The Orchid Cage
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Orchid Cage
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Author : Brenda Jackson
language : en
Publisher: D A W Books, Incorporated
Release Date : 1973-11-20
Orchid Cage written by Brenda Jackson and has been published by D A W Books, Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973-11-20 with categories.
The Orchid Cage
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Author : Herbert W. Franke
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
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The Orchid Cage
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Author : Herbert W. Franke
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date :
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The Orchid
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Author : Peter Francis Hunt
language : en
Publisher: Ardent Media
Release Date : 1978
The Orchid written by Peter Francis Hunt and has been published by Ardent Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Gardening categories.
The Orchid Thief
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Author : Susan Orlean
language : en
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date : 2011-07-20
The Orchid Thief written by Susan Orlean and has been published by Ballantine Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-20 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK A modern classic of personal journalism, The Orchid Thief is Susan Orlean’s wickedly funny, elegant, and captivating tale of an amazing obsession. Determined to clone an endangered flower—the rare ghost orchid Polyrrhiza lindenii—a deeply eccentric and oddly attractive man named John Laroche leads Orlean on an unforgettable tour of America’s strange flower-selling subculture, through Florida’s swamps and beyond, along with the Seminoles who help him and the forces of justice who fight him. In the end, Orlean—and the reader—will have more respect for underdog determination and a powerful new definition of passion. In this new edition, coming fifteen years after its initial publication and twenty years after she first met the “orchid thief,” Orlean revisits this unforgettable world, and the route by which it was brought to the screen in the film Adaptation, in a new retrospective essay. Look for special features inside. Join the Random House Reader’s Circle for author chats and more. Praise for The Orchid Thief “Stylishly written, whimsical yet sophisticated, quirkily detailed and full of empathy . . . The Orchid Thief shows [Orlean’s] gifts in full bloom.”—The New York Times Book Review “Fascinating . . . an engrossing journey [full] of theft, hatred, greed, jealousy, madness, and backstabbing.”—Los Angeles Times “Orlean’s snapshot-vivid, pitch-perfect prose . . . is fast becoming one of our national treasures.”—The Washington Post Book World “Orlean’s gifts [are] her ear for the self-skewing dialogue, her eye for the incongruous, convincing detail, and her Didion-like deftness in description.”—Boston Sunday Globe “A swashbuckling piece of reporting that celebrates some virtues that made America great.”—The Wall Street Journal
The Orchid Hunter
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Author : Leif Bersweden
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2018-04-12
The Orchid Hunter written by Leif Bersweden and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-12 with Nature categories.
He has just a few months to complete his quest – no one has ever done it before within one growing season – and it will require ingenuity, stamina and a large dose of luck.As he battles the vagaries of the British climate, feverishly chasing each emerging bloom, Leif Bersweden takes the reader on a remarkable botanical journey.This study of the 52 native species is a fantastic gateway into the compendious world of orchids – one that will open your eyes to the rare hidden delights to be found on our doorstep.Like Two Owls at Eton and My Family and Other Animals, The Orchid Hunter is a charming account of a precocious adolescent’s obsession with the natural world.Leif’s enthusiasm for his quest is infectious, as is the quiet conviction with which he keeps at it, showing how plant hunting can be the ultimate mindful activity.
The Orchid
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Author : Takashi Kijima
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1975
The Orchid written by Takashi Kijima and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Orchids categories.
The Orchid World
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Author : Gurney Wilson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1914
The Orchid World written by Gurney Wilson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1914 with Orchids categories.
The Orchid Thief
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Author : Susan Orlean
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2009-07-15
The Orchid Thief written by Susan Orlean and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-15 with Gardening categories.
Susan Orlean first met John Laroche when visiting Florida to write for the New Yorker about his arrest for stealing rare ghost orchids from a nature reserve. Fascinated both by Laroche and the world she uncovered of orchid collectors and growers, she stayed on, to write this magical exploration of obsession and the strange world both of the orchid obsessives and of Florida, that haunting and weird 'debatable land' of swamps and condos, retirement communities and real-estate scams. The world of the orchid hunters, breeders and showmen, their rivalries, vendettas and crimes, smuggling, thefts and worse provide the backdrop to a fascinating exploration of one of the byways of human nature, the obsessive world of the collector, and the haunting beauty of the flowers themselves.
Orchid
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Author : Jim Endersby
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2016-11-07
Orchid written by Jim Endersby and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-07 with Science categories.
The prize-winning history of the orchid: “an engaging and enlightening account of one of the Earth's most mythologized botanical wonders” (Richard Conniff, author of House of Lost Worlds). At once delicate, exotic, and elegant, orchids are beloved for their singular, instantly recognizable beauty. Found in nearly every climate, the many species of orchid have had varying forms of significance in countless cultures over time. Following the orchid’s journey from Ancient Greek medicine to twentieth century detective novels, science historian Jim Endersby explores the flower’s four recurring themes: science, empire, sex, and death. Orchids were a symbol of the exotic riches sought by 19th century Europeans in their plans for colonization. They became subjects of scientific scrutiny for Charles Darwin, who investigated their methods of cross-pollination. As Endersby shows, orchids—perhaps because of their extraordinarily diverse colors, shapes, and sizes—have also bloomed repeatedly in films, novels, plays, and poems, from Shakespeare to science fiction. Featuring many gorgeous illustrations from the collection of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Orchid: A Cultural History was awarded the Watson Davis and Helen Miles Davis Prize by the History of Science Society. It is an enchanting tale not only for gardeners and plant collectors, but anyone curious about the flower’s obsessive hold on the imagination in history, cinema, literature, and more.