A regionally specific guide that covers Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Parts of Canada including Ontario, New Brunswick, Novia Scotia, and Quebec are also included.  A lot of specific information for each zone is included: climate zones, frost dates, and growing profiles.  

I like the way that this book was organized as well, the first sections had a lot of general gardening tips that are great for beginner gardeners.  After that there were month-by-month to-do sections.  I got a lot of information out of the January and February planning sections.  Following that there are individual plant profiles with specific tips for growing and harvesting.  I read through the profiles for plants that I usually grow (one of the great tips earlier in the book is to only grow what you will eat) and was glad to see a wide variety of vegetables (and fruits too!).  

A good, well-rounded guide for any beginner gardener or someone new to the region.

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This is a good, down to earth training guide for anyone unfamiliar with dog behavior or a first time dog owner.  This book was written by a team of veterinary behaviorists and offers a more scientific approach to understanding a dogs behavior and creating a desirable behavior.  The chapters are organized by specific behavior, so it is easy to research the information you need to know.  However, the first few chapters about dog behavior in general are very informative for everyone to read.

There were a few little scientific quirks in here that I disagree with, they don't really impact the overall content of the book, but may impact your attitude.  There is a small discussion about "Are Wolves Smarter Than Dogs?" The authors state that "Wolves can't be all that smart a species or they wouldn't have become endangered."  I don't think intelligence is an issue so much as evolutionary differences in relationships with humans.  Dogs have evolved to take cues from humans and wolves have evolved to rely on instinct.  This is the way it should be since wolves are wild animals.  The authors also tell owners to not fear that their dogs will ever act like wolves, while this is true most of the time for well trained dogs, I always remember the Bernd Heinrich quote "A wolf is never a dog, but a dog is always a wolf." 

With that being said, I actually agree with most of the training methods in the  book which focus on positive reinforcement and clear, concise commands.

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As the title suggests, this book is a complete study on seeds: their history and the science behind them, how humans have depended on and interacted with them, how they are in the middle of political debates, but most of all how they "hold promise" for all future life.

Told in a hopeful and poetic manner author, Scott Chaskey uses storytelling inter-weaved with factual evidence to tell the incredible story of seeds on Earth.  I enjoyed the first several chapters on the history of seeds and their interactions with humans the most.  Some of the middle chapters, that talked more of politics and raw data were a little tedious to me, but still worth being told.

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"...by making friends with dogs...this positive connection often leads to other positive connections....Dogs are the connection-the ambassadors-between humans."

Lisa Loeb shares stories of how dogs have forged relationships with and between humans through heartwarming and captivating looks into the lives of many different dog and human relationships.  Having a dog that has helped me as an ambassador, I could connect with many of the stories easily.  I enjoyed reading about all of the dogs serving in different roles, from service dogs that help people who are disabled, K-9 working dogs, and search and rescue dogs to companion dogs who like to share their owners bed and wonderful dogs that still  need to be adopted.  Wonderful pictures of dogs and human companions fill the book.

A wonderful read for dog lovers in the vain of the 'Chicken Soup' series.

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