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Purple three-awn. Tree of heaven. Alamo vine. Narrowleaf cattail. These exotic and fanciful names conjure up visions of lush foliage, colorful grasses, and dense plant life. They are, in fact, names of native and naturalized Texas plants—grasses, pods, vines, and weeds. Lovely and all-too-often overlooked in nature, they become ornamental delights when used imaginatively and decoratively. Grasses, Pods, Vines, Weeds introduces 44 of Texas' most common and important naturals. Quentin Steitz shows how to recognize them and discover their aesthetic wealth. By taking the reader through all of the steps involved in utilizing naturals—from harvest to design—her book becomes an important tool for floral and landscape designers, decorators, horticulturalists, home gardeners, botanists: all those people who enjoy hands-on experience with Texas' vast array of native and naturalized plants. The book presents clear and concise descriptions of many Texas naturals, accompanied by approximately 150 full-color photographs showing each in one or more stages of growth and also in a design. The reader can see the plant as it looks not only in the wild but also in an arrangement. The author offers techniques on how the species can be prepared for display, discussing drying and arranging. And a chapter on cultivation and conservation suggests to outdoor enthusiasts species they can grow for decorative natural materials as well as conserve and appreciate in the wild. Grasses, Pods, Vines,Weeds is enhanced by flora selected, collected, prepared, and dried by the author. These hand-culled materials have been used in designs contributed by some nineteen notable floral designers as well as the author. The text and designs combine to reveal the fresh, creative applications of Texas' decorative naturals and to increase our pleasure in the wonders of natural Texas.
A field guide to more than 150 species of wildflower and weed pods. Includes photographs that show the flower in bloom, its pod, and a dried arrangement.
A "fast-paced and engrossing" (Publishers Weekly) sci-fi novel that asks the question: What would you do to survive? When the black spheres filled the sky, anyone caught beneath them would vanish in a flash of blue-white light. Huddled indoors, the survivors were unaware if what was happening in their neighborhoods was happening worldwide. Josh is trapped at home with his father, whose sanity is starting to erode from the endless confinement. Megs struggles to survive in a hotel parking garage where she sees human nature at its worst. For both of them, food, water, and time are running out. And hovering patiently above them is an extraterrestrial enemy that has inexplicably declared war against humanity…
The world has been mystified by 27 UFO's that had landed here on earth 25 years ago. Until a scientist named Albert Elskavore finally discovered a way of opening one of these space-craft's, and is to find out that it was the government's agenda all along. That is, In order to destroy the world. Since of course a population of infected aliens with the zombie virus, contracted to every living thing on this planet. Not only was he unaware that he was going to unleash this horrid virus, but he was also unaware of the dark hidden secrets that held him captive. That he once thought was a prominent family of his own in Area 51.
Even in the ocean, the members of dolphin and whale pods function together as an organized group. Readers will learn how they hunt, travel, and communicate with each other, even over large distances. Easy-to-follow text is accompanied by beautiful underwater photography.
In The Adventures of the Pee Dee Pods, author Joseph Lewis Clark, Sr., introduces young readers to the Pods, soft little balls of fur who once lived in total tranquility on their home planet of Pod-Que-Qu. When their peaceful existence is threatened by the evil quake star Qrote, the Pods flee in search of a new home and, they hope, safety. The first family to settle on Earth is composed of a mother and father and two baby Pods, Fat-Fat and Snook. They are accompanied by a protector whose primary job is to watch over the two rather rambunctious young Pods. As the family begins to prepare the way for others to join them, they become acquainted with their new environment and Fat-Fat and Snook find plenty of new and wondrous things to explore. Readers of all ages will enjoy meeting these lovable creatures and the new friends they make throughout The Adventures of the Pee Dee Pods.
The Great Recession has shuffled Clay Jannon out of his life as a web-design drone, and serendipity, sheer curiosity and the ability to climb a ladder like a monkey have landed him a new gig working the night shift at Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore. But Clay begins to realize that this store is even more curious than its name suggests. There are only a few customers, but they come in repeatedly and never seem to actually buy anything. Instead they “check out” impossibly obscure volumes from strange corners of the store, all according to some elaborate, long-standing arrangement with the gnomic Mr. Penumbra. The store must be a front for something larger, Clay concludes, and soon he has embarked on a complex analysis of the customers’ behaviour and roped his friends into helping him figure out just what’s going on. But once they take their findings to Mr. Penumbra, they discover the secrets extend far beyond the walls of the bookstore. Evoking both the fairy-tale charm of Haruki Murakami and the enthusiastic novel-of-ideas wizardry of Neal Stephenson or Umberto Eco, Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore is exactly what it sounds like—an establishment you have to enter and will never want to leave.
Krista, is a young girl who has happily lived in a commune situation with her family all her young life. She is studying at the local Unitech college where she meets Ben and they become involved. Then something happens which changes her whole life. The entire community, inclusive of her family, disappears and she has no clue how this has happened or why. There is a company named Podtech who produce low cost dome pods for people on a budget. With huge financial backing they have moved forward at a fast pace and are introducing robotics so that they can proceed at an even faster rate..Two of their staff Beth and George have become friends at work and are able to discuss work matters and also work executives. She is the Public Relations Manager for Podtech and the suspicions stem from her work practices and arrogant manner. Things come to a head when Krista is arrested and Ben who works as a journalist at the local paper decides to investigate Podtech by examining their dome pods up close. He is determined to find Krista's family and other homeless people even it it means diving underwater. Without help Krista could never find out what has happened to her family.