the orchids themselves do.

Guide to Native Orchids of NSW and ACT

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Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 1486313698
Total Pages : 457 pages
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Book Synopsis Guide to Native Orchids of NSW and ACT by : Lachlan M. Copeland

Download or read book Guide to Native Orchids of NSW and ACT written by Lachlan M. Copeland and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2022-01-20 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive guide describes the 582 species of wild orchids that occur in NSW and the ACT. This region covers the richest area for wild orchids in Australia and includes over 500 species of seasonal ground orchids and 62 species of evergreen tree and rock orchids. Orchids found in this region include the tallest, heaviest, smallest flowered, most numerous flowered and most bizarre orchids in Australia, including elusive underground species. Guide to Native Orchids of NSW and ACT describes each species, enabling their identification in the field, and includes over 600 photographs of wild orchids in their natural habitat and distribution maps for almost all species. Featuring orchids with a dazzling array of colour and form, this is the essential guide for all orchid enthusiasts.

Ladies' Home Journal

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Total Pages : 876 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Orchid Biology

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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401724989
Total Pages : 414 pages
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Book Synopsis Orchid Biology by : J. Arditti

Download or read book Orchid Biology written by J. Arditti and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-04-17 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Personal Note I decided to initiate Orchid Biology: Reviews and Perspectives in about 1972 and (alone or with co-authors) started to write some of the chapters and the appendix for the volume in 1974 during a visit to the Bogor Botanical Gardens in Indonesia. Professor H. C. D. de Wit of Holland was also in Bogor at that time and when we discovered a joint interest in Rumphius he agreed to write a chapter about him. I visited Bangkok on my way home from Bogor and while there spent time with Professor Thavorn Vajrabhaya. He readily agreed to write a chapter. The rest of the chapters were solicited by mail and I had the complete manuscript on my desk in 1975. With that in hand I started to look for a publisher. Most of the publishers I contacted were not interested. Fortunately Mr James Twiggs, at that time editor of Cornell University Press, grew orchids and liked the idea. He decided to publish Orchid Biology: Reviews and Per spectives, and volume I saw the light of day in 1977. I did not know if there would be a volume II but collected manuscripts for it anyway. Fortunately volume I did well enough to justify a second book, and the series was born. It is still alive at present - 20 years, seven volumes and three publishers later. I was in the first third of my career when volume I was published.

Army, Navy, Air Force Journal & Register

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 762 pages
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Download or read book Army, Navy, Air Force Journal & Register written by and published by . This book was released on 1942 with total page 762 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Field Guide to the Wild Orchids of Texas

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 350 pages
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Book Synopsis Field Guide to the Wild Orchids of Texas by : Paul Martin Brown

Download or read book Field Guide to the Wild Orchids of Texas written by Paul Martin Brown and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In his tenth book covering the wild orchids of North America, botanist Paul Martin Brown turns to the Lone Star State. From the Big Thicket to the Big Bend, from the panhandle to the coastal plains, FIELD GUIDE TO THE WILD ORCHIDS OF TEXAS is the first native orchid field guide to cover all of the state's eco-regions. In addition to the many insider orchid-hunting tips Brown provides, he also recommends trip itineraries offering the fullest viewing of native orchids at their peak seasons. This handy guide covers more than 50 species and varieties, several of which are new to Texas and, in some cases, even brand-new to the orchid world. Brown also covers numerous color and growth forms. FIELD GUIDE TO THE WILD ORCHIDS OF TEXAS includes all the essential tools-field photographs, diagnostic line drawings, and useful reference keys-to quickly and easily identify an orchid discovered in the wild. A checklist of the state's wild orchids and charts listing optimal flowering times and distribution by region make this a user-friendly year-round guide. Though many may not realize it, Texas is home to some of the rarest orchid species in the world. FIELD GUIDE TO THE WILD ORCHIDS OF TEXAS is a valuable and comprehensive resource for the casual hiker and lover of the outdoors."--BOOK JACKET.

The Ladies' Home Journal

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 472 pages
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Orchids and Their Conservation

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Publisher : Timber Press (OR)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
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Book Synopsis Orchids and Their Conservation by : Harold Koopowitz

Download or read book Orchids and Their Conservation written by Harold Koopowitz and published by Timber Press (OR). This book was released on 2001 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Given in memory of Lillian "Mom Siegert" by Claude and Clara Mounce.

The Various Contrivances by which Orchids are Fertilised by Insects

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 326 pages
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Download or read book The Various Contrivances by which Orchids are Fertilised by Insects written by Charles Darwin and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society of London

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 980 pages
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Download or read book Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society of London written by Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 980 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volumes for 1869-1952 include Extracts from the proceedings of the Royal Horticultural Society.

The Garden

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 506 pages
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Download or read book The Garden written by and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Woman's Journal

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Total Pages : 634 pages
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Download or read book Woman's Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Thai Law, Buddhist Law

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
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Book Synopsis Thai Law, Buddhist Law by : Andrew Huxley

Download or read book Thai Law, Buddhist Law written by Andrew Huxley and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Thai people have had a written legal code for at least 500, and possibly 1000 years. This book details that traditional code and its regional variants, prior to its recasting into Western form in 1880.