Gardening for Moths
A Regional Guide
By Jim McCormac and Chelsea Gottfried
Loaded with stunning color photographs, this practical guidebook, which encompasses the identification of moths, their caterpillars, and their vital roles in midwestern ecosystems, shows gardeners how to use native plants to attract these essential, but often overlooked and misunderstood, insects.
Gardening | Regional | Midwest · Nature | Animals | Butterflies & Moths · Nature | Ecosystems & Habitats | General · Midwest · Ohio and Regional · Guidebook · Gardening
Common Mosses, Liverworts, and Lichens of Ohio
A Visual Guide
By Robert Klips
Mosses, liverworts, and lichens are so prevalent on rocks, trees, walkways, and buildings that they often go unnoticed. With plain language and detailed color photographs of Ohio’s most common species—many of which appear throughout the Midwest—this guide helps nature lovers identify and understand their crucial role in the ecosystem.
Plant Guide · Science | Life Sciences | Botany · Nature | Regional · Ohio · Ohio and Regional · Guidebook
Appalachian Mushrooms
A Field Guide
By Walter E. Sturgeon
From one of the region’s foremost mushroom hunters, Walter E. Sturgeon, comes a long-overdue field guide to finding and identifying the mushrooms found in the Appalachian mountains. This guide is destined to be an indispensable authority on the subject for everyone from beginning hobbyists to trained experts, throughout Appalachia and beyond.
Mushrooms · Plant Guide · Appalachia · Ohio and Regional · Guidebook · West Virginia
20 Secrets to Success for NCAA Student-Athletes Who Won’t Go Pro
By Rick Burton, Jake Hirshman, Norm O'Reilly, Andy Dolich, and Heather Lawrence
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Foreword by Oliver Luck
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Afterword by Pat O'Conner
The vast majority of student-athletes dreaming of athletic stardom won’t make it to the pros. Yet, the discipline and skills they’ve developed while balancing a sport and academics make them ideally suited for satisfying careers elsewhere.
Fifty Must-Try Craft Beers of Ohio
By Rick Armon
Every craft beer has a story, and part of the fun is learning where the liquid gold in your glass comes from. In Fifty Must-Try Craft Beers of Ohio, veteran beer writer Rick Armon picks the can’t-miss brews in a roundup that will handily guide everyone from the newest beer aficionado to those with the most seasoned palates. Some are crowd pleasers, some are award winners, some are just plain unusual—the knockout beers included here are a tiny sample of what Ohio has to offer.In
Beer · Food Studies · Ohio and Regional · Guidebook · Ohio
Midwestern Native Shrubs and Trees
Gardening Alternatives to Nonnative Species: An Illustrated Guide
By Charlotte Adelman and Bernard L. Schwartz
In this companion volume to the bestselling The Midwestern Native Garden: Native Alternatives to Nonnative Flowers and Plants, Charlotte Adelman and Bernard L. Schwartz offer another indispensible guide to replacing nonnative plants with native alternatives. This time, their subject is the native woody species that are the backbone of our gardens and landscapes.
Landscape Horticulture · Gardening · Ohio and Regional · Guidebook · Plant Guide · Midwest
Follow the Blue Blazes
A Guide to Hiking Ohio’s Buckeye Trail
By Connie Pond and Robert J. Pond
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Foreword by Steven M. Newman
From the startling rock formations and graceful waterfalls of Old Man’s Cave, to Native American mounds, battlefields, and scenic rivers, Connie and Robert J. Pond provide a captivating guide to often-overlooked treasures around the state.
Travel - Midwest · Ohio and Regional · Guidebook · Midwest · Ohio
The Locavore’s Kitchen
A Cook’s Guide to Seasonal Eating and Preserving
By Marilou K. Suszko
In more than 150 recipes that highlight seasonal flavors, Marilou K. Suszko inspires cooks to keep local flavors in the kitchen year round. From asparagus in the spring to pumpkins in the fall, Suszko helps readers learn what to look for when buying seasonal homegrown or locally grown foods as well as how to store fresh foods, and which cooking methods bring out fresh flavors and colors.
Cookbooks · Nature · Food Studies · Ohio and Regional · Guidebook
Landscaping with Trees in the Midwest
A Guide for Residential and Commercial Properties
By Scott A. Zanon
Landscaping with Trees in the Midwest: A Guide for Residential and Commercial Properties describes sixty-five desirable tree species, their characteristics, and their uses. More than 325 color photographs illustrate the appearance of each species through the seasons—including height, shape, bark, flowers, and fall colors—as well as other factors that influence selection and siting in order to help the landscape professional or homeowner make informed choices.
Gardening · Landscape Horticulture · Plant Guide · Guidebook · Midwest
Landscaping with Trees in the Midwest
A Guide for Residential and Commercial Properties
By Scott A. Zanon
Landscaping with Trees in the Midwest: A Guide for Residential and Commercial Properties describes sixty-five desirable tree species, their characteristics, and their uses. More than 325 color photographs illustrate the appearance of each species through the seasons—including height, shape, bark, flowers, and fall colors—as well as other factors that influence selection and siting in order to help the landscape professional or homeowner make informed choices.
Gardening · Landscape Horticulture · Plant Guide · Guidebook · Midwest
Walking the Steps of Cincinnati
A Guide to the Queen City’s Scenic and Historic Secrets
By Mary Anna DuSablon
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Foreword by Roxanne Qualls
A field guide that will introduce readers and walkers to over two hundred sets of steps within thirty-five urban and neighborhood trails.
Travel - Midwest · Guidebook · Ohio · Midwest
A Historical Guidebook to Old Columbus
Finding the Past in the Present in Ohio’s Capital City
By Bob Hunter
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Photography by Lucy S. Wolfe
A Historical Guidebook to Old Columbus invites Columbus’s families to rediscover their city with a treasure trove of stories from its past and suggests to visitors and new residents many interesting places that they might not otherwise find. This new book is certain to amuse and inform for years to come.
Travel - Midwest · Architecture · Ohio · Guidebook · Ohio and Regional · American History, Midwest
The Midwestern Native Garden
Native Alternatives to Nonnative Flowers and Plants
By Charlotte Adelman and Bernard L. Schwartz
The Midwestern Native Garden offers Midwestern gardeners and landscapers—amateurs and professionals—a comprehensive selection of noninvasive regional native wildflowers and plants to replace or complement popular nonnative species.
Gardening · Landscape Horticulture · Plant Guide · Guidebook · Ohio and Regional · Midwest
The Locavore’s Kitchen
A Cook’s Guide to Seasonal Eating and Preserving
By Marilou K. Suszko
In more than 150 recipes that highlight seasonal flavors, Marilou K. Suszko inspires cooks to keep local flavors in the kitchen year round. From asparagus in the spring to pumpkins in the fall, Suszko helps readers learn what to look for when buying seasonal homegrown or locally grown foods as well as how to store fresh foods, and which cooking methods bring out fresh flavors and colors.
Cookbooks · Nature · Food Studies · Ohio and Regional · Guidebook
A Photographer’s Guide to Ohio
By Ian Adams
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Foreword by Hope Taft
Ian Adams, Ohio’s foremost landscape photographer, guides you to some of the most photogenic sites in the Buckeye State.
Photography | Techniques · Photography | Subjects & Themes | Regional · Travel - Special Interest · Travel - Midwest · Ohio · Ohio and Regional · Guidebook
