Authors:Garden Editors of the New York Times, Leslie Land, D
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Keywords: new, times, york, garden, amp, column, questions, gardening, answers, based
Number of Pages: 864
Published: 2002-01-15
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0761119973
ISBN-13: 9780761119975

Authoritative, accessible, and engaging, here is a new reference from The New York Times, a comprehensive, nearly 700-page bible of all the garden news that’s fit to print. Based on "Gardeners Q&A." the enormously popular syndicated column, 1000 GARDENING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS is like a passionate conversation between gardeners and gardening experts. Every week readers from around the country send in their most vexing problems-how to divide perennials, prune raspberry canes, grow basil that really tastes like basil, get rid of earwigs, find long-lost varieties of flowers, keep honeys

Author: The New York Times
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Keywords: desk, reference, curious, mind, second, knowledge, york, times, guide, essential, new
Number of Pages: 1328
Published: 2007-10-30
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 0312376596
ISBN-13: 9780312376598

A Complete Revision and Thorough Updating of the Ultimate Reference from the Newspaper of Record Whether you are researching the history of Western art, investigating an obscure medical test, following current environmental trends, studying Shakespeare, brushing up on your crossword and Sudoku skills, or simply looking for a deeper understanding of the world, this book is for you. An indispensable resource for every home, office, dorm room, and library, this new edition of The New York Times Guide to Essential Knowledge offers in-depth explorations of art, astronomy, biology, business, econom

Author: The New York Times
Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin
Keywords: times, york, new, revised, critics, amp, film, made, guide, movies, updated
Number of Pages: 1200
Published: 2004-02-21
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0312326114
ISBN-13: 9780312326111

From the film critics of The New York Times come these uncut, original reviews of the most popular and influential movies ever made -- from the Talkies to blockbuster megahits like Chicago and The Wizard of Oz; from timeless classics like Casablanca and Notorious, to beloved foreign films by Truffaut and Kurosawa, Fellini and Almodovar. The reviews, eloquent, incisive, and intuitive, reflect Hollywood history at its best -- must-have reading for movie lovers or Students. In addition, this essential volume includes: * Full cast and production credits for every movie * The ’’10

Author: The New York Times
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Keywords: york, yankees, new, sluggers, swat, four, sultans
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2006-04-04
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0312340141
ISBN-13: 9780312340148

Sultans of Swat tells in dramatic words and vintage black and white photographs the stories of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, and Mickey Mantle: the four legendary New York Yankee Hall of Famers. The Babe+s 700th home run, Gehrig+s farewell -Luckiest Man+ speech, DiMaggio+s fifty-six-game hitting streak, Mantle+s triple crown-all are here, in a book all baseball fans will treasure. Featuring:¥ The original New York Times coverage of the greatest events in the careers of four of baseball+s greatest sluggers¥ Classic photographs throughout¥ Stats, obituaries, and more¥ Coverage from so

Author: The New York Times
Publisher: Times Books
Keywords: matters, class
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2005-09-02
List price: $15.00
ISBN-10: 0805080554
ISBN-13: 9780805080551

The acclaimed New York Times series on social class in America—and its implications for the way we live our lives     We Americans have long thought of ourselves as unburdened by class distinctions. We have no hereditary aristocracy or landed gentry, and even the poorest among us feel that they can become rich through education, hard work, or sheer gumption. And yet social class remains a powerful force in American life.      In Class Matters, a team of New York Times reporters explores the ways in which class—defined as a combination of income, education, wealth, and occupation—

Author: The New York Times
Publisher: Times Books
Keywords: portraits, times, revised, york, new, collected, grief
Number of Pages: 696
Published: 2003-08-01
List price: $18.00
ISBN-10: 0805073604
ISBN-13: 9780805073607

A new edition that now includes the complete New York Times profiles of those who died at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001Few aspects of The New York Times’s coverage of September 11 and of all that has followed have attracted as much comment as “Portraits of Grief.” The series profiled the lives lost in the attacks on the World Trade Center and was a story in itself, becoming required reading for many the world over. Beginning on September 14, 2001, a half-dozen Times reporters began working from a stack of one hundred missing persons fliers collected from points around the

Author: The New York Times
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Keywords: history, illustrated, yankees, york, new
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2002-11-14
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0312290942
ISBN-13: 9780312290948

One of baseballs legendary teams meets one of the most distinguished newspapers in the country in this exciting history of the New York Yankees. For 100 years, the Yankees have delighted fans across the country with some of the most memorable seasons in baseball history. From The Babe to Yogi Berra, from Joe Dimaggio to Derek Jeter, the Yankees have also had some of the most skilled (and colorful) players ever. Now, a team of outstanding sports journalists from the Times includingDave Anderson, Murray Chass, Robert Lipsyte, Buster Olney, and George Vecseycontribute original, probing essays on