Wise Words and Country Ways: Traditional Advice and Wether it Works Today - Hardcover

Binney, Ruth

 
9780715318461: Wise Words and Country Ways: Traditional Advice and Wether it Works Today
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0715318462 ISBN 13: 9780715318461
Verlag: David & Charles, 2004

Inhaltsangabe

A light-hearted compendium of sayings, aphorisms and traditional wisdom mixing a host of subjects from popular science to gardening, health, cooking and the countryside. Each entry shows how the advice came into popular use and explains the scientific logic behind the saying--in most cases proving it sound. Additional information related to the saying can then lead the reader off in many directions. Covering a wide range of topics from the natural world (interpreting the behavior of plants and animals) to useful household tips, health issues, invaluable gardening tips, food and cooking advice and the sense behind manners and customs, this is a book that can appeal to anyone and everyone. Light in style but with a solid historical and scientific heart, this is a book that will draw readers in and hold them for hours.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Ruth Binney has been interested in the countryside and in traditional wisdom since her Devon childhood, and for more than 35 years has been collecting traditional sayings and remedies, particularly those relevant to gardening, cooking, health and the countryside. From a long and varied career in illustrated non-fiction publishing her many editorial credits include The Origins of Everyday Things, Hints and Tips from Times Past, The Countryside Detective, The Skywatcher's Handbook and Science Explained. She has a degree from Cambridge University in Natural Sciences and lives in rural Dorset.

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Verlag
David & Charles
Erscheinungsdatum
2004
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0715318462
ISBN 13 
9780715318461
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
256
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