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The ABC And Xyz of Bee Cultureby A. I. RootISBN 1417924276 (1-4179-2427-6)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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The ABC and Xyz of Bee Culture: An Encyclopedia of Beekeepingby Roger MorseISBN 0936028017 (0-936028-01-7)
Hardcover, A I Root Co
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The Beeby Beth NordenISBN 1556702183 (1-55670-218-3)
Hardcover, Harry N Abrams Inc
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The Bee Treeby Patricia PolaccoISBN 0698116968 (0-698-11696-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Beekeeping for Dummiesby Howland Blackiston, Kim FlottumISBN 0764554190 (0-7645-5419-0)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Beekeeping: The Gentle Craftby John AdamsISBN 0800772008 (0-8007-7200-8)
Softcover, Baker Pub Group
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Bees and the Lawby Murray LoringISBN 0915698072 (0-915698-07-2)
Hardcover, Dadant & Sons
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Bees at the Bottom of the Gardenby Alan Campion, Gay HodgsonISBN 0713624337 (0-7136-2433-7)
Softcover, A. & C. Black
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Bees In America: How The Honey Bee Shaped A Nationby Tammy HornISBN 0813191637 (0-8131-9163-7)
Softcover, Univ Pr of Kentucky
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bees in America: How the Honey Bee Shaped a Nation'Book summary:" Honey bees--and the qualities associated with them--have quietly influenced American values for four centuries. During every major period in the country's history, bees and beekeepers have represented order and stability in a country without a national religion, political party, or language. Bees in America is an enlightening cultural history of bees and beekeeping in the United States. Tammy Horn, herself a beekeeper, offers a varied social and technological history from the colonial period, when the British first introduced bees to the New World, to the present, when bees are being used by the American military to detect bombs. Early European colonists introduced bees to the New World as part of an agrarian philosophy borrowed from the Greeks and Romans. Their legacy was intended to provide sustenance and a livelihood for immigrants in search of new opportunities, and the honey bee became a sign of colonization, alerting Native Americans to settlers' westward advance. Colonists imagined their own endeavors in terms of bees' hallmark traits of industry and thrift and the image of the busy and growing hive soon shaped American ideals about work, family, community, and leisure. The image of the hive continued to be popular in the eighteenth century, symbolizing a society working together for the common good and reflecting Enlightenment principles of order and balance. Less than a half-century later, Mormons settling Utah (where the bee is the state symbol) adopted the hive as a metaphor for their protected and close-knit culture that revolved around industry, harmony, frugality, and cooperation. In the Great Depression, beehives provided food and bartering goods for many farm families, and during World War II, the War Food Administration urged beekeepers to conserve every ounce of beeswax their bees provided, as more than a million pounds a year were being used in the manufacture of war products ranging from waterproofing products to tape. The bee remains a bellwether in modern America. Like so many other insects and animals, the bee population was decimated by the growing use of chemical pesticides in the 1970s. Nevertheless, beekeeping has experienced a revival as natural products containing honey and beeswax have increased the visibility and desirability of the honey bee. Still a powerful representation of success, the industrious honey bee continues to serve both as a source of income and a metaphor for globalization as America emerges as a leader in the Information Age.
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Bees of the Worldby Anthony Raw, Chris O'TooleISBN 0713724722 (0-7137-2472-2)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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A Book of Bees : And How to Keep Themby Sue HubbellISBN 0395883245 (0-395-88324-5)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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- A Book of Bees...and How to Keep Them: ISBN 0345342615 (0-345-34261-5)
Softcover, Ballantine Books - A Book of Bees : And How to Keep Them: ISBN 0394558944 (0-394-55894-4)
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Brewing Mead Wassail in Mazers of Mead the Intriguingby Charlie Papazian, Robert GayreISBN 0937381004 (0-937381-00-4)
Softcover, Brewers Pubns
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The Bumblebee Queenby April Pulley Sayre, Patricia J. WynneISBN 1570913633 (1-57091-363-3)
Softcover, Charlesbridge Pub Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Bumblebee Queen'Book summary:Lyrical text just right for young nature lovers describes the life of a typical North American bumblebee queen. Follow the queen as she finds a nest, gathers nectar, lays eggs, and tends her colony through spring, summer, and fall. Scientifically accurate illustrations include captivating details of hive life.
The Buzz About Bees:
Almost 4,000 kinds of bees are native to the United States. Yet the bee that most people know, the honeybee, is not a native species; it was brought here by European settlers. Honeybees are used to make honey and to pollinate crops.
Native bees pollinate many plants that honeybees do not. Bumblebees can pollinate by a special process called "buzz pollination." When a bumblebee flies, its hair builds up a static charge. It enters the flower and grabs one of the flower's anthers (the long stalks that contain the pollen). The bumblebee shakes the anther and makes a loud buzzing noise. The pollen, shaken from inside the anther, is attracted by the electostatic charge of the bee. So it jumps a short distance and sticks to the bee! Honeybees cannot pollinate eggplant and tomato flowers; bumblebees can. So whenever you eat a tomato . . . thank a bumblebee.
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Buzz-buzz, Busy Bees: An Animal Sounds Bookby Dawn Bentley, Heather Cahoon, Melanie GerthISBN 1416913882 (1-4169-1388-2)
Hardcover, Little Simon
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Christian Liberty Nature Reader: Book 3by Julia WrightISBN 1930092520 (1-930092-52-0)
Softcover, Psi
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Clan Apisby Jay HoslerISBN 096772550X (0-9677255-0-X)
Softcover, Active Synapse
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The Collected Poemsby Ted Hughes, Sylvia PlathISBN 1568497032 (1-56849-703-2)
Hardcover, Buccaneer Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Collected Poems'Book summary:Sylvia Plath died in 1963, and even now her outsize persona threatens to bury her poetry--the numerous biographies and studies often drawing the reader toward anecdote and away from the work. It's a relief to turn to the poems themselves and once more be jolted by their strange beauty, hard-wrought originality, and acetylene anger. "It is a heart, / This holocaust I walk in, / O golden child the world will kill and eat." While the juvenilia and poems written before 1960 that Ted Hughes has included here prefigure Plath's later obsessions, they also enable us to witness her turn from thesaurus-heavy verse to stripped-down art as they gather power through raw simplicity. "The blood jet is poetry. / There is no stopping it," she declares in "Kindness." [via]
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The Complete Guide to Beekeepingby Roger A. MorseISBN 0525482024 (0-525-48202-4)
Softcover, Dutton
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Hardcover, Penguin USA - The Complete Guide to Beekeeping: ISBN 0876901267 (0-87690-126-7)
Hardcover, Dutton - The Complete Guide to Beekeeping: ISBN 0525482024 (0-525-48202-4)
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A Country Yearby Sue Hubbell, Liddy HubbellISBN 0395967015 (0-395-96701-5)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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A Country Year : Living the Questionsby Sue HubbellISBN 0679769501 (0-679-76950-1)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group
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First Lessons in Beekeepingby Camille Pierre DadantISBN 0915698021 (0-915698-02-1)
Softcover, Dadant & Sons
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Five Boysby Mick JacksonISBN 0060013958 (0-06-001395-8)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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Following the Bloom: Across America With the Migratory Beekeepersby Douglas WhynottISBN 1585422800 (1-58542-280-0)
Softcover, J P Tarcher
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The Forgotten Pollinatorsby Gary Paul Nabhan, Stephen L. BuchmannISBN 1559633530 (1-55963-353-0)
Softcover, Island Pr
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From Where I Sit: Essays on Bees, Beekeeping, and Scienceby Mark L. WinstonISBN 0801484782 (0-8014-8478-2)
Softcover, Cornell Univ Pr
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Georgicsby VirgilISBN 1419163515 (1-4191-6351-5)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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The Georgics of Virgilby Virgil, Peter FallonISBN 1852353643 (1-85235-364-3)
Softcover, Gallery Books
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The Hive: The Story of the Honeybee and Usby Bee WilsonISBN 0312342616 (0-312-34261-6)
Hardcover, St. Martin's Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Hive: The Story of the Honeybee and Us'Book summary:Ever since men first hunted for honeycomb in rocks and daubed pictures of it on cave walls, the honeybee has been seen as one of the wonders of nature: social, industrious, beautiful, terrifying. No other creature has inspired in humans an identification so passionate, persistent or fantastical. The Hive recounts the astonishing tale of all the weird and wonderful things that humans believed about bees and their 'society' over the ages. It ranges from the honey delta of ancient Egypt to the Tupelo forests of modern Florida, taking in a cast of characters including Alexander the Great and Napoleon, Sherlock Holmes and Mohammed Ali. The Hive is also a history of ideas, taking us through the evolution of science, religion and politics, and a social history which explores the bee's impact on food and human ritual. In this beautifully illustrated book, Bee Wilson shows how humans will always view the hive as a miniature universe with order and purpose, and look to it to make sense of their own. [via]
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The Hive and the Honey BeeISBN 0915698099 (0-915698-09-9)
Hardcover, Dadant & Sons
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Hive Management: A Seasonal Guide for Beekeepersby Richard E. BonneyISBN 0882666371 (0-88266-637-1)
Softcover, Storey Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hive Management: A Seasonal Guide for Beekeepers'Book summary:The beekeeper's year begins with a late winter hive inspection and ends with "putting the bees to bed" in the autumn. Richard Bonney believes that each beekeeping activity should be performed with an eye toward the overall well-being of the colony, as part of an integrated year-round program of hive management.
Long-term success in beekeeping can only be achieved by understanding the intimate lives, behaviors, and motivations of honey bees -- the factors which govern the life of each colony. Richard Bonney explains the reasons behind common practices that many beekeepers perform without really knowing why. He also stresses when to take timely actions that will prevent problems in future seasons.
Hive Management offers concise, up-to-date information on the whole range of beekeeping tasks, including:
-- How to prevent, control, and capture swarms.
-- What you can tell from an outside inspection of your hives.
-- When and how to "take the crop" and harvest honey.
-- How to successfully requeen -- from handling and marking queens to methods of introducing one into a hive.
-- The problem signs to look for when you open up a hive.
For the practicing beekeeper who needs more information, or for the serious novice who wants to start out right, Hive Management offers sensible advice to help keep your honey bees thriving.
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A Hive of Beesby John CromptonISBN 0941130509 (0-941130-50-9)
Softcover, Globe Pequot Pr
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Honey Bee Biology and Beekeepingby Dewey M. CaronISBN 1878075098 (1-878075-09-8)
Softcover, Wicwas Pr
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Honey in a Hiveby Anne F. Rockwell, S.D. SchindlerISBN 0064452042 (0-06-445204-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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Honey Plants of North Americaby John H. LovellISBN 0936028203 (0-936028-20-3)
Softcover, A I Root Co
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Honey Thiefby Elizabeth GraverISBN 0156013908 (0-15-601390-8)
Softcover, Harcourt
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Honey Thief'Book summary:"The first time a store manager called about Eva, Miriam had thought it was a mistake." Eva Baruch, 11 years old, has been caught stealing three times. The fourth time, her widowed mother takes drastic action and moves them from their East Village apartment to a small town in Upstate New York. Miriam explains that their new home will allow them a "normal" life; at the root of her decision, however, is a nagging fear that Eva's kleptomania is just the beginning of a bigger problem, "the snag in the stocking that leads to the run, the computer virus (it had happened in the law firm where she worked) that becomes visible too late." The transition is not easy for either of them: Miriam works long hours to support herself and her daughter, while Eva must weather the twin storms of loneliness and impending adolescence. Then Eva meets Burl, a former lawyer who has withdrawn into the isolation of his grandparents' farm to raise bees.
For a while he had sat around cooking up grand plans--a cooperative farm, sustainable agriculture, or a commercial beekeeping operation, maybe even migratory hives that he'd load into a semitruck and drive across the country, following the bloom. Or an ostrich farm. He liked how odd they looked, somewhere between bird and beast, and they were supposed to be the new, low-fat red meat. Sometimes when he let his thoughts wander far enough, he'd had a farming and business partner who was also a mate.
Unfortunately, the woman of his choice has married someone else, he's let the farm go to seed, and now he makes a living writing how-to books and tending his hives as a hobby only. When young Eva comes into his life and begins helping with the bees, however, he is drawn reluctantly into her life and that of her mother.Elizabeth Graver throws these three isolated people together and then wisely steps out of the way to let them work on each other. As the story moves forward, she allows her characters to look back, gradually weaving in memories that explain Burl's choices and Miriam's fears. Best of all, she avoids the obvious resolutions; instead, The Honey Thief plays out much as life does--messy, painful at times, with no guarantees but plenty of reason to hope. --Alix Wilber [via]
The Honeybee and the Robberby Eric CarleISBN 0399237313 (0-399-23731-3)
Hardcover, Philomel Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Honeybee and the Robber'Book summary:Whether she's sipping nectar from beautiful flowers, avoiding hungry birds and fish, dancing with a butterfly, or bravely protecting her entire hive from a big bear with an even bigger appetite, this honeybee is always on the move. Eric Carle's updated classic features truly inspired feats of paper engineering, including a galloping bear and a spectacular butterfly that looks as if it will take off at any moment. There's not a gratuitous pop-up, flap, or movable piece of art in the book; readers will gasp with delight at every page, with every reading. The charming story is still a showcase for Carle's distinctive collages, in delectable golds, earthy greens, shimmering blues, and warm browns. This version is smaller than the original, and the text has been revised slightly, with younger readers in mind. A clever new interactive cover allows children to make the villain bear's eyes cross as the angry looking bee stings his nose.
Carle's bold, appealing style is known and loved by happy readers everywhere, who return again and again to The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Very Quiet Cricket, The Grouchy Ladybug, and his many other very popular titles. (Preschool) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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Honeybee's Busy Dayby Richard FowlerISBN 0152000550 (0-15-200055-0)
Hardcover, Harcourt
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How Do Bees Make Honeyby A. ClaybourneISBN 0746017650 (0-7460-1765-0)
Softcover, Edc Pub
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How to Manage the Blue Orchard Bee As an Orchard Pollinator: As an Orchard Pollinatorby Jordi Bosch, William P. KempISBN 1888626062 (1-888626-06-2)
Softcover, Sustainable Agriculture Network
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Hummy and the Wax Castleby Elizabeth Ernst, Steve PitstickISBN 0932766145 (0-932766-14-5)
Softcover, Institute for Creation Research
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Keeping Beesby John VivianISBN 0913589195 (0-913589-19-5)
Softcover, Ideals Pubns
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Kirsten Saves the Dayby Janet ShawISBN 0937295396 (0-937295-39-6)
Softcover, Amer Girl Pub
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Ladybug, Ladybugby Annalisa SuidISBN 1878279866 (1-878279-86-6)
Softcover, Monday Morning Books
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Letters from the Hive: An Intimate History of Bees, Honey, And Humankindby Stephen BuchmannISBN 0553382667 (0-553-38266-7)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Letters from the Hive: An Intimate History of Bees, Honey, And Humankind'Book summary:They work hard, are devoted to family, love sex, and know the importance of a good piece of real estate. Honey bees, and the daily workings of their close-knit colonies, are one of nature's great miracles. And they produce one of nature's greatest edible bounties: honey. More than just a palate pleaser, honey was once an offering to the gods, a preservative, and a medicine whose sought-after curative powers were detailed in ancient texts . . . and are being rediscovered by modern medical science.
In Letters from the Hive, Prof. Stephen Buchmann takes us into the hive--nursery, honey factory, queen's inner sanctum--and out to the world of backyard gardens, open fields, and deserts in full bloom, where the age-old sexual dance between flowers and bees makes life on earth as we know it possible. Hailed for their hard work, harmonious society, and, mistakenly, for their celibacy, bees have a link to our species that goes beyond biology. In Letters from the Hive, Buchmann explores the fascinating role of bees in human culture and mythology, following the "honey hunters" of native cultures in Malaysia, the Himalayas, and the Australian Outback as they risk life and limb to locate a treasure as valuable as any gold.
To contemplate a world without bees is to imagine a desolate place, culturally and biologically, and Buchmann shows how with each acre of land sacrificed to plow, parking lot, or shopping mall, we inch closer to what could become a chilling reality. He also offers honey-based recipes, cooking tips, and home remedies--further evidence of the gifts these creatures have bestowed on us.
Told with wit, wisdom, and affection, and rich with anecdote and science, Letters from the Hive is nature writing at its best. This is natural history to be treasured, a sweet tribute that buzzes with life.
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The Life of the Beeby Maurice MaeterlinckISBN 1404313486 (1-4043-1348-6)
Hardcover, IndyPublish.com
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Softcover, Dover Pubns - The Life Of The Bee: ISBN 0898753759 (0-89875-375-9)
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Linnets and Valeriansby Elizabeth GoudgeISBN 0142300268 (0-14-230026-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group (Canada)
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"Elizabeth Goudge writes with the gentleness and good humor that have long endeared her to adult readers . . . blending fantasy and fact with the sure touch of the born storyteller." (The New York Times Book Review) [via] 
The Littlest Hitler: Storiesby Ryan BoudinotISBN 1582433577 (1-58243-357-7)
Hardcover, Counterpoint
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The Magic School Busby Bruce Degen, Joanna ColeISBN 0590257218 (0-590-25721-8)
Softcover, Scholastic
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The Magic School Bus Inside a Beehiveby Bruce Degen, Joanna ColeISBN 0590446843 (0-590-44684-3)
Hardcover, Scholastic
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The Orchard Mason Beeby Brian L. Griffin, Sharon SmithISBN 096358412X (0-9635841-2-X)
Softcover, Knox Cellars Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Orchard Mason Bee'Book summary:(Osmia lignaria propinqua Cresson) Raise Pollinating Bees in Your Own Backyard. Here is All the Information You Will Need to Capture and Raise These Docile Bees at Home. GROW apples, pears, and other crops successfully with these highly efficient pollinators. LEARN the fascinating life history of this mild-mannered bee. Watch as its life cycle unfolds in your own bee colony. EDUCATIONAL. A wonderful activity to introduce children to the marvels of the natural world. NON-AGGRESSIVE. Beneficial bees that everyone can propagate at home. [via]
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Pollination With Mason Bees: A Gardener and Naturalists' Guide to Managing Mason Bees for Fruit Productionby Margriet DogteromISBN 0968935702 (0-9689357-0-2)
Softcover, Beediverse Pub
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Practical Beekeepingby Enoch H. TompkinsISBN 0882660918 (0-88266-091-8)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Practical Beekeepingby Roger Griffith, United States, Enoch H. TompkinsISBN 0882660926 (0-88266-092-6)
Hardcover, Garden Way Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Practical Beekeeping'Book summary:Explains every aspect, task, drawback, and reward of beekeeping, for beginning hobbyists and professionals, providing all necessary information on equipment, costs, hive management, bee behavior, disease control, and other topics. [via]
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Putting It Up With Honey: A Natural Foods Canning and Preserving Cookbookby Susann Geiskopf-Hadler, Susan GeiskopfISBN 0930356136 (0-930356-13-6)
Softcover, Quicksilver Productions
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Queen Must Die and Other Affairs of Bees and Menby William Longgood, Pamela JohnsonISBN 0393305287 (0-393-30528-7)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Robbing the Bees: A Biography of Honey--The Sweet Liquid Gold That Seduced the Worldby Holley BishopISBN 0743250222 (0-7432-5022-2)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Secret Life of Beesby Sue Monk KiddISBN 0142001740 (0-14-200174-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Secret Life of Bees'Book summary:In Sue Monk Kidd's The Secret Life of Bees, 14-year-old Lily Owen, neglected by her father and isolated on their Georgia peach farm, spends hours imagining a blissful infancy when she was loved and nurtured by her mother, Deborah, whom she barely remembers. These consoling fantasies are her heart's answer to the family story that as a child, in unclear circumstances, Lily accidentally shot and killed her mother. All Lily has left of Deborah is a strange image of a Black Madonna, with the words "Tiburon, South Carolina" scrawled on the back. The search for a mother, and the need to mother oneself, are crucial elements in this well-written coming-of-age story set in the early 1960s against a background of racial violence and unrest. When Lily's beloved nanny, Rosaleen, manages to insult a group of angry white men on her way to register to vote and has to skip town, Lily takes the opportunity to go with her, fleeing to the only place she can think of--Tiburon, South Carolina--determined to find out more about her dead mother. Although the plot threads are too neatly trimmed, The Secret Life of Bees is a carefully crafted novel with an inspired depiction of character. The legend of the Black Madonna and the brave, kind, peculiar women who perpetuate Lily's story dominate the second half of the book, placing Kidd's debut novel squarely in the honored tradition of the Southern Gothic. --Regina Marler [via]
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Sweetness & Light: The Mysterious History of the Honeybeeby Hattie EllisISBN 1400054060 (1-4000-5406-0)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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An Unkindness of Ravensby Ruth RendellISBN 0394546032 (0-394-54603-2)
Hardcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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Georgicasby VirgilioISBN 8437612667 (84-376-1266-7)
Softcover, Catedra Ediciones
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Lores Y Damas/ Lords and Ladiesby Terry PratchettISBN 8497934725 (84-9793-472-5)
Softcover, Debolsillo
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La Vida Secreta De Las Abejas / the Secret Life of Beesby Sue Monk Kidd, LAURA PAREDESISBN 0143035797 (0-14-303579-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'La Vida Secreta De Las Abejas / The Secret Life of Bees'Book summary:[via]Ambientada en Carolina del Sur en 1964, La vida secreta de las abejas es la historia de Lily Owens, cuya vida ha sido formada alrededor del recuerdo confuso de la tarde en que su madre fue asesinada. Cuando Rosaleen, la bravía madre postiza negra de Lily, insulta a tres de las personas más racistas del pueblo, Lily decide que ambas deben ser libres. Ellas escapan a Tiburón, Carolina del Sur, un pueblo que guarda el secreto del pasado de su madre. Alojadas por un excéntrico trío de hermanas negras apicultoras, Lily es introducida al fascinante mundo de las abejas y la miel, y a la Virgen Negra. Esta es una novela notable sobre el poder divino femenino, una historia que las mujeres compartirán y pasarán a sus hijas por generaciones.
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