Amy Merrick is a rare and special kind of artist who uses flowers to help us see the familiar in a completely new way. Her gift is to revel in the unexpected--like a sunny spring arrangement housed in a paper coffee cup--and to overturn preconceptions, whether she's transforming a bouquet of supermarket carnations into a breathtaking centerpiece or elevating wild and weedy blooms foraged from city sidewalks. She uses the beauty that is waiting to...

Bree O'Brien's self-image is tied up in her work, so when her newest play flops, she is emotionally shattered. Returning to Chesapeake Shores to regroup, she rediscovers her love of flower arranging and impulsively opens a florist shop, only to discover that her first love, Jake, owns the best source of plants. While they struggle with past hurts and continued attraction, Bree's divorced parents also embrace a second chance at love.

It is 1879, and a great dream is about to come true for France. It has been decided that a canal should be built between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans in Panama. No one is more excited about the adventure than Charles de Corneau, a handsome, upper-class engineer who has no idea of the world he is about to be thrown into in just a few months. But first, he must somehow attempt to tame his wild desires for Monique de Chesgne, the beauty who has unwittingly...

Psychological Thriller by Neal Chadwick (299) The size of this book corresponds to 120 paperback pages. He knew that he would never get rid of these pictures... Images that he sees again when his girlfriend suddenly disappears and investigates the crime scene.

Mark Payne is the Chester D. Tripp Professor in the Departments of Classics and Comparative Literature, the John U. Nef Committee on Social Thought, and the College at the University of Chicago. His books include Theocritus and the Invention of Fiction, The Animal Part, and Hontology. An exploration of postapocalyptic fiction, from antiquity to today, and its connections to political theory and other literary genres The literary lineage of postapocalyptic...

First published in book form in 1877, this volume of Darwin's pioneering research on the heterostylous reproductive systems in flowering plants remains the basis of much exciting original research in the field of botany today. Darwin himself revealed, "I do not think anything in my scientific life has given me so much satisfaction as making out the meaning of the structure of these plants."

A guide to exhibiting flowers, fruit and vegetables that will prove of much interest to the competition gardener today.

Tamako's childhod friend Midori suddenly falls ill. The reason: the Culture Festival is coming up, but Baton Club president Midori can't think of an idea for their routine!

This antique volume contains a detailed treatise on plants and how they grow, with a wealth of detailed and interesting information on the biology of plant cells, roots, leaves, and flowers. Written in clear language and profusely illustrated, this book will appeal to those with a keen interest in the subject.

The final battle among the Nanas brings a complex, and unforeseen resolution to the integration and the complexity of the person that is Nana.