6 must-read reference books like RHS Gardening Through The Year by Ian Spence

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RHS Gardening Through The Year

By: Ian Spence

4.14

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

After introducing plants that offer colour, scent or food for wildlife, this well-illustrated volum…

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1. The Red House Mystery

By: A.A. Milne

4.17

Format: None pages, Paperback

The creator of such beloved storybook characters for children as Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, and Eeyor… read more

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2. Double Indemnity

By: James M. Cain

4.06

Format: 115 pages, Paperback

Tautly narrated and excruciatingly suspenseful, Double Indemnity gives us an X-ray view of guilt, o… read more

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"I loved her like a rabbit loves a rattlesnake"

-James M. Cain, Double Indemnity

"I had killed a man, for money and a woman. I didn't have the money and I didn't have the woman."

-James M. Cain, Double Indemnity

"They've committed a *murder*! And it's not like taking a trolley ride together where they can get off at different stops. They're stuck with each other and they got to ride all the way to the end of …"

-James M. Cain, Double Indemnity

"There's a shark. Following the ship.' I tried not to look, but couldn't help it. I saw a flash of dirty white down in the green. We walked back to the deck chairs. Walter, we'll have to wait. Till th…"

-James M. Cain, Double Indemnity

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3. Young Jane Young

By: Gabrielle Zevin

4.47

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

Young Jane Young's heroine is Aviva Grossman, an ambitious Congressional intern in Florida who make… read more

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4. Journey to the End of the Night

By: Louis-Ferdinand Céline , Ralph Manheim , William T. Vollmann

4.19

Format: 453 pages, Paperback

Louis-Ferdinand Celine's revulsion and anger at what he considered the idiocy and hypocrisy of soci… read more

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"If you aren't rich you should always look useful."

-Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Journey to the End of the Night

"When you write, you should put your skin on the table."

-Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Journey to the End of the Night

"Sonuçta savaş dediğiniz şey, anlamadığınız ne varsa odur"

-Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Journey to the End of the Night

"Nearly all a poor bastard's desires are punishable by jail."

-Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Journey to the End of the Night

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5. Amongst Our Weapons (Rivers of London, #9)

By: Ben Aaronovitch

4.33

Format: 294 pages, Hardcover

Now in hardcover, the ninth book of the bestselling Rivers of London urban fantasy series returns t… read more

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"What makes you think I know?' asked Zach, who, if questioned, would deny his own existence out of sheer habit."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Amongst Our Weapons (Rivers of London, #9)

"I saw nothing suspicious—which is unusual. A copper can usually find something suspicious if they look hard enough."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Amongst Our Weapons (Rivers of London, #9)

"Always look after your people,' he said as I noted down the order. 'The way you treat them sets an example for the way they treat others."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Amongst Our Weapons (Rivers of London, #9)

"Lips too thick and nose too wide–he looked like he’d stepped out of an early Asterix comic. Subconscious racism, I thought–it will fuck you up every time."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Amongst Our Weapons (Rivers of London, #9)

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6. In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial

By: Mona Chollet

4.10

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Mona Chollet's In Defense of Witches is a celebration by an acclaimed French feminist of the witch … read more

Similar categories in Mona Chollet's In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial book and Ian Spence's RHS Gardening Through The Year

  • nonfiction
"En somme, si on voulait être cohérent, il faudrait soit lever le pied sur l'éducation des filles, soit intégrer à leur formation un sérieux entraînement à la guérilla contre le patriarcat, tout en s'…"

-Mona Chollet, In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial

"No obstante, algunas mujeres, vivan o no con hombres, se sientan o no llamadas por una vocación, encuentran otro modo de evitar ser engullidas por el papel de la devota sirvienta: no tener hijos; dar…"

-Mona Chollet, In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial

"Certaines, cependant, qu'elles vivent avec les hommes ou pas, qu'elles se sentent ou non requises par une vocation, trouvent un autre moyen d'échapper à l'engloutissement dans le rôle de la servante …"

-Mona Chollet, In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial

"Il serait temps que les femmes - souvent si peu sûres d'elles, de leurs capacités, de la pertinence de ce qu'elles ont à apporter, de leur droit à une vie pour elles-mêmes - apprennent à se défendre …"

-Mona Chollet, In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial

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7. The Twat Files: a Life of Mistakes - No Regrets

By: Dawn French

3.87

Format: 363 pages, Kindle Edition

Discover the truth behind the many, many times Dawn French has been a complete twat over the last s… read more

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  • nonfiction
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8. Strong Female Character

By: Fern Brady

4.48

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A summary of my 1. I'm diagnosed with autism 20 years after telling a doctor I had it. 2. My… read more

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  • nonfiction
"I was continually over-identifying with fiction to try and find a template for myself and my story (143)"

-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character

"For all her flaws, my mum never raised me with dysfunctional attitudes to food or made me think I was greedy or not thin enough. She was always clear she disliked me for me."

-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character

"It's 2022 as I write this and I'm still waiting to find someone I respect to speak openly and in detail about meltdowns. I'm really annoyed that I have to be the one to do this."

-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character

"It made perfect sense to me that my skin was bursting open in disgusting weeping pustules. The emotions felt volcanic and I'd never been good at communicating that to people in words so now my body w…"

-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character

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9. Strangers on a Train

By: Patricia Highsmith

3.73

Format: 273 pages, Paperback

" Strangers on a Train has lost none of its power to disturb…We will likely be reading Patricia Hig… read more

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"The word “marriage"

-Patricia Highsmith, Strangers on a Train

"I know that Southern redhead type,"

-Patricia Highsmith, Strangers on a Train

"The train tore along with an angry, irregular rhythm."

-Patricia Highsmith, Strangers on a Train

"I like to drink when I travel. It enhances things, don’t you think?"

-Patricia Highsmith, Strangers on a Train

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10. The Satsuma Complex

By: Bob Mortimer

3.68

Format: 301 pages, Kindle Edition

'My name is Gary. I’m a thirty-year-old legal assistant with a firm of solicitors in London. To des… read more

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"And off she toddled back into the flat, banging Lassoo in the face with the door as he followed behind her. He looked up at me as if to say, 'That's your fucking fault."

-Bob Mortimer, The Satsuma Complex

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11. Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius

By: Nick Hornby

3.66

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Just Like You, High Fidelity, and Fever Pitch, a short, warm, and… read more

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  • nonfiction
"This book is about work, and nobody ever worked harder than these two, or at a higher standard, while connectiong with so many people for so long."

-Nick Hornby, Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius

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12. Lemon

By: Kwon Yeo-Sun

3.27

Format: 176 pages, Kindle Edition

In the summer of 2002, when Korea is abuzz over hosting the FIFA World Cup, nineteen-year-old Kim H… read more

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13. Veg in One Bed: How to Grow an Abundance of Food in One Raised Bed, Month by Month

By: Huw Richards

4.26

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Grow your own vegetable garden with this practical, straightforward gardening guide.  There is not… read more

Similar categories in Huw Richards's Veg in One Bed: How to Grow an Abundance of Food in One Raised Bed, Month by Month book and Ian Spence's RHS Gardening Through The Year

  • gardening
  • nonfiction
  • reference
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14. Please Love Me at My Worst

By: Michaela Angemeer

3.89

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Notable TikTok creator Michaela Angemeer explores connecting with your inner child, loving the wors… read more

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  • nonfiction
"who would i be if i had never been loved by you"

-Michaela Angemeer, Please Love Me at My Worst

"and when the shore seems out of reach don't forget that you can always just float for a while"

-Michaela Angemeer, Please Love Me at My Worst

"why did you show this hurt to such a little girl her small hands couldn’t handle your blade it ripped her heart open while you poured the acid you can keep your attempt at love"

-Michaela Angemeer, Please Love Me at My Worst

"today i love me more than i loved you and that's all i can ask of myself i keep waiting for my coming of age but if i wait it will never come so i will sit here i will float i will write about my bod…"

-Michaela Angemeer, Please Love Me at My Worst

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15. The Modern Homestead Garden: Growing Self-sufficiency in Any Size Backyard

By: Gary Pilarchik

4.09

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

With this accessible and indispensable gardening reference, discover how little land and effort it … read more

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  • gardening
  • nonfiction
  • reference
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16. A Helping Hand

By: Celia Dale

3.60

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Josh and Maisie Evans are Good Samaritans and enjoy lending a helping hand to lonely elderly ladies… read more

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17. The Complete Gardener: A Practical, Imaginative Guide to Every Aspect of Gardening

By: Montagu Don

4.54

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Combining practical advice with stunning photography, The Complete Gardener shows gardeners how to … read more

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  • gardening
  • nonfiction
  • horticulture
  • reference
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18. Down To Earth

By: Montagu Don

4.41

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

《DK园艺智慧》是英国知名园艺节目主持人蒙提 唐的畅销力作,系统总结了他50年亲身实践的园艺心得。细致梳理了园艺活各方面的要点和注意事项,并列出了一年十二个月的园艺种植和管理的建议。 全书语言… read more

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  • gardening
  • nonfiction
  • reference
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19. RHS Gardening Through The Year

By: Ian Spence

4.14

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

After introducing plants that offer colour, scent or food for wildlife, this well-illustrated volum… read more

Similar categories in Ian Spence's RHS Gardening Through The Year book and Ian Spence's RHS Gardening Through The Year

  • gardening
  • nonfiction
  • horticulture
  • reference
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20. How To Garden When You're New To Gardening: The Basics For Absolute Beginners

By: Royal Horticultural Society

3.98

Format: None pages, Hardcover

If the desire to start a garden has been planted in your heart, then this essential guide is a wond… read more

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  • gardening
  • nonfiction
  • horticulture
  • reference
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21. How to Garden: Garden Design

By: Alan Titchmarsh

3.93

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Covers everything from the initial planning of your garden on paper to how to make your design a re… read more

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  • gardening
  • nonfiction
  • horticulture

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