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.Sarah Raven's Garden Cookbook

by: Sarah Raven

June 04, 2007
I was given this book as a gift and since then I have bought it for three friends. It really is the best cookbook on by shelf.

I have not made one recipe from it that did not turn out fantastically well - and there's a fantastic combination of modern and old fashioned recipes, quick and easy and more complicated meals.

I don't have a garden or an aga or a double oven or any fancy cooking equipment and it is quite usable for the urban cook! There are so many brilliant recipes that it would be quite possible to cook just from this book all year long.

Also the book is so pretty, brightly coloured with two bookmark ribbons that it makes an ideal gift.
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.The Rough Guide to Italy (Rough Guide Travel Guides)

by: Martin Dunford, Celia Woolfrey, Rob Andrews, Jules Brown, Ros Belford, Jonathan Buckley, Mark Ellingham, Tim Jepson

May 31, 2007
I was given this book as a gift and since then I have bought it for three friends. It really is the best cookbook on by shelf.

I have not made one recipe from it that did not turn out fantastically well - and there's a fantastic combination of modern and old fashioned recipes, quick and easy and more complicated meals.

I don't have a garden or an aga or a double oven or any fancy cooking equipment and it is quite usable for the urban cook! There are so many brilliant recipes that it would be quite possible to cook just from this book all year long.

Also the book is so pretty, brightly coloured with two bookmark ribbons that it makes an ideal gift.
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.The Rough Guide to Tuscany and Umbria (Rough Guide Travel Guides)

by: Jonathan Buckley, Mark Ellingham, Tim Jepson

June 29, 2006
I took this book along with others to Tuscany - my first visit. We were staying in the middle of Chiantishire and found the book invaluable and for our limited time there, accurate. There are detailed descriptions of Florence and Siena but also some helpful guidance on the Tuscany villages. Useful because the villages take time to get to and we needed to prioritise. Very accurate about the restaurants and trattorias we used.
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.The Rough Guide to Venice and the Veneto (Rough Guide Travel Guides)

by: Jonathan Buckley

June 28, 2007
Not only was this book helpful when choosing where to stay - information was accurate and relevant - it was also invaluable in terms of finding ways to save money (which is a must in Venice!).
But the best feature about this book was its information on the places to visit. It saved us a fortune because we didn't need to buy guide books for any of the venues!
The book is written with fascinating tidbits of information, many of which will make you smile and laugh, so be careful not to read in church if you're not prepared to stifle your laughter.

If I had to say one negative thing about this book, it would be that the entry fees are now very slightly out of date... but if you add 1 euro to the price in the book, you're never ... Read More:
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.The Bold and Brilliant Garden

by: Sarah Raven

May 03, 2001
a good gardening book but somewhat misleading, in the small print it tells you that the plants and arrangements are not actually in Sarah Ravens own garden. I find this quite dissapointing.
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.The Rough Guide to Florence and Siena

by: Jonathan Buckley, Tim Jepson

March 30, 2006
a good gardening book but somewhat misleading, in the small print it tells you that the plants and arrangements are not actually in Sarah Ravens own garden. I find this quite dissapointing.
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.Christopher Lloyd's Gardening Year

by: Christopher Lloyd

May 01, 2004
a good gardening book but somewhat misleading, in the small print it tells you that the plants and arrangements are not actually in Sarah Ravens own garden. I find this quite dissapointing.
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.How to Be a Gardener: Secrets of Success (Book Two)

by: Alan Titchmarsh

January 30, 2003
I was really tempted to give this book a five star rating but for one point - this is a very short book and, while it does what it says on the cover, if you follow Alan's advice then within a few months you'll want something more detailed. So while it is an excellent volume in its own right it's quite poor value. I wouldn't regard myself as an experienced gardener but even I found only a few pages of information in here that was new to me.

For most people your probably better off saving the money and buying something like the RHS Encyclopedia of gardening, its more expensive but it will last you for years rather than months. Borrow this book (or buy it and sell it again) by all means and it will give an excellent grounding in what you need ... Read More:
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.Plant Personalities: Choosing and Growing Plants by Character

by: Carol Klein

April 13, 2006
This is such a fun idea, and engagingly written. I loved this book - I found it hugely entertaining but also learnt a lot about plants. The pictures are beautiful and really support her text and ideas. A book for plant lovers and novices alike.
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.Colour for Adventurous Gardeners

by: Christopher Lloyd

May 03, 2001
I bought this book because I had enjoyed Lloyd's "Succession Planting for Adventurous Gardeners". It was a slight disappointment, mainly because Lloyd concentrates on his favourite colours, orange, scarlet, and yellow. Nothing is sayed on blue and only little (but nothing new) on white. Combinations of purple and scarlet, orange and magenta are too shocking for most gardeners.
Pictures are of a very high quality, but some of them have already been published in the "Succession Planting". The missing information on cool colours and combinations is partly compensated by beautiful pictures.
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