Fascinated by the art and gardens of Japan and steeped in the new colour theories, the Impressionists developed a new style of painting and, notably in the case of Monet, championed a new style of gardening. Monet turned his six acres at Giverny into one of the great practical artistic achievements of the century, and planted a garden that he could later transform into paintings. By contrast, at Les Collettes near Nice, Renoir's garden - a forerunner of the now fashionable "natural" garden - acted as the focus for his art. Van Gogh, though never a gardener himself, was intensely aware of the colour contrasts at play in the natural world, and his writings and paintings are full of lessons for the gardener. This book analyzes the unique contributions the Impressionists made to garden design and planting. Using their gardens and paintings as his inspiration, Derek Fell has produced 25 colour planting plans that bring the realization of the planting schemes created by the Impressionists within the scope of the amateur gardener with a modest-sized garden. The accent is on the practical and the achievable. Themes such as colour, companion planting, gardening in light and shade, creating focal points are explored in detail. Derek Fell is the author of "Renoir's Garden".

The Impressionist Garden

Fell, Derek

Carol Southern Books

A Taste of the Far East

Best-selling cookbook author Madhur Jaffrey offers her favorite dishes from the Far East in the most diverse and beautiful cookbook ever published on this cuisine. A Taste of the Far East captures the sensual essence of the region with more than 100 color photographs and 150 authentic recipes offer an amazingly wide spectrum of foods and flavors that reflect local customs, history, and produce. Full-color photographs.

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

JAFFREY,Madhur

Regional & International

Madhur Jaffrey leads a guided tour through eight regions of her native India, each home to its own traditional dishes. With its evocative color photographs, anecdotal and informative text, and carefully written recipes, Madhur Jaffrey's Regional Indian Cooking is another delightful blend of history, adventure, and food from one of the world's most popular cookbook authors.

Madhur Jaffrey's Flavors Of India: Classics and New Discoveries

The first spiritual guide to preparing for, recognizing, and meeting your twin soul. In this, the ultimate relationship book, Patricia Joudry and Maurie Pressman explain how women must discover the inner masculine and men the inner feminine, how to recognize your twin and how each relationship is preparation for the perfect unification to come, and how homosexual love fits into the grand plan.

Twin Souls: A Guide to Finding Your True Spiritual Partner

Self-Help

Patricia Joudry

Maurie Pressman MD

New Age

This book contains fifty recipes introducing Indian spices and aromatic seeds. Madhur Jaffrey, one of the best-loved Indian chefs in the world, has selected 50 recipes, many of them simple to prepare, that highlight 22 different spices. The recipes can be used together to create a meal or combined with Western dishes. "Madhur Jaffrey is, in my opinion, the finest authority on Indian cooking in America." - Craig Claiborne

Madhur Jaffrey's Spice Kitchen - Fifty Recipes Introducing Indian Spices And Aromatic Seeds