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Cultivating Delight - by  Diane Ackerman (Paperback) - 1 of 1

Cultivating Delight - by Diane Ackerman (Paperback)

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  • "Ackerman has done it again ... one of the most buoyant and enjoyable garden reads ... uplifting, intelligent.
  • Author(s): Diane Ackerman
  • 272 Pages
  • Gardening, Essays & Narratives

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About the Book



Ackerman delights in her garden through all the seasons. Whether she is deadheading flowers or glorying in the profusion of roses, she welcomes the unexpected drama and extravagance as well as the sanctuary it offers. Written in sensuous, lyrical prose, this is a hymn to nature and its pleasures.



Book Synopsis



"Ackerman has done it again ... one of the most buoyant and enjoyable garden reads ... uplifting, intelligent." -- Boston Globe

In the mode of her bestseller A Natural History of the Senses, Diane Ackerman celebrates the sensory pleasures of her garden through the seasons.

Whether she is deadheading flowers or glorying in the profusion of roses, offering sugar water to a hummingbird or studying the slug, she welcomes the unexpected drama and extravagance as well as the sanctuary her garden offers.

Written in sensuous, lyrical prose, Cultivating Delight is a hymn to nature and to the pleasure we take in it.



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In the mode of her bestseller A Natural History of the Senses, Diane Ackerman celebrates the sensory pleasures of her garden through the seasons. Whether she is deadheading flowers or glorying in the profusion of roses, offering sugar water to a hummingbird or studying the slug, she welcomes the unexpected drama and extravagance as well as the sanctuary her garden offers.

Written in sensuous, lyrical prose, Cultivating Delight is a hymn to nature and to the pleasure we take in it.



Review Quotes




"Lyrical, knowledgeable and imaginative." - Booklist

"Diane Ackerman takes us down the garden path with a renewed sense of awe ...[and] enlightened eyes." - Los Angeles Times

"Ackerman's rich prose is a bridge to a world of discovery." - Nature

Understated elegance lush language, historical and scientific nuggets, artful digressions and apt quotations. Ackermans book reminds us that we too can make our paradise here and that tranquility can be achieved by contemplating the petals of a rose. - New York Times Book Review

"A fascinating tour of plant mythology and fact ...[Ackerman] plays both sleuth and poet." - People


Dimensions (Overall): 8.0 Inches (H) x 5.3 Inches (W) x .7 Inches (D)
Weight: .55 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 272
Genre: Gardening
Sub-Genre: Essays & Narratives
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Format: Paperback
Author: Diane Ackerman
Language: English
Street Date: October 1, 2002
TCIN: 1006377789
UPC: 9780060505363
Item Number (DPCI): 247-07-7099
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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