Orchid Thief more books like this

by Susan Orlean

The story of orchid thief and obsessive, John Laroche, and the bizarre world of the orchid fanciers of Florida. The world of the orchid hunters, breeders and showmen, their rivalries, vendettas and crimes, smuggling, thefts and worse provide the backdrop to an exploration of one of the byways of human nature, the obsessive world of the collector.

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Orchid fever : a horticultural tale of love, lust and lunacy more books like this

by Eric Hansen

In 1993 Eric Hansen led an expedition through the steaming jungles of Borneo to find the world's rarest orchid. Five years later he was still on the trail of the true story behind one of the world's strangest plants and humanity's oddest obsessions. From the Orinoco River to the hothouses of Kew, and the clandestine nurseries of Europe to the ...

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Adaptation more books like this

by Charlie Kaufman, Donald Kaufman (Screenwriter)

This latest head trip from director Spike Jonze (Being John Malkovich) concerns an orchid collector (Chris Cooper), a journalist (Meryl Streep as author Susan Orlean), and the screenwriter (Charlie Kaufman, played by Nicolas Cage) who, in adapting Susan Orlean's book The Orchid Thief writes himself into the movie. Adaptation: The Shooting Script ...

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In Search of Great Plants: The Insider's Guide to the Best Sources in the Midwest more books like this

by Betty Earl

In Search of Great Plants is the definitive resource directory for where the best plants are for in the Midwest. The directory also explains the pros and cons of the natural conditions in the region, and the importance of careful plant selection. Plant sources are grouped by state, including Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin. More ...

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Gilbert Onderdonk: The Nurseryman of Mission Valley, Pioneer Horticulturist more books like this

by Evelyn Oppenheimer

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Adaptation: The Shooting Script more books like this

by Charlie Kaufman (Screenwriter), Donald Kaufman (Screenwriter)

Based on The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean, including Commentaries by Susan Orlean and Robert McKee and an interview with Charlie Kaufman and Spike Jonze.

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Trees for Tomorrow more books like this

by Frank Lockyear, Robert Gray

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Prelude to Bressingham more books like this

by Alan Bloom

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Hilltop: My Story more books like this

by Emory Smith, June Gonce (Illustrator)

The story of a man who found comfort in nature as a child and who, later in life, repaid the debt by collecting and preserving native plants at what came to be Hilltop Arboretum at Louisiana State University.

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Russell's Thru the Years: And How We Relate to Our Community Both Locally and Globally more books like this

by Lewis Russell

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Oswald Blumhardt: New Zealand Plant Pioneer more books like this

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