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Lawrence Kingston is asked to search for a botanist friend who has gone missing. With nothing but a scrap of paper with a bewildering cryptic message, he begins to investigate. He discovers that his friend was experimenting with aquatic plants and has stumbled on a horticultural breakthrough with staggering implications, one that could ultimately generate billions of dollars in revenue: a giant form of Amazonian water lily capable of desalinating water. Convinced that influential people are involved in the disappearance, he pursues more leads, but circumstances beyond his control plunge him deeper into jeopardy and a corporate world of ruthless, greedy men who are not to be stopped. Kingston presses on, knowing that his missing friends lifeand his ownboth hang by a very slender thread.
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simply brilliant.......2007-07-30
i have never reviewed a book before but now feel impelled to share my thoughts on what i believe to be a modern day masterpiece.i love this book ,the rich descriptions of botanical elements,the interesting characters,and the fascinating main character,Lawrence Kingston.in this work the author once again has created a story that is not only written beautifully but keeps the reader on the edge of his seat.i usually read books from distant eras and shun current novels however the author seems to create a timeless piece which will attract all who love a great story i highly recommend this book to folks of all ages and can not wait for the next installment thank you Mr Eglin
Nice to see you again, Lawrence Kingston.......2007-05-11
Although he would be more comfortable restoring gardens and traveling about in his sporty 1964 TR4, Lawrence Kingston, botanical expert, finds himself once more engaged in another mysterious adventure.
This 3rd book in the English Garden Mystery series has Kingston searching for an old friend who has disappeared, quite possibly kidnapped. It seems Kingston's friend has discovered a way to use water lilies to solve one of the world's most pressing problems. Crossword and anagram clues, helicopter flights and threatening messages lead Kingston on a whirlwind and dangerous chase across the English countryside.
Eglin's mysteries are always a great romp combining two of my favorite things -- mysteries and gardening. Lawrence Kingston is a character you wouldn't mind inviting into your home on a regular basis and each new book is an opportunity to do just that. I can imagine sitting across from him, sipping his single-malt Scotch, as he recounts his latest tale of mystery or the details of a garden rejuvenation somewhere in the English countryside. Both are equally interesting to me.
I will say, Eglin is so good at creating interesting supporting characters that I sometimes miss the young couple who discovered The Blue Rose and the American woman who owned The Lost Gardens from his earlier books. Perhaps he can return to them for a future adventure.
The Water Lily Cross and Eglin's previous books are the perfect choice for some relaxing reading between your gardening chores. Pull the chaise lounge under your favorite tree, or within the scent of your favorite roses, and delve into the mysteries of the garden.
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enjoyable English Garden cozy .......2007-05-02
When Stewart Halliday disappears, his wife asks his friend and former peer, retired London botanist Lawrence Kingston, to investigate. Kingston goes through Halliday's notes to seek clues to his whereabouts. In his colleague's date book he finds a coded message that he breaks down only to find another cryptic puzzler.
Kingston soon concludes that Halliday found a cheap effective way to desalinate ocean water using a salt eating water lily. The benefits to mankind are obvious, but also apparent are the huge profits to be made. Kingston concludes avarice has led to the abduction of Halliday. As he continues his inquiries, someone tries to kill Kingston and succeeds in murdering a wealth patron. Each step to rescue his buddy proves more dangerous than the previous ones, but the scientist refuses to quit even when the Russian mafia seems the prime cause of the tsunami that threatens his life.
The third English Garden cozy (see THE BLUE ROSE and LOST GARDENS) is an enjoyable mystery that centers on what many scientists believe is a global crisis: the lack of enough fresh water. Kingston's deciphering of puzzles and other horticultural clues is cleverly designed so though he is an amateur sleuth his line of investigating comes out of his professional background. Readers will appreciate his efforts to rescue his colleague even during those times when he soars towards a caricature of a superhero.
Harriet Klausner
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- An "essay" into language...
- It's about seeing
- Estuary English is Fascinating
- a treasure of a book
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Shallow-Water Dictionary
John Stilgoe
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Shallow-Water Dictionary is both a celebration of the richness of?our vernacular language and a lament on its passing -- and?with it, the passing of the words we need to understand the shallow-water?regions, which, once the primary landscape of America, now face?extinction, both physical and linguistic.?
?Beautifully written, Shallow-Water Dictionary is a?thought-provoking and valuable addition to our knowlege of our changing?landscape. Stilgoe's definitions are lyric explanations --?literary, etymological, historical, vernacular -- of?more than 25 words and terms whose original meanings have been eroded by?time.
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An "essay" into language..........2005-11-28
John Stilgoe's "Shallow Water Dictionary" is a fascinating essay on the "lost" landscape of salt marshes and the language needed to describe them. He tracks down the sources of words such as "skiff" and explores the vagueness of definition found in words such as "creek", "brook", and "flotsam and jetsam". His references to historical dictionaries plot the changing importance of these words over time as society's attention wandered elsewhere.
Anyone who spends time in a small boat or who loves the language of the sea will find this book immensely satisfying.
It's about seeing.......2004-12-27
Many who read this will miss the main point. Of course it's about words, but it's more about "seeing" as in "I see." Frost said that he wrote as he wrote so that the wrong people wouldn't get it and be saved. This book has some of that in it. Don't let its almost being a dictionary or the title fool you.
John Stilgoe gives it away on page 54 where he says,"Landscape-or seascape-that lacks vocabulary cannot be seen, cannot be accurately, usefully visited." It's not just a question of vocabulary or even vision. It's all about perception, experience, and finally, reality.
Estuary English is Fascinating.......2004-09-13
What a gem of a book! Who would have know that a topic as esoteric as the 19th century English of eastern American coastal marshes could be so interesting, and that such a small book could deliver so much information? One learns the correct usage of the word "creek", the difference between a "gutter" and a "guzzle", the etymology of "schooner", and a detailed description of the elusive "gundalow". John Stilgoe provides some great comparisons of the unabridged dictionaries of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, as well.
"Shallow Water Dictionary" is written as a narrative, a lament for the loss of words from dictionary English, arrived at while the author pilots his rowboat, "Essay" (A pretty enough boat, then, with lines more gentle than a skiff...), through the saltwater marshes of Massachusetts.
Don't be put off by its small size; lovers of the English language will find this book to be a good reference that is also enjoyable to read.
a treasure of a book.......2003-08-31
This book is one of my absolute favorites books of the past several years - a tiny jewel of a book. While it contains lots of interesting facts for boaters and word-lovers, it is also lyrically poetic (Stilgoe's MOST poetic work, quite unlike his other books), evoking the images, rhythms and sounds of an oft-neglected but major aspect of coastal New England - and makes you really want to see for yourself what it's like to paddle through - the coastal marshlands. For anyone who loves the ocean, secret places, history, nature-lovers, book-lovers, this book will slowly unwind it's magic on you.
For backwater paddlers.......1999-04-17
If you frequent the backwaters solo in shallow draft unmotorized craft, Stilgoe's views play right along with your wanderings. His expansions on physical entities as diverse as the "guzzles" for which you never had a word, to the lesson in full appreciation of "chartreuse" touches here and there, through the care and use of "sea marks" in places and times present and gone are just the kind of thinking you tend to do during a sixteen thousand stroke day in the marshes. New territory in a favorite place.
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English Garden Ponds: A Beginner's Guide (Complete Authoritative Guide)
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The Garden in Victorian Literature
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The Water Garden
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We are water gardens 75% water, made in the image of the Earth whose surface is 75% water. Every cell of our bodies is sustained by plain water, with a dash of salt. Within each of us, carried on these inner oceans is a reflection of our God. Sally Dalglish, friends and Guides offer an illustrated anthology of poems of beauty and humour with a plea for recognition of the lowliest element in the Water Garden. All royalties received from the sale of this book will be donated to WaterAid. WaterAid is the U.K.'s only major charity dedicated exclusively to the sustainable provision of safe domestic water, sanitation and hygiene education to the world's poorest people.
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- Water Witching in the Garden is what poetry should be.
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Water Witching in the Garden: Poems
Donna Biffar
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Water Witching in the Garden is what poetry should be........1999-02-19
Water Witching is exactly what she (Biffar) is doing using language to mine subterranean streams. Water Witching in the Garden is what poetry should be. There is no waste, no slippage, no false starts, no dead ends; no spontaneity running off to nowhere. These poems are crafted but not labored. Each poem is a solid-on-the-ground monument to what is, not an over-adjective gauze that floats away to nothing. These poems don't tell. They are the pines, the soil, the seeds; the mother, the daughter, the love--these poems are.
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THE LATEST STUDIES PROVE SOONER IS SMARTER
- How much is a child capable of learning before the age of six?
- What happens to a child's brain during the preschool years when the body is growing so rapidly?
- How can working parents make sure their children are getting enough mental stimulation?
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- How can parents safely use computers and the Internet as early learning tools?
- Is a child's intelligence level actually fixed for life by inherited genes?
You'll find the answers to these and hundreds of other vital questions in this revised and updated edition of this classic parenting guide. How to Raise a Brighter Child incorporates groundbreaking scientific findings on brain development to help you boost your child's potential from birth. Discover specific early learning techniques to aid your child's development of his or her mind -- in his or her own personal style and at the appropriate speed. These are not formal lessons. Most are fascinating games. And they work!
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Focusing on a child's first six years after birth, this easy-to-follow guide provides information and simple activities that will help parents nourish their youngsters' minds so that they can grow up brighter and happier.
Based on the latest scientific research, Beck's ground-breaking book provides specific early learning techniques to help children develop their minds. She answers such vital questions as:
-- How much is a child capable of learning before age six?
-- How can working parents make sure their children are getting enough mental stimulation?
-- Should parents help a youngster learn to read before he or she starts the first grade?
-- How can parents safely use computers and the internet as early learning tools?
-- Is a child's intelligence level actually fixed for life by inherited genes?
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Should be required reading for all new parents.......2006-08-11
A recent survey funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts found that 50% of college students close to earning a 4-year degree and 75% close to earning a 2-year degree were unable to understand newspaper editorials, compare credit card offers, summarize survey results or do simple math calculations. Why are Americans way behind Europeans and Asians academically? Why do so many Americans lack basic literacy and math skills? Why is it that only 30% of college students have the literacy skills needed to understand their textbooks? This book answers these questions.
There is a widespread myth in this country that young children are not capable of learning to read, write, do math or learn basic scientific concepts. It is falsely believed that it is harmful to teach these things to small children. It is believed that any teaching would require unnecessary pressure on the child and turn them off learning. Children's only job should be to play and have fun. Oddly enough, even many highly educated parents buy into this myth.
Early Chapters
The early chapters of this book go into a lot of details about early learning studies that have found that not only are small children avid learners, they can easily be thought reading, writing, basic math concepts and more with no pressure and in fun playful ways. The book also details studies of brain development that have found that the brain is undergoing rapid developments basically from the embryonic stage through age 6. Studies have found that intelligence is largely fixed by the age of six. Reading, writing, math, musical instruments and foreign languages are most easily and naturally learned prior to the age of six.
Everyone is born with a certain level of intelligence. How a child is raised from birth to age six can add as much as 30 IQ points to a child's natural level of intelligence. This can be the difference between lacking the intelligence needed to go to an average college or having the intelligence to graduate from an Ivy League school. This window of opportunity is the only time in a child's life where intelligence can be increased significantly. Children in other countries often start formal schooling at either 4 or 5. In countries where kids don't begin formal schooling until age 6, early learning in the home is the norm. Due to the bias against early learning in this country, children are already past this window of opportunity when they enter formal schooling and only 10 percent of children get enough early learning in the home.
The author mentions a study that compared IQs of American and Japanese six years old using a culturally bias free IQ test. Japanese kids had significantly higher IQs than their American counterparts.
Later Chapters
I was surprised by a previous reviewers who called this book psychobabble and said that it is not a "how to" book. In fact, it is a "how to" book. There are pages and pages of information (many bulleted lists) on how to teach reading and math, how to expose small children to science, how to encourage creativity, how to create a home that encourages toddlers' natural curiosity, Montessori concepts that can be used in the home, the best kinds of software for kids, positive discipline, and so on. There is so much that I plan to reread the book again and take notes of ideas I would like to try with my child.
I believe that every parent of a newborn should be given a copy of this book when they take their baby home from the hospital. A third of kids in this country drop out of high school. We have a greater percentage of our citizens in prison than any other country. Early learning in the home and earlier formal education is the answer to many of our nation's problems. I also highly recommend the Your Baby Can Read video series in addition to this book.
Smart, yes, but wise only in its own eyes.......2003-01-06
Many of the ideas expressed in this book ring true regarding children's learning process. However, be wary of such subtleties as suggesting as fact to your child that this world or things in it have been around for myriads of years. That is not fact, but theory, no matter how widely accepted. The book also advises against corporal discipline, with insignificant substantiation and a single footnoted reference. In place of the wisdom of Solomon, this book suggests mere time outs and moral explications, but relegates the chastening of tough love to archaic obscurity, despite admitting its use by 90% of parents. Perhaps some children of the remaining 10% will become the future intelligent leaders of tomorrow, of companies like Enron and Worldcom.
Mindnumbing Psychobabble!.......2001-11-15
The basic premise of this book is that you should create a stimulating environment in which your child will enjoy learning. Sounds wonderful, doesn't it? Well, I thought so. I was very excited to read this book. As it turns out, I've never been so disappointed in a book. Since the title is "How to Raise a Brighter Child" I had expected that it would be a "how to" book. The author does give a handful of examples of activities and games to engage in with your child. However, in most of the book she simply regurgitates other people's experimentation and data attempting to prove that it is advantageous to teach your child at a young age. Well, I wouldn't have bought this book if I didn't believe that! I don't think the author had a single unique idea of her own. The 38 pages of references and bibliography speaks for itself! I did read the entire book while continually hoping that it would get better, which it did not. Save yourself the cost of this book. As I said, the basic premise is wonderful. Take that and use your own imagination to make it work. You'll be much better served!
These were once RADICAL ideas.......2001-10-18
28 years ago, when I used ideas from the first edition of this book to teach my daughter to read, mainstream educators thought it was harmful to "push" a child to read before age 6. Her own reactions of interest and delight in the suggested activities told me otherwise. She was reading Dr. Suess by age 3 and chapter books without pictures by 4 1/2. Her Montessori teachers were totally amazed. Of course, I kept reading to her myself until she was 8 or so, because we both enjoyed that activity. Today she is an avid reader and the mother of a 10 month old daughter. She recently asked me how I taught her to read, and I remembered this book and came looking for it here. Now I remember that it had many, many other good suggestions for encouraging a child's natural curiousity. It was, by far, the best child development book I've ever read.
Easy Reading and Understandable for Parents; A Classic Book.......2000-03-14
If you have little kids in your house, you must read this book.The book writing is very simple and easy to follow its guidance.( I first know it from the Library, published in 1967.) The contents of the books show you to start stimulate your child thinking development since he is a baby to preschool years. It shows you how to talk to your child, how to play with him. I read it when I have my first kid since he was very baby. Now, the guidance had proved! It gives you many prespective of your child characters. It provide you very good, smooth, and classic suggestions for working parents. I am working mom. After I read it, it makes me have more understanding what my kid needs. It explains to you how you can approach to teach your child in different ways, by physical play or verbals. (It reduces choatic in the house with the little kid, as a plus. )This book is one of my favorite parenting books. As a mother of 2, I still use this book for my 2nd child. It makes me have a confidence as being a mother & mentor to my children. You will not be regreated. PS: I don't know if the author is still alive. I would like to say deeply specially Thanks to her.
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How to Raise a Brighter Child
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