40 results for 'timber'

Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made.--Immanuel Kant Isaiah Berlin was one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century--an activist of the intellect...

With great eloquence and erudition, our most eminent living philosopher traces the connections between the ideas of the past and the political and social cataclysms of our time.

Illustrated with case studies spanning 1,400 years, this volume unpacks the rich history, enduring influence and understated brilliance of East Asian timber construction At a time when material...

Acclaimed journalist Robert Timberg’s extraordinary, long-awaited memoir of his struggle to reclaim his life and find his calling after being severely burned as a young Marine lieutenant in VietnamIn...

Shake off the hibernation blues with odd-couple friends Skunk and Badger in this funny and bestselling series, from Amy Timberlake and Jon Klassen! Skunk and Badger have an easy roommate...

Shake off the hibernation blues with odd-couple friends Skunk and Badger in this funny and bestselling series, from Newbery honoree Amy Timberlake and Caldecott medalist Jon Klassen! Skunk and...

Indie Bestseller * Amazon Top 20 Children's Book * Amazon Best Children's Book * Shelf Awareness Best Children's Book * Chicago Public Library Best Book In the follow-up to the acclaimed and...

A Best Book of 2020: People * Kirkus Reviews * Booklist * School Library Journal * Publishers Weekly * Shelf Awareness for Readers * New York Public Library * Chicago Public Library * Evanston Public...

Music legend Richard Thompson, who established the genre of British folk rock, re-creates the spirit of the 1960s as he reflects on his early years performing with the greats in an era of change and...

Crimes against Nature reveals the hidden history behind three of the nation's first parklands: the Adirondacks, Yellowstone, and the Grand Canyon. Focusing on conservation's impact on local...

A celebration of sustainability, design, and creativity, this book presents beautiful homes created from recycled and repurposed materials.Bricks can be cleaned, timber hardens with age, and metal...

An informative, richly illustrated book about eighty of the world’s most important and remarkable treesOur planet is home to some three trillion trees—roughly four hundred for every person on Earth...

Isaiah Berlin was witness to a century. Born in the twilight of the Czarist empire, he lived long enough to see the Soviet state collapse. The son of a Riga timber merchant and the first Jew elected...

Deep in the forest . . . A bear sharpens her claws on a tree trunk. The scratched bark chips; a tiny hole forms. Timber beetles tunnel inside. The hole grows bigger and bigger. In lyrical prose,...

Tracy DiSabato-Aust has taught thousands of readers how to design and maintain their gardens. Her first book -- The Well-Tended Perennial Garden -- is Timber's best-selling title and widely...

The rich language of the sea binds together sailors of many countries and makes them a breed of men and women whose vocation--or avocation--is quickly identified by their colorful language. Based on...

Once marginalized in the world economy, Africa today is a major global supplier of crucial raw materials like oil, uranium and coltan. China's part in this story has loomed particularly large in...

The Erstwhile brings readers back to the singular world and mind of B. Catling, continuing the groundbreaking storytelling of his hit The Vorrh.In London and Germany, strange beings are reanimating...