About this title: The planet Earth is dying, raped by chemical fertilizers and pesticides, bleeding from the violence of irresponsible treatment. Yet methods already exist for us not only to treat the land with respect, but to achieve productivity. This book is the successor to "The Secret Life of Plants". The authors discuss and explain the practices and beliefs ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780060158170ISBN:0060158174
Description: Good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. retired library book. dust jacket in mylar cover. usual markings but text unmarked. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 444 p. Audience: General/trade; General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780060158170ISBN:0060158174
Description: Good in very good dust jacket. Light foxing/spotting ot top page edges, stain on tips of bottom page edges approx 1/4 in into page, else a clean tight sound copy. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 444 p. Audience: General/trade; General/trade. read more
Description: Very Good/Very Good hard cover. 8vo, cloth, 444pp, illus. edgewear, nicks dust jacket. light shelfwear. pinch footedge a few pp and small pen mark footedge. gardens. read more
Description: Very Good in Good jacket. 0060158174 Clean, tight hardcover. Dustjacket has one 1/2" tear to top edge, but is now in protective covering. Otherwise in VG condition. read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper & Row, NY
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780060158170ISBN:0060158174
Description: Illustrated. Near Fine in Near Fine Unclipped jacket. A bright, tight edition. DJ is uncut; clean & colorful w/light rubbing edges. Text is firmly bound w/clean, unmarked pages throughout. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Arkana
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780670835614ISBN:0670835617
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; A rediscovery of the intricate ways in which some ancient civilizations tended the soil, and an account of many pioneers in the modern world who are working on the fringes of science-or even beyond-to develop productive, sustainable uses of land without chemical intervention. 444 pages Post Typically 1-2 days UK, 2-7 days Worldwide. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Arkana
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780140193114ISBN:0140193111
Description: Good. GOOD 1ST IMPRESSION 1992 ARKANA PB WITH ORIGINAL COVER AND PHOTOS. CLASSIC EXPOSITION BASED ON RUDOLF STEINER'S THEORY OF BIODYNAMIC AGRICULTURE. LIGHT SPINE CREASES AND PAGE TANNING, GOOD TIGHT COPY OF A SCARCE CLASSIC. Worldwide Shipping IMMEDIATE 1ST CLASS/AIRMAIL DISPATCH ~~Please browse our Alibris storefront for more related items, combined postage available. Alibris UK Featured Seller 2009~~ read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Arkana
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780140193114ISBN:0140193111
Description: Collectible; Good. GOOD 1ST IMPRESSION 1992 ARKANA PB WITH ORIGINAL COVER AND PHOTOS. CLASSIC EXPOSITION BASED ON RUDOLF STEINER'S THEORY OF BIODYNAMIC AGRICULTURE. LIGHT SPINE CREASES AND PAGE TANNING, GOOD TIGHT COPY OF A SCARCE CLASSIC. Worldwide Shipping IMMEDIATE 1ST CLASS/AIRMAIL DISPATCH. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper & Row, Publishers, New York
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780060158170ISBN:0060158174
Description: Very Good + in Very Good + jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. xxiv, 444 pages. "A fascinating account of recent breakthroughs-scientific and spiritual-that can save your garden or farm. " Farming without the use of pesticides and petrochemical fertilizers. The sequel to The Secret Life of Plants. Book has minor foxing to page edges. A nice tight copy in mylar. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780060158170ISBN:0060158174
Description: Good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. Ex-library copy with stamps, pocket on ffep. Otherwise excellent condition. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 444 p. Audience: General/trade; General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Arkana
Date Published: 31/01/1991
ISBN-13:9780670835614ISBN:0670835617
Description: Used-Good. Book in good or better condition. Dispatched same day from warehouse. Please email with any questions for quick response. read more
Description: HARPER, 1989, FIRST PRINTING, FINE HARDCOVER BOOK, VERY GOOD DUST JACKET, JACKET SHOWS LIGHT EDGE RUBBING, NO MARKS TO TEXT OR MARGINS, BINDING TIGHT, read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Rupa
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9788129105639ISBN:8129105632
Description: Very Good. Published, New Delhi-444 pages. ***This is a rare or hard to source item. Please allow 14-21 days for delivery. Book in very good condition, shipped in secure and protective packaging*** read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Arkana
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780670835614ISBN:0670835617
Description: Hardcover, ex-library, with usual stamps and markings, in fair all round condition suitable as a reading copy. pp., 950grams, ISBN: 0670835617. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Arkana
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780140193114ISBN:0140193111
Description: Good. All orders are dispatched from our UK warehouse within one working day. Established in 2004. No quibble refund if not completely satisfied. read more
Description: Good+ No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 444 pages including index and black and white illustrations. Tells the fascinating story of the innovative, nontraditional, often surprising things that certain scientists, farmers, and mystics are doing to save our planet from self-destruction-such as using the techniques of Rudolph Steiner's biodynamic agriculture with its reliance on ethereal forces from the planets, Dan Carlson's growth-stimulating Sonic Bloom, and rock dust as fertilizer to ... read more
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harpercollins
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780060158170ISBN:0060158174
Description: Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 0060158174. First edition. Very good + book has clean, unmarked pages and nice, tight binding. Some spotting to cloth boards, and slight seperation between binding and and top of spine. Near fine dust jacket has minor shelf wear. Lovely copy.; 1.8 x 9.2 x 6.3 Inches; 444 pages. read more
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins, USA
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780060158170ISBN:0060158174
Description: Very Good in Good+ jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 444 pages. Bibliography. Index. Black and white illustrations. "Explores what innovative farmers and scientists are doing now-as well as during the past fifty years-so strengthen and purify the soil on which we-and the plants and animals we live on-depend; how new, healthier, and more productive ways have been found to raise food crops, thus eliminating reliance on petrochemical fertilizers and pesticides with their serious side effects. "-from ... read more
Description: Brand New in Brand New jacket. Condition: NEW ~ This book, a fascinating companion to The Secret Life of Plants by the same authors, tells the story of the innovative, nontraditional, often surprising things that certain scientists, farmers, and mystics are doing to prevent the slow degradation of our planet. For example, using the techniques of Rudolf SteinerĘs biodynamic agriculture with its reliance on ethereal forces from the planets, Dan CarlsonĘs growth stimulating Sonic Bloom, and rock ... read more
"Some general "far-out-ish" ideas on health of soil being critical to planetary health. As a general concept, good. There is more than NPK to growing plants- however, writing is a little wide eyed and glassy on some things, and the current chapter is declaring that we were actually undergoing global cooling (circa 1998) which might be a little embarrassing to the authors today."
"Okay. We have already established that Peter Tompkins is a kook. Like all great kooks and raving nutters, however, he makes some valid points. I think bio-dynamic gardening is great, and that is a major topic of this book. Also, no one else, at the time this was written, was raising the alarm about the erosion of topsoil and the horrible chemicals being used to sustain plant growth. History has vindicated Tompkins on his concern for the soil, and I highly applaud his efforts."
"I read this one as a sequel to Secret Life of Plants. It is somewhat more critical but may be more difficult to read in that it is dense and deals more directly with biodynamic gardening, heavily. But the main point, is that we are rapidly losing our topsoil, and we should be actively doing something about it if we want to sustain ourselves."
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