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Wise Words and Country Ways

Traditional Advice and Whether It Works Today

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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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Wise Words and Country Ways, Ruth Binney

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2004
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Título
Wise Words and Country Ways
Subtítulo
Traditional Advice and Whether It Works Today
Idioma
Inglés
Publicado en
2004
Formato
Tapa dura
Páginas
256
ISBN10
0715318462
ISBN13
9780715318461
Serie
Calificación
4 de 5
Descripción
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.