Wisconsin Books

Although best known as the Dairy State because of its historic importance for the production of milk and cheese, Wisconsin is also home to more than one hundred public gardens, memorable landscapes, nature preserves, and impressive plant nurseries. Now for the first time these diverse horticultural sites of interest have been organized into a superlatively illustrated guide book by Madison resident Mary Lou Santovec and her photographing husband Rick. Each of these remarkable Wisconsin horticultural sites comes with complete directions on getting to them, as well as descriptions of what each of them have to offer the visitor. Enhanced with directories of Wisconsin garden and plant clubs, master gardeners, specialty gardens, and so much more, this beautiful guidebook is a 'must' for Wisconsin gardeners, horticulturalist, and naturalists, as well as the non-specialist general reader who would like to enjoy the beauty and diversity of gardening in Wisconsin. This seminal itinerary of Wisconsin horticultural sites is organized geographically into Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, and Southeast. Each entry also includes an 'info block' description that includes the county, address, phone number, directions, admission fee (if any), access availability hours, and amenities such as the availability of street parking, food, sanitation facilities, etc. Ideal for planning excursions for day-trips, weekend getaways, or vacation travels, "Wisconsin Gardens & Landscapes" is an enthusiastically recommended addition to personal and community library Wisconsin Travel and Wisconsin Gardening/Horticultural reference collections.

Jeff Mayers and Jerry Poling successfully collaborate to present informative profiles for almost two hundred Wisconsin golf courses. In addition, they've also added thirty more courses in Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, and the Upper Peninsula which are easily accessible for Wisconsin's golfing population. The informative, descriptive text is enhanced with maps, illustrations, suggestions for lodging and dining, and "More Fun Things To Do" segments for non-golfing things to see and experience. If you are planning a golfing holiday in Wisconsin, or would simply like to become aware of the golfing resources in your part of the state, then beginning with a serious browsing through Jeff Mayers and Jerry Poling's Wisconsin Golf Getaways!

[....] This is a great cookbook: the recipes are tasty, easy and always get rave reviews. The authors add their wonderful personal stories, so the reader knows when the authors have used the recipes, or details behind the creation of the recipes. I've given this cookbook as a gift many times, to rave reviews.

Darryl R. Beers is an accomplished photographer whose expert work has been published in books and calendars over the past several years. In Wisconsin Impressions, Beers turns his artist's eye and camera's lens on images throughout the Badger State, showcasing some of Wisconsin's natural and man-made attractions ranging from wilderness, to rural, to "stand alone" objects of architecture and artifact. The result is a compendium of wonderful "pictures in time" surveying the diversity and beauty of Wisconsin, its habitat, and its people. A perfect choice as a gift memento for tourists, travelers, and native citizens, Wisconsin community library should be without at least one copy of Darryl Beers' Wisconsin Impressions!

Everyone associated with this Project are forever appreciated for their priceless contribution of memories and 1st hand knowledge of a period in American History and a gruesome, Historic War, which shamefully, was FORGOTTEN Before and 'Ever-after' it ended which makes for a National Disgrace for our Government and Education System which virtually made out as if it isn't even a footnote in our HISTORY!

Lawns are deemed an essential element for any home landscaping design. The types of grass that flourish best in Wisconsin's horticultural zone, varied soil conditions, and climate are superbly presented in depth and detail by horticulturist, gardener, and lawn specialist Melinda Myers in "The Wisconsin Lawn Guide", a 159-page compendium of information, advice, commentary, and resources. Featuring the best grass varieties to be employed in a Wisconsin environment, "The Wisconsin Lawn Guide" also features a maintenance schedule for a well kept lawn, detailed and illustrated explanations of methods for planning new lawns, renovating existing lawns, dealing with commonly encountered lawn problems ranging from weeds and diseases to insect pests, the role of fertilizers, watering, and mowing. Enthusiastically recommended for personal, professional, agricultural school, and community library collections in the Badger State, "The Wisconsin Lawn Guide" should be considered a 'must read' for anyone charged with the responsibility of lawn care for a Wisconsin property, be it urban, suburban, or rural.

As anyone who has subscribed to Wisconsin Trails Magazine, I had always enjoyed seeing Darry Bears work. As an avid photographer myself, I enjoy seeing the work of others and that challenges me. Darryl deserves a lot of credit for showing the little out of the way things that make life in Wisconsin look so good.

Wisconsin Portraits showcase fifty-five Wisconsin men and women who have done something special to make a difference in the world. They include athletes, soldiers, entertainers, politicians, scientists, and reformers. These superbly written and presented biographies of Wisconsinites who made the world a better, safer, or more interesting place to live, also make Wisconsin Portraits a "must" for school and community libraries throughout the Badger State.

This is an excellent work which covers the dynamics of
organizational structures, optimizing work flow in an
organization, management of conflict both vertical and
horizontal, setting boundaries, job redesign and a host of
important organization analysis factors too numerous to list
here. There is an extensive case study package including
job redesign in the Topeka Work System, the Shake-out in the
Oil Shale Industry, the Higgins Equipment Company and
International Metals.

The collaborative effort of author Ellen Kort and photographer Stewart Wolfe, Wisconsin Quilts: Stories In The Stitches is a full-color photographic showcase of nearly one hundred exceptional quilts by Wisconsin needlecrafters, each with its own unique story concerning its creation and the woman who made it. Tying into the years of the Civil War, coping with disease, reflecting political upheavals and the New Deal programs, the stories of these quilts are as fascinating to read as the quilts themselves are beautiful to see. Wisconsin Quilts is very highly recommended for needelcraft and quilting enthusiasts, as well as students of Wisconsin history and culture.