"Founding Gardeners" and "An Evil Eye"

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FOUNDING GARDENERS: The Revolutionary Generation, Nature, and the Shaping of the American Nation Andrea Wulf Knopf ISBN 978-0307269904 349 pages $30 Reviewed by Lauren F. Winner In this lively and deeply researched history, Andrea Wulf (best known for her prize-winning chronicle of 18th-century English gardening, "The Brother Gardeners") examines the botanical pursuits of America's first four presidents. Those men were, it turns out, obsessive ... Continue Reading... Post a Comment | Share AN EVIL EYE Jason Goodwin Faffar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 978-0374110406 286 pages $26 Reviewed by Steve Donoghue, who is managing editor of the online magazine Open Letters Monthly Raymond Chandler, who knew a thing or two about the fictional detective, famously wrote that he must be "the best man in his world and a good enough man for any world." Consciously or not, ... Continue Reading... Post a Comment | Share Advertisement How to build an effective marketing business on the 'Net Got Pests? Rid your home of rodents and roaches in a safe, non-chemical way.

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